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>> Good morning. Good morning,

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everyone, and welcome

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to this regular meeting of

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Tampa Bay Water for Monday,

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July 21. This meeting was

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noticed in the Florida

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Administrative Register and

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on the Tampa Bay Water website.

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The meeting is available

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for viewing through live

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streaming and a recording

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of the meeting will be posted

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on the agency's website. This

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time I would like to ask Vice

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Chair Hanewicz to lead us

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in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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>> I pledge allegiance

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to the flag of the United

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States of America and

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to the republic

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for which it stands, one

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nation, under God, indivisible,

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with liberty and justice

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for all.

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>> Commissioner Oakley,

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Commissioner Peters and Mayor

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Davis will not be

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in attendance

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for this meeting. Kathleen?

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At this time,

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could we please have a roll

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call to determine if there is a

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quorum?

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>> Mr. Chair, we have a quorum.

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>> Thank you very much.

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At this time, we are going to

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open the regular meeting and

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ask if there are any changes

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to the agenda. And seeing none,

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we will go to public comment.

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Public comment is three minutes

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per speaker. We have two people

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who have signed up this

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morning. The first is Mark

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Clutho. Good morning. Ah, he's

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walking in. Mr. Clutho, good

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morning.

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>> Mark Lutho, Largo. Oh, A5.

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Yeah. You're talking here

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about environmental conditions.

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Yeah. Well, all you do is

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degrade the environmental

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conditions and your water wise.

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Update A7. Well, how wise

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is it that all these plants

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that you have

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around this building you have

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to mutilate because there isn't

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room for them to grow? That's

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completely asinine. And again

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today we're going

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to have a heat index over 100

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degrees. And all the fools are

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wearing coats so we'll buy more

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air conditioning so everybody's

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comfortable. So what happens?

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We have these headlines. We're

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heading

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into hurricane season.

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Unprepared storms like Milton

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will strike. Will we see them

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coming? The flooding in Texas

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is the future. We need

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to prepare. What caused extreme

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rainfall flooding in Texas

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Hill country? Well, you're

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complicit. The waters

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in the gulf are often 3, 4, 5

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degrees warmer than normal.

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sea surface temperatures

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in the gulf of Texas and

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Louisiana were more than 8

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degrees above normal. As has

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been shown time and time again,

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event after event,

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climate change is heading

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to wetter. More extreme

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precipitation events. Well, you

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are doing your part ignoring

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science. I mean, I just don't

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see how you can be more stupid.

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Get rid of the stupid coats.

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Now. Maybe you need

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to see a doctor. There's just

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something wrong

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with you idiots.

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>> David Ballard Geddes, Jr.

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Good morning.

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>> Hi. Thank you, sir. David

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Ballard Geddes, Jr. I live on

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Georgia Avenue in Palm

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Harbor. Thomas Jefferson's

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Louisiana land purchase was

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negotiated by three people.

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Thomas Jefferson, Robert

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Livingston and James Monroe.

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Jefferson is accredited

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with writing both the

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Religious Freedom act,

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where he juxtapositions

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Almighty God in an attempt

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at confusing us

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with his deceptive dialogue,

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coupled with the Declaration

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of Independence, which

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in perpetuity serves as

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preamble to a second

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Constitution. Evil

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in its nature. Jefferson was a

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sacrilegious scallywag and a

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total fraud. Now, Robert

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Livingston, he comes

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from a family that profited

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from the slave trade. He was

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given the nickname of the

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Chancellor

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for his legal tenure in New

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York. He was one of the

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Committee of Five

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in the framing of the

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Declaration of Independence,

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yet he never signed the

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Declaration. Livingston

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administered the oath

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of office to George

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Washington. Livingston was the

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Grand Master of the

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Freemasons, belonging to the

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Society of the Cincinnati 13.

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Livingston was a real fly

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by night shady character. Then

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there's James Monroe. He was

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our fifth president. And oddly,

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most of all,

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he opposed ratifying the US

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Constitution. Why would he do

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that? As negotiated

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by these three conflicted men,

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the Louisiana land purchase,

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in reality is the western half

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of the Mississippi watershed

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region. Irrespective

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of the nation's borders, the

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watershed region goes all the

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way up into Canada. The

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Louisiana watershed purchase

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does not recognize the

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arbitrary boundaries

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between countries, states,

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counties, cities or municipal

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governments. You're not living

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in Kansas anymore. You never

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were. That was created as an

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illusion. The western half

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of the Mississippi watershed

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region was sold by an entity

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that did not have rightful

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ownership

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of the land or the water.

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Thereby, the sale of such

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stolen territory is null and

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void. Thomas Jefferson's

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assumption

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in constitutionally doubling

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down and furthering

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in his piracy of both land and

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water is invalid.

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In its possession, the

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territory as stolen must resort

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back to the indigenous Indians

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that first inhabited this land.

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justifiable and rightful say so

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in the pursuings

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of this government. Thank you.

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>> All right. And that is our

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public comment

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for this morning.

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to move on

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to the consent agenda. Is there

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anyone pulling anything

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off consent before we go ahead

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with a motion? I don't see any.

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>> Okay. We have a motion

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from Councilman Miranda,

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seconded by Councilwoman

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Hanewicz. Please record your

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>> Mr. Chair, the motion passed

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unanimously.

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>> We are going to move now

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to the regular agenda. And our

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first item is item number B1.

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And that is the General Manager

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Mr. Carden, good morning.

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>> Thank you, Mr. Chair, members

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of the board, it's good

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to see all of you. We had a

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short break there and so now

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to business. The first item or

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the first slide I want to show

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you is where we are using all

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the sources and our targets.

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And if you can go to the July

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on the very far right,

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you can see we're right

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on target

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with our projections. And you

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can see the different various

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sources with yellow,

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which is the Desal plant. So,

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it's been running and doing

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well. Through June 30th, we

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delivered an average

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about just a little bit over

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200 million gallons a day. And

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that is less than the same

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water delivery

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for the same period last year.

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receive about 7.42 inches. And

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that is

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about a half an inch shy

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of the average,

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but pretty close. Doing fine.

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through the next slide,

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please. I'm going to talk

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about the well fields. That is

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the consolidated well field

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slide. And as you can see,

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the black line's the 90 million

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gallon a day permit limit. And

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it's taken an anomaly where

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it's dropped down and there's

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quite a cushion there

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from that. We're about 75.93

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million gallons a day. And that

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was done on purpose. We ran the

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surface water harder in May and

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June than we normally would.

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of doing some work at the

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surface water treatment plant

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which is going on right now.

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water a little bit lower than

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we would at this time,

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but they will balance out.

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flopped our running scenarios.

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regional well field permit.

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limit of 24.95 and we are at

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24.96. And it will. It'll

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bounce around the black line

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for a little bit. We do

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anticipate the permit being

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raised to 26.9 in October

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of this year. So that should be.

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that coming soon. This is a

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graph of how are we doing

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with the reservoir. The blue,

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all the blue is the actual

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water that we anticipate. It

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says 9.5 billion. That is what

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we anticipate by the end

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of this month to be in there.

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And that is ahead of target

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by quite a sum. Again, last

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year at this time we were

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hovering a little over 2

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billion gallons

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in the reservoir. So, it's

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quite a different story. This

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is generally the average year.

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Last year was not and hopefully

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we'll never see another year

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like that. Here's some things

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I'm going to chat with you

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down the line. We'll start

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with the Legislative

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Appropriations update. As you

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know, the session just ended

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in June and the governor signed

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the budget on June 30th. And we

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did receive two awards. One for

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the surface water treatment

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plant, that's $650,000. And

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then another project was

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awarded a million dollars

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for our SCADA Secure Ops

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project. The bond refinancing.

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We asked the board and the

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board approved in May to

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refinance the 2015A bonds and

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we went to market. They closed

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on July 3rd, I believe, and we

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achieved a 4% savings which

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equates to about $680,000 a

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year and that is very close

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to one penny off of our rate.

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So that was very good news.

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On water quality, we are still

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watching closely the EPA and

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the rulemaking that's going on.

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They did make an announcement

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early this spring that they

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would increase the time

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for being in compliance

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with PFAS from the year 2029

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to the year 2031. And they

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dropped some or they raised

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some of the parts per trillion

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for the PFAS from 4 to 10

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on certain PFAS elements

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but not on there was two

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of them that are the main ones.

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They're still at 4 parts per

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trillion. I do understand that

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the litigation is ongoing

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against them. American

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Waterworks association and

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others have filed litigation

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and that is ongoing. So we're

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keeping a close eye on that.

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We are working

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on our water quality study

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with Corolla engineers that

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recently got all comments

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from all of the members. We are

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compiling those and we will

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have a meeting with all staff

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and then we will be bringing

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forth some recommendations

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to the board

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in the next few months.

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Hurricane resiliency, we are

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in the middle of the hurricane

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and I read somewhere today that

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we are starting the peak season

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and as we know, late August and

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September is when a lot

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of it starts.

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After last year we went

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through a variety

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of meetings,

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lessons learned and after

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action plans and we've been

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working hard to implement these

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short and long term fixes. We

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met with all the member

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governments, all

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of their utility, their

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communications and their

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emergency management staff and

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we talked about improving our

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coordination and communication.

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We have implemented some

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of the generator

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Withlacoochee River Electric,

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help us maintain and operate

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the generators that run the

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crossbar and the Cypress Creek

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facilities. We've also updated

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our fuel contracts

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to stage a fuel tanker

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at our regional site

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to allow better access

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for our workers in a more

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central located place. And we

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are working with Hillsborough

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County and Pasco County

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to come up with an MOU

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to get some fuel as we need to

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from them. We've done a lot of

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tree trimming and we applied

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sealants to most of all of our

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buildings that experienced some

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type of water damage last year.

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We also hired a new emergency

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management program manager. So

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he started about two weeks ago

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and we've been doing a lot

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of training

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for the last several months.

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Lastly, we're going

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to be establishing a schedule

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to have a quarterly member

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government meeting. It'll help

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us enhance our communications

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and prepare better

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for the storms. And we'll be

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meeting quarterly

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during the hurricane season.

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And I want

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to mention purchasing. Our

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purchasing department received

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the Achievement of Excellence

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in Procurement from the

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National Institute of

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Procurement. And that was the

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first time they received that.

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They're doing a great job.

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Strong performance,

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accountability, and they're

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adding terrific strategic value

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in our procurement here

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at the agents. Next slide,

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please. I want

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to show you some

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of the things we've been doing

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out in the community. This is

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the Girl Scouts of West

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Central Florida's Water

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Conservation Academy Camp. And

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one of our staff members,

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Aaron Hayes, was there and

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helped the Girl Scouts

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with some activities, learning

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more about our aquifer.

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>> They're all

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drinking Sprite. They should be

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drinking water.

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>> They're making

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an edible Aquifer. Needs

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Sprite for a little kick. The

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next slide shows three

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of our purchasing team members.

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They were

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at a reverse trade show. And

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then our chief operating

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officer, Paul Stanek, helped

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keep Pinellas beautiful. They

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were evaluating environmental

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action plans developed

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by high school students during

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a summer environmental

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leadership workshop. And

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Danielle Kersey, she is our

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senior project manager. She

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presented at the American

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Waterworks Conference. She was

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on a panel and she also did a

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presentation. And lastly,

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I will mention Pasco County

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hired a new utility director,

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Joseph Omoa. He's sitting

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straight across

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from me and welcome aboard,

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Joseph. And that's my report.

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>> Any questions

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from board members?

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Commissioner Mariano.

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>> Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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You know,

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a while ago we talked

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about the Four Rivers

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Project, about a reservoir

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project that the Army Corps had

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designed for years ago. And I

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mentioned out in Dade City

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where they have all sorts

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of flooding going

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on this past year because of

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water that just can't drain and

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it abuts right up to the

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Green Swamp

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in certain areas. I asked

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Tampa Bay Water staff

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to go work

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with our county and talking

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to Jason Mickle, who was

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Joseph's boss. Even this

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morning they haven't had a

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conversation yet. So, I don't

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know where we are going

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with that, but I would love

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to see it happen. And maybe

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before Joe leaves, you can

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actually start the conversation

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because the reservoir is great

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for water itself,

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but it's also great

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for stormwater. And you maybe

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have the dialogue today

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to get it rolling.

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>> Yes, I'll ask Warren too.

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He's been our lead on that --.

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I have talked with Pasco staff

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on a couple of occasions

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to coordinate. They have asked

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that we stand by

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for future meetings with the

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Army Corps in the district in

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Pasco County. Your staff wanted

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to take the lead so that we

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didn't jump in and things

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become a little jumbled

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with multiple meetings. So, I'm

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waiting to hear back from your

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staff. I will follow up

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with them this week

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to see how we can engage

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with them

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in those studies.

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>> So, what staff person did

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you talk to?

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>> My notes are upstairs.

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Dr, the name eludes me,

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but I will reach out

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to them this week.

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>> And Joseph is coming right

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from that department. So, I

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that they're going to start

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the conversation a little bit

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more intensely, but something

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we're should be looking at and

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should have been done months

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ago. Thank you.

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>> All right, we are going

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to move on now to the PFAS

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litigation settlement update.

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Ms. Fernandez.

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>> Thank you. I'd like

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to introduce Augie Ribeiro. He

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is with Ventura Law and he's

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one of the attorneys that has

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been aptly handling Tampa Bay

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Water's involvement

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in the PFAS litigation. He's

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here today to provide you

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with a brief history of Tampa

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Bay Water's involvement and

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also an update on where we are

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at with the settlements.

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00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:11,100
>> Thank you. Morning, Mr.

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Ribeiro.

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00:20:12,100 --> 00:20:14,100
>> Thank you. Good morning,

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Mr. Chairman. And I just like

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to say that I know you get

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heaped

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with praise often as a board

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for all your decisions and

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sometimes it's probably merited

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because I stood

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before you or came

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before you. This is my fifth

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meeting

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before the board and some

571
00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:36,100
of the new members may not

572
00:20:36,100 --> 00:20:37,100
recall, but going back to

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2019, we decided to review and

574
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discuss the potential of a

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litigation involving bringing

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an action against the component

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manufacturers

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of PFAs and PFOA. And this

579
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board, this board,

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00:20:53,100 --> 00:20:54,100
through legal counsel and

581
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through the five subsequent

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meetings that I presented,

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made a great decision. In

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2020, you allowed our law firm,

585
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you retained us and you allowed

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us to bring a lawsuit

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00:21:07,100 --> 00:21:10,100
against 3M Dupont and a number

588
00:21:10,100 --> 00:21:12,100
of defendants who were the

589
00:21:12,100 --> 00:21:14,100
component manufacturers

590
00:21:14,100 --> 00:21:16,100
of PFAS and PFOA. And because

591
00:21:16,100 --> 00:21:18,100
of that decision, we were one

592
00:21:18,100 --> 00:21:20,100
of the leaders

593
00:21:20,100 --> 00:21:21,100
in this litigation that brought

594
00:21:21,100 --> 00:21:23,401
about almost a $13 billion

595
00:21:24,100 --> 00:21:25,100
settlement

596
00:21:25,100 --> 00:21:27,100
about a year and a half ago

597
00:21:27,100 --> 00:21:29,100
for cities and water suppliers

598
00:21:29,100 --> 00:21:31,100
across the country. But because

599
00:21:31,100 --> 00:21:33,100
this board gave us authority

600
00:21:33,100 --> 00:21:35,100
in 2020, the amount that we

601
00:21:35,100 --> 00:21:37,100
settled for Tampa Bay water was

602
00:21:37,100 --> 00:21:40,100
a 25% increase. And I want

603
00:21:40,100 --> 00:21:42,100
to point that out. That is an

604
00:21:42,100 --> 00:21:44,100
extraordinary great decision

605
00:21:45,100 --> 00:21:48,601
by this board. So, I'm here

606
00:21:49,100 --> 00:21:52,100
to announce that on a gross

607
00:21:52,100 --> 00:21:53,100
settlement basis that we're

608
00:21:53,100 --> 00:21:55,100
proud

609
00:21:55,100 --> 00:21:57,100
to report that we have settled

610
00:21:57,100 --> 00:21:59,100
for Tampa Bay Water, an amount

611
00:21:59,100 --> 00:22:01,100
that will be, in the end,

612
00:22:01,100 --> 00:22:03,401
about 23 to 24 million dollars

613
00:22:04,100 --> 00:22:06,100
as a gross award,

614
00:22:06,100 --> 00:22:08,100
and net somewhere between 17

615
00:22:08,100 --> 00:22:10,100
and 18 million dollars. 90%

616
00:22:10,100 --> 00:22:12,100
of that comes from the company

617
00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:15,100
of 3M. 10% comes from Dupont

618
00:22:15,100 --> 00:22:18,100
and other defendants that we

619
00:22:18,100 --> 00:22:20,100
have brought litigation

620
00:22:20,100 --> 00:22:22,100
against. That last 10% has not

621
00:22:22,100 --> 00:22:23,100
been resolved,

622
00:22:23,100 --> 00:22:25,100
but the first 90% has,

623
00:22:25,100 --> 00:22:28,100
and that amount is estimated

624
00:22:28,100 --> 00:22:31,100
at $21.7 million. And then we

625
00:22:33,100 --> 00:22:35,100
anticipate another 10% against

626
00:22:35,100 --> 00:22:36,100
the remaining defendants. And

627
00:22:36,100 --> 00:22:38,100
that's why our estimates are

628
00:22:38,100 --> 00:22:40,100
somewhere between 23 and $24

629
00:22:41,100 --> 00:22:42,100
million as a gross award.

630
00:22:42,100 --> 00:22:44,100
We're proud

631
00:22:44,100 --> 00:22:46,100
to have represented Tampa Bay

632
00:22:46,100 --> 00:22:49,100
Water. I'm just by way

633
00:22:49,100 --> 00:22:51,100
of history, I was here almost

634
00:22:51,100 --> 00:22:53,100
10 years ago. I had the

635
00:22:53,100 --> 00:22:55,100
privilege of representing

636
00:22:55,100 --> 00:22:56,100
Tampa Bay Water again as a

637
00:22:56,100 --> 00:22:58,100
resident of Pinellas County

638
00:22:58,100 --> 00:23:01,100
for the BP oil disaster. And I

639
00:23:01,100 --> 00:23:03,100
was proud to present an award

640
00:23:03,100 --> 00:23:06,100
at that time. I know

641
00:23:06,100 --> 00:23:07,100
oftentimes, as board members,

642
00:23:07,100 --> 00:23:09,100
you're criticized. Then your

643
00:23:09,100 --> 00:23:11,100
team, your staff, the

644
00:23:11,100 --> 00:23:12,100
engineers, the people

645
00:23:12,100 --> 00:23:13,100
on the field that had

646
00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:15,100
to cooperate with us throughout

647
00:23:15,100 --> 00:23:17,100
the many years, we also went

648
00:23:17,100 --> 00:23:18,100
through Covid. So the decision

649
00:23:18,100 --> 00:23:20,100
to allow us

650
00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:22,100
to bring the suit and

651
00:23:22,100 --> 00:23:24,100
to cooperate with us

652
00:23:24,100 --> 00:23:26,100
to allow us

653
00:23:26,100 --> 00:23:28,100
to get litigation testing,

654
00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:29,100
we did our own testing,

655
00:23:29,100 --> 00:23:31,100
which supplemented our efforts

656
00:23:31,100 --> 00:23:33,100
in this case. And I want

657
00:23:33,100 --> 00:23:35,100
to point out to you,

658
00:23:35,100 --> 00:23:36,100
because many of the general

659
00:23:36,100 --> 00:23:38,100
public don't understand this,

660
00:23:38,100 --> 00:23:40,100
that many cities,

661
00:23:40,100 --> 00:23:41,100
many cities that we presented

662
00:23:41,100 --> 00:23:43,100
to

663
00:23:43,100 --> 00:23:44,100
over the last six years refused

664
00:23:44,100 --> 00:23:46,100
to get involved

665
00:23:47,100 --> 00:23:48,100
in this action. Refused

666
00:23:48,100 --> 00:23:50,100
for one reason or another.

667
00:23:50,100 --> 00:23:52,100
They didn't want to bring light

668
00:23:52,100 --> 00:23:53,100
that there might be a problem.

669
00:23:53,100 --> 00:23:55,100
Many cities and water suppliers

670
00:23:55,100 --> 00:23:58,100
failed to receive any monies

671
00:23:58,100 --> 00:24:00,100
from this settlement because

672
00:24:00,100 --> 00:24:03,100
they didn't file timely. And

673
00:24:03,100 --> 00:24:05,100
so, I think it's time that we

674
00:24:05,100 --> 00:24:07,100
say thank you and hats off

675
00:24:07,100 --> 00:24:10,100
to this board for making great

676
00:24:10,100 --> 00:24:12,100
decision and funds will be

677
00:24:12,100 --> 00:24:14,100
forthcoming. And I've supplied

678
00:24:14,100 --> 00:24:16,100
a memo to that effect. And I

679
00:24:16,100 --> 00:24:18,100
thank you for the privilege

680
00:24:18,100 --> 00:24:19,100
of allowing me

681
00:24:19,100 --> 00:24:20,100
to represent you

682
00:24:20,100 --> 00:24:21,100
over these years. Thank you

683
00:24:21,100 --> 00:24:23,100
very much. Any questions?

684
00:24:23,100 --> 00:24:25,100
>> Well, Mr. Ribeiro, thank you

685
00:24:25,100 --> 00:24:26,100
and thank you

686
00:24:26,100 --> 00:24:28,100
for that wonderful report, you

687
00:24:28,100 --> 00:24:30,100
know, Councilman Miranda and I,

688
00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:31,100
when we were on Tampa City

689
00:24:31,100 --> 00:24:33,100
Council, the Tampa recovered

690
00:24:33,100 --> 00:24:35,100
money in the BP litigation.

691
00:24:35,100 --> 00:24:36,100
And that at the time, a lot

692
00:24:36,100 --> 00:24:38,100
of that money was used

693
00:24:38,100 --> 00:24:40,100
to build, to rebuild Julian

694
00:24:40,100 --> 00:24:42,100
B. Lane Park, which is a

695
00:24:42,100 --> 00:24:43,100
tremendous park on the

696
00:24:43,100 --> 00:24:45,100
Hillsborough River. And the

697
00:24:45,100 --> 00:24:46,100
reason I mention that is

698
00:24:46,100 --> 00:24:48,100
because these, these types

699
00:24:48,100 --> 00:24:50,100
of verdicts,

700
00:24:50,100 --> 00:24:52,100
the money that comes from them

701
00:24:52,100 --> 00:24:54,100
can be transformative.

702
00:24:55,100 --> 00:24:57,100
This is a huge amount

703
00:24:57,100 --> 00:24:59,100
of money that is coming

704
00:24:59,100 --> 00:25:00,100
into our hands in this case. I

705
00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:02,100
know this board's going to act

706
00:25:02,100 --> 00:25:03,100
very wisely and use the money

707
00:25:03,100 --> 00:25:06,100
to make our water as clean as

708
00:25:06,100 --> 00:25:07,100
possible. That's our top

709
00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:09,100
priority. But, you know,

710
00:25:09,100 --> 00:25:10,100
having the foresight

711
00:25:10,100 --> 00:25:12,100
to follow this litigation

712
00:25:12,100 --> 00:25:14,100
through to,

713
00:25:14,100 --> 00:25:16,100
to have the courage to file it

714
00:25:16,100 --> 00:25:17,100
to begin with and, and to. To

715
00:25:17,100 --> 00:25:19,100
take the time and effort ne

716
00:25:19,100 --> 00:25:20,100
really was very, very important

717
00:25:20,100 --> 00:25:22,100
and will have a very meaningful

718
00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:24,100
impact on this agency and

719
00:25:24,100 --> 00:25:27,601
on the public that we serve.

720
00:25:28,100 --> 00:25:29,100
So thank you. Is there any

721
00:25:29,100 --> 00:25:31,100
other board members that would

722
00:25:31,100 --> 00:25:33,100
like to. Councilwoman

723
00:25:33,100 --> 00:25:35,100
Hanewicz.

724
00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:36,100
>> Thank you. Chair, I just.

725
00:25:36,100 --> 00:25:37,100
First of all, Augie, great

726
00:25:37,100 --> 00:25:39,401
work. Thank you. Obviously,

727
00:25:40,100 --> 00:25:42,100
five years is a long road,

728
00:25:42,100 --> 00:25:43,100
and we had many meetings

729
00:25:43,100 --> 00:25:45,100
on this, and it's come

730
00:25:45,100 --> 00:25:46,100
to a good conclusion. My

731
00:25:46,100 --> 00:25:48,100
question is in terms of when we

732
00:25:48,100 --> 00:25:50,100
expect the money and then how

733
00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:52,100
are we going to,

734
00:25:52,100 --> 00:25:53,100
where are we going

735
00:25:53,100 --> 00:25:56,100
to put the money in terms

736
00:25:56,100 --> 00:25:57,100
of invest the money or put it

737
00:25:57,100 --> 00:25:59,100
in a place where it earns what

738
00:25:59,100 --> 00:26:00,100
it should earn

739
00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:02,100
until we decide what happens

740
00:26:02,100 --> 00:26:04,100
with it and what's going to.

741
00:26:04,100 --> 00:26:06,100
What's going to,

742
00:26:06,100 --> 00:26:07,100
you know what. Are there any

743
00:26:07,100 --> 00:26:09,100
limitations in terms of how we

744
00:26:09,100 --> 00:26:10,100
can use this money and what we

745
00:26:10,100 --> 00:26:12,100
should use it for? So, I just.

746
00:26:12,100 --> 00:26:13,100
There are a couple

747
00:26:13,100 --> 00:26:14,100
of questions

748
00:26:14,100 --> 00:26:16,100
in there that I would like,

749
00:26:16,100 --> 00:26:17,100
and I don't know if Christina

750
00:26:17,100 --> 00:26:18,100
can help

751
00:26:18,100 --> 00:26:19,100
on the financial part. Sorry,

752
00:26:19,100 --> 00:26:20,100
Christina, if I'm, like,

753
00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:22,100
throwing you out there or

754
00:26:22,100 --> 00:26:23,100
Augie, if you can help out.

755
00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:25,100
>> The only thing I can say is

756
00:26:25,100 --> 00:26:26,100
that, number one,

757
00:26:26,100 --> 00:26:27,100
we've made a payment. One

758
00:26:27,100 --> 00:26:29,100
payment was made last month,

759
00:26:29,100 --> 00:26:31,100
and I have another check here

760
00:26:31,100 --> 00:26:33,100
today to drop off. Okay. Which

761
00:26:33,100 --> 00:26:34,100
is the second payment. And then

762
00:26:34,100 --> 00:26:36,100
by the end of the year, we

763
00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:37,100
expect another larger payment.

764
00:26:37,100 --> 00:26:39,100
And so, we expect by the end of

765
00:26:39,100 --> 00:26:41,100
this year that you will be

766
00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:43,100
receiving 65% of this amount of

767
00:26:43,100 --> 00:26:45,100
money that you're entitled to.

768
00:26:45,100 --> 00:26:47,100
And then the next payments,

769
00:26:47,100 --> 00:26:48,100
the next 35%, will be paid out

770
00:26:48,100 --> 00:26:50,100
over the next four

771
00:26:50,100 --> 00:26:52,100
to five years. That's our

772
00:26:52,100 --> 00:26:53,100
estimates. So, by the end

773
00:26:53,100 --> 00:26:55,100
of the year, you should have

774
00:26:55,100 --> 00:26:56,100
about 65% of this award, and

775
00:26:56,100 --> 00:26:58,100
there are no restrictions.

776
00:26:58,100 --> 00:27:01,100
>> Okay, great. So, I would

777
00:27:01,100 --> 00:27:02,100
just like to see if wherever

778
00:27:02,100 --> 00:27:04,100
we're putting our money or

779
00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:05,100
holding our money,

780
00:27:05,100 --> 00:27:06,100
because it's going

781
00:27:06,100 --> 00:27:08,100
to take a while anyhow, to make

782
00:27:08,100 --> 00:27:09,100
sure we're earning the best

783
00:27:09,100 --> 00:27:11,100
interest rates while it's there

784
00:27:11,100 --> 00:27:13,100
until a decision is made,

785
00:27:13,100 --> 00:27:15,100
I would assume in the future,

786
00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:16,100
sometime.

787
00:27:16,100 --> 00:27:17,100
>> So, we are setting up a

788
00:27:17,100 --> 00:27:19,100
separate fund that we will be

789
00:27:19,100 --> 00:27:20,100
able to track the money, and

790
00:27:20,100 --> 00:27:22,100
then any interest that it earns

791
00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:24,100
will stay with that fund. And

792
00:27:24,100 --> 00:27:25,100
then once the board makes the

793
00:27:25,100 --> 00:27:27,100
decision what

794
00:27:27,100 --> 00:27:28,100
to spend those funds on,

795
00:27:28,100 --> 00:27:29,100
then we will track it as well,

796
00:27:29,100 --> 00:27:31,100
just like we do with any bond

797
00:27:31,100 --> 00:27:32,100
proceeds we receive. We track

798
00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:34,100
those separately, maintaining

799
00:27:34,100 --> 00:27:35,100
the interest and where all the

800
00:27:35,100 --> 00:27:36,100
money is spent. So, we'll do

801
00:27:36,100 --> 00:27:37,100
the same thing

802
00:27:37,100 --> 00:27:39,100
with these funds. We're

803
00:27:39,100 --> 00:27:41,100
creating a separate fund

804
00:27:41,100 --> 00:27:43,100
to do that with.

805
00:27:43,100 --> 00:27:44,100
>> Okay, well, thank you very

806
00:27:44,100 --> 00:27:46,100
much, and thank you, Augie,

807
00:27:46,100 --> 00:27:47,100
for all you've done.

808
00:27:47,100 --> 00:27:49,100
>> Any other comments,

809
00:27:49,100 --> 00:27:50,100
Commissioner Eggers?

810
00:27:50,100 --> 00:27:51,100
>> Yeah, just real quickly,

811
00:27:51,100 --> 00:27:52,100
I wanted to second some

812
00:27:52,100 --> 00:27:53,100
of the comments. You know,

813
00:27:53,100 --> 00:27:54,100
these kinds of efforts are

814
00:27:54,100 --> 00:27:56,100
like five years, sometimes

815
00:27:56,100 --> 00:27:58,100
in the making,

816
00:27:58,100 --> 00:28:00,100
sometimes longer. And the

817
00:28:00,100 --> 00:28:01,100
attitudes can be, why bother?

818
00:28:01,100 --> 00:28:03,100
But we do have an incredible

819
00:28:03,100 --> 00:28:05,100
staff that brought it to, you

820
00:28:05,100 --> 00:28:07,100
know, to a point where I think

821
00:28:07,100 --> 00:28:08,100
everybody was pretty clear on

822
00:28:08,100 --> 00:28:10,100
what could happen and why we

823
00:28:10,100 --> 00:28:11,100
were doing it. So I just, you

824
00:28:11,100 --> 00:28:13,100
know, the residents of Tampa

825
00:28:13,100 --> 00:28:15,100
Bay region and why this board

826
00:28:15,100 --> 00:28:17,100
was created some 25 years ago

827
00:28:17,100 --> 00:28:19,401
couldn't be more apparent.

828
00:28:20,100 --> 00:28:23,100
So, I'm really just proud

829
00:28:23,100 --> 00:28:25,100
of the effort by staff. They

830
00:28:25,100 --> 00:28:26,100
really are the folks that made

831
00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:28,100
this happen. And thank you for

832
00:28:28,100 --> 00:28:29,100
your efforts as well and past

833
00:28:29,100 --> 00:28:31,100
board members that were up here

834
00:28:31,100 --> 00:28:33,100
when we did all this work.

835
00:28:33,100 --> 00:28:35,100
So, thank you again.

836
00:28:35,100 --> 00:28:37,100
>> Thank you. It's so much

837
00:28:37,100 --> 00:28:38,100
easier to not do anything,

838
00:28:38,100 --> 00:28:39,100
especially

839
00:28:39,100 --> 00:28:40,100
with a difficult decision.

840
00:28:40,100 --> 00:28:42,100
>> There was a lot of talk

841
00:28:42,100 --> 00:28:43,100
about it when we were

842
00:28:43,100 --> 00:28:44,100
considering.

843
00:28:44,100 --> 00:28:46,100
>> So thank you again.

844
00:28:46,100 --> 00:28:47,100
>> Yes, I just want

845
00:28:47,100 --> 00:28:48,100
to thank you. You know,

846
00:28:48,100 --> 00:28:49,100
there's something to say. Why

847
00:28:49,100 --> 00:28:52,100
not do it? Can you imagine if

848
00:28:52,100 --> 00:28:54,100
it wasn't done from this agency

849
00:28:54,100 --> 00:28:55,100
or any other agency where we

850
00:28:55,100 --> 00:28:57,100
would be in 10 years?

851
00:28:57,100 --> 00:28:59,100
>> Yes, sir.

852
00:28:59,100 --> 00:29:01,100
>> So, money isn't everything.

853
00:29:01,100 --> 00:29:02,100
It's a cutting

854
00:29:02,100 --> 00:29:04,100
off a period where all

855
00:29:04,100 --> 00:29:05,100
of society would have been in

856
00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:06,100
deep trouble if these things

857
00:29:06,100 --> 00:29:08,100
keep on perpetuating itself

858
00:29:08,100 --> 00:29:09,100
for many years to come. So,

859
00:29:09,100 --> 00:29:11,100
for that, money comes

860
00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:12,100
in common goals. But people

861
00:29:12,100 --> 00:29:13,100
lives mean more than money.

862
00:29:13,100 --> 00:29:15,100
So, thank you and everybody

863
00:29:15,100 --> 00:29:16,100
in the staff who voted

864
00:29:16,100 --> 00:29:17,100
for all this and thank

865
00:29:17,100 --> 00:29:18,100
everybody in the audience who

866
00:29:18,100 --> 00:29:19,100
participated. Thank you very

867
00:29:19,100 --> 00:29:21,100
much.

868
00:29:21,100 --> 00:29:22,100
>> Thank you, Councilman

869
00:29:22,100 --> 00:29:23,100
Miranda.

870
00:29:23,100 --> 00:29:24,100
>> Commissioner Mariano.

871
00:29:24,100 --> 00:29:25,100
>> I just want to thank you for

872
00:29:25,100 --> 00:29:26,100
bringing it forward and thanks

873
00:29:26,100 --> 00:29:28,100
for your great work on it.

874
00:29:28,100 --> 00:29:29,100
Thank you.

875
00:29:29,100 --> 00:29:30,100
>> Thank you.

876
00:29:30,100 --> 00:29:31,100
>> Thank you. All right,

877
00:29:31,100 --> 00:29:33,100
great. Thank you. All right,

878
00:29:33,100 --> 00:29:36,100
let's see where we are here.

879
00:29:36,100 --> 00:29:39,100
Thanks. Oh, we probably ought

880
00:29:39,100 --> 00:29:41,100
to do that a little more

881
00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:42,100
ceremonially the next time.

882
00:29:42,100 --> 00:29:45,100
>> I will keep it. I promise.

883
00:29:45,100 --> 00:29:46,100
I'll make sure it gets to

884
00:29:46,100 --> 00:29:47,100
Christina.

885
00:29:47,100 --> 00:29:48,100
>> At this time, we are going

886
00:29:48,100 --> 00:29:49,100
to move on

887
00:29:49,100 --> 00:29:51,100
to our action items. We have

888
00:29:51,100 --> 00:29:52,100
two this morning. The first

889
00:29:52,100 --> 00:29:54,100
will be presented by Maribel

890
00:29:54,100 --> 00:29:55,100
Medina, Planning and Projects

891
00:29:55,100 --> 00:29:57,100
Director, and that is

892
00:29:57,100 --> 00:29:59,100
in relation to the South

893
00:29:59,100 --> 00:30:01,100
Hillsborough Pipeline Segment

894
00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:03,100
A. Good morning.

895
00:30:03,100 --> 00:30:04,100
>> Well, Good morning, Mr.

896
00:30:04,100 --> 00:30:05,100
Chairman and members of the

897
00:30:05,100 --> 00:30:07,100
Board. Today I will request

898
00:30:07,100 --> 00:30:08,100
your approval

899
00:30:08,100 --> 00:30:09,100
for agenda items C1, C2 and C3,

900
00:30:09,100 --> 00:30:11,100
which are closely related and

901
00:30:11,100 --> 00:30:13,100
pertain

902
00:30:13,100 --> 00:30:15,100
to the construction phase

903
00:30:15,100 --> 00:30:17,100
of the South Hillsborough

904
00:30:17,100 --> 00:30:18,100
pipeline project. With a

905
00:30:18,100 --> 00:30:20,100
clearly defined construction

906
00:30:20,100 --> 00:30:21,100
strategy now in place,

907
00:30:21,100 --> 00:30:23,100
we have negotiated a schedule,

908
00:30:23,100 --> 00:30:25,100
scopes and fees with the

909
00:30:25,100 --> 00:30:27,100
respective engineering teams

910
00:30:27,100 --> 00:30:28,100
that are helping us

911
00:30:28,100 --> 00:30:29,100
with this project

912
00:30:29,100 --> 00:30:31,100
to support the phase that align

913
00:30:31,100 --> 00:30:32,100
with that strategy.

914
00:30:32,100 --> 00:30:34,100
Specifically, I will be

915
00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:36,100
presenting and requesting

916
00:30:36,100 --> 00:30:37,100
approval for the following: the

917
00:30:37,100 --> 00:30:38,100
third amendment

918
00:30:38,100 --> 00:30:40,401
to contract 2021-024 with

919
00:30:41,100 --> 00:30:43,401
WestRim Inc., the second

920
00:30:44,100 --> 00:30:45,100
amendment to contract 2021-025

921
00:30:45,100 --> 00:30:47,100
with Stantec Consulting

922
00:30:48,100 --> 00:30:50,100
Services, and work assignment

923
00:30:50,100 --> 00:30:51,100
number three amendment

924
00:30:51,100 --> 00:30:53,401
under contract 2022-001 with

925
00:30:56,100 --> 00:30:58,100
Black & Veatch. But

926
00:30:58,100 --> 00:30:59,100
before diving into the details

927
00:30:59,100 --> 00:31:00,100
of these amendments,

928
00:31:00,100 --> 00:31:02,100
I will begin

929
00:31:02,100 --> 00:31:04,100
with a brief project update.

930
00:31:04,100 --> 00:31:06,100
And as a reminder,

931
00:31:06,100 --> 00:31:07,100
this pipeline will span about

932
00:31:07,100 --> 00:31:09,100
26 miles and will have a

933
00:31:09,100 --> 00:31:11,100
diameter of up to 60 inches.

934
00:31:11,100 --> 00:31:13,100
It is assigned to deliver up

935
00:31:13,100 --> 00:31:15,100
to 65 million gallons per day

936
00:31:15,100 --> 00:31:17,100
to South Hillsborough County

937
00:31:17,100 --> 00:31:19,100
and this map illustrates the

938
00:31:19,100 --> 00:31:21,100
pipeline route. To date we have

939
00:31:21,100 --> 00:31:23,100
completed several milestones

940
00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:27,100
and have reached the 90% design

941
00:31:27,100 --> 00:31:30,100
for the pipeline while we

942
00:31:30,100 --> 00:31:31,100
continue property and permit

943
00:31:31,100 --> 00:31:33,100
acquisition design

944
00:31:33,100 --> 00:31:35,100
of the points of connection and

945
00:31:35,100 --> 00:31:37,100
continue our public outreach

946
00:31:37,100 --> 00:31:39,100
efforts.

947
00:31:39,100 --> 00:31:41,100
On the public outreach. We have

948
00:31:41,100 --> 00:31:43,100
just completed a public

949
00:31:43,100 --> 00:31:45,100
engagement activity that was

950
00:31:45,100 --> 00:31:46,100
required by Hillsborough

951
00:31:46,100 --> 00:31:48,100
County. The County's Board

952
00:31:48,100 --> 00:31:50,100
Policy 09010101 requires BOCC

953
00:31:52,100 --> 00:31:54,100
approval

954
00:31:54,100 --> 00:31:55,100
of temporary road closures

955
00:31:55,100 --> 00:31:57,100
by a public entity that exceed

956
00:31:57,100 --> 00:31:59,401
30 days in duration. This

957
00:32:00,100 --> 00:32:02,100
policy also requires public

958
00:32:02,100 --> 00:32:04,100
engagement at least 14 days

959
00:32:04,100 --> 00:32:07,100
prior to the BOCC meeting at

960
00:32:07,100 --> 00:32:08,100
which this item will be

961
00:32:08,100 --> 00:32:10,100
considered. At the direction

962
00:32:10,100 --> 00:32:12,100
of Hillsborough county staff,

963
00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:14,100
we had an online engagement

964
00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:15,100
from June 20th through July

965
00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:17,401
18th, and we had

966
00:32:18,100 --> 00:32:20,100
in person meetings last week,

967
00:32:20,100 --> 00:32:22,100
July 15th through the 17th, and

968
00:32:22,100 --> 00:32:24,100
this engagement opportunity was

969
00:32:24,100 --> 00:32:26,100
extensively noticed

970
00:32:26,100 --> 00:32:28,100
with direct mail postcards,

971
00:32:28,100 --> 00:32:29,100
emails

972
00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:32,100
to our email subscriber list,

973
00:32:32,100 --> 00:32:33,100
Facebook ads, Facebook posts

974
00:32:33,100 --> 00:32:36,100
that were shared and pick up

975
00:32:36,100 --> 00:32:38,100
by the community,

976
00:32:38,100 --> 00:32:40,100
and news articles and more.

977
00:32:40,100 --> 00:32:42,100
The project requires a total

978
00:32:42,100 --> 00:32:44,100
of 29 permits. Today we have

979
00:32:44,100 --> 00:32:46,100
submitted nine permit

980
00:32:46,100 --> 00:32:48,100
applications, including the two

981
00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:50,100
major environmental permits.

982
00:32:50,100 --> 00:32:52,100
So far we have received one

983
00:32:52,100 --> 00:32:54,100
permit and the remaining eight

984
00:32:54,100 --> 00:32:56,100
applications are currently

985
00:32:56,100 --> 00:32:58,100
under review

986
00:32:58,100 --> 00:33:00,100
by the regulatory agencies.

987
00:33:00,100 --> 00:33:02,100
Now that we have reached the

988
00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:04,100
90% design, the engineering

989
00:33:04,100 --> 00:33:06,100
team is preparing 10 additional

990
00:33:06,100 --> 00:33:08,100
permit applications and as we

991
00:33:08,100 --> 00:33:10,100
approach the construction

992
00:33:10,100 --> 00:33:12,401
phase, Garney, our construction

993
00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:15,100
manager at risk,

994
00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:17,100
will be responsible for

995
00:33:17,100 --> 00:33:19,100
applying and obtaining the

996
00:33:19,100 --> 00:33:20,100
final term permits needed

997
00:33:20,100 --> 00:33:22,401
for construction. We remain

998
00:33:23,100 --> 00:33:24,100
on schedule to obtain all the

999
00:33:24,100 --> 00:33:26,100
critical path permits prior

1000
00:33:26,100 --> 00:33:28,100
to the start

1001
00:33:28,100 --> 00:33:29,100
of the construction activities.

1002
00:33:29,100 --> 00:33:31,401
In addition to that,

1003
00:33:32,100 --> 00:33:33,100
the project requires a total

1004
00:33:33,100 --> 00:33:35,100
of 218 temporary and permanent

1005
00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:37,100
utility easements. The left pie

1006
00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:39,100
chart shows the current status

1007
00:33:39,100 --> 00:33:41,401
of easements acquisition. We

1008
00:33:42,100 --> 00:33:43,100
have obtained 89 easements

1009
00:33:43,100 --> 00:33:45,100
which represent 41%

1010
00:33:46,100 --> 00:33:48,100
of the total easements needed.

1011
00:33:48,100 --> 00:33:50,100
112 easements have been

1012
00:33:50,100 --> 00:33:53,100
included in the eminent domain

1013
00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:55,100
resolutions that have been

1014
00:33:55,100 --> 00:33:57,100
approved by this board and as

1015
00:33:57,100 --> 00:33:59,100
of today, three

1016
00:33:59,100 --> 00:34:00,100
of those parcels have been

1017
00:34:00,100 --> 00:34:02,100
filed in court while we

1018
00:34:02,100 --> 00:34:03,100
continue negotiations

1019
00:34:03,100 --> 00:34:05,100
with the property owners. The

1020
00:34:05,100 --> 00:34:07,100
remaining 17 parcels are owned

1021
00:34:07,100 --> 00:34:09,401
by Hillsborough County, ELAP,

1022
00:34:10,100 --> 00:34:12,100
the Fish and Wildlife and TECO,

1023
00:34:12,100 --> 00:34:14,100
and the right chart displays

1024
00:34:14,100 --> 00:34:16,100
the expenditures today and the

1025
00:34:16,100 --> 00:34:17,100
remaining budget

1026
00:34:17,100 --> 00:34:19,100
for easement acquisition.

1027
00:34:19,100 --> 00:34:21,100
We're on schedule and

1028
00:34:21,100 --> 00:34:23,100
within budget to get all the

1029
00:34:23,100 --> 00:34:24,100
parcels and easements by the

1030
00:34:24,100 --> 00:34:26,100
time that we begin construction

1031
00:34:26,100 --> 00:34:27,100
activities and

1032
00:34:27,100 --> 00:34:29,100
to date we have spent 15% of

1033
00:34:29,100 --> 00:34:30,100
our property acquisition budget

1034
00:34:30,100 --> 00:34:32,100
on that 41%

1035
00:34:32,100 --> 00:34:35,100
of the closed easements. This

1036
00:34:35,100 --> 00:34:38,100
slide shows the project overall

1037
00:34:40,100 --> 00:34:42,100
schedule. Construction is

1038
00:34:42,100 --> 00:34:43,100
tentatively scheduled to begin

1039
00:34:43,100 --> 00:34:44,100
as early as this fall pending

1040
00:34:44,100 --> 00:34:46,100
the final design,

1041
00:34:46,100 --> 00:34:48,100
property acquisition and

1042
00:34:48,100 --> 00:34:50,100
permitting,

1043
00:34:50,100 --> 00:34:51,100
and we're expecting

1044
00:34:51,100 --> 00:34:52,100
to have this pipeline

1045
00:34:52,100 --> 00:34:53,100
in service in late 2028. This

1046
00:34:53,100 --> 00:34:56,100
is a detailed schedule for

1047
00:34:57,100 --> 00:34:59,100
construction phase pending

1048
00:34:59,100 --> 00:35:00,100
obtaining those necessary

1049
00:35:00,100 --> 00:35:02,100
permits. We will begin with

1050
00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:04,100
trenchless or tunneling

1051
00:35:04,100 --> 00:35:06,100
crossing operations

1052
00:35:06,100 --> 00:35:07,100
for segment A this fall,

1053
00:35:07,100 --> 00:35:09,401
followed by segment B

1054
00:35:10,100 --> 00:35:13,100
in the summer of 2026. Open cut

1055
00:35:13,100 --> 00:35:15,100
pipe installation is scheduled

1056
00:35:15,100 --> 00:35:17,100
to begin in the spring of 2026

1057
00:35:17,100 --> 00:35:19,100
and in general we will be

1058
00:35:19,100 --> 00:35:21,100
completing restoration

1059
00:35:21,100 --> 00:35:23,100
activities as we follow the

1060
00:35:23,100 --> 00:35:25,100
pipe installation. These

1061
00:35:26,100 --> 00:35:27,100
activities include surface

1062
00:35:27,100 --> 00:35:29,100
restoration and addressing any

1063
00:35:29,100 --> 00:35:31,100
immediate impacts. The points

1064
00:35:31,100 --> 00:35:34,100
of connections which we have

1065
00:35:34,100 --> 00:35:36,100
three of them and associated

1066
00:35:36,100 --> 00:35:38,100
construction activities will

1067
00:35:38,100 --> 00:35:39,100
also begin in the summer of

1068
00:35:39,100 --> 00:35:41,100
2026 and then we will be

1069
00:35:41,100 --> 00:35:43,100
completing pipeline flushing,

1070
00:35:43,100 --> 00:35:45,100
disinfection and commissioning

1071
00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:47,100
which is planned to be

1072
00:35:47,100 --> 00:35:49,100
in the fall of 2028. The final

1073
00:35:49,100 --> 00:35:50,100
restoration and construction

1074
00:35:50,100 --> 00:35:52,100
closeout phase will continue

1075
00:35:52,100 --> 00:35:54,100
from the fall of 2028

1076
00:35:54,100 --> 00:35:56,100
through the summer of 2029. In

1077
00:35:56,100 --> 00:35:59,100
this slide we can see the

1078
00:35:59,100 --> 00:36:01,100
complexity involved in

1079
00:36:04,100 --> 00:36:06,100
constructing the 26-mile

1080
00:36:06,100 --> 00:36:08,100
pipeline over a period

1081
00:36:08,100 --> 00:36:11,100
of more than 36 months. The

1082
00:36:11,100 --> 00:36:12,100
construction effort will

1083
00:36:12,100 --> 00:36:14,100
involve a team of over 130

1084
00:36:14,100 --> 00:36:16,100
personnel with up to nine crews

1085
00:36:16,100 --> 00:36:18,100
working simultaneously

1086
00:36:19,100 --> 00:36:21,100
across different locations

1087
00:36:21,100 --> 00:36:23,100
at any given time. Segment A

1088
00:36:23,100 --> 00:36:25,100
will be the most resource

1089
00:36:25,100 --> 00:36:27,100
intensive with four tunneling

1090
00:36:27,100 --> 00:36:29,100
crews and four open cut crews.

1091
00:36:29,100 --> 00:36:33,100
We will also have front end and

1092
00:36:33,100 --> 00:36:35,100
back end teams handling the

1093
00:36:35,100 --> 00:36:37,100
preparation and restoration

1094
00:36:37,100 --> 00:36:39,100
work. And we have in this

1095
00:36:39,100 --> 00:36:41,100
segment significant maintenance

1096
00:36:41,100 --> 00:36:43,100
of traffic. Coordination due

1097
00:36:43,100 --> 00:36:44,100
to its location and impacts

1098
00:36:44,100 --> 00:36:46,100
on the roadways. In Segment B,

1099
00:36:46,100 --> 00:36:48,401
while less intensive, will

1100
00:36:50,100 --> 00:36:52,401
still require two trenchless

1101
00:36:54,100 --> 00:36:56,100
tunneling crews and one open

1102
00:36:56,100 --> 00:36:58,100
cut crew support from front end

1103
00:36:58,100 --> 00:36:59,100
and back end teams and increase

1104
00:36:59,100 --> 00:37:01,100
attention to environmental

1105
00:37:03,100 --> 00:37:05,100
considerations throughout the

1106
00:37:05,100 --> 00:37:07,100
construction process. This

1107
00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:09,100
level of coordination

1108
00:37:09,100 --> 00:37:11,100
highlights the scale and

1109
00:37:11,100 --> 00:37:12,100
complexity of this project,

1110
00:37:12,100 --> 00:37:14,100
requiring careful planning,

1111
00:37:14,100 --> 00:37:16,100
sequencing,

1112
00:37:16,100 --> 00:37:18,100
management and communication

1113
00:37:18,100 --> 00:37:20,100
across all teams. I would like

1114
00:37:20,100 --> 00:37:22,100
to pause now and give you an

1115
00:37:22,100 --> 00:37:23,100
opportunity

1116
00:37:23,100 --> 00:37:25,100
to ask me any questions

1117
00:37:25,100 --> 00:37:26,100
before I move on

1118
00:37:26,100 --> 00:37:28,100
to the action items.

1119
00:37:28,100 --> 00:37:29,100
>> Commissioner Eggers.

1120
00:37:29,100 --> 00:37:30,100
>> Yeah. Thank you

1121
00:37:30,100 --> 00:37:31,100
for that summary. That's good

1122
00:37:31,100 --> 00:37:33,100
to kind of always go back and

1123
00:37:33,100 --> 00:37:34,100
visit and kind

1124
00:37:34,100 --> 00:37:35,100
of get some updates. One of the

1125
00:37:35,100 --> 00:37:37,100
most important things that we

1126
00:37:37,100 --> 00:37:39,100
do at Tampa Bay Water is manage

1127
00:37:39,100 --> 00:37:41,100
projects. So, we assign

1128
00:37:41,100 --> 00:37:43,100
experienced project managers

1129
00:37:43,100 --> 00:37:45,100
to this. And my understanding

1130
00:37:45,100 --> 00:37:46,100
is that we have perhaps gotten

1131
00:37:46,100 --> 00:37:48,100
a little thin in that area and

1132
00:37:48,100 --> 00:37:51,601
that we are using Black and

1133
00:37:52,100 --> 00:37:54,100
Veatch even more. So maybe you

1134
00:37:54,100 --> 00:37:56,100
could speak to that,

1135
00:37:56,100 --> 00:37:58,100
to the thought process behind

1136
00:37:58,100 --> 00:38:00,100
when we do that versus using

1137
00:38:00,100 --> 00:38:04,100
our own folks. And is there a

1138
00:38:04,100 --> 00:38:06,100
possibility of kind

1139
00:38:07,100 --> 00:38:09,100
of switching back

1140
00:38:09,100 --> 00:38:10,100
to our own personnel? So, thank

1141
00:38:10,100 --> 00:38:11,100
you.

1142
00:38:11,100 --> 00:38:13,100
>> Sure. Yes. That's one

1143
00:38:13,100 --> 00:38:14,100
of the key mandates of my

1144
00:38:14,100 --> 00:38:16,100
department and my division.

1145
00:38:16,100 --> 00:38:18,100
So, when we select project

1146
00:38:18,100 --> 00:38:19,100
managers, they're based

1147
00:38:19,100 --> 00:38:21,100
on the risk complexity

1148
00:38:21,100 --> 00:38:23,100
of each one

1149
00:38:23,100 --> 00:38:24,100
of these projects. We determine

1150
00:38:24,100 --> 00:38:26,401
that for this particular

1151
00:38:27,100 --> 00:38:29,100
project we need a really

1152
00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:31,100
seasoned and experienced

1153
00:38:31,100 --> 00:38:33,100
project manager that is able

1154
00:38:33,100 --> 00:38:36,100
to handle a half. This is half

1155
00:38:36,100 --> 00:38:37,100
a billion dollar project when

1156
00:38:37,100 --> 00:38:40,100
you account for all the cost,

1157
00:38:40,100 --> 00:38:42,100
including property acquisition

1158
00:38:42,100 --> 00:38:44,100
and design and construction

1159
00:38:44,100 --> 00:38:46,100
services. We have a multiple

1160
00:38:46,100 --> 00:38:48,100
consultants working

1161
00:38:48,100 --> 00:38:49,100
in this project. We have two

1162
00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:51,100
engineering firms. We have a

1163
00:38:51,100 --> 00:38:53,401
construction manager at risk

1164
00:38:54,100 --> 00:38:56,100
with multiple construction or

1165
00:38:56,100 --> 00:38:58,100
guarantee maximum packages

1166
00:38:58,100 --> 00:39:00,100
involved. And we have a complex

1167
00:39:00,100 --> 00:39:02,100
permitting strategy and

1168
00:39:03,100 --> 00:39:05,100
property acquisition. So, we

1169
00:39:05,100 --> 00:39:07,100
determined that we needed a

1170
00:39:07,100 --> 00:39:09,100
good and experienced candidate.

1171
00:39:09,100 --> 00:39:11,100
Although we do have really

1172
00:39:11,100 --> 00:39:13,100
talented team members

1173
00:39:15,100 --> 00:39:17,100
in my department.

1174
00:39:17,100 --> 00:39:18,100
>> How many? I'm sorry.

1175
00:39:18,100 --> 00:39:20,100
>> We have four project

1176
00:39:20,100 --> 00:39:21,100
managers. Well, sorry,

1177
00:39:21,100 --> 00:39:23,100
three project managers in my

1178
00:39:23,100 --> 00:39:25,100
team and we have two

1179
00:39:25,100 --> 00:39:27,100
construction managers

1180
00:39:27,100 --> 00:39:28,100
in my division.

1181
00:39:28,100 --> 00:39:29,100
>> And that's fully staffed

1182
00:39:29,100 --> 00:39:30,100
right now?

1183
00:39:30,100 --> 00:39:32,100
>> Fully staffed. I'm missing

1184
00:39:32,100 --> 00:39:33,100
one project manager.

1185
00:39:33,100 --> 00:39:34,100
>> Okay.

1186
00:39:34,100 --> 00:39:36,100
>> But we have a lot of capital

1187
00:39:36,100 --> 00:39:37,100
projects that are ongoing.

1188
00:39:37,100 --> 00:39:39,100
We're managing about 30

1189
00:39:39,100 --> 00:39:40,100
projects in addition

1190
00:39:40,100 --> 00:39:42,100
to the pipeline project. And we

1191
00:39:42,100 --> 00:39:43,100
needed somebody

1192
00:39:43,100 --> 00:39:45,100
with that capability

1193
00:39:45,100 --> 00:39:46,100
of handling this large,

1194
00:39:46,100 --> 00:39:48,100
complex project. That

1195
00:39:48,100 --> 00:39:49,100
individual from Black and

1196
00:39:49,100 --> 00:39:50,100
Veatch has been selected to

1197
00:39:50,100 --> 00:39:53,100
help me and the agency manage

1198
00:39:53,100 --> 00:39:55,100
these projects

1199
00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:56,100
through the closeout phase. We

1200
00:39:56,100 --> 00:39:58,100
did have one staff person a

1201
00:39:58,100 --> 00:40:00,100
year ago that left the agency

1202
00:40:00,100 --> 00:40:01,100
and had the experience

1203
00:40:01,100 --> 00:40:03,100
to manage this project. He

1204
00:40:03,100 --> 00:40:04,100
returned back home

1205
00:40:04,100 --> 00:40:06,100
in another state. And

1206
00:40:06,100 --> 00:40:08,100
unfortunately we have not been

1207
00:40:08,100 --> 00:40:10,100
able to find, to find a fit

1208
00:40:10,100 --> 00:40:12,401
that have that experience.

1209
00:40:13,100 --> 00:40:15,100
>> Okay. All right,

1210
00:40:15,100 --> 00:40:16,100
I appreciate that. And is

1211
00:40:16,100 --> 00:40:18,401
there, the added cost

1212
00:40:19,100 --> 00:40:21,100
to doing that included

1213
00:40:21,100 --> 00:40:23,401
in the original approval?

1214
00:40:24,100 --> 00:40:26,100
>> Absolutely. The project

1215
00:40:26,100 --> 00:40:27,100
includes, our budget is half a

1216
00:40:27,100 --> 00:40:29,100
billion dollars.

1217
00:40:29,100 --> 00:40:30,100
For the entire project we made,

1218
00:40:30,100 --> 00:40:33,100
we had budget line items for

1219
00:40:33,100 --> 00:40:34,100
program management and project

1220
00:40:34,100 --> 00:40:36,100
management and construction

1221
00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:38,100
management, support services.

1222
00:40:38,100 --> 00:40:40,100
And to date, we are forecasting

1223
00:40:40,100 --> 00:40:42,100
that we will spend less than 1%

1224
00:40:42,100 --> 00:40:45,100
for that role. That will be

1225
00:40:45,100 --> 00:40:46,100
supporting Tampa Bay water,

1226
00:40:46,100 --> 00:40:48,100
actually 0.67%.

1227
00:40:49,100 --> 00:40:50,100
>> Okay, so no additional funds

1228
00:40:50,100 --> 00:40:51,100
requested?

1229
00:40:51,100 --> 00:40:54,100
>> No. Not at this point.

1230
00:40:55,100 --> 00:40:56,100
>> Thank you. Appreciate the

1231
00:40:56,100 --> 00:40:58,100
detailed summary. Thanks.

1232
00:40:58,100 --> 00:41:00,100
Thank you.

1233
00:41:01,100 --> 00:41:02,100
>> Okay, Commissioner

1234
00:41:02,100 --> 00:41:03,100
Mariano.

1235
00:41:03,100 --> 00:41:04,100
>> So, looking at the easement

1236
00:41:04,100 --> 00:41:06,100
acquisition status with 85%

1237
00:41:06,100 --> 00:41:07,100
of the budget remaining,

1238
00:41:07,100 --> 00:41:09,100
is that just way ahead of what

1239
00:41:09,100 --> 00:41:10,100
you thought and it's gone much

1240
00:41:10,100 --> 00:41:11,100
better than you expected?

1241
00:41:11,100 --> 00:41:13,100
>> Well, as we. It's a good

1242
00:41:13,100 --> 00:41:14,100
observation that as we are

1243
00:41:14,100 --> 00:41:15,100
entering into the eminent

1244
00:41:15,100 --> 00:41:16,100
domain process,

1245
00:41:16,100 --> 00:41:18,100
we're expecting that we're

1246
00:41:18,100 --> 00:41:19,100
going to be burning that money

1247
00:41:19,100 --> 00:41:21,100
at a higher rate

1248
00:41:21,100 --> 00:41:22,100
for the remaining parcels. So

1249
00:41:22,100 --> 00:41:24,100
we still think that the budget

1250
00:41:24,100 --> 00:41:26,100
is sufficient to cover those

1251
00:41:26,100 --> 00:41:27,100
additional easements that will,

1252
00:41:27,100 --> 00:41:29,100
we'll be negotiating

1253
00:41:29,100 --> 00:41:30,100
with attorneys and

1254
00:41:30,100 --> 00:41:32,100
in court.

1255
00:41:32,100 --> 00:41:33,100
>> Okay, so you're not

1256
00:41:33,100 --> 00:41:34,100
optimistic that you'll have a

1257
00:41:34,100 --> 00:41:35,100
huge surplus there?

1258
00:41:35,100 --> 00:41:37,100
>> I'm going

1259
00:41:37,100 --> 00:41:38,100
to keep my fingers crossed,

1260
00:41:38,100 --> 00:41:39,100
yes.

1261
00:41:39,100 --> 00:41:41,100
>> All right. And I think, I

1262
00:41:41,100 --> 00:41:42,100
think your next slide's coming

1263
00:41:42,100 --> 00:41:44,100
up. You're going to show

1264
00:41:44,100 --> 00:41:45,100
construction costs are actually

1265
00:41:45,100 --> 00:41:46,100
higher than we expected,

1266
00:41:46,100 --> 00:41:47,100
so.

1267
00:41:47,100 --> 00:41:48,100
>> Well, so far we have

1268
00:41:48,100 --> 00:41:50,100
received two guarantee. We do

1269
00:41:50,100 --> 00:41:51,100
have approved two guarantee

1270
00:41:51,100 --> 00:41:52,100
maximum packages. GMP number

1271
00:41:52,100 --> 00:41:54,100
one was where we saw

1272
00:41:54,100 --> 00:41:55,100
significant savings when we

1273
00:41:55,100 --> 00:41:56,100
purchased the pipeline

1274
00:41:56,100 --> 00:41:59,100
materials almost a year ago.

1275
00:41:59,100 --> 00:42:01,100
And then the second GMP,

1276
00:42:01,100 --> 00:42:03,100
which was taken,

1277
00:42:03,100 --> 00:42:04,100
I believe earlier this year as

1278
00:42:04,100 --> 00:42:05,100
well, was for the tunneling and

1279
00:42:05,100 --> 00:42:07,100
trenchless operations that we

1280
00:42:07,100 --> 00:42:09,100
are planning to be beginning

1281
00:42:09,100 --> 00:42:10,100
October. We are currently

1282
00:42:10,100 --> 00:42:11,100
in the phase of advertise for

1283
00:42:11,100 --> 00:42:13,401
the third guarantee maximum

1284
00:42:14,100 --> 00:42:16,100
package, which is

1285
00:42:16,100 --> 00:42:18,100
for the open cut installation.

1286
00:42:18,100 --> 00:42:20,100
We will be back in October and

1287
00:42:20,100 --> 00:42:22,100
hopefully we are still

1288
00:42:22,100 --> 00:42:24,100
within budget. We have three

1289
00:42:24,100 --> 00:42:26,100
prospective bidders that will

1290
00:42:26,100 --> 00:42:27,100
be providing bids and we hope

1291
00:42:27,100 --> 00:42:29,401
to be within budget.

1292
00:42:30,100 --> 00:42:32,000
>> Thank you.

1293
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:33,100
>> Okay, so this is C1. Why

1294
00:42:33,100 --> 00:42:36,100
don't we go ahead and have a

1295
00:42:36,100 --> 00:42:38,100
vote

1296
00:42:38,100 --> 00:42:40,100
on this and then we'll move on

1297
00:42:40,100 --> 00:42:41,100
to the next.

1298
00:42:41,100 --> 00:42:42,100
>> Sure. We're going

1299
00:42:42,100 --> 00:42:44,100
to brief two slides on C1.

1300
00:42:44,100 --> 00:42:45,100
So, C1 is

1301
00:42:45,100 --> 00:42:47,100
for the third amendment for

1302
00:42:47,100 --> 00:42:48,100
construction phase and design

1303
00:42:48,100 --> 00:42:49,100
services

1304
00:42:49,100 --> 00:42:51,100
to Wade Trim and Wade Trim

1305
00:42:51,100 --> 00:42:53,100
is the engineer of record

1306
00:42:53,100 --> 00:42:55,100
for segment A. And their scope

1307
00:42:55,100 --> 00:42:57,100
during the construction phase

1308
00:42:57,100 --> 00:43:00,100
includes the key service areas

1309
00:43:00,100 --> 00:43:02,100
shown in the slide. They will

1310
00:43:02,100 --> 00:43:03,100
provide construction oversight

1311
00:43:03,100 --> 00:43:04,100
services

1312
00:43:04,100 --> 00:43:06,100
for segment A activities.

1313
00:43:06,100 --> 00:43:08,100
They will provide engineering

1314
00:43:08,100 --> 00:43:09,100
services and inspection

1315
00:43:09,100 --> 00:43:11,100
services,

1316
00:43:11,100 --> 00:43:12,100
environmental support and

1317
00:43:12,100 --> 00:43:14,100
public involvement,

1318
00:43:14,100 --> 00:43:15,100
and will support the cathodic

1319
00:43:15,100 --> 00:43:17,100
protection, construction,

1320
00:43:18,100 --> 00:43:19,100
engineering services and

1321
00:43:19,100 --> 00:43:20,100
inspection of those corrosion

1322
00:43:20,100 --> 00:43:22,100
protection systems. And

1323
00:43:22,100 --> 00:43:23,100
in addition to that, we'll

1324
00:43:23,100 --> 00:43:25,100
support the project pipeline

1325
00:43:25,100 --> 00:43:27,100
portion of it

1326
00:43:27,100 --> 00:43:28,100
through the closed

1327
00:43:28,100 --> 00:43:30,100
out phase and verification

1328
00:43:30,100 --> 00:43:32,100
of any as built drawings. The

1329
00:43:32,100 --> 00:43:34,100
scope

1330
00:43:34,100 --> 00:43:35,100
of this segment is funded by

1331
00:43:35,100 --> 00:43:37,100
Tampa Bay Water. And we will

1332
00:43:37,100 --> 00:43:38,100
plan to request reimbursements

1333
00:43:38,100 --> 00:43:40,100
from the Southwest Florida

1334
00:43:40,100 --> 00:43:41,100
Water Management District. And

1335
00:43:41,100 --> 00:43:44,100
also we negotiated as part of

1336
00:43:44,100 --> 00:43:46,100
our amended joint project

1337
00:43:46,100 --> 00:43:48,100
agreement with Hillsborough

1338
00:43:48,100 --> 00:43:50,100
County, a scope of work to

1339
00:43:50,100 --> 00:43:52,401
design the jard piping

1340
00:43:53,100 --> 00:43:55,100
modifications that

1341
00:43:55,100 --> 00:43:57,100
Hillsborough County's Lithia

1342
00:43:57,100 --> 00:43:59,100
Water Treatment Plant will need

1343
00:43:59,100 --> 00:44:00,100
to receive the water from

1344
00:44:00,100 --> 00:44:03,100
pipeline segment A Wade Trim

1345
00:44:03,100 --> 00:44:05,100
will be providing the

1346
00:44:05,100 --> 00:44:06,100
engineering services

1347
00:44:06,100 --> 00:44:08,100
for design. And the scope is

1348
00:44:08,100 --> 00:44:10,100
highlighted on the slide. And

1349
00:44:10,100 --> 00:44:12,100
this is totally funded by

1350
00:44:12,100 --> 00:44:14,100
Hillsborough County. And

1351
00:44:15,100 --> 00:44:16,100
at this point, I'm ready

1352
00:44:16,100 --> 00:44:17,100
to request your approval

1353
00:44:17,100 --> 00:44:19,100
for C1.

1354
00:44:20,100 --> 00:44:21,100
>> Anything else

1355
00:44:21,100 --> 00:44:23,100
before we move forward?

1356
00:44:23,100 --> 00:44:25,100
>> Move approval.

1357
00:44:25,100 --> 00:44:26,100
>> Second.

1358
00:44:26,100 --> 00:44:27,100
>> We have a motion from

1359
00:44:27,100 --> 00:44:29,100
Commissioner Wostal seconded

1360
00:44:30,100 --> 00:44:32,100
by Councilwoman Hanewicz.

1361
00:44:32,100 --> 00:44:34,401
Please record your vote.

1362
00:44:41,100 --> 00:44:42,100
>> Mr. Chair, the motion passed

1363
00:44:42,100 --> 00:44:44,100
unanimously.

1364
00:44:44,100 --> 00:44:45,100
>> Okay, thank you very much.

1365
00:44:45,100 --> 00:44:46,100
We will move on now

1366
00:44:46,100 --> 00:44:48,100
to item C2.

1367
00:44:48,100 --> 00:44:51,100
>> All right, so agenda item C2

1368
00:44:51,100 --> 00:44:53,100
is for the corresponding scope

1369
00:44:53,100 --> 00:44:55,100
of work

1370
00:44:55,100 --> 00:44:56,100
for engineering services

1371
00:44:56,100 --> 00:44:57,100
for construction

1372
00:44:57,100 --> 00:44:59,100
for segment B, which is going

1373
00:44:59,100 --> 00:45:01,100
to be provided by the engineer

1374
00:45:01,100 --> 00:45:03,100
of record, Stantec. And this

1375
00:45:03,100 --> 00:45:05,100
scope is very similar to the

1376
00:45:05,100 --> 00:45:07,100
scope that I highlighted

1377
00:45:07,100 --> 00:45:08,100
earlier today

1378
00:45:08,100 --> 00:45:10,100
for Wade Trim. And this scope

1379
00:45:10,100 --> 00:45:11,100
will be totally funded by

1380
00:45:11,100 --> 00:45:12,100
Hillsborough County. And

1381
00:45:12,100 --> 00:45:14,100
with that,

1382
00:45:14,100 --> 00:45:15,100
staff requests approval

1383
00:45:15,100 --> 00:45:16,100
for the Second Amendment of

1384
00:45:16,100 --> 00:45:18,100
Stantec in the amount of $6.9

1385
00:45:18,100 --> 00:45:20,100
million.

1386
00:45:21,100 --> 00:45:22,100
>> Move approval.

1387
00:45:22,100 --> 00:45:23,100
>> Second.

1388
00:45:23,100 --> 00:45:24,100
>> We have a motion from

1389
00:45:24,100 --> 00:45:26,100
Commissioner Mariano, seconded

1390
00:45:26,100 --> 00:45:28,100
by Commissioner Wostal.

1391
00:45:28,100 --> 00:45:30,100
>> It was me.

1392
00:45:30,100 --> 00:45:31,100
>> Oh, excuse me. It was

1393
00:45:31,100 --> 00:45:33,100
Commissioner Eggers. I'm sorry.

1394
00:45:33,100 --> 00:45:35,401
>> We sound alike. --

1395
00:45:38,100 --> 00:45:40,100
>> I'm honored that you all

1396
00:45:40,100 --> 00:45:43,100
want to support for my

1397
00:45:43,100 --> 00:45:44,100
>> There we go. There we go. All

1398
00:45:44,100 --> 00:45:45,100
right,

1399
00:45:45,100 --> 00:45:47,401
please record your vote.

1400
00:45:48,100 --> 00:45:49,100
>> Mr. Chair. And the motion

1401
00:45:49,100 --> 00:45:50,100
passed unanimously.

1402
00:45:50,100 --> 00:45:51,100
>> All righty. And item number

1403
00:45:51,100 --> 00:45:52,100
C3.

1404
00:45:52,100 --> 00:45:53,100
>> Okay, so the final agenda,

1405
00:45:53,100 --> 00:45:55,100
item C3 is

1406
00:45:55,100 --> 00:45:56,100
for the third amendment

1407
00:45:56,100 --> 00:45:58,100
of work assignment number three

1408
00:45:58,100 --> 00:46:00,100
for both program and project

1409
00:46:00,100 --> 00:46:01,100
management services to Black

1410
00:46:01,100 --> 00:46:03,100
and Veatch. And as I briefly

1411
00:46:03,100 --> 00:46:05,100
touched on earlier today,

1412
00:46:05,100 --> 00:46:07,100
Black and Veatch has been

1413
00:46:07,100 --> 00:46:08,100
supporting the Tampa Bay water

1414
00:46:08,100 --> 00:46:10,100
team through their integrated

1415
00:46:10,100 --> 00:46:12,100
program management contract.

1416
00:46:12,100 --> 00:46:13,100
Their services continue

1417
00:46:13,100 --> 00:46:15,100
to be a key to the success

1418
00:46:15,100 --> 00:46:16,100
of this pipeline project. The

1419
00:46:16,100 --> 00:46:18,100
additional scope includes

1420
00:46:18,100 --> 00:46:20,100
program management and

1421
00:46:20,100 --> 00:46:22,100
coordination. Black and Veatch

1422
00:46:22,100 --> 00:46:23,100
would also continue to serve as

1423
00:46:23,100 --> 00:46:25,100
our owner's advisor. And they

1424
00:46:25,100 --> 00:46:27,100
will also provide staff

1425
00:46:27,100 --> 00:46:28,100
augmentation services to cover

1426
00:46:28,100 --> 00:46:30,100
construction management and

1427
00:46:30,100 --> 00:46:31,100
project management

1428
00:46:31,100 --> 00:46:33,100
for this project. This

1429
00:46:33,100 --> 00:46:34,100
amendment is only

1430
00:46:34,100 --> 00:46:36,100
for the first 12 months

1431
00:46:36,100 --> 00:46:38,100
starting this August. And we

1432
00:46:38,100 --> 00:46:40,100
anticipate, as we burn out the

1433
00:46:40,100 --> 00:46:41,100
money and see how things go,

1434
00:46:41,100 --> 00:46:43,100
to come back for future

1435
00:46:43,100 --> 00:46:44,100
amendments and request

1436
00:46:44,100 --> 00:46:46,401
additional funds as needed.

1437
00:46:47,100 --> 00:46:48,100
The scope of work for this

1438
00:46:48,100 --> 00:46:51,100
particular work scope is being

1439
00:46:51,100 --> 00:46:54,100
funded by both Tampa Bay Water

1440
00:46:54,100 --> 00:46:56,100
and Hillsborough County and any

1441
00:46:56,100 --> 00:46:57,100
reimbursements that we receive

1442
00:46:57,100 --> 00:46:59,100
from the Southwest Florida

1443
00:46:59,100 --> 00:47:00,100
Water Management District. And

1444
00:47:00,100 --> 00:47:02,100
with that,

1445
00:47:02,100 --> 00:47:03,100
staff requests approval

1446
00:47:03,100 --> 00:47:05,100
for this Third Amendment

1447
00:47:05,100 --> 00:47:07,100
to work assignment number three

1448
00:47:07,100 --> 00:47:08,100
with Black and Veatch.

1449
00:47:08,100 --> 00:47:10,100
>> Okay, thank you,

1450
00:47:10,100 --> 00:47:11,100
Commissioner Eggers.

1451
00:47:11,100 --> 00:47:13,100
>> One clarifying question back

1452
00:47:13,100 --> 00:47:14,100
on the project manager. Be

1453
00:47:14,100 --> 00:47:16,100
quick. So, the staff that we

1454
00:47:16,100 --> 00:47:17,100
have,

1455
00:47:17,100 --> 00:47:18,100
the one that we're looking

1456
00:47:18,100 --> 00:47:20,100
to replace, one of those

1457
00:47:20,100 --> 00:47:21,100
positions would give us that

1458
00:47:21,100 --> 00:47:23,100
ability to do projects

1459
00:47:23,100 --> 00:47:24,100
like this normally.

1460
00:47:24,100 --> 00:47:26,100
>> Correct.

1461
00:47:26,100 --> 00:47:27,100
>> But because we had one

1462
00:47:27,100 --> 00:47:29,100
person leave,

1463
00:47:29,100 --> 00:47:30,100
we didn't have the level

1464
00:47:30,100 --> 00:47:32,100
of expertise

1465
00:47:32,100 --> 00:47:33,100
for a project this size.

1466
00:47:33,100 --> 00:47:34,100
>> Correct. And it's very

1467
00:47:34,100 --> 00:47:35,100
difficult to find a project

1468
00:47:35,100 --> 00:47:37,100
person that have that level

1469
00:47:37,100 --> 00:47:38,100
of experience as well.

1470
00:47:38,100 --> 00:47:40,100
>> Yeah. Perfect. Thank you.

1471
00:47:40,100 --> 00:47:42,100
Appreciate it.

1472
00:47:42,100 --> 00:47:43,100
>> Move approval.

1473
00:47:43,100 --> 00:47:45,100
>> Second.

1474
00:47:45,100 --> 00:47:46,100
>> Okay. We have a motion

1475
00:47:46,100 --> 00:47:48,100
from Commissioner Wostal.

1476
00:47:48,100 --> 00:47:49,100
Commissioner Mariano, is that

1477
00:47:49,100 --> 00:47:50,100
you seconding it?

1478
00:47:50,100 --> 00:47:52,100
>> No, it was. It was you,

1479
00:47:52,100 --> 00:47:54,100
Commissioner Eggers.

1480
00:47:54,100 --> 00:47:56,100
>> You know, sorry. We're going

1481
00:47:56,100 --> 00:47:58,100
to let you do the next one,

1482
00:47:58,100 --> 00:48:00,100
so mess them up. All right.

1483
00:48:00,100 --> 00:48:02,401
Please record your vote.

1484
00:48:05,100 --> 00:48:06,100
>> Mr. Chair, the motion passed

1485
00:48:06,100 --> 00:48:07,100
unanimously.

1486
00:48:07,100 --> 00:48:08,100
>> All right,

1487
00:48:08,100 --> 00:48:09,100
thank you very much. We are

1488
00:48:09,100 --> 00:48:10,100
going to move on now to Item C4

1489
00:48:10,100 --> 00:48:12,100
and Michelle Stum.

1490
00:48:19,100 --> 00:48:21,100
>> Good morning, Mr. Chair.

1491
00:48:21,100 --> 00:48:22,100
Members of the board, I'm

1492
00:48:22,100 --> 00:48:23,100
Michelle Stum, your chief of

1493
00:48:23,100 --> 00:48:25,100
staff and chief strategy

1494
00:48:25,100 --> 00:48:26,100
officer. Item C4 is a request

1495
00:48:26,100 --> 00:48:27,100
for approval for the firm

1496
00:48:27,100 --> 00:48:29,100
to perform the agency's 2025

1497
00:48:29,100 --> 00:48:31,100
performance audit and

1498
00:48:31,100 --> 00:48:33,100
management study. The

1499
00:48:34,100 --> 00:48:35,100
interlocal agreement requires

1500
00:48:35,100 --> 00:48:37,100
that the agency conduct a

1501
00:48:37,100 --> 00:48:38,100
performance audit and

1502
00:48:38,100 --> 00:48:39,100
management study every five

1503
00:48:39,100 --> 00:48:41,100
years. This is an important

1504
00:48:41,100 --> 00:48:42,100
project because it gives the

1505
00:48:42,100 --> 00:48:44,100
agency the opportunity

1506
00:48:44,100 --> 00:48:45,100
to have a national firm look at

1507
00:48:45,100 --> 00:48:47,100
our programs and our governance

1508
00:48:47,100 --> 00:48:49,401
and offer us recommendations,

1509
00:48:50,100 --> 00:48:52,100
let us know what we're doing

1510
00:48:52,100 --> 00:48:54,100
well and what maybe we could do

1511
00:48:54,100 --> 00:48:55,100
better. The last performance

1512
00:48:55,100 --> 00:48:56,100
audit was completed in 2020.

1513
00:48:56,100 --> 00:48:58,401
The recommendations for that

1514
00:48:59,100 --> 00:49:01,100
audit have been reported

1515
00:49:01,100 --> 00:49:02,100
to the board as task updates on

1516
00:49:02,100 --> 00:49:04,100
the consent agenda regularly

1517
00:49:04,100 --> 00:49:06,100
and

1518
00:49:06,100 --> 00:49:07,100
through the annual presentation

1519
00:49:07,100 --> 00:49:09,100
on strategic plan progress.

1520
00:49:09,100 --> 00:49:11,100
In March, the agency advertised

1521
00:49:11,100 --> 00:49:12,100
a request for proposals

1522
00:49:12,100 --> 00:49:14,100
for firms

1523
00:49:14,100 --> 00:49:15,100
to perform the audit and study.

1524
00:49:15,100 --> 00:49:17,100
We received nine submissions,

1525
00:49:17,100 --> 00:49:18,100
and a selection committee

1526
00:49:18,100 --> 00:49:20,100
comprised of agency staff

1527
00:49:20,100 --> 00:49:22,100
scored and selected Baker

1528
00:49:22,100 --> 00:49:23,100
Tilly Advisory Group LP as the

1529
00:49:23,100 --> 00:49:25,100
top ranked firm

1530
00:49:25,100 --> 00:49:27,100
to perform the audit. Staff

1531
00:49:27,100 --> 00:49:29,100
subsequently negotiated a final

1532
00:49:29,100 --> 00:49:30,100
scope and fee,

1533
00:49:30,100 --> 00:49:31,100
which is attached

1534
00:49:31,100 --> 00:49:33,100
to your agenda item. I'd now

1535
00:49:33,100 --> 00:49:34,100
like to introduce Caitlin

1536
00:49:34,100 --> 00:49:36,100
Humrickhouse, a principal

1537
00:49:36,100 --> 00:49:37,100
with Baker Tilly, to provide

1538
00:49:37,100 --> 00:49:39,100
some additional details

1539
00:49:39,100 --> 00:49:40,100
on the firm and its approach

1540
00:49:40,100 --> 00:49:42,100
to this project.

1541
00:49:46,100 --> 00:49:47,100
>> Good morning, Mr.

1542
00:49:47,100 --> 00:49:49,100
Chairman. Members

1543
00:49:49,100 --> 00:49:50,100
of the board. So, Baker Tilly

1544
00:49:50,100 --> 00:49:52,100
is a national professional

1545
00:49:52,100 --> 00:49:53,100
services firm. We have about

1546
00:49:53,100 --> 00:49:55,100
11,000 employees nationwide and

1547
00:49:55,100 --> 00:49:57,100
my team in particular works

1548
00:49:57,100 --> 00:49:59,100
in the public sector. So,

1549
00:49:59,100 --> 00:50:01,100
at any given time we have

1550
00:50:01,100 --> 00:50:02,100
about 2,500 Utility Special

1551
00:50:02,100 --> 00:50:04,100
District Energy clients and

1552
00:50:04,100 --> 00:50:06,100
another 3,000 city county

1553
00:50:06,100 --> 00:50:08,100
government clients. We

1554
00:50:09,100 --> 00:50:10,100
specialize

1555
00:50:10,100 --> 00:50:11,100
in management consulting. So,

1556
00:50:11,100 --> 00:50:13,100
process improvement,

1557
00:50:13,100 --> 00:50:14,100
organizational design,

1558
00:50:14,100 --> 00:50:16,100
strategy, projects like Just

1559
00:50:16,100 --> 00:50:17,100
like this. We've done a number

1560
00:50:17,100 --> 00:50:18,100
of management studies

1561
00:50:18,100 --> 00:50:21,100
across the country for those

1562
00:50:21,100 --> 00:50:22,100
in the water industry. So, I'll

1563
00:50:22,100 --> 00:50:24,100
go a little bit into the scope

1564
00:50:24,100 --> 00:50:26,100
of what we plan to do. We are

1565
00:50:26,100 --> 00:50:27,100
going to couch our analysis in

1566
00:50:27,100 --> 00:50:29,401
the EPA's effective utility

1567
00:50:30,100 --> 00:50:32,100
management framework as updated

1568
00:50:32,100 --> 00:50:34,100
in 2024. So, it looks at 10 key

1569
00:50:34,100 --> 00:50:36,100
areas of operations and then

1570
00:50:36,100 --> 00:50:38,100
five overarching principles

1571
00:50:38,100 --> 00:50:40,100
related to leadership,

1572
00:50:41,100 --> 00:50:43,100
continuous improvement. And so,

1573
00:50:43,100 --> 00:50:45,100
as we go

1574
00:50:45,100 --> 00:50:46,100
through our analysis,

1575
00:50:46,100 --> 00:50:47,100
we'll be using different types

1576
00:50:47,100 --> 00:50:49,100
of benchmarks,

1577
00:50:49,100 --> 00:50:50,100
metrics associated with that

1578
00:50:50,100 --> 00:50:52,100
framework as applicable

1579
00:50:52,100 --> 00:50:53,100
to your organization. So, I

1580
00:50:53,100 --> 00:50:55,100
won't go through these, but

1581
00:50:55,100 --> 00:50:56,100
this is a little bit more

1582
00:50:56,100 --> 00:50:57,100
detail of each of those

1583
00:50:57,100 --> 00:50:59,100
different areas that we will be

1584
00:50:59,100 --> 00:51:00,100
looking at. Our project

1585
00:51:00,100 --> 00:51:02,100
approach goes through six key

1586
00:51:02,100 --> 00:51:03,100
activities which I'll go

1587
00:51:03,100 --> 00:51:05,100
through in detail

1588
00:51:05,100 --> 00:51:06,100
on the next slide.

1589
00:51:06,100 --> 00:51:07,100
But you know, we really sort

1590
00:51:07,100 --> 00:51:08,100
of start with some in depth

1591
00:51:08,100 --> 00:51:10,100
project management all the way

1592
00:51:10,100 --> 00:51:12,100
through reporting and lots

1593
00:51:12,100 --> 00:51:13,100
of feedback in between. So, our

1594
00:51:13,100 --> 00:51:15,100
first activity is to assemble

1595
00:51:15,100 --> 00:51:17,100
the project steering committee.

1596
00:51:17,100 --> 00:51:18,100
We plan to include individuals

1597
00:51:18,100 --> 00:51:20,100
from multiple levels

1598
00:51:21,100 --> 00:51:22,100
of the organization. We feel

1599
00:51:22,100 --> 00:51:24,100
like we get really rich

1600
00:51:24,100 --> 00:51:25,100
feedback on our deliverables

1601
00:51:25,100 --> 00:51:27,100
from your team when we do that.

1602
00:51:27,100 --> 00:51:30,100
And it also gives people a

1603
00:51:30,100 --> 00:51:31,100
chance to step up

1604
00:51:31,100 --> 00:51:32,100
in an important project

1605
00:51:32,100 --> 00:51:34,100
like this

1606
00:51:34,100 --> 00:51:35,100
into a leadership capacity.

1607
00:51:35,100 --> 00:51:37,100
We'll be finalizing our work

1608
00:51:37,100 --> 00:51:38,100
plan and schedule and issuing,

1609
00:51:38,100 --> 00:51:40,100
asking the staff

1610
00:51:40,100 --> 00:51:41,100
for information in order

1611
00:51:41,100 --> 00:51:42,100
to complete our study. So, any

1612
00:51:42,100 --> 00:51:44,100
types

1613
00:51:44,100 --> 00:51:45,100
of plans or reports you have,

1614
00:51:45,100 --> 00:51:46,100
data that you have in place and

1615
00:51:46,100 --> 00:51:48,100
we'll establish a regular

1616
00:51:48,100 --> 00:51:50,100
status reporting schedule.

1617
00:51:50,100 --> 00:51:52,100
Then we go into sort

1618
00:51:52,100 --> 00:51:53,100
of the meat of the project

1619
00:51:53,100 --> 00:51:55,100
which is really looking

1620
00:51:55,100 --> 00:51:56,100
at that data, obtaining input.

1621
00:51:56,100 --> 00:51:58,100
So, we'll be doing lots

1622
00:51:58,100 --> 00:51:59,100
of data analysis. We'll issue

1623
00:51:59,100 --> 00:52:01,100
an employee survey

1624
00:52:01,100 --> 00:52:02,100
to get feedback. We'll also be

1625
00:52:02,100 --> 00:52:04,100
doing in person interviews and

1626
00:52:04,100 --> 00:52:05,100
focus groups,

1627
00:52:05,100 --> 00:52:07,100
including interviews

1628
00:52:07,100 --> 00:52:08,100
with members

1629
00:52:08,100 --> 00:52:09,100
of the board and members

1630
00:52:09,100 --> 00:52:11,100
of your member government,

1631
00:52:11,100 --> 00:52:12,100
representatives

1632
00:52:12,100 --> 00:52:14,100
from your member governments.

1633
00:52:14,100 --> 00:52:15,100
And then what we do is we

1634
00:52:15,100 --> 00:52:16,100
document our initial

1635
00:52:16,100 --> 00:52:18,100
observations. So, sort

1636
00:52:18,100 --> 00:52:19,100
of our first take

1637
00:52:19,100 --> 00:52:20,100
at what are we seeing

1638
00:52:20,100 --> 00:52:22,100
in the data,

1639
00:52:22,100 --> 00:52:23,100
what are we hearing

1640
00:52:23,100 --> 00:52:24,100
from our interviews and sort

1641
00:52:24,100 --> 00:52:25,100
of giving the opportunity

1642
00:52:25,100 --> 00:52:26,100
for the steering committee

1643
00:52:26,100 --> 00:52:28,100
to give us feedback on those.

1644
00:52:28,100 --> 00:52:29,100
Then we go into peer

1645
00:52:29,100 --> 00:52:30,100
benchmarking and best practices

1646
00:52:30,100 --> 00:52:31,100
research. So we will establish

1647
00:52:31,100 --> 00:52:32,100
a group

1648
00:52:32,100 --> 00:52:34,100
of benchmark agencies. We

1649
00:52:34,100 --> 00:52:35,100
like that to be a mix of best

1650
00:52:35,100 --> 00:52:38,100
in class and then people that

1651
00:52:38,100 --> 00:52:39,100
are, you know, organizations

1652
00:52:39,100 --> 00:52:40,100
that are comparable

1653
00:52:40,100 --> 00:52:42,100
to you. I always like to say,

1654
00:52:42,100 --> 00:52:43,100
just because someone looks

1655
00:52:43,100 --> 00:52:44,100
like you on paper doesn't mean

1656
00:52:44,100 --> 00:52:45,100
they're doing things the right

1657
00:52:45,100 --> 00:52:47,100
way necessarily. So, we like to

1658
00:52:47,100 --> 00:52:49,100
make sure we're including the

1659
00:52:49,100 --> 00:52:50,100
best of the best

1660
00:52:50,100 --> 00:52:52,100
around the country. And then we

1661
00:52:52,100 --> 00:52:53,100
do a lot of industry analysis

1662
00:52:53,100 --> 00:52:54,100
and best practice research

1663
00:52:54,100 --> 00:52:56,100
pulling in from AWWA and other

1664
00:52:56,100 --> 00:52:58,100
industry associations. Then we

1665
00:52:58,100 --> 00:53:00,100
get into, you can think

1666
00:53:00,100 --> 00:53:01,100
of this as a gap analysis.

1667
00:53:01,100 --> 00:53:03,100
So, we understand, we have a

1668
00:53:03,100 --> 00:53:04,100
really good understanding

1669
00:53:04,100 --> 00:53:05,100
of your current operations,

1670
00:53:05,100 --> 00:53:07,100
we have a great understanding

1671
00:53:07,100 --> 00:53:08,100
of the industry and the peers.

1672
00:53:08,100 --> 00:53:09,100
And then we're saying, where

1673
00:53:09,100 --> 00:53:10,100
are the gaps that we're seeing?

1674
00:53:10,100 --> 00:53:11,100
Either where you're ahead

1675
00:53:11,100 --> 00:53:13,100
of that gap,

1676
00:53:13,100 --> 00:53:14,100
you're doing something best

1677
00:53:14,100 --> 00:53:15,100
in class, or there's an area

1678
00:53:15,100 --> 00:53:17,100
for you to improve. We couch

1679
00:53:17,100 --> 00:53:18,100
all of that

1680
00:53:18,100 --> 00:53:19,100
in as much data as we can,

1681
00:53:19,100 --> 00:53:21,100
as much feedback as we can,

1682
00:53:21,100 --> 00:53:22,100
and we're looking here

1683
00:53:22,100 --> 00:53:23,100
at things

1684
00:53:23,100 --> 00:53:24,100
like what is the effectiveness

1685
00:53:24,100 --> 00:53:26,100
of your processes? Where are

1686
00:53:26,100 --> 00:53:27,100
you using technology

1687
00:53:27,100 --> 00:53:28,100
appropriately

1688
00:53:28,100 --> 00:53:30,100
to support your operations? Do

1689
00:53:30,100 --> 00:53:31,100
you have any challenges with

1690
00:53:31,100 --> 00:53:33,100
succession and workforce

1691
00:53:33,100 --> 00:53:34,100
planning? What is the risk?

1692
00:53:34,100 --> 00:53:36,100
What are certain risks to the

1693
00:53:36,100 --> 00:53:37,100
organization that you should be

1694
00:53:37,100 --> 00:53:39,100
aware of? Again, we're getting

1695
00:53:39,100 --> 00:53:40,100
feedback throughout

1696
00:53:40,100 --> 00:53:42,100
from the steering committee

1697
00:53:42,100 --> 00:53:44,100
on that. And then we go

1698
00:53:44,100 --> 00:53:45,100
into preparing a draft report.

1699
00:53:45,100 --> 00:53:47,100
So that's, you know,

1700
00:53:47,100 --> 00:53:49,100
including everything we've done

1701
00:53:49,100 --> 00:53:50,100
for the project. We'll get

1702
00:53:50,100 --> 00:53:51,100
feedback

1703
00:53:51,100 --> 00:53:52,100
on that and then we'll go into

1704
00:53:52,100 --> 00:53:54,100
presenting the final report.

1705
00:53:54,100 --> 00:53:56,100
And I imagine that final report

1706
00:53:56,100 --> 00:53:57,100
will be presented

1707
00:53:57,100 --> 00:53:59,100
to this group as well.

1708
00:53:59,100 --> 00:54:00,100
After that, we prepare what we

1709
00:54:00,100 --> 00:54:01,100
call an implementation action

1710
00:54:01,100 --> 00:54:03,100
plan. So that is basically a,

1711
00:54:03,100 --> 00:54:05,100
to implement these

1712
00:54:05,100 --> 00:54:06,100
recommendations. Here's the

1713
00:54:06,100 --> 00:54:07,100
step by step,

1714
00:54:07,100 --> 00:54:08,100
here's who's accountable. We

1715
00:54:08,100 --> 00:54:10,100
want these to be implemented

1716
00:54:10,100 --> 00:54:11,100
after we leave and our project

1717
00:54:11,100 --> 00:54:13,100
is done so that you can

1718
00:54:13,100 --> 00:54:15,100
implement the change you need

1719
00:54:15,100 --> 00:54:16,100
in your organization. We

1720
00:54:16,100 --> 00:54:18,401
anticipate starting this month

1721
00:54:19,100 --> 00:54:21,100
if the project is approved with

1722
00:54:21,100 --> 00:54:23,100
a kickoff call and then going

1723
00:54:23,100 --> 00:54:26,100
through February. So you would

1724
00:54:26,100 --> 00:54:28,100
have that implementation action

1725
00:54:28,100 --> 00:54:29,100
plan and final report in

1726
00:54:29,100 --> 00:54:31,100
February. And that is it

1727
00:54:31,100 --> 00:54:33,100
for me.

1728
00:54:36,100 --> 00:54:38,100
>> Okay, thank you, Caitlin.

1729
00:54:38,100 --> 00:54:39,100
With that staff recommends

1730
00:54:39,100 --> 00:54:40,100
approval of the contract with

1731
00:54:40,100 --> 00:54:42,100
Baker Tilly Advisory Group

1732
00:54:42,100 --> 00:54:44,100
in a not to exceed amount of

1733
00:54:44,100 --> 00:54:46,100
125,000 to perform the 2025

1734
00:54:46,100 --> 00:54:48,100
performance audit and

1735
00:54:49,100 --> 00:54:50,100
management study.

1736
00:54:50,100 --> 00:54:52,100
>> Commissioner Mariano?

1737
00:54:52,100 --> 00:54:53,100
>> Yeah. When I first was

1738
00:54:53,100 --> 00:54:55,100
reading this,

1739
00:54:55,100 --> 00:54:56,100
I was a little suspect to it,

1740
00:54:56,100 --> 00:54:57,100
but actually I

1741
00:54:57,100 --> 00:54:58,100
like the fact that we want

1742
00:54:58,100 --> 00:55:00,100
to take a look at ourselves,

1743
00:55:00,100 --> 00:55:01,100
go see what we're doing

1744
00:55:01,100 --> 00:55:02,100
in there. You know,

1745
00:55:02,100 --> 00:55:03,100
the question we talk about,

1746
00:55:03,100 --> 00:55:04,100
are we contracting, setting up?

1747
00:55:04,100 --> 00:55:06,100
I think it's a good idea.

1748
00:55:06,100 --> 00:55:07,100
>> You know, I agree with you.

1749
00:55:07,100 --> 00:55:09,100
I think it's a really smart

1750
00:55:09,100 --> 00:55:10,100
thing to always be evaluating

1751
00:55:10,100 --> 00:55:12,100
ourselves and making sure that

1752
00:55:12,100 --> 00:55:13,100
our processes are up

1753
00:55:13,100 --> 00:55:15,100
to snuff.

1754
00:55:17,100 --> 00:55:18,100
>> So move.

1755
00:55:18,100 --> 00:55:19,100
>> Second.

1756
00:55:19,100 --> 00:55:21,100
>> Okay, who else? Anyone else

1757
00:55:21,100 --> 00:55:23,401
want to talk before

1758
00:55:24,100 --> 00:55:25,100
>> I do.

1759
00:55:25,100 --> 00:55:26,100
>> Yes, Commissioner Eggers.

1760
00:55:26,100 --> 00:55:27,100
>> It wasn't,

1761
00:55:27,100 --> 00:55:29,100
I don't think he said.

1762
00:55:29,100 --> 00:55:30,100
>> Oh, okay. I haven't said who

1763
00:55:30,100 --> 00:55:31,100
yet.

1764
00:55:31,100 --> 00:55:32,100
>> I haven't said who yet.

1765
00:55:32,100 --> 00:55:34,100
>> Yeah, well, yeah, you have.

1766
00:55:34,100 --> 00:55:35,100
>> I don't even know. I just

1767
00:55:35,100 --> 00:55:37,100
anticipate.

1768
00:55:37,100 --> 00:55:39,100
>> I think this is extremely

1769
00:55:39,100 --> 00:55:40,100
important project. And when I

1770
00:55:40,100 --> 00:55:42,100
came on board in 2015, an audit

1771
00:55:42,100 --> 00:55:44,100
had been finished. And

1772
00:55:44,100 --> 00:55:45,100
subsequent

1773
00:55:45,100 --> 00:55:46,100
to that we had a lot

1774
00:55:46,100 --> 00:55:47,100
of issues,

1775
00:55:47,100 --> 00:55:49,100
not only that were brought

1776
00:55:49,100 --> 00:55:50,100
forward,

1777
00:55:50,100 --> 00:55:51,100
but that weren't being

1778
00:55:51,100 --> 00:55:52,100
addressed in a timely manner.

1779
00:55:52,100 --> 00:55:54,100
And that was more

1780
00:55:54,100 --> 00:55:55,100
about the top leadership

1781
00:55:55,100 --> 00:55:57,100
at the time. And then

1782
00:55:57,100 --> 00:55:59,100
subsequently

1783
00:55:59,100 --> 00:56:01,100
to that the projects got done.

1784
00:56:01,100 --> 00:56:03,100
The communication was perfect.

1785
00:56:03,100 --> 00:56:04,100
So, I really commend staff for

1786
00:56:04,100 --> 00:56:06,100
all the work that they did and

1787
00:56:06,100 --> 00:56:08,100
I want

1788
00:56:08,100 --> 00:56:09,100
to separate those comments out.

1789
00:56:09,100 --> 00:56:11,100
But this is extremely important

1790
00:56:11,100 --> 00:56:13,100
and it is. It is important

1791
00:56:13,100 --> 00:56:14,100
to be timely, it's important

1792
00:56:14,100 --> 00:56:16,100
to be critical. It's important

1793
00:56:16,100 --> 00:56:18,100
for us to take that criticism

1794
00:56:18,100 --> 00:56:21,100
and improve on it. And was your

1795
00:56:21,100 --> 00:56:23,100
organization been a part of the

1796
00:56:23,100 --> 00:56:25,100
last bidding process or not?

1797
00:56:25,100 --> 00:56:27,100
Okay, well, good to have you

1798
00:56:27,100 --> 00:56:29,100
on board. Look forward

1799
00:56:29,100 --> 00:56:30,100
to that. Have you had a chance

1800
00:56:30,100 --> 00:56:32,100
to look

1801
00:56:32,100 --> 00:56:34,100
at the last audit yet? Okay.

1802
00:56:34,100 --> 00:56:35,100
Any general comments

1803
00:56:35,100 --> 00:56:37,100
on that or are you going

1804
00:56:37,100 --> 00:56:39,100
to reserve that? I mean, I'd

1805
00:56:39,100 --> 00:56:40,100
like to just hear your

1806
00:56:40,100 --> 00:56:41,100
thoughts.

1807
00:56:41,100 --> 00:56:42,100
>> I thought it was very

1808
00:56:42,100 --> 00:56:45,100
thorough. I think what you'll

1809
00:56:45,100 --> 00:56:46,100
find in ours is you might see a

1810
00:56:46,100 --> 00:56:48,100
little bit more data and

1811
00:56:48,100 --> 00:56:50,100
advisory components. So, we

1812
00:56:50,100 --> 00:56:53,100
tend to be a little bit more

1813
00:56:53,100 --> 00:56:54,100
forward looking of.

1814
00:56:54,100 --> 00:56:56,100
For example, we'll do a five

1815
00:56:56,100 --> 00:56:57,100
year retirement analysis

1816
00:56:57,100 --> 00:56:58,100
to let you know what percentage

1817
00:56:58,100 --> 00:57:00,100
of your workforce is eligible

1818
00:57:00,100 --> 00:57:01,100
to retire

1819
00:57:01,100 --> 00:57:02,100
in the next five years.

1820
00:57:02,100 --> 00:57:04,100
>> None. Well, kidding.

1821
00:57:05,100 --> 00:57:06,100
>> Yeah, well, that would be

1822
00:57:06,100 --> 00:57:08,100
wonderful if that was the case,

1823
00:57:08,100 --> 00:57:09,100
you know. So, we'll do a little

1824
00:57:09,100 --> 00:57:10,100
bit more forward thinking

1825
00:57:10,100 --> 00:57:11,100
things like that. I think

1826
00:57:11,100 --> 00:57:13,100
you'll see that come through

1827
00:57:13,100 --> 00:57:14,100
in our report.

1828
00:57:14,100 --> 00:57:15,100
But I thought it was well done.

1829
00:57:15,100 --> 00:57:16,100
And I think the part as I was

1830
00:57:16,100 --> 00:57:18,100
actually preparing to bid

1831
00:57:18,100 --> 00:57:19,100
on this project, I went through

1832
00:57:19,100 --> 00:57:21,100
and I did. I could see very

1833
00:57:21,100 --> 00:57:22,100
clearly where your team had

1834
00:57:22,100 --> 00:57:24,100
addressed some of the findings

1835
00:57:24,100 --> 00:57:25,100
in that report,

1836
00:57:25,100 --> 00:57:27,100
where staff had addressed them.

1837
00:57:27,100 --> 00:57:28,100
And I was very impressed

1838
00:57:28,100 --> 00:57:30,100
at the level of transparency

1839
00:57:30,100 --> 00:57:32,100
there because you don't always

1840
00:57:32,100 --> 00:57:34,100
see that. So, I thought that

1841
00:57:34,100 --> 00:57:36,100
really stuck out to me about

1842
00:57:36,100 --> 00:57:38,100
you as an organization.

1843
00:57:38,100 --> 00:57:39,100
>> Well, the baton is yours now

1844
00:57:39,100 --> 00:57:40,100
and that transparency is

1845
00:57:40,100 --> 00:57:42,100
because

1846
00:57:42,100 --> 00:57:43,100
of the leader that we have down

1847
00:57:43,100 --> 00:57:44,100
here and the staff that we

1848
00:57:44,100 --> 00:57:46,100
have. So, I really appreciate

1849
00:57:46,100 --> 00:57:47,100
that. Look forward

1850
00:57:47,100 --> 00:57:48,100
to your work.

1851
00:57:48,100 --> 00:57:49,100
>> Thank you.

1852
00:57:49,100 --> 00:57:50,100
>> Chair.

1853
00:57:50,100 --> 00:57:51,100
>> Yes, Ms. Hanewicz.

1854
00:57:51,100 --> 00:57:52,100
>> I just was going to say,

1855
00:57:52,100 --> 00:57:53,100
you know,

1856
00:57:53,100 --> 00:57:54,100
sometimes when you have these

1857
00:57:54,100 --> 00:57:56,100
studies, some employees get

1858
00:57:56,100 --> 00:57:57,100
very apprehensive about it.

1859
00:57:57,100 --> 00:57:59,100
And look, we do it in the city

1860
00:57:59,100 --> 00:58:00,100
of St. Petersburg. City

1861
00:58:00,100 --> 00:58:01,100
Council can actually pick

1862
00:58:01,100 --> 00:58:03,100
different departments to act

1863
00:58:03,100 --> 00:58:04,100
to decide. Okay, we need

1864
00:58:04,100 --> 00:58:06,100
to do a management study. And

1865
00:58:06,100 --> 00:58:07,100
it's always a great thing.

1866
00:58:07,100 --> 00:58:09,401
Good things always come

1867
00:58:10,100 --> 00:58:12,100
from the management studies

1868
00:58:12,100 --> 00:58:13,100
in terms of resources that are

1869
00:58:13,100 --> 00:58:15,100
maybe necessary changes that

1870
00:58:15,100 --> 00:58:17,100
may be needed. And it's really

1871
00:58:17,100 --> 00:58:18,100
for the best with everyone.

1872
00:58:18,100 --> 00:58:20,100
So, I just wanted

1873
00:58:20,100 --> 00:58:21,100
to throw that out there,

1874
00:58:21,100 --> 00:58:23,100
that I agree

1875
00:58:23,100 --> 00:58:24,100
with everyone else. These are

1876
00:58:24,100 --> 00:58:25,100
always good. And so,

1877
00:58:25,100 --> 00:58:27,100
I'm very excited

1878
00:58:27,100 --> 00:58:28,100
to see what the results are.

1879
00:58:28,100 --> 00:58:29,100
Thank you, Chair.

1880
00:58:29,100 --> 00:58:30,100
>> Okay, now I believe the

1881
00:58:30,100 --> 00:58:31,100
motion was from Councilman

1882
00:58:31,100 --> 00:58:34,100
Miranda, who was the second?

1883
00:58:34,100 --> 00:58:36,100
>> Me. Oh, no.

1884
00:58:37,100 --> 00:58:38,100
>> Commissioner Mariano is the

1885
00:58:38,100 --> 00:58:40,100
second.

1886
00:58:40,100 --> 00:58:43,100
>> I don't think I can do a

1887
00:58:43,100 --> 00:58:45,100
third on this.

1888
00:58:47,100 --> 00:58:48,100
>> She can have it. Sorry.

1889
00:58:48,100 --> 00:58:50,100
>> All right,

1890
00:58:50,100 --> 00:58:52,401
please record your vote.

1891
00:58:55,100 --> 00:58:56,100
>> Mr. Chair, the motion passed

1892
00:58:56,100 --> 00:58:57,100
unanimously.

1893
00:58:57,100 --> 00:58:59,100
>> Thank you very much. We have

1894
00:58:59,100 --> 00:59:00,100
two presentations this morning.

1895
00:59:00,100 --> 00:59:02,100
The first is going

1896
00:59:02,100 --> 00:59:04,401
to be our rotation

1897
00:59:05,100 --> 00:59:07,100
of utility departments. And

1898
00:59:07,100 --> 00:59:09,100
today the city of Tampa is here

1899
00:59:09,100 --> 00:59:11,100
and Rory Jones from the water

1900
00:59:11,100 --> 00:59:13,100
department will give the

1901
00:59:13,100 --> 00:59:15,100
presentation. Good morning.

1902
00:59:16,100 --> 00:59:17,100
>> Good morning. I'm Rory

1903
00:59:17,100 --> 00:59:19,100
Jones with the city of Tampa

1904
00:59:19,100 --> 00:59:21,100
Water Department. Always

1905
00:59:21,100 --> 00:59:22,100
appreciate the chance

1906
00:59:22,100 --> 00:59:23,100
to share what we've got going

1907
00:59:23,100 --> 00:59:25,100
on over in Tampa. We have some

1908
00:59:25,100 --> 00:59:26,100
exciting projects we'd like

1909
00:59:26,100 --> 00:59:27,100
to highlight along

1910
00:59:27,100 --> 00:59:29,100
with a short video. And

1911
00:59:29,100 --> 00:59:31,100
like many of you,

1912
00:59:31,100 --> 00:59:33,100
we're juggling pipes, progress

1913
00:59:33,100 --> 00:59:35,401
and public expectations all

1914
00:59:36,100 --> 00:59:37,100
along the way. So, I'll try

1915
00:59:37,100 --> 00:59:40,100
to keep this brief and real.

1916
00:59:40,100 --> 00:59:43,601
You know, we have a large

1917
00:59:44,100 --> 00:59:46,100
footprint, 220 square miles and

1918
00:59:46,100 --> 00:59:48,401
a service population greater

1919
00:59:49,100 --> 00:59:50,100
than 725,000 people that rely

1920
00:59:50,100 --> 00:59:52,100
on us daily. We manage over

1921
00:59:52,100 --> 00:59:54,100
2,200 miles of pipe that range

1922
00:59:54,100 --> 00:59:56,100
in size from 2 to 54 inch. And

1923
00:59:56,100 --> 00:59:59,100
we're working hard to maintain

1924
00:59:59,100 --> 01:00:02,100
an ageing system that requires

1925
01:00:02,100 --> 01:00:04,100
proactive investments, pipes,

1926
01:00:04,100 --> 01:00:06,100
funding and bonds,

1927
01:00:07,100 --> 01:00:10,100
and long-term planning. We have

1928
01:00:10,100 --> 01:00:13,100
a one central treatment plant,

1929
01:00:13,100 --> 01:00:16,100
the David L. Water Treatment

1930
01:00:19,100 --> 01:00:20,100
Facility. It has recently or

1931
01:00:20,100 --> 01:00:22,100
getting ready

1932
01:00:22,100 --> 01:00:23,100
to hit the 100-year mark. And

1933
01:00:23,100 --> 01:00:25,100
believe it or not,

1934
01:00:25,100 --> 01:00:26,100
we have some

1935
01:00:26,100 --> 01:00:28,100
of those components still

1936
01:00:28,100 --> 01:00:29,100
in play today. Originally, this

1937
01:00:29,100 --> 01:00:31,100
was designed for a $7.6

1938
01:00:31,100 --> 01:00:33,100
million, 7.6 million gallons

1939
01:00:33,100 --> 01:00:35,100
per day facility. Although our

1940
01:00:35,100 --> 01:00:37,401
source water hasn't changed,

1941
01:00:39,100 --> 01:00:40,100
this campus has drastically

1942
01:00:40,100 --> 01:00:41,100
changed

1943
01:00:41,100 --> 01:00:43,100
over the last hundred years.

1944
01:00:43,100 --> 01:00:44,100
Today we draw 82 million

1945
01:00:44,100 --> 01:00:47,100
gallons per day on average.

1946
01:00:50,100 --> 01:00:52,100
And

1947
01:00:52,100 --> 01:00:53,100
with the regional partnership

1948
01:00:53,100 --> 01:00:54,100
of Tampa Bay Water, along with

1949
01:00:54,100 --> 01:00:55,100
our aquifer storage recovery

1950
01:00:55,100 --> 01:00:57,100
system, we're serving. Well,

1951
01:00:57,100 --> 01:00:58,100
more than that. Our

1952
01:00:58,100 --> 01:01:01,100
distribution is a mix of

1953
01:01:01,100 --> 01:01:03,100
elevated and ground storage

1954
01:01:03,100 --> 01:01:04,100
tanks and strategic locations.

1955
01:01:04,100 --> 01:01:06,100
You know, we have four ground

1956
01:01:06,100 --> 01:01:08,100
storage tanks and three

1957
01:01:08,100 --> 01:01:09,100
different pumping stations and

1958
01:01:09,100 --> 01:01:10,100
a couple

1959
01:01:10,100 --> 01:01:12,100
of elevated storage tanks.

1960
01:01:12,100 --> 01:01:14,100
Also, we have two interconnects

1961
01:01:14,100 --> 01:01:16,100
with Tampa Bay water and we're

1962
01:01:16,100 --> 01:01:17,100
grateful to have that

1963
01:01:17,100 --> 01:01:18,100
flexibility and resiliency

1964
01:01:18,100 --> 01:01:20,100
you've built

1965
01:01:20,100 --> 01:01:22,100
into our toolbox here. One of

1966
01:01:22,100 --> 01:01:23,100
our most recent projects is

1967
01:01:23,100 --> 01:01:26,100
wanted to highlight. Here is

1968
01:01:26,100 --> 01:01:27,100
our high surface pump station

1969
01:01:27,100 --> 01:01:29,100
project. We've added eight new

1970
01:01:29,100 --> 01:01:30,100
pumps, 140 million gallons per

1971
01:01:30,100 --> 01:01:32,100
day capacity and it now

1972
01:01:32,100 --> 01:01:35,100
includes a new chlorine contact

1973
01:01:35,100 --> 01:01:38,100
chamber. And we were able to

1974
01:01:38,100 --> 01:01:40,100
completely rehabilitate all our

1975
01:01:40,100 --> 01:01:42,100
clear wells. This was a

1976
01:01:42,100 --> 01:01:44,100
critical step for us in

1977
01:01:44,100 --> 01:01:46,100
improving our reliability and

1978
01:01:46,100 --> 01:01:48,100
resiliency. We've got a quick

1979
01:01:48,100 --> 01:01:50,100
video to show you here that

1980
01:01:50,100 --> 01:01:51,100
highlights the order of

1981
01:01:51,100 --> 01:01:54,100
magnitude and really the scale

1982
01:01:54,100 --> 01:01:56,100
does a good job

1983
01:01:56,100 --> 01:01:58,100
of humanizing these projects.

1984
01:01:58,100 --> 01:02:00,100
This was a project that was

1985
01:02:00,100 --> 01:02:02,100
just over $100 million. And

1986
01:02:02,100 --> 01:02:03,100
we're very pleased

1987
01:02:03,100 --> 01:02:05,100
with the product that Jacob's

1988
01:02:05,100 --> 01:02:07,100
design build team delivered

1989
01:02:07,100 --> 01:02:09,000
for us. There is some audio

1990
01:02:09,000 --> 01:02:12,000
with this if you wouldn't

1991
01:02:19,100 --> 01:02:20,100
mins. Someone's controlling

1992
01:02:20,100 --> 01:02:21,100
behind the scenes. Give me a

1993
01:02:21,100 --> 01:02:23,100
second here.

1994
01:02:28,100 --> 01:02:30,100
[VIDEO PLAYING]

1995
01:05:29,100 --> 01:05:30,100
>> We've got a

1996
01:05:30,100 --> 01:05:32,100
couple other projects we want

1997
01:05:32,100 --> 01:05:33,100
to highlight. We have our

1998
01:05:33,100 --> 01:05:34,100
chemical system improvements

1999
01:05:34,100 --> 01:05:36,100
project where we are

2000
01:05:36,100 --> 01:05:37,100
implementing hypochlorite

2001
01:05:37,100 --> 01:05:38,100
generators on site.

2002
01:05:38,100 --> 01:05:40,100
Essentially this is a low

2003
01:05:40,100 --> 01:05:42,100
strength bleach, a little less

2004
01:05:42,100 --> 01:05:43,100
than what you can buy at

2005
01:05:43,100 --> 01:05:45,100
Publix. This is going to give

2006
01:05:45,100 --> 01:05:46,100
us a safer facility and we're

2007
01:05:46,100 --> 01:05:48,100
going to rely less

2008
01:05:48,100 --> 01:05:49,100
on chemical deliveries

2009
01:05:49,100 --> 01:05:51,401
to continue delivering water.

2010
01:05:52,100 --> 01:05:53,100
Another is our filter

2011
01:05:53,100 --> 01:05:55,100
improvements. We're adding

2012
01:05:55,100 --> 01:05:57,100
additional 20 mgd

2013
01:05:57,100 --> 01:05:58,100
of capacity. These upgrades

2014
01:05:58,100 --> 01:06:00,100
will provide critical

2015
01:06:01,100 --> 01:06:02,100
redundancy and are part of our

2016
01:06:02,100 --> 01:06:04,100
long-term capacity planning.

2017
01:06:04,100 --> 01:06:06,401
Construction started this year

2018
01:06:07,100 --> 01:06:08,100
and is expected

2019
01:06:08,100 --> 01:06:11,601
to be completed in 2027. We do

2020
01:06:13,100 --> 01:06:15,100
have some challenges though,

2021
01:06:15,100 --> 01:06:16,100
and I think this is common

2022
01:06:16,100 --> 01:06:18,100
across all our work here. We,

2023
01:06:18,100 --> 01:06:20,100
like many others, are

2024
01:06:20,100 --> 01:06:22,100
experiencing significant

2025
01:06:22,100 --> 01:06:23,100
increases

2026
01:06:23,100 --> 01:06:25,100
in construction costs, in many

2027
01:06:25,100 --> 01:06:27,100
cases more than doubling,

2028
01:06:27,100 --> 01:06:28,100
especially with our pipeline.

2029
01:06:28,100 --> 01:06:30,100
These cost pressures are real

2030
01:06:30,100 --> 01:06:31,100
and force us

2031
01:06:31,100 --> 01:06:32,100
to rethink schedules,

2032
01:06:32,100 --> 01:06:34,100
scopes and delivery methods.

2033
01:06:34,100 --> 01:06:36,100
So, a couple years ago,

2034
01:06:36,100 --> 01:06:38,100
to help offset some

2035
01:06:38,100 --> 01:06:40,100
of these costs, we developed a

2036
01:06:40,100 --> 01:06:42,100
conservative business case

2037
01:06:42,100 --> 01:06:44,100
for our own construction crew.

2038
01:06:44,100 --> 01:06:46,100
The team structure equipment,

2039
01:06:46,100 --> 01:06:48,401
compared actual numbers to

2040
01:06:49,100 --> 01:06:51,100
projected rates and ultimately

2041
01:06:51,100 --> 01:06:53,100
received approvals

2042
01:06:53,100 --> 01:06:54,100
from our leadership and

2043
01:06:54,100 --> 01:06:57,100
from our council. So we started

2044
01:06:57,100 --> 01:06:59,100
first by hiring a great team.

2045
01:06:59,100 --> 01:07:01,100
It starts with that we ordered

2046
01:07:01,100 --> 01:07:03,100
equipment built, temporary

2047
01:07:04,100 --> 01:07:06,100
construction yards and

2048
01:07:06,100 --> 01:07:08,100
construction trailers and we

2049
01:07:08,100 --> 01:07:11,100
got to work. And their results

2050
01:07:11,100 --> 01:07:14,100
are impressive. You know, the

2051
01:07:14,100 --> 01:07:16,401
projects are completed faster

2052
01:07:19,100 --> 01:07:21,100
and significantly lower cost.

2053
01:07:21,100 --> 01:07:23,100
Matter of fact, we are seeing

2054
01:07:23,100 --> 01:07:25,100
roughly 70% savings compared

2055
01:07:25,100 --> 01:07:27,100
to a more traditional approach.

2056
01:07:27,100 --> 01:07:30,100
And today we've saved over

2057
01:07:30,100 --> 01:07:32,100
$1.4 million. And there's

2058
01:07:33,100 --> 01:07:35,100
opportunities to expand this

2059
01:07:35,100 --> 01:07:36,100
further and each this continues

2060
01:07:36,100 --> 01:07:39,100
to rise. So what's next

2061
01:07:39,100 --> 01:07:41,100
for us? We've got some major

2062
01:07:41,100 --> 01:07:43,100
capital work underway.

2063
01:07:43,100 --> 01:07:45,100
Suspended ion exchange is

2064
01:07:45,100 --> 01:07:47,100
going. We're going to start the

2065
01:07:47,100 --> 01:07:49,100
design this year and we're

2066
01:07:49,100 --> 01:07:51,100
going to shoehorn that

2067
01:07:51,100 --> 01:07:52,100
into our campus there. Now, we

2068
01:07:52,100 --> 01:07:54,401
are currently negotiating GMP

2069
01:07:55,100 --> 01:07:57,100
for a new raw water intake and

2070
01:07:57,100 --> 01:07:58,100
a new and rehabilitated ozone

2071
01:07:58,100 --> 01:08:01,601
system as well as site wide

2072
01:08:02,100 --> 01:08:04,100
electrical improvements where

2073
01:08:04,100 --> 01:08:07,100
we're going to modernize our

2074
01:08:07,100 --> 01:08:09,100
electrical delivery system and

2075
01:08:09,100 --> 01:08:10,100
add some, some generators. We

2076
01:08:10,100 --> 01:08:12,100
have some master plan updates

2077
01:08:12,100 --> 01:08:14,100
across distribution,

2078
01:08:15,100 --> 01:08:16,100
treatment and

2079
01:08:16,100 --> 01:08:17,100
in our resource planning. And

2080
01:08:17,100 --> 01:08:20,100
with that I will wrap it up.

2081
01:08:20,100 --> 01:08:21,100
You know, we're grateful for

2082
01:08:21,100 --> 01:08:23,401
the support and partnership

2083
01:08:24,100 --> 01:08:25,100
that we have with Tampa Bay

2084
01:08:25,100 --> 01:08:27,100
Water and each

2085
01:08:27,100 --> 01:08:28,100
of the member governments. We

2086
01:08:28,100 --> 01:08:29,100
recognize our unique position

2087
01:08:29,100 --> 01:08:31,100
and remain committed

2088
01:08:31,100 --> 01:08:32,100
to a regional collaboration.

2089
01:08:32,100 --> 01:08:34,100
We appreciate the relationship

2090
01:08:34,100 --> 01:08:35,100
we built with the team. Thank

2091
01:08:35,100 --> 01:08:37,100
you.

2092
01:08:37,100 --> 01:08:40,100
>> Thank you. Any questions or

2093
01:08:40,100 --> 01:08:41,100
comments? Commissioner

2094
01:08:41,100 --> 01:08:43,100
Eggers.

2095
01:08:43,100 --> 01:08:44,100
>> First of all, I just want

2096
01:08:44,100 --> 01:08:45,100
to say congratulations on that

2097
01:08:45,100 --> 01:08:47,100
commitment a few years back to

2098
01:08:47,100 --> 01:08:48,100
doing what you're doing today

2099
01:08:48,100 --> 01:08:49,100
and

2100
01:08:49,100 --> 01:08:51,401
for your continuing commitment

2101
01:08:52,100 --> 01:08:53,100
to Tampa Bay Water. I know when

2102
01:08:53,100 --> 01:08:55,100
I first got on the board there

2103
01:08:55,100 --> 01:08:57,100
was a little more acrimony

2104
01:08:57,100 --> 01:08:58,100
between some of the partners.

2105
01:08:58,100 --> 01:09:00,100
And I can't thank the city and

2106
01:09:00,100 --> 01:09:02,100
the staff and the leadership

2107
01:09:02,100 --> 01:09:04,401
for that continued commitment.

2108
01:09:06,100 --> 01:09:07,100
It's really, really important

2109
01:09:07,100 --> 01:09:09,100
that we all work together at

2110
01:09:09,100 --> 01:09:11,100
Tampa Bay Water. Really commend

2111
01:09:11,100 --> 01:09:12,100
you for that work. And I know

2112
01:09:12,100 --> 01:09:14,100
that distribution challenge is

2113
01:09:14,100 --> 01:09:16,100
just over the top when you get

2114
01:09:16,100 --> 01:09:17,100
that old of a system. So

2115
01:09:17,100 --> 01:09:19,100
anyway, good work. Appreciate

2116
01:09:19,100 --> 01:09:21,100
your presentation today. Thank

2117
01:09:21,100 --> 01:09:22,100
you.

2118
01:09:22,100 --> 01:09:24,100
>> Commissioner Mariano.

2119
01:09:24,100 --> 01:09:25,100
>> What a great project. Great

2120
01:09:25,100 --> 01:09:26,100
engineering. Question

2121
01:09:26,100 --> 01:09:28,100
for you, the Howard Curren

2122
01:09:28,100 --> 01:09:29,100
plant, is that with the City

2123
01:09:29,100 --> 01:09:30,100
of Tampa?

2124
01:09:30,100 --> 01:09:31,100
>> It is with the City of

2125
01:09:31,100 --> 01:09:32,100
Tampa. That's our wastewater

2126
01:09:32,100 --> 01:09:33,100
department.

2127
01:09:33,100 --> 01:09:35,100
>> Okay. Later on

2128
01:09:35,100 --> 01:09:36,100
in committee reports, I want

2129
01:09:36,100 --> 01:09:37,100
to talk a little bit more

2130
01:09:37,100 --> 01:09:39,100
about the Howard Curren plant,

2131
01:09:39,100 --> 01:09:40,100
Oldsmar Largo, and what's going

2132
01:09:40,100 --> 01:09:42,100
on in old Tampa Bay. I've got

2133
01:09:42,100 --> 01:09:43,100
some ideas. I think there's

2134
01:09:43,100 --> 01:09:44,100
something we can look at,

2135
01:09:44,100 --> 01:09:46,100
especially hearing what we

2136
01:09:46,100 --> 01:09:47,100
heard from our attorney,

2137
01:09:47,100 --> 01:09:48,100
talking about how we went

2138
01:09:48,100 --> 01:09:50,100
after something to make

2139
01:09:50,100 --> 01:09:51,100
something better. I won't hold

2140
01:09:51,100 --> 01:09:52,100
you up for that one.

2141
01:09:52,100 --> 01:09:54,100
>> Thank you, guys.

2142
01:09:54,100 --> 01:09:56,100
>> Councilman Miranda.

2143
01:09:56,100 --> 01:09:57,100
>> Thank you, Mr. Cohen,

2144
01:09:57,100 --> 01:09:58,100
Chairman. I just want

2145
01:09:58,100 --> 01:10:00,100
to thank the whole City Tampa

2146
01:10:00,100 --> 01:10:01,100
government, the mayor,

2147
01:10:01,100 --> 01:10:02,100
the city council, and Brad

2148
01:10:02,100 --> 01:10:03,100
Baer, your super department

2149
01:10:03,100 --> 01:10:05,100
head, yourself, for thinking

2150
01:10:05,100 --> 01:10:06,100
outside the box and doing

2151
01:10:06,100 --> 01:10:07,100
things today that were really

2152
01:10:07,100 --> 01:10:09,100
needed yesterday and taking the

2153
01:10:09,100 --> 01:10:10,100
step forward to make sure

2154
01:10:10,100 --> 01:10:11,100
everything is done right

2155
01:10:11,100 --> 01:10:12,100
at a lesser cost

2156
01:10:12,100 --> 01:10:13,100
by doing it yourself. Thank you

2157
01:10:13,100 --> 01:10:15,100
very much.

2158
01:10:15,100 --> 01:10:16,100
>> Thank you, Councilwoman

2159
01:10:16,100 --> 01:10:17,100
Hanewicz.

2160
01:10:17,100 --> 01:10:18,100
>> Thank you, Chair. And thank

2161
01:10:18,100 --> 01:10:19,100
you for all the work. Look,

2162
01:10:19,100 --> 01:10:21,100
in the city of St.

2163
01:10:21,100 --> 01:10:22,100
Petersburg, just like we all,

2164
01:10:22,100 --> 01:10:23,100
we all have the investments

2165
01:10:23,100 --> 01:10:25,100
that we need

2166
01:10:25,100 --> 01:10:26,100
in our wastewater systems. And

2167
01:10:26,100 --> 01:10:28,100
our water systems and all the

2168
01:10:28,100 --> 01:10:30,100
infrastructure. And a lot

2169
01:10:30,100 --> 01:10:32,100
of times I feel for you all

2170
01:10:32,100 --> 01:10:33,100
because it's never enough money

2171
01:10:33,100 --> 01:10:35,100
and you really do a great job

2172
01:10:35,100 --> 01:10:37,100
with trying

2173
01:10:38,100 --> 01:10:40,100
to maximize what you do with

2174
01:10:40,100 --> 01:10:42,100
the money that you have. I see,

2175
01:10:42,100 --> 01:10:45,100
when I look at the challenges

2176
01:10:45,100 --> 01:10:47,100
and I see the cost per mile

2177
01:10:47,100 --> 01:10:49,100
of pipe installed doubled in

2178
01:10:49,100 --> 01:10:51,100
2022 and then

2179
01:10:52,100 --> 01:10:53,100
>> Just continue to rise.

2180
01:10:53,100 --> 01:10:55,100
>> It's continuing to rise and

2181
01:10:55,100 --> 01:10:57,100
that is a huge challenge

2182
01:10:57,100 --> 01:10:59,100
because when you did a plan

2183
01:10:59,100 --> 01:11:01,100
which was back in 2019 or

2184
01:11:01,100 --> 01:11:02,100
whatever, and there was a plan

2185
01:11:02,100 --> 01:11:04,100
to pay for all, you know, all

2186
01:11:04,100 --> 01:11:05,100
these costs and infrastructure

2187
01:11:05,100 --> 01:11:07,100
and then this comes

2188
01:11:07,100 --> 01:11:09,100
in and it doubles. And so I

2189
01:11:09,100 --> 01:11:11,100
just want to put out there.

2190
01:11:11,100 --> 01:11:12,100
It's always very challenging

2191
01:11:12,100 --> 01:11:14,100
when it comes to making sure

2192
01:11:14,100 --> 01:11:16,100
that we upgrade our

2193
01:11:16,100 --> 01:11:18,100
infrastructure, but that you

2194
01:11:18,100 --> 01:11:20,100
all are really doing a great

2195
01:11:20,100 --> 01:11:21,100
job and trying

2196
01:11:21,100 --> 01:11:22,100
to do the best you can with

2197
01:11:22,100 --> 01:11:24,100
what you have and the resources

2198
01:11:24,100 --> 01:11:25,100
you have to give the level of

2199
01:11:25,100 --> 01:11:27,100
service that your constituents

2200
01:11:27,100 --> 01:11:29,100
are looking for.

2201
01:11:29,100 --> 01:11:31,100
>> Thank you.

2202
01:11:31,100 --> 01:11:32,100
>> Well, I just want to thank

2203
01:11:32,100 --> 01:11:34,100
you and I know that you owe

2204
01:11:34,100 --> 01:11:35,100
everything to past Tampa city

2205
01:11:35,100 --> 01:11:37,100
councils,

2206
01:11:38,100 --> 01:11:40,100
that that made it all possible.

2207
01:11:40,100 --> 01:11:42,100
So. But again, no,

2208
01:11:42,100 --> 01:11:43,100
in all seriousness,

2209
01:11:43,100 --> 01:11:45,100
congratulations because this,

2210
01:11:45,100 --> 01:11:47,100
this represents an awful lot

2211
01:11:47,100 --> 01:11:48,100
of hard work.

2212
01:11:48,100 --> 01:11:49,100
>> None of these could happened

2213
01:11:49,100 --> 01:11:51,100
without that proactive

2214
01:11:51,100 --> 01:11:53,100
investment. Thank you.

2215
01:11:56,100 --> 01:11:57,100
>> Kidding. Kidding.

2216
01:11:57,100 --> 01:11:59,100
>> Of course you are.

2217
01:11:59,100 --> 01:12:00,100
>> South Hillsborough County

2218
01:12:00,100 --> 01:12:02,100
Program update.

2219
01:12:06,100 --> 01:12:07,100
>> Okay. Agenda item D2 the

2220
01:12:07,100 --> 01:12:09,100
South Hills is for our South

2221
01:12:09,100 --> 01:12:11,100
Hillsborough County program and

2222
01:12:11,100 --> 01:12:13,100
is a status report. This agenda

2223
01:12:13,100 --> 01:12:14,100
item is for informational

2224
01:12:14,100 --> 01:12:16,100
purposes only and no action

2225
01:12:16,100 --> 01:12:17,100
will be requested today. As a

2226
01:12:17,100 --> 01:12:19,100
reminder, the South

2227
01:12:20,100 --> 01:12:22,100
Hillsborough County program is

2228
01:12:22,100 --> 01:12:24,100
a multi-approach initiative

2229
01:12:24,100 --> 01:12:26,100
designed to meet the demands

2230
01:12:26,100 --> 01:12:27,100
of South Hillsborough county

2231
01:12:27,100 --> 01:12:29,100
and the program includes three

2232
01:12:29,100 --> 01:12:31,100
major areas. The first one is

2233
01:12:31,100 --> 01:12:32,100
water supply management, water

2234
01:12:32,100 --> 01:12:34,100
conservation and infrastructure

2235
01:12:34,100 --> 01:12:37,100
projects. We have worked to

2236
01:12:38,100 --> 01:12:39,100
maximize our existing

2237
01:12:39,100 --> 01:12:41,100
infrastructure

2238
01:12:41,100 --> 01:12:43,100
by increasing the south-central

2239
01:12:43,100 --> 01:12:44,100
Hillsborough regional well

2240
01:12:44,100 --> 01:12:46,100
field permit limit. The permit

2241
01:12:46,100 --> 01:12:48,100
limit was increased by 850,000

2242
01:12:48,100 --> 01:12:49,100
gallons per day back in July

2243
01:12:49,100 --> 01:12:52,100
2022 and as the general manager

2244
01:12:52,100 --> 01:12:54,100
indicated earlier today,

2245
01:12:55,100 --> 01:12:57,100
it will be increased to 26.92

2246
01:12:57,100 --> 01:13:00,601
million per day by October this

2247
01:13:01,100 --> 01:13:03,100
year. Staff continues

2248
01:13:03,100 --> 01:13:05,100
to work closely with

2249
01:13:05,100 --> 01:13:07,100
Hillsborough County staff

2250
01:13:07,100 --> 01:13:09,100
on demand management actions

2251
01:13:09,100 --> 01:13:12,100
to educate the public and how

2252
01:13:12,100 --> 01:13:13,100
to use water responsibly. The

2253
01:13:13,100 --> 01:13:15,100
county helps to promote our

2254
01:13:15,100 --> 01:13:16,100
Tampa Bay water wise rebate

2255
01:13:16,100 --> 01:13:18,401
program and educate their

2256
01:13:19,100 --> 01:13:20,100
customers on water restrictions

2257
01:13:20,100 --> 01:13:22,100
and best landscape and

2258
01:13:22,100 --> 01:13:24,100
irrigation practices. And the

2259
01:13:24,100 --> 01:13:26,100
water management district issue

2260
01:13:26,100 --> 01:13:28,100
outdoor activities restrictions

2261
01:13:29,100 --> 01:13:31,100
last year to help us get

2262
01:13:31,100 --> 01:13:34,100
through a very dry time and

2263
01:13:34,100 --> 01:13:36,100
demands back then were greatly

2264
01:13:36,100 --> 01:13:38,100
reduced with their help.

2265
01:13:38,100 --> 01:13:40,401
Infrastructure projects are the

2266
01:13:41,100 --> 01:13:42,100
major component

2267
01:13:42,100 --> 01:13:44,100
of this program. The stars on

2268
01:13:44,100 --> 01:13:45,100
this map shows the general

2269
01:13:45,100 --> 01:13:47,100
location of the projects. Under

2270
01:13:47,100 --> 01:13:50,100
this program we have completed

2271
01:13:50,100 --> 01:13:52,100
three projects all of which

2272
01:13:52,100 --> 01:13:54,100
have increased the delivery

2273
01:13:54,100 --> 01:13:55,100
capacity in the in this area of

2274
01:13:55,100 --> 01:13:57,100
the county and as presented

2275
01:13:57,100 --> 01:13:59,100
earlier today

2276
01:13:59,100 --> 01:14:00,100
with agenda items C1

2277
01:14:00,100 --> 01:14:02,100
through C3, we continue

2278
01:14:02,100 --> 01:14:03,100
to work on the South Hills

2279
01:14:03,100 --> 01:14:05,100
Water Pipeline Project and

2280
01:14:05,100 --> 01:14:06,100
staff has been working

2281
01:14:06,100 --> 01:14:08,100
on getting ready

2282
01:14:08,100 --> 01:14:09,100
to request your approval

2283
01:14:09,100 --> 01:14:11,100
in a future Board meeting

2284
01:14:11,100 --> 01:14:12,100
to move forward with the

2285
01:14:12,100 --> 01:14:14,100
South Hillsborough well field

2286
01:14:14,100 --> 01:14:16,100
project. The South Hillsborough

2287
01:14:16,100 --> 01:14:18,100
well field is a new water

2288
01:14:18,100 --> 01:14:19,100
supply project that was

2289
01:14:19,100 --> 01:14:21,401
shortlisted in both the 2018

2290
01:14:23,100 --> 01:14:26,100
and the 2023 Master Water Plan

2291
01:14:26,100 --> 01:14:28,100
updates. The feasibility study

2292
01:14:28,100 --> 01:14:30,100
for this project was completed

2293
01:14:30,100 --> 01:14:32,100
back in 2021 and this new well

2294
01:14:32,100 --> 01:14:34,100
field will include eight

2295
01:14:34,100 --> 01:14:36,100
production wells and could

2296
01:14:36,100 --> 01:14:38,401
yield between 6 to 12 million

2297
01:14:39,100 --> 01:14:41,100
gallons per day as early as

2298
01:14:41,100 --> 01:14:43,401
2030. The project will require

2299
01:14:44,100 --> 01:14:46,100
ozone treatment

2300
01:14:46,100 --> 01:14:47,100
for the removal

2301
01:14:47,100 --> 01:14:49,100
of hydrogen sulfide, about 4

2302
01:14:49,100 --> 01:14:51,100
miles of collection mains,

2303
01:14:51,100 --> 01:14:53,100
a new point of connection

2304
01:14:53,100 --> 01:14:56,100
with Hillsborough County and we

2305
01:14:56,100 --> 01:14:58,100
are estimating capital costs

2306
01:14:58,100 --> 01:15:00,100
for these projects to be

2307
01:15:00,100 --> 01:15:02,100
about 126 to 160 million

2308
01:15:02,100 --> 01:15:04,100
dollars. Part

2309
01:15:04,100 --> 01:15:05,100
of the quantities

2310
01:15:05,100 --> 01:15:07,100
of this well field will come up

2311
01:15:07,100 --> 01:15:09,100
from our acquisition

2312
01:15:09,100 --> 01:15:10,100
of water use permits. The

2313
01:15:10,100 --> 01:15:12,100
Board may recall that it

2314
01:15:12,100 --> 01:15:14,100
previously approved staff to

2315
01:15:14,100 --> 01:15:15,100
acquire five water use permits

2316
01:15:15,100 --> 01:15:17,100
from five parcels owned by

2317
01:15:17,100 --> 01:15:19,100
Land Reserve and Farmland

2318
01:15:19,100 --> 01:15:21,100
Preserve. The capacity is

2319
01:15:21,100 --> 01:15:23,401
estimated to be 3.9 to 5.9

2320
01:15:25,100 --> 01:15:27,100
million gallons per day and we

2321
01:15:27,100 --> 01:15:28,100
are currently working

2322
01:15:28,100 --> 01:15:30,100
on a permit application

2323
01:15:30,100 --> 01:15:32,401
to transfer these quantities

2324
01:15:33,100 --> 01:15:36,100
to this location just like the

2325
01:15:36,100 --> 01:15:37,100
other permits we have purchased

2326
01:15:37,100 --> 01:15:39,100
and transferred. 10%

2327
01:15:39,100 --> 01:15:40,100
of the impacts from the donor

2328
01:15:40,100 --> 01:15:42,100
permit will go back

2329
01:15:42,100 --> 01:15:43,100
to the environment as part of

2330
01:15:43,100 --> 01:15:45,100
the transfer and those permits

2331
01:15:45,100 --> 01:15:47,100
plus the aquifer credits we

2332
01:15:47,100 --> 01:15:49,100
hope to acquire from

2333
01:15:49,100 --> 01:15:51,100
Hillsborough County will be

2334
01:15:51,100 --> 01:15:52,100
used for the South

2335
01:15:52,100 --> 01:15:54,100
Hillsborough well field if

2336
01:15:54,100 --> 01:15:55,100
approved by the Board

2337
01:15:55,100 --> 01:15:57,100
in the upcoming months. The

2338
01:15:57,100 --> 01:15:58,100
proposed well field will be

2339
01:15:58,100 --> 01:16:00,100
located at the ACMAR property

2340
01:16:00,100 --> 01:16:02,100
in the Balm area of South

2341
01:16:02,100 --> 01:16:04,100
Hillsborough County. This map

2342
01:16:04,100 --> 01:16:06,100
shows the proposed well field

2343
01:16:06,100 --> 01:16:08,100
layout. The western portion

2344
01:16:08,100 --> 01:16:10,100
of the ACMAR parcel is owned

2345
01:16:10,100 --> 01:16:12,100
by the Environmental Lands

2346
01:16:12,100 --> 01:16:13,100
Acquisition and Protection

2347
01:16:13,100 --> 01:16:15,100
Program of Hillsborough County

2348
01:16:15,100 --> 01:16:17,100
and the parcel is now known as

2349
01:16:17,100 --> 01:16:20,100
the Stacy R. White Nature

2350
01:16:20,100 --> 01:16:22,100
Preserve and wells 1 through 4

2351
01:16:22,100 --> 01:16:24,100
will be located in this area.

2352
01:16:24,100 --> 01:16:27,100
Well number five is our test

2353
01:16:27,100 --> 01:16:29,100
well which is shown

2354
01:16:29,100 --> 01:16:32,100
in the upper left corner

2355
01:16:32,100 --> 01:16:34,100
of this graphic and Wells 6

2356
01:16:34,100 --> 01:16:36,100
through 8 and the associated

2357
01:16:36,100 --> 01:16:37,100
water treatment facility will

2358
01:16:37,100 --> 01:16:39,100
be located

2359
01:16:39,100 --> 01:16:41,401
in the eastern portion

2360
01:16:42,100 --> 01:16:44,100
of the parcel. This well and

2361
01:16:44,100 --> 01:16:46,100
water treatment plant will be

2362
01:16:46,100 --> 01:16:48,100
co located with Hillsborough

2363
01:16:48,100 --> 01:16:50,100
County South Drinking Water

2364
01:16:50,100 --> 01:16:52,100
Facility and next

2365
01:16:52,100 --> 01:16:53,100
to the new BOEM point

2366
01:16:53,100 --> 01:16:55,100
of connection associated

2367
01:16:55,100 --> 01:16:56,100
with the South Hillsborough

2368
01:16:56,100 --> 01:16:58,100
Pipeline project. At the

2369
01:16:58,100 --> 01:17:00,100
April Board meeting I provided

2370
01:17:00,100 --> 01:17:01,100
an outline

2371
01:17:01,100 --> 01:17:03,100
of the upcoming war actions

2372
01:17:03,100 --> 01:17:05,100
for the potential new South

2373
01:17:05,100 --> 01:17:06,100
Hills Water well field and

2374
01:17:06,100 --> 01:17:08,100
these include approval

2375
01:17:08,100 --> 01:17:10,100
of an agreement with ELAP and

2376
01:17:10,100 --> 01:17:12,100
Hillsborough County Water

2377
01:17:12,100 --> 01:17:13,100
Resources Department to acquire

2378
01:17:13,100 --> 01:17:15,100
well sites and easements

2379
01:17:15,100 --> 01:17:17,100
on the ELAP owned part

2380
01:17:17,100 --> 01:17:19,100
of the ACMAR property

2381
01:17:19,100 --> 01:17:20,100
in exchange

2382
01:17:20,100 --> 01:17:22,100
for water development rights

2383
01:17:22,100 --> 01:17:24,100
on the former Cone Ranch well

2384
01:17:24,100 --> 01:17:25,100
field. This agreement will

2385
01:17:25,100 --> 01:17:27,100
include the four well sites,

2386
01:17:27,100 --> 01:17:29,100
associated collection main

2387
01:17:30,100 --> 01:17:31,100
easements and access. And

2388
01:17:31,100 --> 01:17:33,100
to date the county Department

2389
01:17:33,100 --> 01:17:36,100
of Real Estate has developed

2390
01:17:36,100 --> 01:17:37,100
the draft documents which are

2391
01:17:37,100 --> 01:17:39,100
undergoing their internal

2392
01:17:39,100 --> 01:17:41,100
review and soon will be shared

2393
01:17:41,100 --> 01:17:43,100
with our team

2394
01:17:43,100 --> 01:17:44,100
for our own review. Also, we

2395
01:17:44,100 --> 01:17:46,100
will work on the acquisition

2396
01:17:46,100 --> 01:17:48,100
of property from the Water

2397
01:17:48,100 --> 01:17:50,100
Resources Department

2398
01:17:50,100 --> 01:17:51,100
for the construction of the

2399
01:17:51,100 --> 01:17:53,100
three well sites and the water

2400
01:17:53,100 --> 01:17:54,100
treatment facility. And we

2401
01:17:54,100 --> 01:17:56,100
continue to work

2402
01:17:56,100 --> 01:17:57,100
with county staff

2403
01:17:57,100 --> 01:17:59,100
on a long-term agreement

2404
01:17:59,100 --> 01:18:01,100
for aquifer recharge

2405
01:18:01,100 --> 01:18:02,100
along the coast

2406
01:18:02,100 --> 01:18:04,100
to support the issuance

2407
01:18:04,100 --> 01:18:06,100
of a freshwater use permit

2408
01:18:06,100 --> 01:18:07,100
at this well field location. To

2409
01:18:07,100 --> 01:18:09,100
date we have drafted a term

2410
01:18:09,100 --> 01:18:11,100
sheet and county staff is

2411
01:18:11,100 --> 01:18:14,100
currently reviewing it. We have

2412
01:18:14,100 --> 01:18:16,100
a public meeting coming up on

2413
01:18:16,100 --> 01:18:18,100
August 5th at the South Shore

2414
01:18:18,100 --> 01:18:20,100
Regional Library and we

2415
01:18:20,100 --> 01:18:22,100
anticipate returning back

2416
01:18:22,100 --> 01:18:24,100
to this board

2417
01:18:24,100 --> 01:18:26,100
to request approval for early

2418
01:18:26,100 --> 01:18:27,100
implementation later this year.

2419
01:18:27,100 --> 01:18:29,100
And finally, we will proceed to

2420
01:18:29,100 --> 01:18:31,100
negotiate a joint project

2421
01:18:31,100 --> 01:18:33,100
agreement with Hillsborough

2422
01:18:33,100 --> 01:18:34,100
County where the county will

2423
01:18:34,100 --> 01:18:36,100
construct some

2424
01:18:36,100 --> 01:18:37,100
of the components

2425
01:18:37,100 --> 01:18:39,100
of this project. This is the

2426
01:18:39,100 --> 01:18:41,100
timeline for these upcoming

2427
01:18:41,100 --> 01:18:42,100
board actions. We will be back

2428
01:18:42,100 --> 01:18:44,100
late this summer

2429
01:18:44,100 --> 01:18:45,100
to request your approval

2430
01:18:45,100 --> 01:18:47,100
for the Cone Run exchange for

2431
01:18:47,100 --> 01:18:49,100
the ELAB own parcel easement's

2432
01:18:49,100 --> 01:18:50,100
rights. In late 2025 or early

2433
01:18:50,100 --> 01:18:52,401
2026, we will be requesting

2434
01:18:54,100 --> 01:18:56,100
approval

2435
01:18:56,100 --> 01:18:57,100
for a long-term agreement for

2436
01:18:57,100 --> 01:18:59,100
the reclaimed water recharge

2437
01:18:59,100 --> 01:19:02,100
and a joint project agreement

2438
01:19:02,100 --> 01:19:04,100
with the county. And finally,

2439
01:19:04,100 --> 01:19:05,100
we will return back

2440
01:19:05,100 --> 01:19:07,100
to request approval

2441
01:19:07,100 --> 01:19:08,100
for the acquisition

2442
01:19:08,100 --> 01:19:10,100
of the property

2443
01:19:10,100 --> 01:19:11,100
in the water resources parcel.

2444
01:19:11,100 --> 01:19:13,100
And this concludes my brief

2445
01:19:13,100 --> 01:19:14,100
presentation. I will be happy

2446
01:19:14,100 --> 01:19:16,100
to take any questions.

2447
01:19:16,100 --> 01:19:17,100
>> Any questions.

2448
01:19:17,100 --> 01:19:18,100
Commissioner Mariano.

2449
01:19:18,100 --> 01:19:19,100
>> Could you explain exactly

2450
01:19:19,100 --> 01:19:21,100
what the reclaim water credits

2451
01:19:21,100 --> 01:19:23,100
are and how that works?

2452
01:19:23,100 --> 01:19:24,100
>> Yes. So, you may not

2453
01:19:24,100 --> 01:19:27,100
remember, but I will try

2454
01:19:27,100 --> 01:19:29,100
to explain it back in when we

2455
01:19:29,100 --> 01:19:31,100
conducted the feasibility study

2456
01:19:31,100 --> 01:19:33,100
for this potential well field,

2457
01:19:33,100 --> 01:19:35,100
we contemplating needing a

2458
01:19:35,100 --> 01:19:37,100
water use permit

2459
01:19:38,100 --> 01:19:41,100
in the southern portion of

2460
01:19:41,100 --> 01:19:43,100
Hillsborough County relying

2461
01:19:43,100 --> 01:19:44,100
on the injection

2462
01:19:44,100 --> 01:19:46,100
of reclaimed water

2463
01:19:46,100 --> 01:19:48,401
in the county's south

2464
01:19:49,100 --> 01:19:51,100
Hillsborough County recharge

2465
01:19:51,100 --> 01:19:52,100
program. Basically, the

2466
01:19:52,100 --> 01:19:54,100
injection of reclaimed water

2467
01:19:54,100 --> 01:19:55,100
by the county five miles

2468
01:19:55,100 --> 01:19:57,100
along the coast in

2469
01:19:57,100 --> 01:19:59,100
Hillsborough County will

2470
01:19:59,100 --> 01:20:01,100
provide a net benefit for us

2471
01:20:01,100 --> 01:20:03,100
to pull water, fresh water

2472
01:20:03,100 --> 01:20:04,100
in this location in

2473
01:20:04,100 --> 01:20:06,401
Hillsborough County and obtain

2474
01:20:07,100 --> 01:20:09,100
up to 6 million gallons

2475
01:20:09,100 --> 01:20:11,100
of fresh water from their

2476
01:20:11,100 --> 01:20:13,100
reclaimed water injection,

2477
01:20:14,100 --> 01:20:16,100
which could be 10 million

2478
01:20:16,100 --> 01:20:18,100
gallons per day

2479
01:20:18,100 --> 01:20:19,100
of reclaimed water injected

2480
01:20:19,100 --> 01:20:20,100
in the aquifer.

2481
01:20:20,100 --> 01:20:21,100
>> Right. And if you,

2482
01:20:21,100 --> 01:20:22,100
if that did come up for,

2483
01:20:22,100 --> 01:20:23,100
I would have voted

2484
01:20:23,100 --> 01:20:25,100
against that. So not a fan

2485
01:20:25,100 --> 01:20:27,100
of that, but I just wanted

2486
01:20:27,100 --> 01:20:28,100
to understand the credits.

2487
01:20:28,100 --> 01:20:29,100
>> Okay.

2488
01:20:29,100 --> 01:20:30,100
>> So, that explains that.

2489
01:20:30,100 --> 01:20:32,100
Thank you.

2490
01:20:32,100 --> 01:20:33,100
>> Okay.

2491
01:20:33,100 --> 01:20:34,100
>> Anyone else? Commissioner

2492
01:20:34,100 --> 01:20:36,100
Eggers.

2493
01:20:36,100 --> 01:20:38,100
>> I think as we go forward,

2494
01:20:38,100 --> 01:20:40,100
that whole idea of injecting

2495
01:20:40,100 --> 01:20:41,100
reclaimed water just anywhere

2496
01:20:41,100 --> 01:20:43,100
is different than what we're

2497
01:20:43,100 --> 01:20:45,100
talking about here. I mean,

2498
01:20:45,100 --> 01:20:46,100
this is along the coastline.

2499
01:20:46,100 --> 01:20:48,100
It helps keep the saltwater

2500
01:20:48,100 --> 01:20:50,100
intrusion and there's a lot

2501
01:20:50,100 --> 01:20:52,100
of benefits

2502
01:20:52,100 --> 01:20:53,100
to that and benefits of

2503
01:20:53,100 --> 01:20:55,100
utilizing excessive reclaimed

2504
01:20:56,100 --> 01:20:59,100
water that would otherwise go

2505
01:20:59,100 --> 01:21:00,100
into the bay at this point.

2506
01:21:00,100 --> 01:21:02,100
So, I think it's a great

2507
01:21:02,100 --> 01:21:04,100
project. What I, you know,

2508
01:21:04,100 --> 01:21:06,100
continue to. Since

2509
01:21:06,100 --> 01:21:08,100
Hillsborough has all the

2510
01:21:08,100 --> 01:21:09,100
growth, it's easy for somebody

2511
01:21:09,100 --> 01:21:11,100
from Pinellas to ask, you know,

2512
01:21:11,100 --> 01:21:12,100
the critical challenges, but I

2513
01:21:12,100 --> 01:21:14,100
really hope that we're able to

2514
01:21:14,100 --> 01:21:16,100
work that reasonable agreement

2515
01:21:16,100 --> 01:21:19,100
on those credits, the costs of

2516
01:21:19,100 --> 01:21:22,100
that system so that we can do

2517
01:21:22,100 --> 01:21:24,100
this project. I think this is

2518
01:21:24,100 --> 01:21:26,100
an exciting project, has real

2519
01:21:26,100 --> 01:21:28,100
potential, less capital cost

2520
01:21:28,100 --> 01:21:31,601
than others might. So, I mean,

2521
01:21:33,100 --> 01:21:35,100
I know we've got capital costs.

2522
01:21:35,100 --> 01:21:36,100
I'm not saying that, but I

2523
01:21:36,100 --> 01:21:38,100
think this is a really great

2524
01:21:38,100 --> 01:21:39,100
opportunity and really

2525
01:21:39,100 --> 01:21:41,100
appreciate the work and the

2526
01:21:41,100 --> 01:21:42,100
summary. But I think

2527
01:21:42,100 --> 01:21:44,100
along the way, if we can have

2528
01:21:44,100 --> 01:21:45,100
maybe some little tutorials

2529
01:21:45,100 --> 01:21:48,100
for all of us, reminders about

2530
01:21:48,100 --> 01:21:49,100
the different technologies that

2531
01:21:49,100 --> 01:21:51,100
we're talking about,

2532
01:21:51,100 --> 01:21:53,100
I think it helps put things

2533
01:21:53,100 --> 01:21:54,100
in perspective, or not,

2534
01:21:54,100 --> 01:21:56,100
depending. But thank you.

2535
01:21:56,100 --> 01:21:58,401
Appreciate all the work.

2536
01:22:01,100 --> 01:22:02,100
>> Thank you very much. And I

2537
01:22:02,100 --> 01:22:03,100
agree about this is very much a

2538
01:22:03,100 --> 01:22:05,100
saltwater intrusion program.

2539
01:22:05,100 --> 01:22:07,100
So perhaps we could,

2540
01:22:07,100 --> 01:22:09,100
we could talk about that again

2541
01:22:09,100 --> 01:22:11,100
at some point.

2542
01:22:11,100 --> 01:22:13,100
At this point we are going

2543
01:22:13,100 --> 01:22:14,100
to move on to other

2544
01:22:14,100 --> 01:22:16,100
administrative matters, old

2545
01:22:16,100 --> 01:22:18,100
business and any new business.

2546
01:22:18,100 --> 01:22:20,100
If there's anyone that has

2547
01:22:20,100 --> 01:22:22,100
anything before we move on

2548
01:22:22,100 --> 01:22:23,100
to receive and file.

2549
01:22:23,100 --> 01:22:25,100
Commissioner Mariano.

2550
01:22:25,100 --> 01:22:26,100
>> So, I've got several points,

2551
01:22:26,100 --> 01:22:27,100
so bear with me,

2552
01:22:27,100 --> 01:22:29,100
but it's something I want

2553
01:22:29,100 --> 01:22:30,100
to talk about a big,

2554
01:22:30,100 --> 01:22:31,100
big thought

2555
01:22:31,100 --> 01:22:32,100
about the whole region

2556
01:22:32,100 --> 01:22:34,100
from a high level. First

2557
01:22:34,100 --> 01:22:35,100
question I have is, we asked

2558
01:22:35,100 --> 01:22:37,100
like we have a lot of wells

2559
01:22:37,100 --> 01:22:38,100
in Pasco county

2560
01:22:38,100 --> 01:22:40,100
along the coast that we've

2561
01:22:40,100 --> 01:22:41,100
like capped, taken

2562
01:22:41,100 --> 01:22:42,100
over and have it used. I asked

2563
01:22:42,100 --> 01:22:44,100
Chuck to go

2564
01:22:44,100 --> 01:22:45,100
through and he was going

2565
01:22:45,100 --> 01:22:46,100
to look at, not only that,

2566
01:22:46,100 --> 01:22:49,100
but then he was going to look

2567
01:22:49,100 --> 01:22:50,100
at other wells up and down the

2568
01:22:50,100 --> 01:22:52,100
coast as well. I wonder if we

2569
01:22:52,100 --> 01:22:53,100
get any update on that.

2570
01:22:53,100 --> 01:22:54,100
Chuck.

2571
01:22:54,100 --> 01:22:55,100
>> Yes, again, Warren's taking

2572
01:22:55,100 --> 01:22:57,100
the lead. He's met with them

2573
01:22:57,100 --> 01:22:58,100
and we're currently compiling a

2574
01:22:58,100 --> 01:23:00,100
list

2575
01:23:00,100 --> 01:23:03,100
of the inventory that you have,

2576
01:23:03,100 --> 01:23:05,100
and I believe you've enlisted a

2577
01:23:05,100 --> 01:23:07,100
consultant to help and if you

2578
01:23:07,100 --> 01:23:09,100
have anything,

2579
01:23:09,100 --> 01:23:11,100
you can color it.

2580
01:23:11,100 --> 01:23:13,100
>> We're looking

2581
01:23:13,100 --> 01:23:15,100
at comprehensively

2582
01:23:15,100 --> 01:23:17,100
across the county at permits

2583
01:23:17,100 --> 01:23:19,100
and wells that are owned

2584
01:23:19,100 --> 01:23:20,100
by the county for public supply

2585
01:23:20,100 --> 01:23:21,100
as well as other entities other

2586
01:23:21,100 --> 01:23:24,100
than the county. When we do

2587
01:23:24,100 --> 01:23:25,100
that, we'll find out the water

2588
01:23:25,100 --> 01:23:27,100
used the permit quantities and

2589
01:23:27,100 --> 01:23:29,100
compile that database. Sit and

2590
01:23:29,100 --> 01:23:31,100
meet with your staff to find

2591
01:23:31,100 --> 01:23:34,100
out where those systems are

2592
01:23:34,100 --> 01:23:36,100
with respect

2593
01:23:36,100 --> 01:23:38,100
to your and our systems. And

2594
01:23:38,100 --> 01:23:39,100
for those that are logical,

2595
01:23:39,100 --> 01:23:40,100
we would work

2596
01:23:40,100 --> 01:23:41,100
on acquisition agreements

2597
01:23:41,100 --> 01:23:43,100
to bring back. There's a real

2598
01:23:43,100 --> 01:23:45,100
potential that we could harvest

2599
01:23:45,100 --> 01:23:47,100
some of those quantities. Some

2600
01:23:47,100 --> 01:23:49,100
may be unused quantities

2601
01:23:49,100 --> 01:23:51,100
for consolidation

2602
01:23:51,100 --> 01:23:53,100
in our current, current permits

2603
01:23:53,100 --> 01:23:54,100
and use our existing

2604
01:23:54,100 --> 01:23:56,100
infrastructure and pipeline

2605
01:23:57,100 --> 01:23:59,100
system to bring a cost benefit

2606
01:23:59,100 --> 01:24:01,100
for the region.

2607
01:24:01,100 --> 01:24:02,100
>> Okay, so again, waiting

2608
01:24:02,100 --> 01:24:03,100
for that, but should go on.

2609
01:24:03,100 --> 01:24:05,100
All right. You know, years ago

2610
01:24:05,100 --> 01:24:06,100
we had the BP's consortium

2611
01:24:06,100 --> 01:24:08,401
settlement where Florida was

2612
01:24:09,100 --> 01:24:11,100
very smart about having 23

2613
01:24:11,100 --> 01:24:13,100
counties take over it. So, a

2614
01:24:13,100 --> 01:24:15,100
lot of the money went back

2615
01:24:15,100 --> 01:24:16,100
locally directly

2616
01:24:16,100 --> 01:24:17,100
to the state,

2617
01:24:17,100 --> 01:24:18,100
to the counties, at least on

2618
01:24:18,100 --> 01:24:20,100
the part one money and state

2619
01:24:20,100 --> 01:24:21,100
expenditure plan. We had

2620
01:24:21,100 --> 01:24:22,100
control over that, too, with

2621
01:24:22,100 --> 01:24:24,100
putting a plan together where

2622
01:24:24,100 --> 01:24:25,100
the county got the money direct

2623
01:24:25,100 --> 01:24:26,100
instead of going

2624
01:24:26,100 --> 01:24:28,100
through the state.

2625
01:24:28,100 --> 01:24:29,100
But there's a giant pot that's

2626
01:24:29,100 --> 01:24:30,100
out there called pot 2 that's

2627
01:24:30,100 --> 01:24:32,100
out there currently,

2628
01:24:32,100 --> 01:24:34,100
if you look at it

2629
01:24:34,100 --> 01:24:36,100
from what I'm hearing

2630
01:24:36,100 --> 01:24:37,100
from just coming

2631
01:24:37,100 --> 01:24:38,100
from a NACO conference,

2632
01:24:38,100 --> 01:24:40,100
that a lot

2633
01:24:40,100 --> 01:24:41,100
of the money that's being spent

2634
01:24:41,100 --> 01:24:42,100
along the coast,

2635
01:24:42,100 --> 01:24:43,100
it should be the big coastal

2636
01:24:43,100 --> 01:24:45,100
areas, Texas, Louisiana and

2637
01:24:45,100 --> 01:24:46,100
Florida. And being that we have

2638
01:24:46,100 --> 01:24:47,100
that,

2639
01:24:47,100 --> 01:24:49,100
we should be looking heavily

2640
01:24:49,100 --> 01:24:50,100
to go after that money. You

2641
01:24:50,100 --> 01:24:52,401
know, beaches, fishing, number

2642
01:24:53,100 --> 01:24:55,100
one,

2643
01:24:55,100 --> 01:24:56,100
tourist development things in

2644
01:24:56,100 --> 01:24:57,100
Florida. I don't know if you

2645
01:24:57,100 --> 01:24:59,100
guys know, but in Okaloosa

2646
01:24:59,100 --> 01:25:00,100
County, we had a consortium

2647
01:25:00,100 --> 01:25:02,100
meeting up there in August and

2648
01:25:02,100 --> 01:25:03,100
July. They have the largest

2649
01:25:03,100 --> 01:25:05,100
tourist development numbers

2650
01:25:05,100 --> 01:25:06,100
because of that. And I know as

2651
01:25:06,100 --> 01:25:07,100
we check our coast,

2652
01:25:07,100 --> 01:25:09,100
especially Pinellas County, the

2653
01:25:09,100 --> 01:25:10,100
beaches are critical

2654
01:25:10,100 --> 01:25:12,100
to what's going to go on. The

2655
01:25:12,100 --> 01:25:13,100
image that's out there. There

2656
01:25:13,100 --> 01:25:15,100
was a presentation from

2657
01:25:15,100 --> 01:25:17,100
Governor DeSantis coming down

2658
01:25:17,100 --> 01:25:19,401
to the environmental conference

2659
01:25:20,100 --> 01:25:21,100
that was just down on Marco

2660
01:25:21,100 --> 01:25:23,100
Island. And that conference was

2661
01:25:23,100 --> 01:25:24,100
all

2662
01:25:24,100 --> 01:25:26,100
about how much they're spending

2663
01:25:26,100 --> 01:25:27,100
in South Florida

2664
01:25:27,100 --> 01:25:29,100
to protect local Okeechobee,

2665
01:25:29,100 --> 01:25:30,100
the Everglades, like $500

2666
01:25:30,100 --> 01:25:32,100
million a year

2667
01:25:32,100 --> 01:25:33,100
with different projects. Part

2668
01:25:33,100 --> 01:25:35,100
of it is to take the

2669
01:25:35,100 --> 01:25:37,100
Kissimmee River and do

2670
01:25:37,100 --> 01:25:38,100
treatment there. Part of it's

2671
01:25:38,100 --> 01:25:39,100
to take the two side rows going

2672
01:25:39,100 --> 01:25:41,100
east west that go out that,

2673
01:25:41,100 --> 01:25:43,100
you know, we cause a lot

2674
01:25:43,100 --> 01:25:44,100
of algae bloom down

2675
01:25:44,100 --> 01:25:47,100
to the south. So, if they're

2676
01:25:47,100 --> 01:25:48,100
going to spend,

2677
01:25:48,100 --> 01:25:50,100
and this is federally backed as

2678
01:25:50,100 --> 01:25:51,100
well,

2679
01:25:51,100 --> 01:25:52,100
it was a big accomplishment

2680
01:25:52,100 --> 01:25:54,100
to get it funded with the

2681
01:25:54,100 --> 01:25:55,100
Trump administration. Make it

2682
01:25:55,100 --> 01:25:57,100
happen. And having that happen

2683
01:25:57,100 --> 01:25:58,100
is kind of eye opening. How

2684
01:25:58,100 --> 01:26:00,100
much money is out there that I

2685
01:26:00,100 --> 01:26:01,100
think we should be looking

2686
01:26:01,100 --> 01:26:03,100
at a big project? Now, the

2687
01:26:03,100 --> 01:26:04,100
project that was just mentioned

2688
01:26:04,100 --> 01:26:06,100
here, we talked about looking

2689
01:26:06,100 --> 01:26:08,100
at probably reclaimed water

2690
01:26:08,100 --> 01:26:09,100
lines running out there. And

2691
01:26:09,100 --> 01:26:11,100
when we've got the old Tampa

2692
01:26:11,100 --> 01:26:13,100
Bay that was doing great

2693
01:26:13,100 --> 01:26:14,100
replenishing seagrass

2694
01:26:14,100 --> 01:26:16,100
for a while,

2695
01:26:16,100 --> 01:26:17,100
we should really look

2696
01:26:17,100 --> 01:26:19,100
at a project to take. There's

2697
01:26:19,100 --> 01:26:20,100
at least two cities in the

2698
01:26:20,100 --> 01:26:22,100
Howard Curren plant that are

2699
01:26:22,100 --> 01:26:24,100
putting money into that bay.

2700
01:26:24,100 --> 01:26:26,100
So, it's not just one thing.

2701
01:26:26,100 --> 01:26:27,100
And there may be more. And I

2702
01:26:27,100 --> 01:26:28,100
sit in the estuary project,

2703
01:26:28,100 --> 01:26:30,100
the estuary program,

2704
01:26:30,100 --> 01:26:31,100
actually chair

2705
01:26:31,100 --> 01:26:32,100
of it this year, even though

2706
01:26:32,100 --> 01:26:34,100
Pasco County's probably got the

2707
01:26:34,100 --> 01:26:37,100
least impact to the estuary.

2708
01:26:37,100 --> 01:26:39,100
But I think we should work

2709
01:26:39,100 --> 01:26:40,100
with the estuary. Let's go

2710
01:26:40,100 --> 01:26:41,100
study the issue and find out

2711
01:26:41,100 --> 01:26:43,100
how we can take those reclaimed

2712
01:26:43,100 --> 01:26:44,100
water things. And whether it be

2713
01:26:44,100 --> 01:26:45,100
from the BP pot money too, or

2714
01:26:45,100 --> 01:26:47,100
from the feds to say Tampa Bay

2715
01:26:47,100 --> 01:26:48,100
is very important,

2716
01:26:48,100 --> 01:26:50,100
that we want

2717
01:26:50,100 --> 01:26:51,100
to protect our bay,

2718
01:26:51,100 --> 01:26:52,100
and here's the way we need help

2719
01:26:52,100 --> 01:26:54,100
to get it done, I don't think.

2720
01:26:54,100 --> 01:26:55,100
I think it's just as important.

2721
01:26:55,100 --> 01:26:56,100
It is for, let's say Miami is

2722
01:26:56,100 --> 01:26:58,100
for this region to have Tampa

2723
01:26:58,100 --> 01:26:59,100
Bay thriving,

2724
01:26:59,100 --> 01:27:00,100
because as water goes out,

2725
01:27:00,100 --> 01:27:01,100
the cleaner it is, it's going

2726
01:27:01,100 --> 01:27:03,100
to keep algae bloom down and

2727
01:27:03,100 --> 01:27:05,100
keep our beaches clean. We

2728
01:27:05,100 --> 01:27:06,100
don't have to worry about. Do

2729
01:27:06,100 --> 01:27:07,100
we have a notice coming up. So

2730
01:27:07,100 --> 01:27:09,100
I'd like to see Tampa Bay water

2731
01:27:09,100 --> 01:27:10,100
work

2732
01:27:10,100 --> 01:27:12,100
with the estuary directly,

2733
01:27:12,100 --> 01:27:13,100
with Swift Mud and the Army

2734
01:27:13,100 --> 01:27:15,100
Corps as well, to kind of find

2735
01:27:15,100 --> 01:27:16,100
out what can we go do

2736
01:27:16,100 --> 01:27:18,100
to make it. And as

2737
01:27:18,100 --> 01:27:20,100
Hillsborough is expanding down

2738
01:27:20,100 --> 01:27:21,100
to the south with all that, the

2739
01:27:21,100 --> 01:27:23,100
more reclaimed water you guys

2740
01:27:23,100 --> 01:27:24,100
can put in lines, the better

2741
01:27:24,100 --> 01:27:26,100
off you'll be as far as being

2742
01:27:26,100 --> 01:27:28,100
able to move that water less

2743
01:27:28,100 --> 01:27:29,100
expensively than going, let's

2744
01:27:29,100 --> 01:27:31,100
say, up to Pasco, where I think

2745
01:27:31,100 --> 01:27:32,100
we could probably take a huge

2746
01:27:32,100 --> 01:27:34,100
chunk

2747
01:27:34,100 --> 01:27:35,100
of reclaimed water up there.

2748
01:27:35,100 --> 01:27:37,100
We had a gas plant that we put

2749
01:27:37,100 --> 01:27:38,100
up in an area that actually

2750
01:27:38,100 --> 01:27:40,100
used a lot

2751
01:27:40,100 --> 01:27:41,100
of our reclaimed water,

2752
01:27:41,100 --> 01:27:43,100
which we didn't anticipate.

2753
01:27:43,100 --> 01:27:44,100
So, we've really got

2754
01:27:44,100 --> 01:27:45,100
overcapacity

2755
01:27:45,100 --> 01:27:46,100
of pipes up there.

2756
01:27:46,100 --> 01:27:47,100
But I think it'd be great

2757
01:27:47,100 --> 01:27:48,100
to take a look

2758
01:27:48,100 --> 01:27:49,100
at all that that's out there.

2759
01:27:49,100 --> 01:27:51,100
There's a federal impetus

2760
01:27:51,100 --> 01:27:52,100
about water, and especially

2761
01:27:52,100 --> 01:27:53,100
in Florida, I think it's a good

2762
01:27:53,100 --> 01:27:54,100
opportunity for us

2763
01:27:54,100 --> 01:27:56,401
to start a conversation.

2764
01:27:57,100 --> 01:27:59,100
>> Commissioner Wostal.

2765
01:27:59,100 --> 01:28:00,100
>> I think that that's a great

2766
01:28:00,100 --> 01:28:02,100
segue for me to say that.

2767
01:28:02,100 --> 01:28:04,100
>> I would support any future

2768
01:28:04,100 --> 01:28:06,100
item to use tourism dollars to

2769
01:28:06,100 --> 01:28:07,100
protect our water rather than

2770
01:28:07,100 --> 01:28:09,100
subsidize rich people

2771
01:28:09,100 --> 01:28:10,100
in their expensive stadiums.

2772
01:28:10,100 --> 01:28:12,100
Thank you.

2773
01:28:16,100 --> 01:28:17,100
>> I want to supply my water,

2774
01:28:17,100 --> 01:28:18,100
but I'm going

2775
01:28:18,100 --> 01:28:20,100
to protect it also

2776
01:28:20,100 --> 01:28:22,100
from everyone,

2777
01:28:22,100 --> 01:28:24,100
including reclaim.

2778
01:28:25,100 --> 01:28:28,100
>> Okay, is there any other

2779
01:28:28,100 --> 01:28:30,100
business

2780
01:28:30,100 --> 01:28:31,100
before we entertain a motion

2781
01:28:31,100 --> 01:28:33,100
to receive and file?

2782
01:28:33,100 --> 01:28:34,100
>> Yes.

2783
01:28:34,100 --> 01:28:36,100
>> No. Just move approval

2784
01:28:36,100 --> 01:28:37,100
of receiving file.

2785
01:28:37,100 --> 01:28:39,100
>> We have a motion from

2786
01:28:39,100 --> 01:28:40,100
Councilwoman Hanewicz.

2787
01:28:40,100 --> 01:28:41,100
Seconded by Commissioner

2788
01:28:41,100 --> 01:28:43,100
Eggers, I believe. Please

2789
01:28:43,100 --> 01:28:45,100
record your vote.

2790
01:28:54,100 --> 01:28:56,100
>> Motion passed unanimously.

2791
01:28:56,100 --> 01:28:57,100
>> All righty,

2792
01:28:57,100 --> 01:29:00,100
our next meeting will be

2793
01:29:00,100 --> 01:29:03,100
Monday, Aug. 18, at 9:30am and

2794
01:29:03,100 --> 01:29:04,100
until then, have a good rest

2795
01:29:04,100 --> 01:29:06,100
of the summer.