Florida Governmental Ut¡lity Authority - FGUA

Florida Governmental Ut¡lity Authority 

Board of Directors Meetin$ A$enda 

Thursday, March L5,2OL2 - Î00 P'm. 

Central Florida Development Council Office 

2701, Lake MYrtle Park Road 

Auburndale' FL 33823 

| - Callto Order 

ll- lnvocation 

lll - Pledge of Alle$iance 

lV - Public Comment 

V - Minutes 

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Approval of the February 23,2OL2 FGUA Regular Meeting Minutes 

Approval of the February 23, 2Ot2 FGUA Strategic Planning Session Minutes 

Vl - ConsentAgenda 

CA 1 Appointment of Special Masters for Public Hearing Regarding Rates for the Mad Hatter Utility 

System and the Consolidated Utility System Located in Pasco County Florida 

CA2 Approval of Amendment No. l- to Work Authorization No. PRMG LI-O1- with Public Resources 

f\4anagement Group (PRMG) for Financial Due Diligence Related to Adding the Refinancing 

of the Consolidated Systems Debt to the Acquisition Financing for the Mad Hatter Utility, lnc. 

SYstem 

CA 3 Approval of Amendment to the FGUA Office Lease in Golden Gate located at l-1-985 Collier 

Boulevard, Unit 7, NaPles, FL 

CA 4 Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Work Authorization No. WT t2-O5 with Wade Trim for Final 

Engineering Due Diligence Related to Adding the Refinancing of the Consolidated Systems 

Debt to the Acquisition Financing for the Mad Hatter Utility, lnc. System 

CA S Approval of Amendment No. l- to Work Authorization No. GSG 12-l-l- with Government 

Services Group, lnc. to include Sprint in the negotiation of telecommunication license/lease 

agreements at the MacDill AFB 

CA 6 Approval of Engagement Letter with NGN for Consulting Services for activities related to the 

Acquisition of Ni America Utility (Hudson and Tamiami) Systems in Pasco and Lee Counties 

CA7 Approval of the Name Change Amendment to the Contract for Consulting/Professional 

Services with Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernifan 

CA I Approval of the Rejection of Construction Bids for the Lehigh Acres WTP No. 2 Membrane 

Softening Upgrade Project, FGUA Project LE 077 

CA g Acceptance of the Conveyance Closeout Package for FGUA Developer Project 11-002 LED 

for Family Dollar, Located in the LehiSh Acres Utility System in Lee County, Florida 

Vll- Finance and Administration 

FA 1 FiscalYear zOlO-2OLtAudit Presentation 

FA2 Renewal of Environmental Hazards Policy 

FA 3 Other ltems 

Vlll- Operations 

OP 1 Other ltems 

lX - lnformational ltems 

lN 1 Status Update on the FGUA Capital lmprovement Project (ClP) Program 

lN 2 Status update on the FGUA Monthly Community Outreach Program 

lN 3 FGUA lnactive Account Collection Summary

X - System Manager 

StuT 3" FGUAAnnual Report 

SM 2 Policy Revision Regarding Meter Deposits for Host Governments 

SM 3 Other ltems .ì 

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Xl - Utility Counsel 

UC 1 Other ltems 

Xll - GeneralCounsel 

GC 1 Update on Legislative Matters 

GC 2 Other ltems 

Xlll- Board ltems 

BD 1 Other ltems


Board Agenda ltem 

Thursday, March L5, 2OL2 

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Approval of the February 23,2OL2 FGUA Regular Meeting Minutes

Florida Governmental Utility Authority 

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 

Thursday, February 23,2OL2 at 10:00 am 

MacDill AFB - Albert B. Arrighi Base Education Center, Building 252 

8LO2 Condor Street, Tampa FL 33621 

Board Directors Present 

Lea Ann Thomas, Chaír, Director, Polk County 

Michele Baker, Vice Chair, Director, Pasco County 

Robert Knight, Director, Citrus County 

Pam Keyes, Alternate Dírector, Lee County 

Michael Crumpton, Director, Desoto County (arrived at 10:05 am) 

Attendees 

Ken Cheek, Director of Water Resources Department, Citius County 

Robert Sheets, FGUA System Manager, GSG 

Steve Spratt, FGUA Assistant System Manager, GSG 

John Pelham, FGUA General Counsel, Pennington, Mooré, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, PA 

Heather Encinosa, FGUA Utility Counsel, Nabors, Giblin, & Nickerson, PA 

Kevin Grace, Finance & Management Services Manager, GSG ' 

Kaamilya Pereira, FGUA Board Clerk, GSG 

Rob Dickson, FGUA Capital Program Managqrt GSG ,,.. . , 

JerryConnolly,FGUAoperationsManager,GSG 

David DiLena, FGUA Chief Finan,q.tal,,0fficer, GSG-,,:,:. ',. 

Meredith Miller, Community;:;Seú:løéSt,',;'fWanager, GSG .,, ' ,, 

Matt Rihs, Pasco CommunìtÍ:i.Sêrviceé',Rlepresentative, GSG 

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Pradeep Sethi, Project y¡¿nt1.i,.g,r, n3ç t:,t;;'L,i:r ,*l 

MichaelWilson,ProjectManäffi¡,GSG,li::.. 

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Krystalstrictí.j ,Finanèial,Analyst,"G,$G'"i'''',,,,,,',',,, 

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Natia Revazishvili, UCF Public Administration lntern, GSG 

Gary Deremer, U.S. Water Service5 President : 

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David Schullz Jr., Üìþ:Water Services : 

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Mike Harrison, U.S. WdtêrServices ', .' 

Carl Smith, U.S. Water Sèrvices -.' ,,: 

Vi cto r i a Pe n i c k, U .S. Wate r S.,.e.f..V. 

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Robert Dick, Severn Trent Envii,öjj:rdê.Ììtal Services 

Bria n Armstrong, Na bors, G ibl i n)'&' N ickerson, PA 

Chris Traber, Nabors, Giblin, & Nickerson, PA 

Tom Giblin, Nabors, Giblin, & Nickerson, PA 

Robert E. Lee, Local Government Advisors, lnc. President 

Callto Order 

Ms. Lea Ann Thomas called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. 

lnvocation 

Ms. Thomas provided an invocation. 

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Pledge of Allegiance 

Ms. Thomas led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. 

Public Comment 

Ms. Thomas thanked Colonel David L. Almand for attending the meeting and for accommodating FGUA 

Board of Directors to hold their meeting and Strategic Planning Session at the MacDill Air Force Base. 

Colonel David L. Almand, Vice Wing Commander of the 6tn Air Mobility Wing, stated that he is happy to attend 

the FGUA meeting on behalf of Colonel Lenny J. Richoux, the 6tt' Air Mobility Wing Commander and 

lnstallation Commander. Colonel Almand welcomed everyone to the MacDill Air Force Base and provided an 

overview of the operations of the MacDill Air Force Base and mission, of the 6tn Air Mobility Wing. Colonel 

Almand noted that it is a privilege to support some of the nation's greatest military leaders. Colonel Almand 

also stated that MacDill AFB is a year into fully transitioning over the water utility system, since FGUA owns it 

and U.S. Water operates it, and it's important as we move forwaiO w¡ttr improvements to the system we have 

and that we understand that MacDill AFB is growing and continues to have emerg¡ng requirements. Colonel 

Almand stated his appreciation for MacDill being a part of the FGUA, and is glad for the opportunity to attend 

the meeting and share information today. 

Ms. Thomas presented Colonel Almand with a FGUA water-drop 

attending the meeting today. 

mascot "DÉiþpy" and thanked him for 

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M 1 Approval of the January 78,2O:l2 FGU|;NFM Speciàl Masters Hearing Minutes 

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Mr. Robert Knight motioned to gppr,ove the Janúâry 1.8,2QL¡ùt',Miinutes;lMr, Michael Crumpton seconded the 

motion. All were in favor and the motion was unanirnously approüëd. 

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M 2 Approval of lhg¡lanuary lg, 2072FGUÆ,Public Hearinþ and Regular Meeting Minutes 

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Mr. Robert Knigþt.,.1lit,otioned to aþprovethe January tg,ZntZ Minutes. Mr. Michael Crumpton seconded the 

motio n. Al I weÊêjffiifáüor, and the m otio n was u nà i'íiùo usli:;ä nprou"O. 

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Provided for the Board's coitsjftmtiö;ry,was Work Authorization No. RE 72-OL with Reiss Engineering, lnc. for 

Consulting Engineering ServiceÇ1';,fþì"çrithe Lake Fairways WWTP operating permit renewal, FGUA Project No. NF 

008 in the North Fort Myers UtilityrSystem in the lump sum amount of $37,900. The operating permit for the 

Lake Fairways WWTP is set to expire on October t8,2072.|n accordance with Rule 62-620.410(5), F.A.C., 

the permittee must submit an application for renewal no later than 180 days prior to the expiration of the 

permit. Reiss Engineering, lnc. will prepare and submit the operating permit renewal application package, 

abbreviated capacity analysis report, operation and maintenance performance reports and other documents 

in support of renewing the Lake Fairways WWTP operating permit No. F14014463. Staff recommended 

approval of CA 1-. 

CA2 Approval of Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) Agreement for Low 

Flow Toilet Rebate Program 

ln its continuing effort to educate its residential customers in the FGUA Pasco Utility Systems and reduce 

household water consumption, the FGUA is proposing a second year of the Low Flow Toilet Rebate Program. 

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The program extension was developed following the positive reports and requests from customers to 

continue and expand the project to include all FGUA Pasco Utility Systems: Aloha Gardens and Seven 

Springs, Consolidated and Lindrick Utility Systems. The second year of the program will continue target¡ng 

residential customers whose homes were constructed prior to 1995 and report replacement of conventional 

toilets with more efficient toilets, including ultra-low flow toilets (ULFTs) or high efficiency toilets (HETs), 

during the execution of the program. The program will provide a $100 utility bill credit for one toilet 

replacement and $60 for a second toilet replacement for the homeowners who choose to participate as well 

as customer education for low volume toilet users on the proper maintenance, specifically flapper 

replacement, leak detection and other measures necessary to ensure that each replaced toilet is maintained 

as a water conserving fixture. 

The FGUA applied and received approval for fundíng through the Southwest Florida Water Management 

District (SWFWMD) Cooperative Funding lnitiative (CFl) Program fgr,.Fiscal Year 2OI2. Through the CFI 

funding, SWFWMD will cover 50 percent of the program gxpenditures following regular reporting 

requirements during program implementation and operation. Thê FGUA will also be required to provide a 

final report to SWFWMD following completion of the prograrn. The Program shall be scheduled to begin no 

later than April 1, 2OL2. The program will conclude once â;,,total of,:,:two hundred twenty toilet credits are 

provided or at the end of the allotted time for the program, April t,i ,2O!3. A final program report to 

SWFWMD must be provided by May 37,2014. Staff ireoommended 

approvál of ,,,,"Or. 

CA2a Approval of Vendor Agreement with Démetri's Solutions for Low Flow,,Toilet Rebate Program 

ln connection with Agenda ltem CA 2 (Approval of SWFWMD,Agre,ement for Low Flow"Toilet Rebate Program), 

FGUA staff proposes the continued use of its current vendorf:::Eêmetri's Solutions, for program application 

intake, review for qualifying applicants, new low-volume';'töi,fet installation, inspection, removal of 

conventional toilets and reporting of activity:to the.F$UA for its Low flow Toilet Rebate Program. Demetri's 

Solutions has provided new toilet inspection and,conventiOnaltoilet':r:-êmovalfor Pasco County Utilities since 

the implementation of the Co,ç1,ntyfs,,,,p¡ogram in 2.008. fGUAö1aff recéäñ,q.Å,verb_al recommendations for the 

vendor from Pasco Coun_ty|Ufilitiesi- ff when conside¡:ing its.2OL1- adö'"2012 SWFWMD Low Flow Toilet 

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The program inspections anffiitÞ¡,lel reri;!þ1,,,,w¡tl negin'W¡th commencement of the Low Flow Toilet Rebate 

Program following,,'.,, pl,gJgd educ.a!!9,h"41 matelali' program promotion and survey materials by SWFWMD, 

no later than.{p¡jl¡:$,20,11!ì:,r.,The cnnfigi;Ci *'" Uéi,Hhpfete once 22O new toilet inspections and conventional 

toilet remo.V-aÈñd disposal.,has occuri.çd,or atiifrél:,¡ç¡¿lgciusion of the program year, April 1, 2013. Staff 

recommendÈiÍ:approvalofCA\Ðàì: ""':,i',;;,it't,';'i,,,,,,,,,,'::t1'! 

CA 3 ACqþ...p,¡ance of the Conveyandê öbseout Package for FGUA Developer Project L7-OO2 LED for 

faöÌìii Dollar, Located in the Lefii"gfr Acres Utility System ín Lee County, Florida 

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Approval of WijikAuthorization No. WT 1'2-LO with Wade Trim, lnc. for Consulting Engineering 

Services in the Pasco Ut¡lity System for a Preliminary Design and Permit Application to the 

Florida Department of Environmental Protection to re-rate the Seven Springs Wastewater 

Treatment Facility (WWTF) from 2.1- MGD to 2.5 MGD, Average Annual Daily Flow (AADF) 

Provided for the Board's review and consideration was Work Authorization No. WT t2-LO with Wade Trim, 

lnc. for engineering services related to the Preliminary Design and Permit Application for the re-rating of the 

Seven Springs WWTF from 2.L MGD to 2.5 MGD, AADF. The FGUA previously hired Wade Trim under Work 

Authorization No. WT 1-I-O1, to complete a Capacity Analysis of the Seven Springs WWTF. As outlined in the 

capacity analysis report (CAR) conducted by Wade Trim, the Seven Springs WWTF can be re-rated to increase 

the capacity to 2.5 MGD with some modifications to the existing south train. This was further demonstrated 

with the flow test performed by US Water on September 20,2011 through September 23,2Ot1. During the 

flow test, it was proved that the south train could treat 0.4 MGD using only one large aeration basin and the 

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small influent aeration basin, to which the FDEP verbally agreed. Also based upon historical plant flows, it 

has been demonstrated that the north train can treat2.1, MGD. This work authorization is needed to submit 

and acquire a new operating permit for 2.5 MGD, which will include the needed improvements to the south 

train. The FDEP recommended that the re-rating and construction be submitted under one major permit 

modification application. Wade Trim will prepare the necessary documents in order to submit a major 

modification to the existing WWTF permit as issued by the FDEP. Staff recommended approval of CA 4. 

CA 5 Approval of lnterim Work Authorization No. USWWT t2-5¡gfor start-up assistance associated 

with the Mitchell Water Treatment Plant in the Pasco System 

This item was pulled by staff and may be presented at a future meeting. 

CA 6 Approval of Work Authorization No. USWWT 12-60¡,:With US Water/Wade Trim, LLC for 

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Operational Due Diligence activities related to ther:Ac-quisition of Several Private Utilities 

Located ín Marion County 

Provided for the Board's review and consideration was Work Authorization No. USWWT 12-60 with US 

Water/Wade Trim, LLC ("USWWT") to provide operatio_.näl:due diligence services related to several private 

utility systems located in Marion County, Florida. On,|i;'DêCember 2Q, 2OII; the Marion County Board of 

County Commissioners approved a resolution autho,ii2i,iiþthe FGUA to explore the potential acquisition of the 

privately owned utílity systems. Compensation will 6e,,ö¡ a time and materials basis up to the not-to-exceed 

amount of $244,048.26. The due diligence efforts will be on an "at risk" basis with the understanding that 

the compensation is contingent upon a sucg,essful acquisitión,;glff,,recommended approval of CA 6. 

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CA7 Approval of Work Authorizàtion No, Ufl- t2-O7 with Wade Trim, lnc. for Consulting Engineering 

Services for FGUA Project No. PS032, Pasco Utility System Wastewater Treatment Facility 

(WWTF) Odor Control lmprovements 

Provided for the Board's çeuil,eÑÅ)d'a:r¡1gnsideratio.nìwas.Wo'r:k Authorizatiän No. WT 72-07 with Wade Trim, 

lnc. for the engíneering ffiieès relátdÉirc the firìàÈèÈþn of thá pasco Utitity System WWTF odor Controt 

lmprovements project. 45";,þ¡-eviousry réÞOrteO to the Board, the Seven Springs WWff has a history of foul 

odors typical with these 

L. facoälti*i:lg+s*.. Given thìèt tnis facility is located immediatety adjacent to 

residentia I com.I¡.U nitie.s,. th e 

been:,,the source of complaints from the neighboring 

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iìt.hè past several months. Preliminary engineering 

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and submitted to the FGUA. This work 

authorization includes final design of 

control improvements and associated construction bid 

cost for these services is $89,000.00. Final design for 

to be completed by March 30, 2072 with completion of the improvements 

O13. The preliminary construction cost estimate for this project is $860,000 

which will be funded by à¡.combinatrÞÈiìlof capital budgets for WWTF Odor Control FGUA Project No. PS032 

and WWTF lmprovements'.$GUA.iriP@ect No. PS031 projects, spanning FY 2Ot2 and FY 2013. Staff 

recommended approval of CA 7i.:g$ 

CA I Approval of Work Authorization No. WT 12-08 with Wade Trim, lnc. for Engineering Due 

Diligence activities related to the Acquisition of Several Private Utilities Located in Marion 

County 

Provided for the Board's review and consideration was Work Authorization No. WT I2-O8 with Wade Trim to 

provide engineering due diligence services related to several private utility systems located in Marion 

County, Florida. On December 2O, 2Ùtt, the Marion County Board of County Commissioners approved a 

resolution authorizing the FGUA to explore the potential acquisition of the privately owned utility systems. 

Compensation will be a fixed lump sum per system with a total not-to-exceed amount of $215,000.00, 

assuming all eight (B) systems are acquired. The due diligence efforts will be on an "at-risk" basis with the 

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understanding that the compensation is contingent upon a successful acquisition. Staff recommended 

approval of CA 8. 

CAg Approval of Work Authorization No. PRMG L2-O3 with Public Resources Management Group 

for Financial Due Diligence activitíes related to the Acquisition of Several Private Utilities 

Located in Marion County 

Provided for the Board's review and consideration was Work Authorization No. PRMG 12-03 with Public 

Resources Management Group (PRMG) to provide financial due diligence services related to several private 

utility systems located in Marion County, Florida. On December 20, 2OIt, the Marion County Board of 

County Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing the FGUA to explore the potential acquisition of the 

privately owned utility systems. Compensation will be on a time and materials basis up to the not-to-exceed 

amount of $224,OO0. As usual, the due diligence efforts will be on an,r,iiat-risk" basis wíth the understanding 

thatthe compensation is contingent upon a successful acquisition,,:H.oÍ,vever, since it is possible thatsome, 

but not all of the eight (8) systems will be purchased, the work authoiization contemplates that the minimum 

fee due to PRMG if only a portion of the systems are purchased byrthe FGUA would be $l-50,000. However, 

as a practical matter, ít is highly unlikely that we would pto-ceed to a,oquire only a small number of small 

systems given the potential transaction cost. Staff recornr,nended approvã!.,of CA 9. 

CA 10 Ratificatíon of Amendment No. 1 to Work Authorization No. GAI :tr2-01, with GAI Consultants, 

lnc. for Consulting Engineering Services, Leh¡gh Acres Tank Cleaning & lnspection, FGUA 

Project No. LE 084 in the Lehigh Acres Utility System 

On October 20,2}1-tthe FGUA Board apþróVeO Work Authorization No. GAI 12-01 with GAI Consultants, lnc. 

for the cleaning and inspection of the finishédlWáter Ground Storage Tanks (GSTs) in the Lehigh Acres Utility 

System. Prior to the inspection of the GSTêi;,sédiment was removed from the tanks. The cleanings and 

inspections went well with the exception oft;t,',lh;.g. Lehti¿hi,,;6gv¿s WTF- Np. 2 - 2.O MGD GST which had a 

substantial amount of sedimentaliOn above théi:f,+cubic yàiid,:.,1:ii.tnili!1cludèd:'in Work Authorization No. GAI 12- 

01. There was approx¡matèly 3r.,inches (lOoîlöuþic yli,¡Qí)::',t;øf;rsedimént that required removal. This 

amendment covers the adàitional coSts"associatëä',,withi.1:.tlte remôvái. Staff recommended approval of CA 

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Provided tor t'ne:;noard's reviewiân4|'+onsidè,tqiipn was Amendment No. 1to Work Authorization No. USWWT 

t2-O1, with U.S."îVli,;áþr/Wade tr¡r i[,,provide operations due diligence services for acquisition of the Mad 

Hatter Utility, lnc. äéliéts located in Þaöco Couniy. Amendment No. l adjusts the not-to-exceed fees included 

in the work authorizalión1,:,flom $87,j:26t65 to $116,988.75. The adjustment in the compensation is due to 

changes in the underlyingi:iwork effort,ässumptions based upon the on-going (extended) negotiations and 

discussions regarding fne M,âd:t$9frçj;léystem. Due to the on-going process, USWWT has incurred additional 

due diligence responsibilities'''(i#: 9Í;lhours). These expenditures will be funded by bond,/loan proceeds with 

the understanding that the fees'ãfe contingent upon a successful acquisition. Staff recommended approval 

of CA 11. 

CAL2 Approval of Access Easement Agreement between the FGUA and Little Richey, LLC related to 

FGUA Project No. PS - 026, Water lnterconnects and lmprovements, Pasco Utility System 

Provided for the Board's review and consideration was an Access Easement Agreement between the FGUA 

and Little Richey, LLC related to FGUA Project No. PS - 026, Water lnterconnects and lmprovements, Pasco 

Utility System. ln August of 2OtL, the Board approved the conveyance of the five (5) potable water 

interconnects constructed under FGUA project No. PS - 026 to Pasco County, including easements, where 

applicable, granting access rights to Pasco County. One of the five (5) interconnects, however, was located 

within an existing easement previously granted to Pasco County by the property owner, Little Richey, LLC., 

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equiring access rights be secured in favor of the FGUA as well. With the assistance of Pasco County and 

FGUA General Counsel, the FGUA has acquired the access rights via the attached Access Easement 

Agreement. The Access Easement Agreement grants the FGUA a perpetual, non-exclusive easement (also 

owned by Pasco County) for the primary purposes of operating and maintaining the interconnect facility. 

Upon execution by the FGUA, the Access Easement Agreement will be returned to Pasco County for 

forwarding to Little Richey, LLC. Following final execution of the document it will be recorded and provided to 

the FGUA for record. 

CA 13 Approval of Change Order No. 2 to the Construction Agreement with Guymann Construction 

of Florida, lnc. for the Waterway Estates lnterconnect Project, FGUA Project No. NFM 002 in 

the North Fort Myers Utility System 

Provided for the Board's review and consideration was Change OrderlNo. 2 to the Construction Agreement 

with Guymann Construction of Florida, lnc. (Guymann) related to the_ Waterway Estates lnterconnect project, 

FGUA Project No. NFM 002. This change order calls for adding 1,150 lineal feet of a 3O-inch HDPE DR 11 

casing pipe for the directional drill crossing under Hancock Bridge Parkway at Orange Grove Boulevard. 

Hancock Bridge Parkway is a Lee County DOT major arterial.road with,f-our lanes of thru traffic. This casing 

was previously removed from the construction contract as part of Change Order No. 1, accepted by the 

Board at the December L5, 2077 Board meeting, with::the expectations of obtaining an Administrative 

Deviation to the Lee County Land Development tCode' (LDC). After the subrnittal of the LDC Deviation 

application, Lee County took a closer look at the cuirent conditions and decidèd that it was to the best 

interest of the County to leave the casing under this traffic congested road. ln addition, it was decided to 

provide a thicker wall casing pipe to prevent excessive deflection in tfre future. As a result, the Administrative 

Deviation was denied on February 2,2OL2.The original credit provided in Change Order No. l resultingfrom 

the deletion of the casing pipe was $239,200.00. There were aiso additive changes in Change Order No. 1 

with the total net effect being a deductive $171,959.87. Taking into account the additional costs associated 

with the thicker casing pípe, the cost to add the casíng pipe back into the project is $267,409.50, as 

reflected in Change Order Ng;;::2,,,,r;rAll.-parties arè'-in agreenriêhi with theéêt;eosts and CDM has provided their 

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recommendation for approvàl,of Change Order No. 2. 

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Staff will work with CDM,'tëBl;Qgunty Utiiillies and the,'Côntractor to mitigate the additional costs associated 

with the thicker casing pipe by minim¡zing;iitnp length Ot+LlS horizontal direction of drill at the Hancock Bridge 

Parkway/Orangç,Qf.gv,q Boulevaid in!e.¡s-e-"ctiqn, Preliminary estimates indicate that the length of the drill can 

be reduced-fr..òÈ,$;l-So LF to approximately 850 LI, ofFsètting the additional costs associated with this 

change or$.þ..È.$Final costs'will be determined naSed ön,the actual quantities of installed work and will be 

reflected irì'Ìhìè.final balancin$ h'a¡ge öi:Qetnor the prcjjdct. 

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CA1'4 nþQi,p¡at to Sell at'Auction'th¡ee (3) uneconomical and inefficient for continued use 

backhoes in the Lehigh Acres Útility System as per the Amended and Restated Purchasing 

Pol icy a n d,froced u reè, dated Novem ber 17, 20 tl 

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FGUA currently owns three"QbEO.k,Q s in the Lehigh Acres Utility System that have become uneconomical 

and inefficient for continued us.ê-,'The equipment will be sold at auction through Tampa Machinery Auction, 

lnc., which is the largest regulaily' scheduled public auction in the southeast specializing in vehicles and 

equipment for Government Agencies and Public Utilities. The equipment will be sold in accordance with 

FGUA's Amended and Restated Purchasing Policy and Procedures dated November 77,2077. The proceeds 

from the auction will be deposited back into the appropriate project fund. The equipment to be sold at 

auction is: a 1998 New Holland 655 Backhoe, a 1995 Ford 555 Backhoe, and an age unknown John Deere 

300 Backhoe. Staff recommended approval of CA 14. 

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CA 15 Approval of lnterlocal Agreement between FGUA and Pasco County Utilities for providing 

meter reading records for wastewater utility billing at Gulfside Elementary School in Pasco 

County, FL 

Provided for the Board's review and acceptance was an lnterlocal Agreement with Pasco County Utilíties to 

provide monthly meter readings to Pasco County Utilities for billing wastewater service to Pasco County 

Schools for wastewater service to Gulfside Elementary School in Pasco County, Florida. The FGUA currently 

provides water service to Gulfside Elementary School, located in the FGUA Consolidated (Holiday Anclote) 

System a¡2329 Anclote Boulevard in Holiday, Florida. Pasco County Utilities currently provides wastewater 

service to Gulfside Elementary School. The agreement permits the FGUA to provide monthly utility meter 

readings by the 15th day of the month to Pasco County Utilities and permits the Pasco County Utilities to 

charge the School District for wastewater utility service and consumption at the school. The agreement also 

permits Pasco County Utilities to request disconnection of water utility,service by the FGUA within 5 business 

days of written notification in the event of non-payment for wastewater utility service by Pasco County 

Schools. ln the event of disconnection, Pasco County Utilities agrees to hold the FGUA harmless for claims 

occurring due to the FGUA disconnecting water utility service at the request of Pasco County Utilities. Stafl 

recommended approval of cA 1-5' 

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CA16 Approval of Work Authorization No. GSG,,'72-20 with Govèrnment Services Group, lnc. for 

Consulting Services for Due Diligence Mänagement for the Acquisition of the Assets of the Ni 

America Utility (Hudson and Tamiami),Systems in Pasco and Lee Gounties 

Provided for the Board's review and consideration was Work Authorization No. GSG 1220 with GSG to 

provide Due Diligence Program Management services relátéd..,,té the acquisition of the assets of the Ni 

America (Hudson and Tamiami) Systems in Pasco and Lee Counties. Compensation wìll be billed on a time 

and materlals basis consistent with the Ma¡agement Services Agi.êement, plus reimbursable expenses per 

section 712.061-, Florida Statutes. The due diligenCe.efforts wil.lll;;be on an "at-risk" basis with the 

understanding that the compe¡9?Ijpn is contingent upon:-â successful acquisition. Staff recommended 

approval of CA 16. , ,,i , . 

CALT Approval óÍ.,,,,V.!,.p;k Ruth'ó.ii2at¡on Norìì$WV,tT !2-6l- with U.S. Water/Wade Trim, LLC for 

Operational O*iøÐ.ttt1¿icé,'iaptivities ,eþO to the Acquisition of Ni America Utility (Hudson 

a n d: T.am,ia m 1) Syslérns,ii rt ¡,¡P..'açco,q,¡ d Lee:'Go u nties 

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Provided f,.9...f:,Jlie Board's revievy and, cöngideration Wäs Work Authorization No. USWWT 72-6I with U.S. 

Water/Wað'e;1'¡¡m, LLC ("USWWÍ:I) to piovide Operational Due Diligence activities related to the Acquisition 

of Ni Americâ Uiit¡ty (Hudson andifi¿¡¡¡¿ri):lSisfems in Pasco and Lee Counties. Compensation will be billed 

on a time anO irì'àierials basis up to the nöt¡to exceed amount of $70,200. As usual, the due diligence 

eflorts will be on'ài '1.at-risk" 

basi5 with the úhderstanding that the compensation is contingent upon a 

successful acquisitioÈ\:'Staff recommé.nded approval of CA 17. 

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CA 18 Approval of Wo¡ll A,,.UJhorization No. WT L2-Og with Wade Trim for Engineering Due Diligence 

activities relate'Q.*r tthe Acquisition of Ni America Utility (Hudson and Tamiami) Systems in 

Pasco and Lee Cöùnties 

provided for the Board's review and consideration was Work Authorization No. WT t2-Og with Wade Trim to 

provide Engineering Due Diligence activities related to the Acquisition of Ni America Utility (Hudson and 

Tamiami) Systems in Pasco and Lee Counties. Compensation will be billed on a time and materials basis up 

to the not-to-exceed amount of $68,600. As usual, the due diligence efforts will be on an "at-risk" basis with 

the understanding that the compensation is contingent upon a successful acquisition. Staff recommended 



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CA 19 Approval of Work Authorization No. PRMG 12-04 with Publíc Resources Management Group 

(PRMG) for FinancÍal Feasibility Due Diligence activities related to the Acquisition of Ni 

America Utility (Hudson and Tamiami) Systems in Pasco and Lee Counties 

Provided for the Board's review and consideration was Work Authorization No. PRMG L2-O4 with Public 

Resources Management Group (PRMG) to provide Financial Feasibility Due Diligence activities related to the 

Acquisition of Ni America Utility (Hudson and Tamiami) Systems in Pasco and Lee Counties. Compensation 

will be billed on a time and materials basis up to the not-to-exceed amount of $90,000. As with all other 

acquisition consultant team members, the due diligence efforts will be performed on an "at-risk" basis with 

the understanding that the compensation is contingent upon a successful acquisition. Staff recommended 


Ms. Michele Baker motioned to approve the Consent Agenda; items:,OÂ 1 through CA 19, with items CA 3 

and CA 5 pulled. Mr. Robert Knight seconded the motion. All were-,,inìfaVor and the motion was unanimously 

approved. 

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FA 1 Federal Economic Development Administration ("EDA") Grantinþplication 

Mr. David DiLena addressed the Board and stated th:át staff is working with the federal lobbyist, Russ Reid 

on the EDA grant application, and the Lee County Economic Development Board in an effort to strengthen 

the FGUA's grant proposal as well as compliment Lee County's 

Grant application. 

Mr. Spratt noted thatthe primary requiremênt o1',thj'É;;program i5ijob.creation and economic stimulus, and 

there must be an area with higherthan national,averá$e.unemployrnent, which Lehigh Acres exceeds. Staff 

has put together a concept,Þ'f'Oect, extending water änd,iwastewater lines to a Lee County planning 

department activity cente_r,..on,,Gunn--ery Road. We are,t 

they reviewed the concept of the grant 

submission and provideO feedÈA.ck oniì..h.c 

queue for these 

distinguish trc:¡:Ec 

att stäìtê,dJhat Leeiêþ'qnty is in support of FGUA's grant apptication. 

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OP 1 Operations Transitilnliit¡pOate 

Mr. Spratt stated that this should be staff's last report on the Operations Transition. There were two 

transition efforts that staff has been tracking primarily the repairs of the assets with the transition from 

Severn Trent Environmental Services to U.S. Water Services Corporation. Mr. Spratt stated that the list of 

needed repairs was very extensive and Severn Trent did an excellent job working through the list with the 

FGUA's project managers and inspectors. The only remaining issue is an outstanding billing issue with a 

school, where staff discovered there is a multi-year outstanding receivable for water and wastewater service. 

Staff is now working with the school board and retaining a dollar value from Severn Trent's final payment 

untilthe issue is resolved. 


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OP 2 Seven Springs Odor Control Project Update 

Mr. Jerry Connolly addressed the Board and stated that with the help of Matt Rihs, Pasco Cornmunity 

Services Representative, he has put together customer complaints by month. Mr. Connolly presented a 

PowerPoint presentatíon noting the areas with complaints about odor from September 2011 through 

January 20L2. Mr. Connolly stated that staff is working with U.S. Water to come up with temporary solutions 

until the capital project is completed. Discussion ensued regarding the Odor Control Project. There was a 

consensus of the Board for staff to continue to monitor the complaints and if the volume increases staff 

should bring this matter back to the Board to determine if the FGUA should invest in a temporary fix until the 

capital project is completed. 

Ms. Baker asked that staff continue to make efforts to keep neighboring communities advised of our work. 

There was a consensus of the Board forstaff to find outthe cost of..assistingthe Trinity Palms Complex in 

repaíring their odor masking system, as a possible option for a temporary fix. Mr. Connolly agreed. 

OP 3 Other ltems - Seven Springs Well No. 4 Withdrawal Reallocation Update 

Mr. Connolly stated that when the FGUA purchased the Seven Springs water system Well No. 4 was located 

on the previous owner's property within a brick wall,,Whêr'è access is not very easy. The Board approved a 

work authorization, in which Wade Trim did an anatVsis'to show that if we were to eliminate Well No. 4 and 

reallocate the flow to some of the other wells that we would have no impact on any of the water in the area. 

The application to reallocate flows from Well No. 4 was approved by,Southwest Florida Water Management 

District (SWFWMD). Mr. Connolly presented a PowerPoiht,,,presentation showing the areas of the Seven 

Springs wells. Mr. Connolly stated that staff, is now in the proceSs''óf determining what needs to be done to 

abandon Well No. 4 and remove the assets from the previous owners property. 

lnformational ltems 

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lN l Status upoatgiÓñl,inte"FGilü¡Capital lmprovement Project (ClP) Program 

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The FGUA Capital lmprovem,é,ht Project (;é:gprl was proVided to the Board. 

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lN 2 Stqtr¡s:Upde-tg on lké,|'$.Hfi1Mañäy99nmuni-ty Outreach Program 

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The FGUA Co munitV Ouiie'ar,er¡¡rogfá:m,ir,eports foi'ÈËigfirsystem were províded to the Board. 

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lN 3 FGUA lnactive Account Collection::S.ùmmary 

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The FGUA lnactive Account CollectionrSÚmmary reports for each system were provided to the Board. 

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lN 4 FGUA CollectionjAge¡c$ummary 

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The summary of collection activitÌè'5 by NCS Plus were provided to the Board. 

lN 5 FGUA Quarterly Report of Funds Expended for GSG Capital Project lnspections 

The quarterly report of funds expended for GSG Capital Project lnspections was provided to the Board. 

lN 6 FGUA Work Authorizations Approved by the System Manager under $100,000 

The report on work authorizations approved by the System Manager under $100,000 was provided to the 

Board. 

lN 7 FGUA Quarterly Financial Reports 

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The quarterly financial reports were provided to the Board. 

System Manager 

SM 1 Approval of Work Authorization No. GSG t2-2L with Government Services Group, lnc. for 

Federal Economic Development Admínistration ("EDA") Grant Application Work 

Provided for the Board's review and consideration was Work Authorization No. GSG 72-2t with GSG to 

provide grant application development and review coordination for potential FGUA funding from the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) Public Works and Economic 

Adjustment Assistance Programs. At the January 19th meeting, staff reported the FY 2Ot2 Federal Funding 

Opportunity (FFO) announcement of grants available under the above programs for investments in public 

works and economic development facilities and our intent to investigate this opportunity further. ln 

consultation with the FGUA federal lobbyist firm, Russ Reid, it is felt that the FGUA expansion of water and 

sewer infrastructure in the Lehigh Acres area which would support new commercial development would be a 

strong grant proposal candidate for this program. Staff has reviewed the grant guidelines, discussed an 

application preliminarily with Lee County Planning staff and the Lehigh Acres Economic Development Board. 

All concur that the Lehigh service area meets the economic conditions grant eligibility criteria of higher than 

national average unemployment rate, and could reflect a competitive project and support the FGUA 

submitting a grant application. Based upon other awards, a successful grant amount would be in the order 

of $t-2 million. 

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The effort of putting forth a strong application is considerable. These requirements are regarded as beyond 

the Basic Services of the GSG Management Service Agreement. The attached work authorization provides 

the scope of services required to be perlormed by GSG to develop and advance a competitive application 

meeting all federal requirements. Compensation will bê..fq¡ an amóunt not to exceed $38,300 excluding 

reimbursable travel expenses:tper,lsection 712.061-, Floridà.'statutes. Staff has already initiated candidate 

project discussions with kd$i¡'rStäkeholders like th+rlee,,,pj)unty nUnning':Department and the Lehigh Acres 

Economic Development6öàF-d and the'intent is to complete an aÞþJication for submission by the March 9, 

2Ot2 deadline. Staff recomrnen,f ed approval of SM 1. 

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Ms. Michele Bq,kef.,,molilq¡ed to ap-p-ro'v_e,9$e¡da,:'item SI{:{, Work Authorization No. GSG L2-2L. Mr. Michael 

Crumpton sqs.gnÅëdilhê,,m9¡jpn. ,, ;: " 

Allwerê infatií'ftaiid,the'frôtion was unanimously approved. 

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federal lobbyist firifriliiffiommended a visit to Washington, D.C. while Congress is in 

session, to meet úúitH;,potential sufjäorters of öur application and federal funding request. Russ Reid has 

arranged meetings ne)'ct,ifvggt< for the,,.Sþtem Managers and Board Chair to meet with members of Congress 

and legislative aides. ¡ViJì,gli,e,ets n9,Ifië1tinatthe Board will receive copies of the final briefings. 

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Mr. Brian Armstrong addressed the Board and provided an update on the ongoing acquisitions. ln regards to 

Mad Hatter, Mr. Armstrong stated that the Acquisition Team has completed negotiations with the owner of 

the utility, and has come to terms on a purchasing contract with the owner. The contract is currently under 

review with the Pasco County attorney. lf the FGUA purchases this utility, there will be a need for a rate 

increase and a public hearing is required per Florida Statutes. The Engineering and Financial Feasibility 

consultants have started their reports. Staff hopes to close this by May 2O!2.ln regards to Ni-Florida, which 

includes Hudson wastewater only system in Pasco County and Tamiami water only system in Lee County, 

staff has been monitoring the systems over the years and will be addressing them in the near future. ln 

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egards to Aqua Utilities, the Acquisition Team is currently in the discussion phase, as they currently have a 

rate case pending. 

Mr. Armstrong also thanked Mr. Knight for all the help he has been during acquisitions while serving on the 

FGUA Board. 

ln regards to Marion County, Mr. Spratt noted that the Acquisition Team has site visits scheduled for the 

second week in March. 

General Counsel 

GC 1 Approval of Amendment to Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement with 

Government Services Group, lnc. (GSG) to Reset lerlî.,t,:;::;,;:,1. 

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Mr. Pelham presented the Amendment to Amended and Restatéd Management Services Agreement with 

GSG to align the term with the most recent operations, maintenance and customer service agreements. lt 

has been the Board's previous practice to have the System,Mânagerls,,,service agreement extend for oneyear 

beyond the operations contract for that system in order to allow, continuity of oversight for possible 

transition of the contract operator. ln the GSG agreement amendment aþþioved by the Board on February 

!9, 2OOg, this practice was affirmed by extendinÉ the MSA for one year beyond the operations agreement 

for the Aloha System for an end date of September 30, 2OL4. However, as new operating agreements were 

adopted for the Consolidated, Lindrick, North Fort Myers and MacDill AFB systems;:the GSG MSA term was 

not adjusted accordingly. All but one of the current FGUA operations agreements have staggered terms for 

up to five-year periods corresponding with',:th'eir initial execution dates, Due to our uñiQue agreement with 

the Federal government, the MacDill oþ'èfations agreemeñt .,has a ten-year term. Therefore, it is 

recommended that the GSG MSA term be'arnendegllat this timeto correspond with the most recent non- 

Federal operations contracts, which would reSétthe GS,G,MSA for oversight of those non-Federal systems to 

September 30,2017. The GSG MSA term for oiêrsight of.Ihe.',M-acDill sy,glem would be reset to September 

30, 2O2!. This amendment:does.not modify+:,äny qom.þi¿niéai¡t:on or other terms. Staff recommended 

approval of GC 1. 

Mr. Robert Knight motioneil:to approve agenda ¡ié.m GC 1, Amendment to Amended and Restated 

Management Sgryic,g-s. fg¡reement¡with.,Governm.ent Serv-iêes Group, lnc. (GSG) to Reset Term. Ms. Michele 

Baker secondéd:.tnê1mótion, All were in favor and the-m.otion was unanimously approved. 

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ç¿:fiiiît::¡¡lpaate on G{ß?1iue tu ¡s 

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moving without opþö$liign. ln regardst:|io the le{islation addressing the notice required when the FGUA may 

look to make an acqÙisition of a árgiefiéystem that's located in ten or more jurisdictions. Mr. Pelham stated 

that staff has been workinÉ;:hard o¡1lfl6¿l and Senator Bennett has been willingto work with us. The initial 

s:'bill was blocked on the House side. We have moved on to a DRI bill 

. On the House side the Chief of Staff has refused to allow any 

County has been helpful and has passed a resolution in support of the 

attempt to amend a 

that Senator Bennett has 

amendment to the DRI bill. 

legislation with the change of notice requirement. ln regards to the amendment to Chapter 367 it provides 

for the formation of a Study Committee to study investor owned utilities, with a 20 lo 25 person board. There 

is a slot on that board for an entity like the FGUA. The Study Committee would be charged with looking at 

ways to assist and maximize such things as purchasing efforts. 

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Mr. Knight introduced Mr. Ken Cheek, P.E. who will be sitting on the Board for Citrus County as of the next 

FGUA Board meeting. 

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Ms. Lea Ann Thomas presented an acrylic sculpture, FGUA water-drop mascot "Drippy" and a proclamation 

for Mr. Knight, reading as follows: 

"Let it be known that on this 23rd day of February, 2072lhal the Board of Directors of the Florida 

Governmental Utility Authority do hereby proclaim their gratitude and appreciation for the service of 

Robert A. Knight, as a Director and Vice Chair of the Authority, His dedication, close attention to the 

Authority business and guidance to stafl throughout his tenure as a Director was invaluable to the 

service improvements and growth of the Authority. His unwavering diligence and service to the 

Authority was instrumental in resolving significant public utility problems and delivering superior 

service to thousands of FGUA customers for years to come,,r,The Board of Directors and Staff do 

hereby wish to enter this Proclamation into the public recor.d of the Authority by permanently 

memorializingtherecognitionsetforthherein.'' 

Ms. Thomas stated that she learned a lot from Mr. Knight:',over the years and appreciates all of his 

contributions to the FGUA. Mr. Knight stated that his }lme,:.r,as 

a Board Director has been a very rewarding 

experience, and he feels that the dynamics of the -a-ffinization has grown in a very positive manner. Mr. 

Knight noted that he is very proud to have been a part òf the FGUA. ',, ,,,, , . 

Mr. Spratt introduced U.S. Water staff, Mr. Dave Schullz'.''Jr.and M¡;lMike Harrison, who lead the tour of the 

MacDillAir Force Base. 

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Thursday, March t5, 2Ot2 

Approval of the February 2g,2Ot2 FGUA Strategic Planning Session Minutes


Strategic Planning Session Minutes 

Thursday, February 23,2OL2 at 12:3O pm 

MacDill AFB - Surfs Edge Glub, Bldg. 499 

73LS Bayshore Boulevardn Tampa, Florida 33621 

Board Directors Present 

Lea Ann Thomas, Chair, Director, Polk County 

Michele Baker, Vice Chair, Director, Pasco County 

Robert Knight, Director, Citrus County 

Pam Keyes, Alternate Director, Lee County 

Michael Crumpton, Director, Desoto County 

Attendees 

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Ken Cheek, Director of Water Resources Department, Citrus County 

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Robert Sheets, FGUA System Manager, GSG 

Steve Spratt, FGUA Assistant System Manager, GSG : ,,.i 

John Pelham, FGUA General Counsel, Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, PA ' 

Heather Encinosa, FGUA Utility Counsel, Nabors, Giblin, & Nickèrson, PA , ' 

Kevin Grace, Finance & Management Services Manager, GSG 

Kaamilya Pereira, FGUA Board Clerk, GSG 

Jerry Connolly, FGUA Operations Manager, GSG 

David DiLena, FGUA Chief Financial Officer, GSG 

Mered ith M i I ler, Comm u n ity Services, Ma nager, GSG 

,Matt Rihs, Pasco Community Services Reprresentative, GSG 

Michael Wilson, Project Manager, GSG 

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Janelle Kusiolek, Operations Admin., GSG 

Teresa Rueppel, Assistant Finance Director, GSG 

Krystal Strickland, Financial Analyst, GSG 

Jim Gorry, lnspector, GSG 

Natia Revazishvili, UCF Public Administration lntern, GSG 

Gary Deremer, U.S. Water Services Prresident 

David Schultz Jr., U.S. Water Services . 

Mike Harrison, U.S. Water Services 

Carl Smith, U.S. Water Services 

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Victoria Penick, U.S. Waterservices 

Brian Armstrong, Nabors, Gib-lin, & Nickerson, PA 

Chris Traber, Nabors, Giblin, & Nickerson, PA 

Tom Giblin, Nabors, Giblin, & Nickerson,,PA 

Honey Rand, EPR Group 

Robert E. Lee, Local Government Advisors, lnc. President 

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The Board's tour of the MacDill AFB ended at 12:30 p.m. at the Surf's Edge Club. At 1-:00 p.m., Mr. Steve Spratt 

addressed the Board and advised the Board of the three presentations to be presented during the Strategic 

Planning Session, and the following objectives: 

. Report Customer Survey results 

. Present FY 7o-tt Year-end Financial Report and Preliminary FY 1-L-L2 Forecast 

. Future direction discussion 

. Update Goals/Vision 

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Ms. Lea Ann Thomas requested an introduction of alt attendees. Mr. Spratt introduced all attendees to the Board. 

FGUA Strategic Planning Session presentatio 

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Mr- Spratt addressed the Board and presented the FGUA's accomplishments since the last Strategic ntanniÀ'f 

Session held on March L7,2ALL. 

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FGUÀ Cudomer çônrÊct¡ônt 

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IQUlqysteq connections have nearly tripld 

æ,294 Tþ89,n7 in 3years 

. Com rn u n ity Seruice Represenbtives pa rtici pøted in 

261 cornrnuniÇ meetings in Lehigh Àcres, Golden 

Gate, Pasco and North Ëort Myers* 

. Quppo¡ted bimonthly rneeùngsof the UtilÍty Ådvisory 

þmmitteg (UAC) in Lenign ecles, Gotden Gate, 11 

Jornt meetings with the furnrnittee for Beüer lrJater 

Now(CBWN) in Pasco 

. Workinf with other local govemrnents äbout Ðotentiat 

FG UA aqq u isitions i ncl udin g Fla gler, Volusia ánd 

Maríon Counties 

. conclud¡ng due d¡t¡genre work and negrt¡aurnsw¡Èh À/tad 

Hatter Utilities (a pr¡ority Df pasco CounÐD; purshase 

exFected MaFJune2ùI2 

. Reduced water quality compla¡nts frorn 99 in July 2OOg ts 

15 in January 2û12 in the formerAloha ljti¡ities 

. M ore than doubled eollection rate Bn inact¡ve aseourÉ.fees 

. Expanded former CBWN to inelude L¡ndfiDk custorners tÐ 

form Pasco CustornerCornrnrttee 

' Satlsfactorily rnet settlementagreement tenns \iÉith 

SWFWM D re: Aloha over-p u m pi n g projects corn pleted 

within schedule and under budget 

. Pasco elected officials and ÛBWN joined FGUA at 

r¡ bbon cutti n g for new Mitchel I Water Treatment plan! 

very positive press and testimonials about FGUA 

. Maintainingschedule for North Fort Myers del pmdo 

WWïP expansion and Waterway Esbtes 

lnterconnect¡on 

. Successfully launched first Low Flo\¡/To¡let Rebate 

Prognam in Pasco with SWFWMD gmn\ 74 

participa nts providi n g 10O rebates 

. Tm nsitioned new operations contractor at Leh¡ gh a nd 

Golden Gate 

. Cornpleted FG UA website redesign for enharned eustÐmer 

convenience 

. Received the Award of Exceltence in F¡nancial Report¡ngfor 

the FY 2O1O CAFR bythB Government F¡nance Officers- 

Ass0ciation fEr the tenth consecLtiveyear 

. Secured $1.2 rnillion grantfrorn SWFWMDfTT pasco 

system reclaimed water expansion to include cost sharing 

with Trinity Oaks FroperlyOwners Associat¡on 

. Commenced Lindr¡ck Chloride ReduBüon and Chloramine 

Conversion projects at Lindrick and 0d0r cÐntrBl in pasco 

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. Successfulfy compfeted firstyear of owrnersliip 

opeøÜon at MacDi.[. AFB; inct ud i: n g lSÐC projects & 

TBû,Ësm [fsnpa EaUOn¡¡"."tuOnttUO 

. 'BlackFÞr pmderns æuld efil ær 17}eãf 

'[he Suôese't ¡ûsE-8/24/¿û11 

. 'Swen Sringí longffiÍto{bdesq Ëkarffi*rdq€f 

SL Pele¡ibürl [im5 eÎúmFeb.õÐ: ß0ßFg)i2v¿81i. 

. a'loha Ittilili¿s üsbmB EElry gÉËÊÈHi* sBô4 cbîsef 

St P¿tÈriburg [îme5 tlåEFEÉ€É;GoßÞü/¿+/29ü 

' 'lt€tÊriÊ nêDrrùûelt HonÉliz6 aBd {klrffikrüdrÉ@æt 

Uirh'lùtuil- GmDmrf 

J{urÞêl AfirltlH&lz$l-1 

. -Âloha nÞãls goodE e -b bb{krãEt- 

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. Fully funded MacDill R&R resenre fr¡nd of 

approximatefy $ 9ûOk 

Mr. Spratt presented the FGUA's challenges encountered sincerthe last Strategic Planning Session held. 

. Continued weak housing, and general econornic 

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conditions leadingto contir¡ued low f[ov¡s and 

Did notachieue workingcap¡tal æliry brptfon F{FM 

and Golden Gate 

weakened cash fl ovs; 

at FY 11- yearend 

t¡ghter b4nd cûwefiage 

. Higher mte increases reguired thanr e@rilirer 

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exWcted 

No response to Consolidated Systernr refrinancing RFI 

at NFM. Lindrickand 

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Consofidalied 

Reuse supply complaints in NFM. incltldingûape 

. Did nol get to BCts and oneononds 

Coral 

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officials as hoped 

Tmnsition billingissuesal Lehighand Gû.llden Gate 

. Odor cornplaints frorn neigþbors of Fasco Seuen 

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. U pda ted Econo m ic Cond itionslSystern Ðen¡a nd 

. Customer Survey Results 

. Financial Status Update 

. Driving more Efficiency 

- Technolo$/(e.9., teleconferene¡ng, e¡ertrBnir meter 

read¡ng reverse calling) 

- Contract Revisions (e. 9., &rorkorder præesslEleduÉ¡b¡e) 

. Future Acquisition Guidance 

. Have we hit bottom of realestate 

downturn? 

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Customer Survey Resu lts Presentation 

Ms. Honey Rand, of EPR Group, addressed the Board and presented the FGUA Customer Service Survey results. 

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Customers shared considerable satisfaction 

with water and/or sewer services by FGUAacross 

the service areas. 

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3ü92 Surwey ffiverqrãew 

. Random sarnple of 578 adutt residerts- 

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statísticalfy valid +/- +% 

-Lehigh:27% 

-North Ft.¡f.l/ers:.Lg% 

- Pasco:46Yo 

- Gofden Gare'.g%o 

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. 98% of those ínterviewed, paythe bil 

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- New custom ers:29% 

- Long-term customers: 31% 

. Only one-in-three (31Yø)of customers have 

needed to contact FGUA cus'tomer service 

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the telephone 

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. !2Yo about starting services 

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the greatest number of comments ín the 

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were less satisfied than other systerns.." 

customer experience with FGUA customer 

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service 

- Response to emergencies... " 92o/o of customers said they had notrouble 

reaching their FGUA representatir,re 

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. FGUA representatives were híghþ rated 

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- Courteous 

- Knowledgeable 

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The lowest score for CSR's was for 

with which issue was resolved" 

F*n Thmse &fet Sætãsfåæd... 

. Those whowere not satísfíed said... 

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Trouble getting supervisor 

Problem was still not fixed 

Can't talk to a "real" person 

Tæ&Ëq tæ fule: curt"rner F¡'eference 

Telephone 

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. Only 2O%of FGUA customers have vlsited . Only 31To of FGU.A custorners neededto 

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contact customer service 

-.However, of those thatvísíted websire,gs% . Weter and sewer service is reliable 

" Customers found the interaction with¡ CSR's 

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found the information tJrey needed 

. Of those, 1-1% use e-billing 

" 57To of custorners have signed up to view 

bill on website 

. Of those,89% use online billpay 

W$aæt trw dm, ãf æmythürxg? 

" Does FGUA need to boost use ofthe 

website? 

. How do customers want to receive 

information... 

. What is necessary communicatíon? 

' When they want FGUA, they fínd the 

customer service reps and are 

satisl'ied with the outcome. 

Let's Ta!åç Abmut tt"., 

. Asked for a PartingThought.-.. 

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LOY}wanted lower rates 

6% wãnted irnproved water quality 

3% claimed custom er service was 

rude/unhelpful 

20Á wanled ím proved website 

-2%said FGUA is doing great job 

Ms. Rand informed'rthe Boa¡!,that she w,lllì'provide-,co-pjes of:the more detailed report for the Board to read through 

the specific queçlionnaire. Ms, Rand stated that the custome¡ìservice survey results are very good, and across all 

systems the customers feel thattÀe FGUA is very responsive to their concerns. 

Mr. Robert sheetsì'ftted that wheñ'gtaff come.s back in June to present the budget the Board may consider 

changes to the budÊet þequO on the surv:gy resuitè'.Mr. Sheets stated thatthe reason we do the Customer Service 

Survey is to refocus and'it informs the Board and staff what we need to continue and/or change. 

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Ms. Baker asked if social meàiä'was considered part of the email/website port¡on. Ms. Rand stated yes, it was part 

of the emai/website portion as the,gq. tdWàs to kéep the survey in a 5 to 7 minute timeframe and get at the baseline 

customer service information. Mr. Sj¡eets stated that there are many local governments wno párticipate in social 

media and he has discussed with Ms. Rand whether the FGUA should consider using social media. Ms. Rand stated 

with social media you need to consider whether it is valuable to the FGUA; and with the Florida public Record Laws, 

there is much to consider. 

Mr. Sheets stated that consideration needs to be given to the proposed Legislation to allow Board meetings via 

electronic means' The Board meetings will take a different tone and will impact how the Board communicates and 

how information is relayed to the community. Mr. Sheets stated that the Customer Service Survey does say is that 

the FGUA is successfully communicating with the customers and the most important thing is thal the FGUA keeps 

that going. 

Mr. Spratt thanked Ms. Rand for the presentation. Mr. Spratt also thanked Ms. Meredith 

Service Representatives (CSRs), and the U.S. Water staff for their work with the customers. 

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FGUA Strategic Plan for 2OL2 Presentation 

Dr. Robert "Bob" E. Lee of Local Government Advisors, lnc. addressed the Board and provided his background, 

noting his appreciating to facilitate lhe 2AL2 Strategic Plan. Dr. Lee thanked the Board for submítting theÍr answers 

to the pre-questionnaire in a timety manner. Dr. Lee presented the results of the Board survey. 

Fre *Strateg ic 2t 1 7 Plann inE 

Survey Of FçUA Board Memhers 

FC UA Strateg ic F!an n ing 

Session 

Fac ir irared J;i:.,ffii .:il: 

u Evaluating FCUA Services/Operations 

¡ Planning Future FCUA Activil¡es 

¡ Direction To System Manager 

¡ Other Comments 

Evaluati ng FC UA Services 

Strengths. 

" Professional management team and wetl defired 

goals regarding util¡ty acquis¡tion. 

" Ab¡lity to assist and tale over struggl¡ng ut¡lit¡es 

and local politics not as prevalent 

. Excellent alternative to gett¡ng private utilities 

unde r government agency. 

Evaluating FC LlA Serv¡ces 

Weaknesses: 

' Maybe moving away from original reason for 

ex¡stence and public does not understand FCUA. 

. Lack of long term planntng and staff is spread 

too thin. 

" Pro-act¡ve commun¡cat¡on ¡n host counties is 

needed to ass¡st w¡th understanding customer 

compla¡nts. 

Ms. Thomas requested clarification on,the concern that the FGUA is moving away from the original reason for 

existence. 

Mr. Crumpton efflained that there, is c-oncern from Desoto County that the original intent of the FGUA was to be a 

"holding entity" tô taXe on private utilities that are not doing well, only until the local government decides to take 

them over. Mr. Crumpton stated that there has been some discussion about the possibility of taking over Desoto 

County Utility, which is where the comment came from. Mr. Crumpton noted that he was not with Desoto County 

when the discussion occurred, however he heard it from others who were with Desoto County at that time. 

Dr. Lee stated that his understanding is thatthis matter was a few years ago and has been addressed. 

Ms. Pam Keyes stated that there was also a discussion that the FGUA may be looking at solid waste utilities and that 

what she considers this a way of moving away from the original mission. 

February 23, 2012 FGUA Strateg¡c Planning Session M¡nutes 9 of l-5

Evalu¡ating FG UA 5e rvices 

Createst Stakeholder Questions/Concerns? 

. FCUA has some systems with higher ¡,ates than 

(ounty rates and customers have díf.ficulty 

understand ing rate adjustment process. 

'More maintenance on ex¡sting systern is needed 

verses more ClP. 

. FCUA should not lobby c¡ty/county offac¡afs to 

acquire systems. 

frvaluating Ft UA Serv¡ces 

Recommendations To A'ddress Stakeholder 

Concerns: 

" Better commun¡cat¡on regarding any issue that 

may create customer compla¡nts (i.e. inform 

customers of high rates and hold community 

meet¡ngs). 

. Provide an annual report for customers. 

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Ëvaluating Ft UA Services 

Organization's View Of FCUA Benefit? 

. Close out package helpful when infrastructure is 

deededto FCUA. 

" FCUA members are using FCUA approved 

customer service policies and procedures. 

' Provides host counties some separation from 

difficult issues regard¡ng operat¡ons, roles, etc. 

Evaluati ng FG UA 5 erv¡ces 

Evaluating FCUA Services FCUA Board 

Members' View Of FCUA Benefit 

" FGUA has expertise (smaller communities dont 

have) that can resolve issues at lower costs and 

can mobilize faster (i.e. acquisitions). 

' FCUA has ability to ass¡st troubled utilit¡es ard 

has excellent customer se rvice staff. 

EvaluatinE FC UA Serv¡ces 

Other Observations And 

Recommendations? 

" FCUA does a'top notch job", "scores an I out 

. of l O", is "good so far". 

FCUA doesn't brag about accomplishments 

enough; pan¡cularly, in writing. 

Flanning Future tCUA Activ¡ties 

What should FCUA Do F¡tore Of/Less Of tn 

The ComingYear? 

" lr4ore outreach to host communities and 

encourage FGUA representatives to assist in 

communicating w¡th elected officials. 

" Less acquisition efforts and follow âpproach to 

other count¡es like being done in Marion county. 

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Planning Futu re FC UA Activities 

Should FCUA Expand To lnclude Other 

Municipal Ut¡llties? 

. FCUA should be careful not to be aggressive in 

seek¡ng other utilities and should stack with water 

and sewer; do not expand into solid waste; albeit 

may consider helping countþs wlth septic 

receiving stations or act as ¡nterfiÊdiary for 

ut¡lit¡esthat need consolidation plan. 

. Suggest annual updates to B of CC. 

Flar¡n¡ng Future F'C UA ActivitEes 

Should FCUA Do More Market¡ng ì/ith 

other covernments? 

" Don't think FGUA should be expanding into other 

governments; albeit may consider if cost 

effective. 

. Should strengthen outreach to existing host 

governments. 

. Consider partnerships with DEP other than just 

the 5w District office- 

ln regards to the concern that FGUA sh,ould not be expanding intd,'other gove'fnments, Mr. Robert Knight stated that 

there are many other military bases looking to privatize their water and wastewater systems, as the FGUA has 

accomplished with MacDill AFB. Mr. Knight stated that he:feels the blanket statement: "the FGUA should not expand 

into other governments" narrows the scope of what the FGUA has accomplished. "', r,', 

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Mr. Crumpton commented that the FDOT's service centers ùf'r¡cft have.their own wastewater treatment plants could 

also be something that the FGUA expands into- ¡, 

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Planning Futu re FC UA Activities 

Parameters To Be Placed On FCUA 

Acqu¡sitions? 

" Each system should be geographically reasonable 

and GSC needs to maintain span of control and 

fiscal strength. 

. Don't consider system that ¿q 

a "pol¡t¡cal hot 

potato"; cash flow and total ievenues for recent 

acquisitions fell short. 

' Concerned aþout governance model. 

Planning Futu re F6 UA Activities 

Other Products/Services FCUA Should Be 

Pursui ng? 

" Cont¡nue current productslservices; no 

expansion ¡nto other areas. 

. Not sure- opento d¡scuss. 

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FNanning tuture tÇUA ÅctívËtles 

Any Additional Activiries FCUA Should 

Consider? 

. Focus on running FCUA System ef,flciently as it's 

core mission. 

'Board members should have annual face tirne 

with customers to obtain feedback. 

" No other activities should be considered. 

PlannlnE Future FtUA Activür[es 

Discussion Yru Want To Have With Fellow 

FCUA Board Members 

" How much do we want to expand and what ¡vould 

the governance model look liþ if FCUA ernt¡nues 

to expand? 

. What var¡ations on FGUA concept should be 

considered? 

" Should FCUA consider appo¡nting an Execut¡Ì/e 

Director? Seek RFP's every 5 years or so for 

system management? 

ln regards to the governance model, Ms. Baker stated that she is capable of attending a one hour meeting; however 

is concerned when the meeting is a 3 to 4 hour drive awayn,tnerefore she'iis'rconcerned if the FGUA expands to 

further areas. However, if the legislation for the Board.,tcj::.. èet via conference passgs, she tfrints tfrã SoarO would 

lose something by that; however, she likes the ioea iroùiâscheduting prorp..iiuà',vls. ganår rtut"J!.6t she feets 

as if she is letting the rest of the Board Directors down whe¡ she's unable to atteúa meet¡ng. Ms. pam Keyes 

agreed with Ms. Baker's comments, and noted that r¡ght now,'ittere A¡e.aifew Board *äm.p"ii Áoî*uàr if there the 

FGUA expands with more Board members the¡àwi!.l be more of an effort needed. Ms. Bakàr stated that she would 

like to potentially look at a regional governancè¡ùnö.Oel,,Oiscussion àr,isued regarding the governance model" 

Dr. Lee asked if there was a consensus of the Bòar"d. that,Úiis,one of thè,Briorities that the Board wants to look at in 

depth. Ms' Thomas stated th?!-tlu feels.the Board should waít to r"" *rrãi ñãóp.nr; it woutd be a moot Þoint tr 

change the governance model if the FGUA does not expand. Ms. Baker stated the she feels the Board could wait fo, 

the governance model, but the Board should not have staff seeking utilities if the Board is not comfortable with 

expansion. Dr. Lee stated lhat thig topic has come up periodically in the survey and may be something that the 

Board wants to discuss further. ,:,,.,,,,. 

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Ms. Thomas comrnènleà,that She does,not have a problem Witn tf,e FGUA expanding as long as it,s judicious and 

well.though_t o.rr!''¡ln the past, the FGUA lìad,meetingsìag,far at Nassa, County and though the traveican be a bit 

much, she feels it.is her responsibilil¡r to her'.Qounty Board io make the effort to attend. lñ regards to review of the 

agenda packet, Ms',.Thomas stated that her schedule does not allow her time to review the agenda at work; however 

that is okay with hel be-c¡use again it'srher resþons¡bility as a Board Director. Ms. Thomas reiterated that she does 

not have an issue with the FGUA expanding as long as there is a good plan in place. 

Mr. Crumpton stated that l.tòrthinks the fê-ùn ¡s a great concept, and although he is not a big believer in the pr¡vate 

sector owning or running utilities,'he has,aiways believed in the FGUA and dõesn't think it'sã problem expanding if 

done carefully. "'- ,.¡';:, 

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Di¡'ectisn To The System Mänager üirection To The SystersÌ $Vlanager 

Describe Thejob Of The System Manager: Expectations Of System Mlanager 12 -3 

" Responsible for management of FCUA business Focused Areas Over Next 5 Years) 

and for making policy recommendations (thd 

comply with regulatory and contractual 

requirements) to the board and for implenenting 

board policy. 

" Similarto a c¡ty or county manâger' 

, Focus on keeping system running smoothly, 

keeping rates as stable as possible, keeping the 

system infrastructure up to date, seek¡ng better 

debt financing, and determirp if furtter 

integration feasible in Pasco County. 

^ Focus on räte payer communication. 

tther C0mments 

What if...questions? 

ì Ûther C0mrnents 

Addit¡onal Points Not Covered 

" What ¡f FCUA acquired Aqua UtilitÞs, lnc. and . What information have we received from our 

what would Ít look like, and how big would FCUA Washington lobbyist (i.e.projectfundingi? 

be? 

" One week not enough time to consider 3 inch 

. What if we could meet by phone? Vt/ould this be . FCUA board packets. 

effective? 

FG UA Vis ion State ment: 

"The FCUA will be a widely recognized and 

utilized long term partner w¡th communit¡es in 

providing high value, 

cost-effective utility seryices and public facility 

management." 

(adopted 6- I 3-0Bl 

Comments/Amendments? 

The Board discussed changes to the Vision Statement; there was a consensus of the Board to amend the statement 

rs follows: 

'The FGUA will be a widely recogn¡zed and utilized long term partner with communities in providing high value costeffective 

uti I ity services. " 

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fMissiçn Staternent: 

"The FCIIA provides rommunit¡es with high 

value, cost effective utility and public facility 

rnânagernent alternatives within a public 

gÐvefnanfe strHcture which maximizes 

custûrner service quality." 

{adopted 6- I 3-08) 

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Consistent with Vision Statement? Comments? 

Amendments? 

The Board discussed changes to the Missíon statement and theie 

statement as follows: 

was.a'iegnsensus of the Board to amend the 

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"The FGUA provides communities with high value, cost effective utility managemeni alternatives within a public 

goVernancestructurethatmaximizescustomerserviceqùâ¡itv,":.]....¡...]-.: 

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Mr. Crumpton stated that he is very pleased With,the work of GSeu,ln.C.ìanà U.S. Water. fV¡Sì.gal,(er agreed and stated 

that the Board is very fortunate to have a very.pro.fessfonal and caÈâolë star. 

Mr. Sheets addressed the Board and commenteri:,thát staff will put tògetfrer points of further discussion from the 

session. He noted that there are not many who har¡e been with the FGUA since April 1999 and for clarification, Mr. 

sheets stated that the 

lfsjryr misgiän ot¡irre FGUÀwasio transition:privatd,sector utitities to pubtic 

"*""-Ã'Åîò.'i'r-.'i' 

word "warehousing" or "holding" was never part of the FQUA's,þission,s.tatement. lt was a conduit for those cities or 

counties who wanted to takeiñeirsystemsl.out at somel'point after the:FGUA transition; and for those who had no 

desire to manage thesystem or frad 

no util'ities of their,ewn. The FGUA's mission was always to own and operate 

utilities. Mr. Sheets stated that he beine-,the,,c.fosest thing to a FGUA historian wants to ensure that everyone 

understands that for.,FGUA.tg'' oe a -waÈ,.e".,¡-l.q ie" roruti.!!i;;d *"ui ir.,L Ålàri*. The mission was to be a partner 

3¡rd !9 acou{9.3isets'òonSiitenl with tñè lrost governments' needs, goats or ão¡".tiu"". Mr. Sheets stated that with 

yi:Dif lle l,9UÀ 

did not stick with üre goilimiõsion; r,òù¿üer, staff came to thé Board with rhe MacDill RFp feeting 

that we could makea impactàÀd..gio. 19al 

Mi¡igneets 

rìi 

also noted that the FGUA is not a private sector entity; it is a 

government that uSesthe private sectoi.Jn terrné.oJ expansion, Mr. Sheets stated that the Board will need to make 

that decision because g!.o( o.f p.egple w-!ö¡have 

him regarding the FGUA are not ¡nvestor owned utilities; 

they are cities and counties lookingto findvaysto ^aÞÞrôached operate in a more cost effective manner. Also, the FGUA Mission 

Statement does not state that the FGUA wants to help communities up to no more than six. ln regards to the 

comment on stafl being spreiad tg.o thiLt,,Mr. Sheets stated that becau'se of growth, we are a better staff than we 

were before; staff is doing a bette,r.job today at three times the size than threã years ago at a third of the size. Mr. 

Sheets stated that he hopes if theiF.GÙA brings in more systems, the Board would know that staff wiil make that 

same investment to ensure service only gets better. ln regards to the governance model, Mr. Sheets stated the 

original founding members of the FGUA wrote the lnterlocal Agreement in such a manner that if there are three 

communities in each county, under the lnterlocal, they may create their own region. This would prevent having 1_2 

members travelling around the state to attend meetings. Also, the mission statement says "utilities"; it does noisay 

"water and sewer"- Mr. Sheets stated that there is more than one community that run their own electric systems and 

are asking if the FGUA model could be used to help them. Under the current lnterlocal the FGUA cannot as it is 

specific to water and sewer. However, staff may come to the Board to see if we want to be a conduit to assist them, 

and we may have to modify the lnterlocal Agreement to do so. Mr. Sheets stated that he wants the Board to 

understand the flexibility the FGUA has. The FGUA has been very successful; the successes are start¡ng to get out 

there. Mr. Sheets stated that staff will respond to all the Board's concerns and feedback on what the eoå'rO s;óictsl', 

Mr. Sheets noted that he has concerns with meeting via conference calls if the legislation passes, because he too 

feels that we would lose something without the face-to-face dialogue. 

February 23,2OL2 FGUA Strategic planning Session Minutes 14of 15

Ms. Baker commented that Mr. Sheets shared some information that she was not aware of and feels that the Board 

and stafi should have dialogue another time which doesn't necessarily require a facilitator. Mr. Sheets agr:eed. 

Mr. Knight stated that he appreciates Mr. Sheets' comments, and agrees thatthe FGUA has more in depth staff that 

comes up with creative solutions, gets tasks done on time and under budget. Mr. Knight stated that staff has a 

remarkable track record of success. However, in regards to acquisitions, Mr. Knight suggested that the acquisition 

model be more conservative in revenue projections. Mr. Spratt presented acquisition growth criteria and stated that 

along with PRMG, staff has drafted policy guideiines on new acquisitions that should address Mr. Knight's concern. 

Discussion eng[¡ed regarding acquisitions. 

Fußllje aÊqurjsltiorÌ pdorities of Búard and l0cal 

Mad litratÈpr, F[udson,AquaAmeriea; Lee tounty - NFMUI 

Fü.lrsue srnalf sfstEm oppoftunities only¡fthe system sizelprox¡rnib/t0 other 

FGt[A siipp@rt allGirfÐr ecûnom¡es ûf scale 

Forma!¡aefinane¡âl rriteria to be evaluated priorto enterinã ¡ntû a Purchase 

3¡16 531s Agreernent 

- åÆûeftabte rate âdjustrnents relativeto atea/ rcgion mean 

- M¡nirnum bond coverage, working tap¡tãlw¡thin presrribed time irame 

- ¡|frin¡rnL¡rn R&Rfundingsontr¡but¡0n 

- Retaiüîãgefrûrn sel¡ersfornegative surprises 

- &f, ¡nin¡¡.rm 0ûntingenry resen/es 

ÁÌteff¡ative frnns of GuÀr0nseptto suit l0cal needs 

Discussion ensued regarding acquisitions.,Mr. Sheets suggested a workshop with the Board and staff at least once 

a quarter to discuss the acquisitions and an¡r,Board concerns. Mr. Sheets thanked everyone for attending and stated 

that he hoped it was a productive day for all. The Board agreed. Ms. Keyes stated that the history Mr. Sheets 

provided was beneficial . 

.,. 

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Mr. Spratt thanked Mr. Michael Wilson and Mr. Matt Rihs for making arrangements to hold the Strategic Planning 

Session at the MacDill AFB and scheduling the bus tour. 

The Strategic Planning Session adjourned at 2:50 p.m. 

Cha:'t. / Vice Chair 

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Item 

cA1 

Appointment of Special Masters for Public Heating Regarding Rates for the 

Mad Hatter Utility System and the Consolidated Utility System Located in 

Pasco Gounty Florida 

Staff requests the Board appo¡nt the Chief Financial Officer (or designee) and the Community Services 

Manager (or desifnee) as Special Masters to hold Public Hearings to consider rate adjustments related to a) 

the proposed FGUA acquisition of the Mad Hatter Utility System in Pasco County, and b) the refinancing of 

the outstanding debt of the FGUA's Consolidated Utility System, also located in Pasco County. The Special 

Masters Public Hearings are scheduled for April 18, 2Ot2 al a time and location to be determined. These 

public hearings will then be continued to the FGUA Board of Directors meet¡ng on April 19, 2O!2 at 1:00 

p.m. at the West Pasco Government Center in New Port Richey.

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Item 



Thursday, March t5, 2OL2 

cA2 Approval of Amendment No. 1to Work Authorization No. PRMG 11-01 

Resources Managfement Group (PRMG) for Financial Due Dili$ence 

Adding the Refinancing of the Consolidated Systems Debt to the 

Financing for the Mad Hatter Utility, lnc. System 

with Public 

Related to 

Acquisition 

Summary 

Attached for your review and consideration is Amendment No. 1- to Work Authorization No. PRlvlG L1-01with Public 

Resources Management Group (PRMG) to per-form financial due dilisence services related to adding the refinancing 

of the Consolidated Systems debtto the acquisition financingforthe Mad Hatter Utility, lnc. system. 

As mentioned to the Board at the February 23,0 meeting, the FGUA financing team is planning to combine the 

refinancing of the Consolidated Systems acquisition loan with the new financing associated with the Mad Hatter 

acquisitioñ. ln order to do so, the previously approved work authorization for PRMG must be modified to include the 

tasks associated with including the Consolidated System refinancing. 

The attached amendment to the work authorization outlines the tasks and schedule related to the Consolidated 

Systems refinancing, as well as the additional compensation of $18,500 that is associated with the work effoft. The 

fees are contingent upon a successful completion of the Consolidated Systems debt refinancing and will be paid 

'- "r bond/loan Proceeds. 

Recommendation 

Staff recommends approval of Amendment No' 

Management Group (PRMG) for financial due 

System's debt to the acqulsition financing for the 

1- to Work Authorization No. PRMG 11--01 with 

diligence related to adding the refinancing of 

Mad Hatter UtilitY, lnc. SYstem. 

Public Resources 

the Consolidated 

Budget lmPact 

N/A 

Board Action 

Moved by: 

Seconded by: 

Action Taken:

Public Resources Management Group, Inc. 

L't;h't)Jl,^'J.' 

February 24,2012 

Mr. J. Kevin Grace 

Government Services Group, Inc. 

280 Wekiva Springs Rd. 

suire 2000 

Longwood, FL 32779-6026 

Subject: Additional Services Request - Mad Hatter Utilities, Inc. Acquisition 

Dear Kevin 

As yor.r know, Public Resources Management Group, Inc. ("PRMG") has been working for the 

past several months on behalf of the Florida Governmental Utility Authorify ("FGUA") on the 

potential acquisition of the Mad Hatter Utilities and Paradise Lakes Utility Systems located in 

Pasco County (collectively, the "Mad Hatter System"). To date, we have i) developed a financial 

analysis and have assisted the FGUA in its financial due diligence of the Mad Hatter System; 

ii) attended several meetings with the owners of the Mad Hatter System and its legal counsel, the 

FGUA acquisition team, and have toured the Mad Hatter System service area and reviewed the 

above-ground facilities; iii) performed a review of outstanding documents related to the 

transaction, including the draft Purchase and Sales Agreement; iv) have held several discussions 

with members of the FGUA acquisition team and the owner representatives in support of the 

transaction; and v) and have begun the development of the bond feasibility report in anticipation 

of the acquisition of the Mad Hatter System by the FGUA. 

At the request of Government Services Group, Inc. (the "System Manager") and in order to take 

advantage of certain financial market conditions, the scope of services associated with the 

development of the bond feasibility report is now being expanded. Specifically and in addition 

to the presentation of the Mad Hatter System, the financing is to now include the re-financing of 

the outstanding debt of the FGUA Consolidated System (which has a maturity date of January l, 

Z0l5). Based on our discussions with GSG, upon the refinancing of the outstanding 

Consolidated System debt, the Mad Hatter System and the Consolidated System (collectively, 

the "System") will be considered as a single enterprise fund for fìnancial reporting purposes and 

the pledge of revenues for debt repayment purposes. Accordingly, the bond feasibility report 

must now disclose the financial aspects of both the Consolidated System with the Mad Hatter 

System. The presentation of the Consolidated System in the bond feasibility report was not 

originally contemplated in the scope of services associated with the acquisition of the Mad Hatter 

System and the inclusion of the Consolidated System in the development of such report will 

result in additional services to be performed by PRMG. 

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In order to present the consolidated system in the bond feasibility report, the following 

additional services will need to be conducted: 

1. update the customer projections and financial forecast which was initially prepared in 

-Revenue 

support of the Water Sufficiency Review for the Consolidated System dated 

Sepìember l,2ol1(which was based on partial Fiscal Year 2011 information)' 

Z. prepare a historical operating results analysis and debt cornpliance evaluatiotr for all years 

of Consolidated System o*Ãership by the FGUA (Fiscal Years 2010 fpartial year] and 

Z0ll, which will iequire completion of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for 

such Fiscal Year)' 

3. Evaluate the Consolidated System revenue requirements on stand-alone basis and the 

sufficiency of the rate revenues to meet such requirements to determine the amount of rate 

adjustment needed to support the issuance of permanent debt for the system; the Mad 

Hátter Systern rates should not support the needed increase in Consolidated System rates as 

a result of the permanent financing. This will also require the attendance of meetings with 

the System lrriunug", and the ¡'CUn acquisition team to discuss results and develop 

financing strategies. 

4. Attend i) a customer meeting to present the rates to affected ratepayers (separate meeting 

from the Mad Hatter customer meeting) and ii) the FGUA Board public meeting for the 

presentation of the recommended Rate Resolution. PRMG will assist the System Manager 

in the preparation of such resolution (physical preparation will be responsibility of the 

System Manager, pRMG will review resolûtion language and rate descriptions and provide 

input to such language). 

5. provide the Consolidated System disclosure in the bond feasibility report in same detail as 

the Mad Hatter System and develop combined financial operation statements since the two 

systems will be, considered as a single enterprise fund for accounting' operation' 

management, and rate covenant compliance (materially increases complexiry of preparation 

of the bond feasibilitY rePort). 

Accordingly, we have included in this request for additional services Amendment No' I to work 

Authorization No. pRMG- I I -01 (the "Amendment No. 1") the scope of services, contract price, 

and project schedule for the additional services' 

All work performed by pRMG pursuant to this work Authorization will be "at risk" and the total 

contract amount attributed to the Mad Hatter System ($90,000) will only be paid upon a 

successful acquisition of the Mad Hatter system, including the issuance of bonds, by the FGUA' 

The AmendmentNo. 1 portion ($18,500) of the Work Authorization should be paid only upon 

successful completion oi a consolidated iefinancing transaction. To the extent that a reltnancing 

for only the existing Consolidated System is to occur, the parties agree to renegotiate the amount 

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of services to be paid for the financial analyses and preparation of the bond feasibility report 

relative to such financing. 

We appreciate the opportunity to provide the additional services to the FGUA relative to the 

Consolidated System. If the FGUA finds this request for additional services to be acceptable, 

please execute Amendment No. l; this will also serve as PRMG's notice to proceed for such 

additional services and that the total adjusted contract amount for Work Authorization 

No. PRMGl l-01 has been approved. 

RJO/dlc 

Attachments 

Very truly yours, 


fr*4-o.-r. 

Robert J. Ori 

President 

K;\DC\l 109-45\Conesp\WA Amendmenr No. I Ltr (Final)

WORK AUTHORIZATION NO. PRMGll-Ol 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 

To Professional Service Agreement 

Between the 

Florida Governmentalutility Authorify, alegal entity and public body created by 

interlocal agreement pursuant to Section i63.01(7) Florida Statutes 

And 


Project Name: Mad Hatter Acquisition Financial Due Diligence and 

Mad Hatter / Consoliclated System Bond Feasibility Report 

Summary of Services to be Rcndered 

The services to be rendered by Public Resources Management Group, Inc' (PRMG) witl 

include providing certain professional services to the Florida Governmental Utility 

Authority (FGUÃ) related to the performance of cer-tain financial analyses and due 

diligencé aàtivities in support of the potential acquisition of the water and wastewater 

utilities referred to as the Mad Hatter Utility System and the Paradise Lakes Utility 

System (collectively, the "System") currently owned and operated by Mad Hatter Utilify, 

Inc. and Paradise Lakes Utility, LLC (collectively, the "Companies")' 

As part of the scope of services included on Attachment A to this work authorization, 

PRMG will prepare a bond feasibility report in support of the frnancing of the System 

acquisition. fnå p'CUe has expandeã th.r"op" of services to include the addition of the 

existing Consolidated System Utilities with the financing of the Mad Hatter System 

acquisñion to have a single frnancing document for both systems' Amendment No' 1 to 

pntr¡Cf l-01 addresses tñe addition óf tn" Consolidated System to the Mad Hatter bond 

feasibility report. The Consolidated System collectively includes the Dixie Groves, 

Colonial Manor, Virginia City, Pasco Utility, Westwood, and Anclote water systems' 

The Consolidated Systems are currently owned by FGUA' 

In order to include the Consolidated System in the bond feasibility report, the following 

additional services will need to be conducted: 

l. Update the customer projections and f,rnancial forecast which was initially prepared 

in support of the Waier R"u"nu" Suffrciency Review for the Consolidated System 

prepáred by PRMG dated September 1, 2011 (which was based on partial Fiscal 

Year 201 I information). 

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2. Prepare a historical operating results analysis and debt compliance evaluation for ail 

years of Consolidated System ownership by the FGUA (Fiscal Years 2010 fpartial 

year] and 2011, which will require completion of the Comprehensive Annual 

Financial Report for such Fiscal Year). 

3. Evaluate the Consolidated System revenue requirements on a stand-alone basis and 

the sufficiency of the rate revenues to meet such requirements to determine the 

amount of rate adjustment needed to support the issuance of permanent debt for the 

system; the Mad Hatter System rates should not support the needed increase in 

Consolidated System rates as a result of the permanent fìnancing. This will also 

require tlle attendance of meetings with the System Manager and the FGUA 

acquisition team to discuss results and develop financing strategies. 

4. Attend i) a customer meeting to present the rates to affected ratepayers (separate 

meeting from the Mad Hatter customer meeting) and ii) the FGUA Board public 

meeting for the presentation of the recommended Rate Resolution. PRMG will 

assist the System Manager in the preparation of such resolution (physical 

preparation will be responsibility of the System Manager, PRMG will review 

resolution language and rate descriptions and provide input to such language). 

5. Provide the Consolidated System disclosure in the bond feasibility reporl in same 

detail as the Mad Hatter System and develop combined financial operation 

statements since the two systems will be considered as a single enterprise fund for 

accounting, operation, management, and rate covenant compliance (materially 

increases the complexity of preparation of the bond feasibility report). 

B. 

Project Cost for Amendment No. I 

Based on the scope of services required to issue permanent fìnancing for the 

Consolidated System, which is planned to be a part of the bond financing for the Mad 

Hatter System acquisition, the contract budget for Amendment No.PRMGIl-01 is 

$18,500; reference AttachmentA for billing rates. This request by the FGUA for 

additional services to be performed by PRMG represents the first amendment to Work 

Authorization No. PRMG I I -01 . A summary of the current and amended contract budget 

is summarized below: 

Initial Contract Amount - PRMGI l-01 

Amendment No. I 

Total Adjusted Contract Amount 

Amount 

$90,000 

18.500 

$l_r8J00 

AII work performed by PRMG pursuant to this Work Authorization will be "at risk" and 

the total contract amount attributed to the Mad Hatter System ($90,000) will only be paid 

upon a successful acquisition of the Mad Hatter System, including the issuance of bonds, 

by the FGUA. The Amendment No. I portion ($18,500) of the Work Authorization should 

be paid only upon successful completion of a consolidated refinancing transaction. To the 

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extent that a refinancing for only the existing consolidated System is to occur, the parlies 

agree to renegotiate the amount of service-s to be paid for the financial analyses and 

pieparation of tne bond feasibility report relative to such financing' 

C. Schedule 

Time of completion estimated to complete the bond feasibility report shall be on or about 

April 30, 20\2 andis dependent on thã availabiliry of information provided by the FGUA 

and the overall financinþ schedule associated wiih ttre issuance of utility revenue bonds 

insupportoftheacquisit-ionoftheMadHatterSystembytheFGUA. 

D. NoticelProject Manager of Consultant 

TheprojectmanagerforPRMGwillbeRobertJ.Ori,President,andallnoticesand 

correspondence shall be addressed to Robert J' Ori' 

fu'4-Ð.,^- 

Consultant 

Name: Robert J. Ori, 

President 

PRMG 

Address: 341 N. Maitland Ave' 

Suite 300 

Maitland, FL 32751 

FGUA 

Name: Lea Ann Thomas, 

Chair 

Ceftification that Sufficient Funds are Available: 

David Dilena, CPA 

Chief Financial Officer 

John Pelham 

General Counsel 

Dated this 

- 

day of 

-,2012' 

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ATTACHMENT A 

\ ",4s, 

PUBLIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. 

SCHEDULE OF DIRECT LABOR HOURLY RATES AND COST RATES 

Project Member Title 

Principal 

Associate 

Executive Consultant 

Managing Consultant 

Supervísing Consultant 

Senior Consultant 

Rate Consultant 

Consultant 

Senior Rate Analyst 

Rate Analyst 

Analyst 

Assistant Analyst 

Administrative 

DIRECT LABOR RATES 

Direct Labor 

Hourly Rares ill 

$ 170.00 

$ r 30.00 

$r 15.00 

$r r0.00 

$ 105.00 

$ 95.00 

$ 85.00 

$ 7s.00 

s 6s.00 

s 60.00 

$ 55.00 

$ 45.00 

$ 50.00 

[] Direct labor hourly rates elfèctive to December3l,20l2; rates will be a justed by 

not more than five percent (5%) per annum (rounded to the nearest dollar) or as 

murually agreed between panies lor invoices rendered after January I st ol each year 

thereafter until project completion or termination ofthis agreement. 

STANDARD COST RATES 

Expense Description 

Mileage Allowance - Personal Car Use Only [2] 

Reproduction (black and white) (in house) 

Reproduction (color) (in house) 

Reproduction (contracted) 

Computer Time 

Telephone Charges 

Delivery Charges 

Lodging / Other Travel Costs 

Meals [2] 

Subconsultant Services 

Other Costs for Services Rendered [3] 

Standard Cost Rates fll 

IRS Standard Mileage Rate 

$0.05 per page 

$0.25 per page 

Actual Cost 

$0.00 per hour 

Actual Cost 

Actual Cost 

Actual Cost 

Breakfast = $8.00 

Lunch = $12.00 

Dinner = $25.00 

Actual Cost plus 5.0% 

Actual Cost as Incurred 

[l] Standard cost rates effective to December 3 l, 2012; rates will be a-djusted by not more than lìve percent 

(5%) per annum (rounded to the nearest dollar) or as mutually agreed berween parties for invoices réndered 

after January lst ofeach year thereafter until project completion or termination ofthe agreement. 

[2] Standard cost rates will be based on the FGUA reimbursement policy or schedulã shown above, as 

appropriate, during the billing period referenced on the invoices lor services. 

[3] Examples of other costs for services rendered would include airfare, car rental and taxi, and other similar 

expenses. 

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ATTACHMENT B 

FLORIDA GOVERNMENTAL UTILITY AUTHORITY 

ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUEST NO. 1 

ADDITION OF THE CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM TO THE BOND FEASIBILTIY 

REPORT AND FINANCING OF THE MAD HATTER SYSTEM ACQUISITION 

PROJECT COST 

The fee for services shall be predicated on the direct labor rates as shown on Attachment A to 

this Work Authorization by lmployee title and be charged to the project not to exceed the 

contractual fee contained in an executed Work Authorization Order unless mutually agreed by 

the parties. In addition to the direct labor costs, all other direct expenses incurred in association 

wìth the engagement (e.g., delivery charges, telephone, etc.) will be invoiced at the standard cost 

rates or actual cost inòuñeA Uy enMC (iee Attachment A for rates) and shall be included as part 

ofthe contractual fee' 

The initial project cost for the scope of services described in Amendment No' I to Work 

Authorization No. PRMGIl-01, absent the performance of any requested additional services' 

will not exceed $18,500. All work performld by PRMG pursuant to this Work Authorization 

will be ',at risk,, and the total contract amount attributed to the Mad Hatter System ($90,000) will 

only be paid upon a successful acquisition of the Mad Hatter System, including the issuance of 

bonds, by the FGUA. The Amendment No. I portion ($18,500) of the work Authorization 

should be paid only upon successful completion of a consolidated refinancing transaction' To 

the extent that a refinåncing for only the existing Consolidated System is to occur, the parties 

agree to renegotiate the amõunt of services to be paid for the financial analyses and preparation 

olthe bond feasibility report relative to such f,rnancing' 

PRMG will render invoices on an monthly basis for the services provided predicated on the sum 

of: i) the direct labor cost of the personnel assigned to the engagement based on the Direct 

Uouity Billing Rates; ii) the actual ðost of other direct expenses incurred during the engagement; 

and iii) the actual cost of any subconsulting services required to complete the project' as adjusted 

for administrative costs as delineated on Attachment A' 

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ThursdaY, March t5, 2OL2 

Approval of Amendment to the FGUA Office Lease in Golden Gate located at 

11985 Collier Boulevard, Unit 7, Naples, FL 

Summary 

The FGUA recenly received a requestfrom Collier Plaza, LLC, to amend the lease related to the FGUA's Golden Gate 

office located at 1-1985 Collier Boulevard, Unit 7, Naples, Florida. The requested amendment: 

L. adds a new section (Section l-B) to the lease which prohibits the filing of liens by any contractor or 

subcontractor of the tenant (FGUA); 

2. requires the tenant to cause any such lien to be discharged within 1-0 days after the Landlord's written 

demand to do so; 

3. clarifies that there is no authorization for the tenant to underlake any action that may create a foundation 

for any lien, moftgage, or other encumbrance on the property; 

4. clarifies that all improvements and alterations are at the tenant's expense; and the tenant is wholly 

responsible for the contractors performing such work. 

The proposed lease amendment as prepared by Counsel for FGUA is attached' 

-- ?ommendation 

Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendmentto the FGUA office Lease in Golden Gate located at 1-1985 

Collier Boulevard, Unit 7, Naples, FL. 

Budget lmPact 

N/A 

Board Action 

Moved by: Seconded by: Action Taken:

JAN 3 0 2012 

COLLIER PLAZA 

l2O01 Glen Road, Potomac, MD 20854 'Tel: 3O1 983 1133 . Fax: 5Ol 983225U^ 'www.collierplaza.com 

January 26,2012 

Government Services Group 

280 Wekiva Springs Road 

Protegrity Plaza, Suite 203 

Longwood, FL32779 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 

Reference is made to the Triple-Net Lease dated October 25,2070 ("Lease") between 951 MB, LLC 

(Landlord") and Florida Government Utility Authority ("Tenant"). As you know, Collier Pltza, LLC is 

the successor in interest to the Lease with 951 MB, LLC. Such Lease covers 11985 Collier Boulevard, 

Unit 7, Naples, Florida. 

We respectfully request the addition of the following provision as Section 18 to the Lease: 

This Lease strictly forbids the filing of any liens whatsoever by any contractor, 

subcontractor, material men, laborer or other person for any work performed by or at the 

request of Tenant in or about the leased premises. Notice of such prohibition may be given to 

ruóh purronr in a memorandum of lease recorded in the public records of the county in which 

the Center is located. The purpose of this section is to expressly exculpate and insulate 

Landlord from any liability whatsoever for the cost of any such work performed by or at the 

request of Tenant. The interest of Landlord in the leased premises and the Center shall not be 

subjeot to foreclosure with respect to any such liens. In addition, Tenant shall cause any lien 

fileã against the leased premises or the Center in violation of this Section 18 to be reieased 

and discharged within ten (10) days after Landlord's written demand therefore and Tenant 

shall indemnif, and hold Landlord harmless from and against any such lien and any cost, 

damages, charges and expenses incurred in connection with any such lien, including, without 

Iimitation, attorney's fees. 

Nothing contained in this Section 18, or the Lease, shall authorize Tenantto do any act 

which mayireate or be the foundation for any lien, mortgage or'other encumbrance upon the 

reservation or other estate of Landlord, or of any interest of Landlord in the leased premises, 

the Center, or in the properly or improvements thereof; it being agreed that should Tenant 

cause any alterations, changes, additions, improvements or repairs to be made in the leased 

premises, or cause materials to be furnished or labor to be performed therein, neither 

Landlord nor the leased premises shall, under any circumstances, be liable for the payment of

any expenses incurred or for the value of any work done or material furnished to the leased 

premisäs or any part thereof. Tenant shall, upon request of Landlord, deliver such documents 

as may be reçired by Landlord in order to effectuate the lien protection required by this 

Section. 

All such alterations, changes, additions, improvements and repairs and materials and 

labor shall be at Tenant's expense, and Tenant shalt be solely and wholly responsible to 

con¡.actors, laborers and mateiial men furnishing labor and materials to the leased premises, 

or any part thereof. Tenant shall promptly pay all contractors, laborers and material men 

nrmistring labor and materials to tire leased premises, and ensure prompt payment of any 

subcontractors furnishing labor and materials to the leased premises. Tenant shall inform 

every service or materiaiprovider of the foregolng provisions prior to contracting with any of 

them for goods orservices. 

Should the addition of Section l8 to the Lease meet with your approval, please execute both counterparts 

ãiiftir letter agreement and return one original counterpart to Marcia Nass at Collier Plaz¿, 12001 Glen 

Road, potomuð, MD z0ïs4. This document is fully binding only upon full execution by both Landlord 

and Tenant. 

Sincerely, 

LANDLORD: 

WITNESS: 

Nímá GreÉßi€eúst 

Title: Genéral Manafer 

Accepted and Agreed: 

TENANT: 

FLORIDA GOVERNMENTAL 

UTILITY AUTHORITY 

By: 

Name: 

Title: 

Date: February 

-,2012 

WITNESS: 

By: 

By:

Item 

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Florida Governmental utility Authority 

Board A$enda ltem 


Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Work Authorization No. WT 12-05 with Wade 

Trim for Final Engineering! Due Diligence Related to Adding the Refinancing of the 

Consolidated Systems Debt to the Acquisition Financing for the Mad Hatter 

Utility' lnc. SYstem 

SummarY 

Attachecl for your review and consideration is Amendment No. l- to work Authorization No. wr r2-o5 with wade Trim 

to perform all finat engineering due diligence related to addingthe refinancing of the consolidated Systems debtto 

the acquisition financing for the Mad Hatter Utility, lnc. system. 

As mentioned to the Board at the February 23'o meeting, the FGUA financing team is planning to combine the 

refinancing of the consolidated systems aóquisition loan with the new financing associated with the Mad Hatter 

acquisition. ln order to do so, the previousry approved work authorization for wade Trim (engineering feasibility 

report) must be modified to include the tasks associated with includingthe Consolidated System' 

The attached amendment to the work authorization outlines the tasks and schedule related to the consolidated 

systems refinancing, as well as the additional compensation of $33,ooo that is associated with the work effort' The 

fees are contingent upon a successful completion of the consolidated Systems debt and will be paid from financing 

-. rceeds. 


staff recommends approval of Amendment No. l- to work Authorization No. wr r2-o5 with wade Trim for final 

engineering due ditisence related to adding the refinancing of the consolidated utility System's debt to the 

acquisition financing for the Mad Hatter Utility' lnc' system' 

Budget lmPact 

N/A 

Board Action 

Moved bY: 

Seconded by: 

Action Taken:

Work Authorization No. WT L2-O5 

Amendment No. 1 

¡ '.1þ 

to 

Professional Services Agreement Between the 

Florida Governmental Utility Authority ("FGUA,'), 

legal ent¡ty and public body created by interlocal agreement pursuant to 

Section 163.01(7), Florida Statutes 

and 

Wade Trim, lnc. 

Project Name: Mad Hatter and Consolidated Utilities 

Final Consulting Engineers Report 

A. 

SUMMARY OF SERVICES TO BE RENDERED 

Under Work Authorization WT l-2-O5, Wade Trim is preparing a Consulting Engineers Report for the 

Mad Hatter Utilities System (Mad Hatter) as part of due diligence for the FGUA financ¡ng plan. The 

FGUA has decided to combine the refinancing of the Consolidated Systems utilities debt with the 

Mad Hattersystem acquisition financing. Amendment No. l- to WT t2-O5 addresses the addition of 

the Consolidated Systems to the Mad Hatter Final Consulting Engineers Report. The Consolidated 

Systems include the Dixie Groves, Colonial Manor, Virginia City, Pasco Utility, Westwood, and Anclote 

water systems. The Consolidated Systems are currently owned by FGUA. The additional scope of 

services is as follows: 

A.1- - Data Collection and Facilitv lnventory 

Wade Trim will work with FGUA and its contract operator for the Pasco County systems, U.S. 

Water/Wade Trim Operations Services (USWWT), to collect information that will be used in the 

system evaluat¡on summary repoft. The data that will be reviewed for the report will include the 

following, if available from FGUA or USWWT: 

. Service area and general location maps for the utility systems 

o All applicable utility system permits 

o Monthly Operating Reports for the last 3 years 

. Prior inspection repofts or studies 

. Proposed Capital lmprovement Plan 

o Current and proposed utility system operating budget 

. Capacity and growth projection analyses 

. 0&M performance reports 

. Maintenance logs from 2OtO-2Otl 

o Unaccounted for water summary for 2009-present 

. Lift station runtimes for 20tO-2O11_ 

" 

Customer complaint records 

r Developer/large user agreements 

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. PSC annual reports 

. Facility inventory 

Wade Trim will make site visits to the water facilities to review the condition of and capture 

photographs of the Consolidated Systems assets. Assistance from FGUA/USWWT staff will be 

required for coordination of the inspections. Wade Trim will not observe facilities that are covered, 

buried or otherwise not readily visible for observation' 

Data sheets complete w¡th photographs will be prepared for each facility as part of the consulting 

Engineers RePort. 

4.2 - Corrective lmprovements Analysis 

After the existing data def¡ned in 4.1- is reviewed and site visits conducted, Wade Trim will prepare a 

summary of the observed regulatory requirement deficiencies. The summary will include 

recommended corrective action and an associated costestimaie. For purposes of this due diligence 

effort, the definition of a deficiency shall be as follows: 

. Observed or documented facility violations of current State regulatory rules and regulations 

based on site visits and data collected' 

. Observed physical obsolescence, facilities having less than 5 years of useful life remaining' 

o Obvious and observable employee safety conditions, understanding that Wade Trim is not an 

OSHA expert and does not have specific expertise in safety requirements. 

. Water system components causing chronic low pressure complaints (based on complaints 

database). 

o Water distribuilon systems having excessive unaccounted for water based on available 

documentation. 

It should be understood that some government-owned utilities might have higher design and 

construcüon standards for water and wastewater facllities than those of the Consolidated Systems' 

wade Trim will not consider these different standards as a basis for identifying defic¡encies. The 

generat type of facility of the consolidated systems will be considered acceptable unless it is in poor 

physical condition or out of regulatory compliance. ln the future, any governmental entity that may 

ultimately acquire/assume the FGUA assets and debt service must understand that if their facilities 

standards are higher, there may be additional costs necessary to bring the FGUA facilities to the 

government's higher standards. This could result ¡n higher rates to their customers' 

4.3 - Existing Permit Summarv 

wade Trim will compile and review all of the permits that the Consolidated systems require for 

operation. permits that may be included are from Pasco County, Florida Depar[ment of 

Environmental protection (FDEp), State of Florida statutes, southwest Florida water Management 

District (SWFWMD), and the United States Environmental Protection A$ency (USEPA). Wade Trim will 

contact FDEp permitting and compliance staff to obtain additional facility information as required. lt 

is anticipated that the following permits will be reviewed: 

WT 1-2-05, Amendment No. 1 

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. FDEp water system operating permit and inspection reports 

. Current construction Permits 

¡ Other permits that may be issued by Pasco County 

o SWFWMD Water Use Permit 

o USEPA stormwater discharge permit (NPDES Permit)

The Consultin$ Engineers Report will contain a summary of the permits that are currenly required for 

operation of the Consolidated Systems. 

4.4 - Review of Capital lmorovements plan 

Wade Trim will review the current preliminary Capital lmprovements Plan (Clp) with the FGUA and 

evaluate whether the CIP appears adequate for future capacity-related improvements. Wade Trim 

will develop a projection of facility growth based upon historic data provided by FGUA. 

An estimate of future growth-related capital needs will be made to supplement the current 

preliminary ClP. 

4.5 - Coordination with FGUA 

Wade Trim will coordinate its work with the FGUA's Financial Consultant in the development of 

specific sections of the Engineers Report. The Consulting Engineers Report will be limited to 

addressing the services as set forth herein. 

Wade Trim will meet with FGUA, the Finance team and FGUA's operating stafl as required throughout 

the project. Because Wade Trim staff is currently working out of the FGUA pasco County Systems 

office, it is anticipated that meetings with the FGUA and USWWT will take place regularly throughout 

the duration of the project 

4.6 - Engineering Report 

Wade Trim will prepare a Final Engineering Report summarizing the findings of the analysis and 

providing specifíc conclusions and recommendations for the Consolidated Systems. A general 

outline for this report is as follows. 

SECTION 

DESCRIPTION 

I 

il 

lil 

General 

Florida Governmenta I Uti lity Authority 

The Utility System(s) 

General 

System Operations 

Water System(s) 

General 

Water Supply 

Water Treatment and Storage 

Condition of water system(s) 

Regulatory Compliance 

System(s) Capacity 

Wastewater system(s) 

General 

Wastewater Collection and Transmission Facilities 

Wastewater Treatment and Effluent Disposal 

Condition of wastewater system(s) 

Regulatory Compliance 

System(s) Capacity 

Capital lmprovements Program 

General 

WT 12-05, Amendment No. 1 

Page 3 of 5

lV 

Capital Projects Su mma ry 

Renewal and Replacement Fund Summary 

Findings and Conclusions 

A preliminary report (five copies) of findings to date will be submitted to FGUA for draft review. One 

preliminary repoft will be issued for review by the Finance Team, and one final report will be 

submitted as the project deliverable. 

B. PROJECT COST 

The additional fee for services rendered under this amendment No. f is: 

s33,000.00 

Project No.: WT WA 12-05, Amendment No. 1 

Allfees outlined are contingent upon a successful completion of the refinancing of the Consolidated 

Systems outstand¡ng debt. ln the event that a successful refinancing is not accomplished, no fees 

will be paid to Wade-Trim for the work described. 

Professional Engineer 4 

Professional Engineer 2 

Project Manager 

Administrative 3 

$176.00 

$l-10.00 

$7,040.00 

$l_0,560.00 

$1_,026.00 

$33,000.o0 

TOTAL Lump Sum $33,O00.O0 

Task 4.1 - Data 

Collection and 

2 8 16 20 2 

Facility lnventory 

k 4.2 - Corrective 

lmprovements 

2 72 28 16 2 

Analys¡s 

Task 4.3 - 

Existing Permit 

2 4 20 B 2 

Summary 

Task 4.4 - Review 

of Capital 

lmprovements 

4 ö l_6 2 

Plan 

Task 4.5 - 

Coordination with 4 4 0 4 0 


Task 4.6 - 

Engineering 

6 ö 24 16 IU 

Report 

Total Hours 20 44 96 80 18 

WT l-2-05, Amendment No. 1- 

Page 4 of 5

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PROJËCT SEHEDULE 

The deliverables associated with the tasks above will be delÌvered within the durations shown below: l, * 

A.6 - Engineering Report 

Duration 

- 1st Draft Engineering Repod - March 26,2OI2 

- Final Engineering - April 30,2OL2 

c. NOT¡CE/PROJECT MANAGER OF CONSULTANT 

Thomas S. Brzezinski, Executive Vice President 

Wade Trim, lnc. 

8745 Henderson Road, Suite 220 

Renaissance 5 

Tampa, FL 33634 

Lea Ann Thomas, Chair 


280 Wekiva springs Road, suite 2000 

Longwood, FL32779 

Certification that Sufficient Funds are Available: 

David DiLena, CPA 


Jerry Connolly, P.E. 

Operations Manager 

Dated this 

- 

day of 20L2. 

WT 12-05, Amendment No. 1 

Page 5 of 5

Item 

CA S 

Florida Governmental ut¡lity Authority 


Thursday, March t5, 2OL2 

Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Work Authorization No. GSG 12'11 with Government 

Services Group, lnc. to include Sprint in the negot¡at¡on of telecommunication 

license/lease agreements at the MacDill AFB 

Summary 

At the January lg, zor2 meeting, work Authorization No. GSG L2-tLwas approved by the Board for GSG to provide the 

necessary management, coordination, and negotiation services to the FGUA related to telecommunication 

license/lease agreements at the MacDill AFB with AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon' 

since that time, sprint has requested a license/lease agreement as well- Amendment No. 1to work Authorization No' 

GSG 12-1_1 adds sprint to the list of companies with which the FGUA will be negotiating, and adjusts the not-to-exceed 

compensation accordinglY. 

The compensailon to GSG will be on a time and materials basis, with a not-to-exceed fee of $l-0'000 for each 

agreement, or a total not-to-exceed fee of $40,000. since the initial rental revenues from the agreements will be 

utilized to pay GSG,s compensation, the compensation for each agreement is also contingent upon approval and 

execution of the agreement by all parties' 

commendation 

staff recommends approval of Amendment No. l- to work Authorization No' GSG 12-11- to include sprint in the 

negotiation of telecommunication license/lease agreements at the MacDill AFB' 

Board Action 

Moved bY: 

Seconded by: 

Action Taken:

WORK AUTHORIZATION NO. GSG L2-L1" 

Amendment No. 1 

to the 

Ma nagement Services Agreement 

between 

The Florida Governmental Utility Authority ("FGUA") 

Legal Entity and Public Body created by lnterlocal Agreement pursuant to 

Section 163.01(7), Florida Statutes 

and 

Government Services Group, lnc. 

A. SCOPE OF SERVICES and PROJECT UNDERSTANDTNc 

The purpose of Work Authorization No. GSG 12-11 is to provide management, coordination, and 

negotiation services to the FGUA related to telecommunication license/lease agreements with 

fqut++Fee-(34)telecommunication providers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon) atthe MacDillAFB. 

L. The System Manager will provide overall coordination with 

AFB officials, the Operations contractor, and others as appropriate 

are identified, tasks are assigned, and schedules are established. 

2' Working with utility counsel and general counsel, the System Manager will assist in the 

preparation of a proposed license/lease agreement with each telecommunication provider, and shall 

negotiate such agreement with the telecommunication providers on behalf of the FGUA for the use of 

FGUA facilities. 

3. W¡th the exception of structural analysis, the System Manager shall review all proposed plans 

and agreements, and shall assure that such documents are appropriately distributed for review by 

others. lf it is determined that review of any structural analyses is required, the FGUA will engage 

under separate authorization, an independent engineering firm which specializes in such structural 

analysis. 

4. Upon successful negotiation of the license/lease agreement and approval by all parties, the 

system Manager shall monitor the provisions of the agreement on behalf of the FGUA to assure ongoing 

compliance with its provisions. 

B. Compensation 

the FGUA legal counsel, MacDill 

to assure that information needs 

1-- For all work pefformed, GSG will bill on a time and materials basis up to a maximum of 

$340,000 ($10,000 for each anticipated license/lease agreement). 

2- Payment to GSG is contingent upon the successful completion, and approval by all parties, of 

the license/lease agreement for which the work effort and expense has been incurred. The 

compensation to GSG by the FGUA is to be paid from rental revenues from the telecommunication 

companies. 

3. GSG shall utilize the standard hourly rates listed below, will maintain appropriate 

documentation of hours, and will bill those hours pursuant to the Management Sei-vices 

Agreement (MSA) as amended.

GSG Hourly Billing Rates to FGUA 

FY2OL1-/L2 

Position 

System Administrator 

Operations Manager 

Vice President - project consultant 


Senior Consultant 

Project Manager 

Consultant 

Technical SupPort 

Board Clerk 

Secretaria I &Administrative Suppoft 

New Rate 

$216.00 

$196.00 

$189.00 

$185.00 

$151.00 

$1-40.O0 

$135.O0 

$123.00 

$ 92.00 

$ 51.00 

c. NoT|CE/PROJECT MANAGER OR CONSULTANT 

GOVERNMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC 

FLORIDA GOVERNMENTAL UTI LITY AUTHORITY 

Robert E. Sheets, CEO 

1500 Mahan Drive, Suite 25O 

Tallahassee, FL 32308 

FGUA ChairlVice Chair 

2BO Wekiva Springs Road, Suite 2000 

Lonflwood, FL 32779 

Certification that Sufficient Funds are Available 

David DiLena, CPA, Chief Financial Officer 

John Pelham, General Counsel 

Dated this 15th day of March 2OL2'


Board Ag¡enda ltem 


cA6 

Approval of Engagement Letter with Nabors Gilblin & Nickerson' P.A. (NGN) for 

Special Utility Counsel Services for activities related to the Acquisition of Ni 

America Utility (Hudson and Tamiami) Systems in Pasco and Lee Counties 

Summary 

Provided for your review and consideration is an engagement letter for Nabors 

provide Speclal Utility Counsel Due Diligence services related to the acquisition 

Tamiami) Systems in Pasco and Lee Counties. 

The attached engagement letter provides the scope of services required to be performed by NGN to carry out this 

work and the method of compensation. NGN proposes approval of a lump sum method of compensation for services 

as special utility counsel for the acquisition of Ni Florida's two systems in the amount of $225'000, plus costs 

accrued. This lump sum fee recognizes the "at risk" nature of the legal services provided to date and to be provided 

through closing, consistent with prior practice in FGUA acquisitions. 


. ï recommends approval of the Engagement Letterwith Nabors Gilblin & Nickerson, P.A. (NGN)to provide Special 

. ,ty counsel oue ói¡gence services r"íut"d to the Acquisition of Ni America utility (Hudson and ramiami) systems 

in Pasco and Lee Countles. 

Budget lmPact 

Gilblin & Nickerson, P.A. (NGN) to 

of Ni America Utility (Hudson and 

compensation is contingent on the successful acquisition of the described utility assets and will be funded by 

acquisition financing Proceeds. 

Board Action 

Moved bY: 

Seconded bY: 

Action Taken:

TALLAHASSEE 

Suite 200 

1500 Mahan Drive 

Tallahassee, Florida 32308 

(85O)2244O70Tet 

(85O) 224a073 Fax 

I{abors 

Giblin 

Mckeråon-^ 

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FORT LAUDERDALE 

208 S.E S¡Kh Street 

Fort Lauderdale, Rorida 33301 

(954) 525-8000 Ter t' l 

(954) 525-8331 Fax '.-. I 

TAMPA 

Suite 1060 

2502 Roclry Point Drive 

Tampa, Florlda 33607 

l8!3) 28L-2222Te1 

(AL3',2AI-O129 Fa.\ 


Lea Arur Thomas, Chairperson 

Florida Governmental Utiiity Authority 

1500 Mahan Drive, Suite 250 

Tallah¿rssee, Florida 32308 

Re: Ni Florida,Inc., Acquisition 

Dear Chairperson Thomas: 

This letter proposes the standard method of compensation for service as special 

utility counsel in the acquisition of the utility assets of Ni Florida, Inc., ("Ni Florida"), I 

located in Lee and Pasco Counties, Florida pursuant to the provision of Section 1.04 of \ 

our current Agreement for Utility Counsei Services with the Florida Governmental 

Utility Authority (the "Authority"). 

Specifìcally, Section 1 .04 of our Agreement provides in parl as follows: 

Compensation for special utility counsel services in the 

acctuisition o¡ divesti'rüre of Utility Systems (exclusive of 

services provided in the capacity of Bond Counsel or 

Disclosure Counsel) will be paid on a basis approved by the 

Board based upon the complexity of' the contemplated 

acquisition or divestiture. Unless otherwise approved by 

the Board, compensation for such special counsel services 

in the acquisition or divestiture of Utility Systems shall be 

deferred and contingent upon closing. 

As in past acquisitions, we propose that the Board of Directors of the Authority 

approve, pwsuant to the requirement of this Section 1..A4, a lump sum rnethod of 

compensation for our services as special utility counsel for the acquisition of Ni Florida's 

two systems in Florida (including coordination with local governments in Lee and Pasco 

Counties) in the amount of $225,000, plus costs accrued. This lump sum fee recognizes 

the "at risk" nature of the legal services provided to date and to be provided through 

closing, consistent with prior practice in FGUA acquisitions.

Lea Ann Thomas, Chairman 


Page2 ofL 

Such lump sum fee, plus costs incurred, will be deferred and contingent to be 

paid upon the closìng of the acquisition of the Ni Florida utility assets' 

The amount and method of such cotnpensation shall be further subject to a 

re'iew b), the Authority's f,rnancial advisor prior to closing of the acquisition' 

In addition to such professional compensation, the Firm will be reimbursed for 

actual costs incurred on long distance telephone charges, travei expenses) postage and 

ovemight delivery charges. Photocopies will be billed at 25þ per page' Any travel 

.*p.r,õ, shall be ieimbursed in accordance with section 1 i 2'061 , Floricla Statutes' 

we wouid appreciate the Boa|d of Directors of the Authority approving this 

method of "omp"nsàtion 

for special utility counsel -services 

f'or acquisition as 

contemplated in section 1.04 of ori Agr""*ent for lJtility counsel ser-vices' Attached as 

,tppendix A is a brief descriptio' of services renderecl and to be rendered associated rvith 

thL'hnal due diligence through transaction closing phases of this acquisition' 

If you have any questions or desire any furlher clarification, please contact me' 

ly yours, 

Brian P. A

{ 

APPENDIX A 

Scope of Services Through Closins 

A, Conduct background research and initiate negotiations with utility owner. 

B. Conduct preliminary due diligence. 

C. Meet with cnstomer representatives, as necessary. 

D. Meet with local governmeni utility representatives, as necessary. 

E. Meet with water management district and Department of Envirorunental 

Protection representatives, 

F. Complete Final legal, engineering and financial due diligence 

investigations. 

G. Finalize S-year cash flow calculations based upon final engineering and 

fina¡cial due diligence. 

H. Complete negotiations of asset acquisition and operatíon a¡d management 

agreements 

I. Prepare acquisition analysis and presentation to FGTJA Board and local 

governments. 

J. Present asset acquisition and operation and management agreements to 

FGUA Board for approval in public hearing. 

K. FGUA Board selects financial advisor and underwriter for required bonds. 

L. Review and assistance regarding feasibility reports required foL FGUA 

issuance of required bonds and FGUA ownership of utility. 

M. Prepare transfer documents (deeds, assignment of easements, assignment 

of construction contracts, etc.). 

N. Secure t¡ansfer of water use and other permits of Ni Florida to FGUA. 

O. Secure Florida Public Service Commission acknowledgment of FGUA 

purchase- 

P. Ciosing of acquisition pursuant to terms of asset acquisition agreement.

Item 

CA7 



Thutsday, March l.5, 2Ot2 

Approval of the Name Change Amendment to the Contract for 

Consulting/Professional Services with Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jerni$an 

Summary 

on )anuary 15, 2OO9 the FGUA and Post, Buckley, schuh & Jernigan entered into a contract for 

consulting/professional services. Subsequenily Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan changed its firm's legal name to 

Atkins North America, lnc. The name change does not aflect the firms FEIN, corporate busìness address, bank 

accounts, company management or technical staff, etc... 

This amendment accepts the name change. All other provisions of the contract remain in effect. 


Staff recommends approval of the Name Change Amendment to the Contract for Consulting/Professional Services 

with Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan. 

Budget lmpact 

N/A 

Board Action 

Moved by: 

Seconded by: 

Action Taken:

NAME CHANGE AMENDMENT 

FOR PROFESSIONAL SERWCES CONTRACT 

1l 

This Name Change Amendment made and effective this _ duy of _, 

, among Atkins North America, Inc. (formerly knowì as eost¡uókt"y, S"hrh A l"*igán, 

Inc., (d/b/a PBS&J) hereinafter "Atkins" and Florida Governmental Utility Authority hereinafter 

"Authority". 

"ull"d 

WTTNESSETH: 

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into a Professional Services Agreement dated Januarv 15. 

2009 with the Authority and the Authority retained Atkins to perform professional services; 

WIIEREAS, Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Inc., (d/blaPBS&J) changed its finn's legal name 

to Atkins North America, Inc. effective April 1,2011; 

WHEREAS, the name change will have no impact on the Agreement and Atkins will continue to 

perform all of its obligations under the Agreement; 

WHEREAS, it is in the mutual best interests of the Authorify and Atkins to amend the Agreement 

to reflect this corporate name change; and 

WHEREAS, both parties agree to amend said Agreement. 

NOW, TIIEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration flowing among the parties hereto, the 

receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do agree as follows: 

I . Effective as of April 1,2011 Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Inc., (dlbla PBS&J) changed 

its firm's legal name to Atkins North America, Inc. (no other changes to the FederalTax 

Identification Number (FEIN), corporate business address, bank accounts, wiring 

instructions, or company management, technical staff and financial personnel). 

2. Atkins will continue to perform all of its duties, responsibilities, and obligations under the 

). 

4. 

5. 

Agreement. 

The Authority hereby consents to continuing the Agreement with Atkins. 

Where the term Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Inc. (dlblapBs&J) shall appear in the 

original Agreement as amended, the term shall hereinafter mean and refer to Atkins North 

America, Inc. 

Except as expressly amended hereby, allthe remaining provisions of the Agreement shall 

remain in full force and effect.

Agreement between Florida Governmental Utility Authority and Atkins North America,Inc' 

Page2 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties evidence their agreement through the execution of this 

AGREEMENT by their duly authorized signafures' 

WTNESSES: 

ATKINS NORTH AMERICA' INC. 

(1) 

(2) 

Rene de los Rios, 

Assistant Secretary 

BY: 

Name: 

Title: 

David J. Carter 

Senior Vice President 

Date: 

(coRPoRATE SEAL) 

STATB OF FLORIDA 

COUNTY OF MIAMI DADE 

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of ,2012. 

By David J. carter, senior vice President of Atkins North America, Inc., a Florida corporatiou, on behalf 

of the corporation' 

Helshe is personally known to me or has produced 

Identification. 

(type of identifi cation) 

Signature of Notary 

Print, Type, or StamP Name of Notary 

Title or Rank 

Serial Number, if Any

Agreement between Ftorida Governmentat Utility Authority and Atkins North America, fnc. I . ; 

Page 3 

! 

Florida Governmental Utilify Authority 

BY: 

Lea Ann Thomas, Chair 

Date: 

Approved as to form and tegality: 

BY: 

John Pelham, General Counsel 

Date:




Item 

cA8 

Rejection of Gonstruction Bids for the Lehigh Acres WTP No' 2 Membrane 

Softening Upgrade Proiect, FGUA Proiect LEO77 

Summary 

provided for your review and consideration is a recommendation to reiect all bids recently received for the 

construction of the Lehifh Acres water Treatment prant (wrp) No. 2 Membrane softening upgrades Project 

in the Lehiflh Acres System, located in Lee County, Florida' 

Backlround: The Lehigh Acres WTp No. 2 and the three associated shallow sandstone aquifer wells (rated 

at 0.3 million gallons per day (mgd) each) are currently operating under a Florida Department of 

Environmental protection (FDEp) issued variance because of the high levels of total dissolved solids (TDS) in 

these raw water wells. The current FDEp variance for TDS expires on December 10, 2OL2 and will effectively 

eliminate the use of these three sandstone aquifer wells without the addition of enhanced treatment at wrP 

No. 2. The initial plan developed to address this issue, and accommodate anticipated future growth in the 

system, was to convert the existing basic treatment to a reverse osmosis (RO) process system to treat raw 

water from new upper Floridan aquifer wells. under this plan, construction of a new deep injection well 

(Dlw) would have been required to dispose of the Ro concentrate (brine) water' 

As with other FGUA systems, the Lehigh Acres water service area has experienced a decreased finished 

water demand resulting from reduced population numbers and a shrinking custorner base attributable to the 

recent economic downturn. The more "oàtty 

Ro system with DIW simply became unaffordable within a more 

constrained capital budget. As an alternative to the RO conversion, membrane softening (MS) utilizingtwo of 

the existing sandstone aquifer wells was identified as a viable, less expensive solution to address the TDS 

problem atwrp No.2 forthe nearfuture. usingthe permeate production from the MS system and blending 

with the raw water from the third existing sañostone aquifer would produce approximately 0'78 mgd of 

finished water. concentrate disposal of the MS system was to be disposed of through the existing LehiÉh 

Acres wastewater treatment facility (wwrF) which produces reclaimed water to the system' concentrate 

water is classified by the FDEp as an industrial wastewater and the concentrate contribution from the MS 

system to a wwTF is typically (by policy) required to be less than LO% of the average daily flow to the 

receiving wwTF. This method of disposal was evaluated by the Authority's engineering consultant and 

discussãd with the FDEP and determined to be a permittable project' 

summarv of bids received: ln anticipation of obtaining an FDEP permitfor the concentrate pump station and 

force main, the Authority's engineering consultant completed the design of the MS upgrades' obtained the 

required permit trom tné oepa-rtment óf Health, advertised for and received a total of nine bids on February 

g,2oL2. A copy of the Bid iabulation is attached hereto. The apparent low bidder (cardinal construction) 

was evaluated and deemed the lowest, responsive bidder with a Base Bid of $1,970,000'00' 

Recent updates; subsequent to taking over as the contract operator for the Lehig;h Acres system, u's' 

water/wade Trim conducted a thorough-assessment of both the water and wastewater systems' The results 

of this assessment were presented to staff in January of this year, identifyinS existing productìon, reliability 

and water quality concerns at the Lehigh Acres wrP 

fo. 1. Additionally, concerns with water quality 

(specifically color) were identified as un ãr"u in need of attention. Although this water quality issue was 

known, limited funding in the system prevented the FGUA from addressing this issue in the past' The Lehigh 

Acres w1p No. 1- hasã permitted production capacity of 3.1 mgd, and is the major potable water producer 

for the service area. one of the more alarming findings of the assessment of this facility was the existence 

of large amounts of calcium buildup in piping,-pumpsind filters, significantly reducing the plant's capacity' 

Capital and Renewal,/Replacement projects iequired to address the more critical of these issues over the

next 1 to 2 years are estimated to cost in excess of $1M, exceeding funds currenily budgeted for WTp No. 1. 

Additionally, on February !6, 2Ot2 the FGUA was verbally notified by the FDEp that the disposal of 

concentrate through the Lehigh Acres WWTF was unlikely to be permitted due to their concerns that 

potential groundwater contaminatíon could occur from concentrate addition to the influent to the WWTF. As 

mentioned above, the Lehigh Acres WWTF produces reclaimed water, and the addition of concentrate high in 

chloride and sodium to the plant influent presented a concern to the FDEP. The only other viable alternative 

to disposal of the concentrate is a deep injection well, howeverthis option is cost prohibitive atthis time. 

Given the above, it is staff's recommendation to cancel the MS treatment upgrade project and redirect a 

portion of the capital improvement funds budgeted in FY 2Ot2 for this project to the identified 

improvements and upgrades needed at WTP No. 1, with the balance utilized to begin funding the ultimate 

conversion of WTP No 2. to RO. ln order to address the FDEP Variance for TDS, it is recommended that 

production at WTP No. 2 be discontinued upon variance expiration and the plant converted to a booster 

pumping station. Some minor modifications to WTP No. 2 will be required to accomplish this effort. Based 

on recent data, the Lehigh Acres WTP No. 1 is meeting the potable water system demand, making it possible 

to shut down production at WTP No. 2 while maintaininfl sufficient capacity in the near term. Th¡s system 

also has in place a potable water interconnection with the city of Fort Myers. 

Goa/s: The initial goal is to repair and/or upgrade WTP No. 1- to maximize production, address water quality 

concerns, and insure treatment reliability. The temporary downgrade of WTP No. 2 will allow the FGUA to 

fund the necessary WTP No. 1 improvements. The FGUA's long term goal remains the same, to provide RO 

treatment upgrades to the WTP No. 2 as originally intended for this facility. The time frame for this potential 

upgrade is still under evaluation, taking into consideration available funding and projected system demands. 

This recommended path forward allows the FGUA the flexíbility to meet multiple challenges with optimal use 

of limited funds for the Lehigh Acres system. 


Staff recommends Rejection of all bids received forthe Membrane Softening Project, FGUA Project LE 077 at 

WTP No. 2 in the Lehigh Acres Utility System. 

Budget lmpact 

Not applicable 

Board Action 

Moved by: Seconded by: Action Taken:


Board Agfenda ltem 


Item 

CA g 

Acceptance of the Conveyance Ctoseout Package for FGUA Developer 

project LL-OO1 LED for Family Dollar, Located in the Lehigh Acres Utility 

System in Lee CountY, Florida 

This item will be provided under separate cover'



Thursday, March l..5, 2OL2 

FA1 

Fiscal Year 201 O-ãOLI- Audit Presentation 

This item will be provided under separate cover'




FA2 

Renewal of Environmental Hazards Policy 

This item will be provided under separate cover.

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FA 3 

Other ltems

Item 

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Other ltems

Item 

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Florida Governmêntal utílity Authority 

Board Agfenda ltem 


status update on the FGUA Capital tmprovement Proiect (clP) Program

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Status Update on the FGUA Monthly Community Outreach Ptogram 

Due to staff changes in the Community Service Representative role, the reports on Golden Gate and Lehigh Acres 

community activities will not be provided this month'

SummarY 

Customel 

Concerns 

-77 

FGUA North Fort Myers Community Outreach 

Attendance RePort 

February 2OL2 

Community Outreach Events 

FebruarY 2OL2 

Event:NorthFortMyers-DesignReviewPanel/communityPlanningPanel 

February 7th,2o!2Time:6:00 PM 

Date: 

Location: Community of Christ Church - NFM' FL 

Description:CsRattendedthescheduledmonthlymeeting. 

Event: 

Date: 

CS/Finance /Operations Meet¡ng in the Lehigh Office 

February L4th,2OI2 Time: 9:00 AM 

Location: Lehifh Acres Office 

Description:CsRattendedthescheduledmonthlymeeting' 

Event: 

Date: 

North Fort Myers Civic Association 

FebruarY !4tt',2OL2 Time: 7:00 PM 

Location: Community of Christ Church' NFM' FL 

Description: CSR attended the scheduled meeting' 

Event: 

Date: 

Reclaimed Water Action Plan 

February L5\h,2OL2Time: 12:30 PM 

Location: NFM System - Bayshore Office 

Description: CSR atiended with GSG Staff -K' Grace & J' Connolly - Meetings with Reps 

fromDelTuraGolf&CC,SixLakesCC,Heron'sGlenandoldBridgeVillage 

Event: 

Date: 

Lehi$h Acres Utility Advisory Committee Meeting 

February !5th,2ot2 Time: 6:00 PM 

Location: Lehi$h Acres FGUA office 

Description:CsRattendedthescheduledmonthlymeeting. 

Event: 

Date: 

Location: 

DescriPtion: 

Event: 

óate: 

Buildey' Schools/ Events/ 

Realtor Summer Displays 

Camp 

4 0 0 0 0 0 

nthlY communitY events and meetinÉs: gs: 

Civic/Homeowner 

Associations 

Reclaimed Water Action Plan 

February !6$,2Ot2 Time: 10:00 AM 

NFM System - BaYshore Office 

csn aúenoed with GSG Staff -K. Grace & J. Connolty - meeting with Reps 

from Sabal Springs Golf & Racquet Club 

The Concerned Citizens of Bayshore Community 

February 2OI^,2OI2, Time:6:30 PM 

Location: New Hope Christian Church, NFM' FL 

óLscription: CSR attended the scheduled monthly meeting' 

Chamber of 

Commerce 

BOCG/Gov't 

A$encY 

Meetings 

Attendance Report North Fort Myers Page 1 February,2OI2

Event: NFM Design Review Panel/ Community planning panel 

Date: 

i' 

February 24th,2OI2, Time: 3:00 

Location: pM 

Lee County Community Development Building - 1500 Monroe St. Ft. Myers 

Description: CSR attended a meeting with County Planners - RE: The 3/6/2012Town 

Hall Meeting planned by NFM-Cpp 

Upcoming Community Outreach Events 

March 2Oa2 

i Event: North Fort Myers-Community Planning Panel Town Hall Meeting 

Date: March 6rh,2j!2 Time: 6:00 

, Location: pM 

Community of Christ Church - NFM, FL 

i r 

, Event: 

i 

cs/Finance/operations Meeting in the Lehish office 

i Date: March !3th,2}!2 Time: 1-0:00 AM 

I Location: FGUA - Lehigh Acres Office 

Description: CSR will attend the scheduled Town Hall meeting. GSG staff - Rob Dickson and 

Pradeep Sethi will give a presentation and progress report for the WWDP project. 

¡ Oescription: CSR will attend the scheduled monthly meet¡ng. 

¡ Event: North Forl Myers Civic Association 

ì Date: March 73ïh,2O1.2 Time: 7:00 

r Location: pM 

Community of Christ Church, NFM, FL 

, Description: CSR will attend the scheduled meeting. 

Event: 

, Date: March 79th,2)12, Time: 6:30 

I t-ocation: pM 

New Hope Christian Church, NFM, FL 

i 

Event: 

Date: March 22th,2OI2, Time:6:00 pM 

The Concerned Citizens of Bayshore Community 

Oescription: CSR will attend the scheduled monthly meeting. 

NFM-UAC-Meet & Greet for Applicants 

Location: The North Fort Myers FGUA Office 

Description: CSR will host a "Meet & Greet" for potential Utility Advisory Committee 

applicants. A summary of duties will be discussed. 

Event: 

Date: 

North Fort Myers Chamber - Public Affairs Committee Meeting 

March 29tn,2jt2Time: 12:00 pM 

Location: North Fort Myers Chamber Office 

Description: CSR will attend the scheduled Chamber event. 

Donna Lizotte, Community Service Representative for North Fort Myers System Utility Area 

Attendance Report North Fort Myers Page 2 February, 2012

FGUA Community organization Meetings 

Status RePort 

North Fort MYers SYstem 

The chart below consists of active community organizations in the North Fort Myers area. A contact person ls 

listed for each group. The actions requireã to confirm meet¡ng dates are listed in the column labeled 

Meeting Dates Status. 

Community Or$anizations Meeting Status Update 

Name of 

Organ izatio n/Com m u n itY 

tWtvt Oesign Review Panel 

Contact Person 

Richard lnomas 

Meeting Dates Status 

attended the NFM Design Review 

-CSR 

Panel Meeting 2/O7 with 

presentattons given bY Delisi, 

Fitz$erald, lnc. for a ProPosed 

Racetrac location on US4l-' Discussed 

were special exceptions and variance 

requests for the site. Quattrone & 

Asso. lnc. provided a presentation for 

a U-Haùl site with new building design 

in the Old Florida style to meet with 

| rufV conforming code. Lee County Sr. 

I PIunn"t, Tony Palermo discussed NFM 

I coal 28. 

NFM Civic Association 

Gregg Makepeace 

I 

CSn attenOeO the scheduled NFM 

Civic Asso. meeting 2/14. 

@ 

Meetings 

ffi 

Bayshore CommunitY 

necLarmeO Water Action Plan 

Lee County School District 

Art Contest 

Steve Brodkin 

-GSG Staff & Reps for Del Tura 

C.C., Six Lakes C.C., Heron's 

Glen, Old Bridge, and Sabal 

Springs 

Local Attractlons Þponsors 

nded 2/L4 the OPerations & 

I Customer Service Meeting. 

tSR attended the scheduled monthly 

meeting 2/2O. 

GSG staff - Kevin Grace and Jerry 

-CSR, Connolly and USW - Jon MYers, met 

with RePs. to discuss the Board 

approved change to the reclaimed 

water provided bY the FGUA. Rates 

and water storage oPtions were 

discussed. 

received a donation from Rita's 

Water lce. A donation of 150 single 

-cSR servings and 72 certificates for 

specialty treats. 

Status Report North Fort Myers Systems Page 1 February,2012

Custorner Concerns Addressed GSG and USW Staff CSR addressed (77) total inquiries in 

December, includíng: 

uonna present¿ tive System Utility Area 

(20) billing inquiries, (1) Ombuctsman: 

repair cost reimbursement requests, 

(8) online login issues, (LT) inquiries 

regarding late fees, (10) ongo¡ng 

/reopened inquires (21) account 

questions. 

\ 

status Report North Fort Myers systems Page2 February,2}l2

SummarY 

Customer 

Concerns 

FGUA Pasco Systems Gommunity Outreach 

Attendance RePort 

Febru ary 2OI2 

Civic/Homeowner 

Associations 

Builder/Realtor 

Associations 

70 a/t u/v 

Community Outreach Events Attended 

February 2072 

Event: 

DatelTime: 

Location: 

Description: 

Event: 

Schools Events/DisPlaYs Chamber 

of 

Commerce 

BOCC/ 

Government 

Agency 

Meetings 

L r/o 0 L/7 

nts and meeting!s: 470 

School Supply Drive collections drop-off 

Thursday, February 2, 2012, 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a'm' 

Seven Springs Elementary School, BO25 Mitchell Ranch Road, New Port Richey, FL 

cSR and SPC collected and delivered donated supplies to school administrators' 

Lindrick Chloride Reduction Program Presentation 

DatelTime: Thursday, February 2,2O!2,7:30 p'm'-9:00 p'm' 

Locai¡on: Gulf Harbors Civic Center, 4610 Floramar Terrace, New Port Richey' FL 

Description: csR attended, and provided presentation to association members concerning scheduled 

capital improvement activities and addressed other customer inquiries' 

Event: Meeting with Demetri's Solutions-signing of N 2Ot2 Program Administration/lnspection 

Agreement. 

Date/Time:Friday,February3,2Ol2,l-0:00a'm'-l-1:00a'm' 

Location: FGUA pasco Customer Service Office, 6915 Perrine Ranch Road, New Port Richey, FL 

Description: csR and spc attended meeting, collecting signatures for FY 2ot2 Agreement and planninÉ 

for APril 2Ot2 Program launch' 

Event:Meet¡ngwithTerryMontrose,PublicAffairsoffice,MacDillAFB 

DatelTime: Tuesday, February 7 ,2O!2, L2:OO noon-12:30 p'm' 

Location: MacDillAir Force Base (Libiary Education Center, Building 252, room 202), Tampa' FL 

õLscription: CSR discussed Board meeting planning and Mr' Montrose's presentation 

Event: 

SWFWMD Cooperative Funding lnitiative Program Application Review Meeting 

Date/Time: Thursday, February 9, 2OL2,9:00 a'm'-11:00 a'm' 

Location: swFWM-D Tampa Region office, 7601- US Hwy. 301, Tampa, FL 

Description: CSR, J. Connolly attended meeting' 

Event: Water Awareness Poster Contest Planning Meeting 

òatelTime: Friday, February lO,2072,9:00 a'm'-10:00 a'm' 

Location: pascó County Útitities' Office, 7536 State Street, New Port Richey' FL 

Description: csR, spc, and csS attended meeting with Kelly Ross of Pasco county utilities regarding 

additional Planning for contest' 

Attendance RePort Pasco SYstems Page I March 2,2012

Event: 

Date/Time: 

Location: 

Description: 

Event: 

DatelTime: 

Location: 

Description: 

Event: 

DatelTime: 

Location: 

Description: 

Event: 

DatelTime: 

Location: 

Description: 

Event: 

DatelTime: 

Location: 

Description: 

Event: 

Date/Time: 

l-ocation: 

Description: 

Meeting with Demetri "Minas" Falakos-FY '12 Low Flow Toilet Rebate Program planning 

Thursday, February 16,2012, 4:3O p.m.-4:4b p.m. 

FGUA Pasco Customer Service Office, 6915 Perrine Ranch Road, New Port Richey. FL- 

CSR, Demetri "Minas" Falakos met for signing of revised draft of agreement between FGUA 

and Demetri's Solutions for FY'12 Low Flow Toilet Rebate Program inspection ancl 

management services. 

Meeting to discuss logistics and FGUA Board Meeting Setup with Terry Montrose, public 

Affairs Office, MacDill AFB 

Friday, February 77,2072,2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. 

MacDill Air Force Base (Library Education center, Building 252, room 2o2),Tampa, FL 

CSR attended meeting by teleconference w/Steve Spratt 

Pasco County Board of County Commissioners' Meeting 

Tuesday, February 27, 2Ot2, l_0:00 a.m.-noon 

West Pasco Government Center, 8731_ Citizen's Drive, New port Richey, FL 

CSR attended meeting. 

FGUA Board of Directors' Meeting/Strategic planning Session 

Thursday, February 23,2012, all day event. 

MacDill Air Force Base,29L4 Great Egret Avenue, Tampa, FL 

CSR attended meeting, assisted with strategic planning session and on-base administration 

as needed. 

FSAWWA Region lV Best Tasting Drinking Water Contest 

Friday, February 24,2012,11:00 a.m. -1:30 p.m. 

Weaver Park,7249 Bayshore Boulevard, Dunedin, FL 

CSR entered FGUA water sample in contest, attended scheduled presentation. 

Meeting with Board of Sabal at Wyndtree Community 

Tuesday, February 29,2012,10:30 a.m. -12:00 noon 

Sabal at Wyndtree Community Pool,7347 Robellini Drive, Trinity, FL 

CSR, P. Sethi, met with HOA Board to discuss continued review of feasibility for the FGUA to 

acquire neighborhood meter connections. 

Upcoming Community Outreach Events 

March 2OL2 

Event: 

Pasco County Board of County Commissioners' Meeting 

Date/Time: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 10:O0 a.m.-noon 

Location: West Pasco Government Center, 8731Citizen's Drive, New Port Richey, FL 

Description: CSR attendingmeeting. 

Event: 

West Pasco Chamber of Commerce Chasco Fiesta Charíty Bowling Tournament 

DatelTime: Tuesday, March 27 ,2072,4:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m., 8631_ Old County Road, 

Location: 8631 Old County Road 54, New Port Richey, FL 

Description: CSR volunteering at the event on behalf of FGUA. 

Attendance Report Pasco Systems Page2 March 2,2012

April2OL2 

lvent: 

SWFWMD Cooperative Funding lnitiative Program Application Rating Meeting 

Date/Time: Thursday, April 5,2OL2,1-:30 p.m'-3:30 p'm' 

Location: swFWMD Tampa Region office, 7601 US Hwy. 301, Tampa, FL 

Description: CSR, J. Connolly attended meeting' 

Matt Rihs - Community Service Representative 

Attendance Report Pasco Systems Page 3 March 2,2012

FGUA Community Organization Meetings 

Status Report 

Pasco Systems 

( 

: The chart below consists of active community organizatíons in the Pasco area. Acontact person is listed for 

, each froup' The actions required to confirm meeting dates are listed in the column labeled Meeting Dates 

, Status. 

l 

i 

Community Organizations Meeting Status Update 

Name of 

Orga n izationlCom m u n ity 

Contact Person 

Meeting Dates Status 

FGUA Board of Directors Lea Ann Thomas, Chairwoman Community Service Representative 

(CSR) and Speciat projects 

Coordinator (SPC) conducted research 

and provided assistance in preparing 

for and administering the Thursday, 

February 24 FGUA Board of Directors 

Meetings, Bus Tour, and Strategic 

Pasco County Board of County 

Commissioners (BOCC) 

Pasco County Utilities (PCU) 

Com m un ity/Homeowners' 

Association Meet¡ngs 

Ann Hildebrand, Chairwoman 

Sue Chase, Customer Affairs 

Manager 

Gulf Harbors Civic Association, 

Gail Engelschjon, Board 

Member 

Planning Session. 

CSR attended Regutar BOCC meeting 

on Wednesday, February 20. 

CSR sent FGUA Board-approved 

interlocal agreement between FGUA 

and PCU for PCU to receive monthly 

consumption reading for billing 

wastewater consumption charges to 

Gulfside Elementary School in Holiday, 

FL. 

CSR presented information regarding 

the FGUA Lindrick Chloride Reduction 

Program at the monthly Gulf Harbors 

Civic Association Meeting on Tuesday, 

February 2. 

Jim Ryan, President, Sabal at 

Wyndtree Community 

Association 

CSR and FGUA staff met with 

Community Association to discuss 

next steps of providing individual 

meter reading service to community 

on Tuesday, February 28. 

Customer Concerns Addressed 

CSR addressed 70 total inquiries in 

January, including: 

Ten (10) Lindrick System biiling 

inquiries, ten (10) Seven Springs 

System billing inquiries, ten (10) 

Seven Springs System operations 

inquiries, nine (9) Seven Springs 

Status Report Pasco Systems Page I March 2,2012

Wastewaær Treatment Plant odor 

concerns, seven (7) Seven SPrings 

System service requests, six (6) 

Ombudsman: Repair cost 

reimbursement requests, six (6) Seven 

Springs System Leak adjustment 

requests, three (3) online account 

billing inquiries, two (2) Lindrick 

System service requests, two (2) 

f/rc/I2 Meter Change Out Letter 

inquiries, one (1) Lien information 

request, one (1) Lindrick System leak 

adjustment request, one (1) non-FGUA 

related inquiry, one (1) Seven Springs 

System maintenance request, and one 

(1-) u nauthorized utility con nection 

Notices lnformation 

wáttnew Rihs, CommunitY 

Service RePresentative and 

Jeremy Castanza, SPecial 

Projects Coordinator 

distributed two (2) Advanced 

Temporary Service lnterruptions, six 

(6) Precautionary Boil Water Notice 

Advisories, and four (4) Rescind 

Notices to key Pasco County contacts, 

including: 

A Rescission Notice on FridaY, 

February 3 to 26 FGUA Residential 

customers located from 4900-57t7 

Dory Drive in the FGUA Lindrick Utility 

System. Service was interrupted due 

to a break in a one-inch service line 

near 4950 Dory Drive. 

A PrecautionarY Boil Water Notice 

Advisory on FridaY, February 3 and 

Rescission Notice on WednesdaY, 

February B to 15 businesses at 

Woodgate Plaza at 2322-2344 Seven 

Springs Boulevard and the 20 

businesses at CYPress Run from 

2328-2340 Seven Springs Boulevard' 

Service was interruPted due to a 

break in a two-inch service line near 

the Oak Ridge Softball Park al2L4L 

Seven Springs Boulevard. 

A Precautionary Boil Water Notice 

Advisory was Provided MondaY, 

February 6 to 28 residential 

customers located from 7736-7824 

Jenner Avenue in the FGUA Seven 

Springs System. Service was 

interrupted due to a break iLg l!9 

Status RePort Pasco SYstems Page2 March 2,2012

inch service main in the area. 

A Monday, February 20 Advanced 

Temporary Service lnterruption 

Notification, followed by a Wednesday, 

February 22 Precautionary Boil Water 

Notice Advisory and Friday, February 

24 Rescission Notice for customers at 

3601-3737 Floramar Terrace, 5235- 

5577 Bowline Bend, 3608-3647 

Harborview Court, and 361-B-3710 

Corsair Court to repair a fire hydrant in 

the community. 

A Wednesday, February 22 Advanced 

Temporary Service lnterruption 

notification for a scheduled Sunday, 

February 26 Precautionary Boil Water 

Notice Advisory for 2337 and 2340 

Marathon Drive to tie in Pasco County 

Mosquito Control at the West pasco 

lndustrial 

A Tuesday, February 28 Precautionary 

Boil Water Notice Advisory for 20 

FGUA residential customers located 

from 8336 to 8551 Basuto Drive and 

8530 to 8550 Orsi Court in the 

Thousand Oaks Community following a 

break in a 3/+" water line near 1832 

Kinsmere Drive. 

A Wednesday, February 29 

Precautionary Boil Water Notice 

Advisory for 26 FGUA residential 

customers located from 7341-7509 

Jenner Avenue, following a three-inch 

water line break at 7405 Jenner 

Avenue. 

A Sunday, February 26 Precautionary 

Boil Water Notice Advisory and a 

Tuesday, February 28 Rescission 

Notice for 800 FGUA customers ín the 

Country Place Village Mobile Home 

Park and the West Pasco lndustrial 

Park following the expansion of the 

Boil Water Notice Advisory after the 

FGUA attempted to tie-in Pasco County 

Mosquito Control with an eight-inch 

water main on Marathon Road in the 

West Pasco lndustrial Park. 

Status Report Pasco Systems Page 3 March 2,2012

iõnservation a nd Education 

Outreach 

Ñòx w'laxr¡s, 0utreach AnalYst 

(SWFWMD) 

Kelly Ross 

Special Project Clerk 

PCU 

R provided a monthlY uPdate on the 

status of the FY 2Ot1' Low Flow Toilet 

Rebate Program to the Southwest 

Florida Water Management District 

(SWFWMD) on TuesdaY, February 2. 

CSR and SPC met with Low Flow Toilet 

Rebate Program Manager Minas 

"Demetri" Falakos to sisn agreement 

authorizing Demetri's Solutions to 

provide management services for FY 

2OL2 Program on WednesdaY, 

February 3. A revised contract was 

drafted and sifned bY Mr. Falakos on 

Thursday, FebruarY 16 at the FGUA 

Pasco Customer Service Office. 

CSR and CaPital Projects Manager 

Jerry Connolly attended the FY 2013 

Cooperative Funding Planning Meeting 

on Thursday, February 9, regarding 

applications for the 2OI3 Wet 

Weather Reclaim StudY Program and 

the FY 2013 Low Flow Toilet Rebate 

Program. 

CSR mailed FGUA Board-aPProved 

FGUA/SWFWMD Agreement for 

Cooperative Funding for the Low Flow 

Toilet Rebate Program to SWFWMD' 

SPC finalized draft of Distribution 

Report for Senior Management Review 

for FY 2011- Low Flow Toilet Rebate 

Program and received completed Low 

Flow Toilet Rebate Program Surveys 

from program ParticiPants' 

CSR, SPC, and CommunitY Services 

Supervisor (CSS) continued research 

and development of drafted materials 

for the 2Ot2 FGUA/PCU Water 

Awareness Poster Contest and 

Education portion of FGUA Website. 

CSR, SPC, and CSS met with KellY 

Ross for planning efforts for FY 2OL2 

FGUA/PCU Water Awareness Poster 

Contest. 

Status Report Pasco SYstems Page 4 March 2,2012

Jeremy Castanza, Special 

Projects Coordinator, GSG 

Steve King, Vice Chair, Florida 

Section of the American Water 

Works Association (FSAWWA), 

Region lV 

Vicki Garner, Principal, Seven 

Springs Elementary School 

SPC and R. Dawkins updated "people" 

and "events'sect¡on of FGUA website. 

CSR attended and entered an FGUA 

Lindrick System water sample in the 

2OL2 Florida Section Americ;,in t/¡ater 

Works Association (FSAWWA) Region 

lV Best Tasting Drinking Water Contest 

on Friday, February 24. 

CSR and SPC dropped off school 

supply donations at Seven Springs 

Elementary School and advised of the 

2072 FGUArzPasco County 

Utilities/FGUA Water Awareness 

Poster Contest. 

Matthew R¡hs, Community Serv¡ce Representative for Pasco Systems Ut¡lity Area 

Status Report Pasco Systems Page 5 March 2,2012

Florida Govern mental Utility Authority 



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FGUA lnactive Account Gollection Summary 


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Policy Revision Regarding Meter Deposits for Host Governments 

This item will be provided underseparate cover.

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Update on Legislative Matters 

A verbal report will be provided at the meeting.

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