C I T Y O F F O R T P I E R C E
JOINT STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP WITH FPUA
MINUTES
MINUTES
Joint Workshop - Friday, June 28, 2019 - 8:30 a.m.
IRSC Main Campus, Brown Center, Room Y-102, 3209 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida
1.
Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call
Mayor Hudson called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
Those present were as follows:
Mayor Linda Hudson
Commissioner Jeremiah Johnson
Commissioner Tom Perona arrived at 8:38 a.m.
Commissioner Sessions arrived at 8:48 a.m.
FPUA Chairman Darryl Bey
FPUA Vice Chair Glenda Cavalcanti
FPUA Member Dan Delulio
FPUA Member Charlie Frank Matthews
Staff present:
John Tompeck, FPUA Director of Utilities
Nicholas Mimms, City Manager
Peter Sweeney, City Attorney
Linda Cox, City Clerk
Those present were as follows:
Mayor Linda Hudson
Commissioner Jeremiah Johnson
Commissioner Tom Perona arrived at 8:38 a.m.
Commissioner Sessions arrived at 8:48 a.m.
FPUA Chairman Darryl Bey
FPUA Vice Chair Glenda Cavalcanti
FPUA Member Dan Delulio
FPUA Member Charlie Frank Matthews
Staff present:
John Tompeck, FPUA Director of Utilities
Nicholas Mimms, City Manager
Peter Sweeney, City Attorney
Linda Cox, City Clerk
2.
Welcome, Background, and Presentation of FPUA Key Result Areas - John Tompeck, Director of Utilities
Mr. Tompeck provided an overview and status update of key result areas that were identified last year.
3.
Top Priorities and review of Annual Action Plan– Nick Mimms, City Manager
Mr. Mimms provided an overview of city goals and priorities.
4.
City Commission/FPUA Board Discussion of FPUA Key Result Areas
No one had anything to add.
5.
Building the Utility/Building the City
- Value to the City – Paul Jakubczak
- WRF Relocation – Bo Hutchinson
- Water/Wastewater System Expansion – Bo Hutchinson
- Gas Utility Expansion – Craig Crawford
- FPUAnet Expansion – David Green
Paul Jakubczak, Director of Electric and Gas, discussed the value of FPUA to the city.
Bo Hutchinson, Director of Water/Wastewater, discussed relocation of the wastewater treatment facility and expansion of the water and wastewater systems.
Craig Crawford discussed expansion of the gas utility and how to better market the product.
David Green discussed stategies for the expansion of FPUA Net and ongoing projects.
Bo Hutchinson, Director of Water/Wastewater, discussed relocation of the wastewater treatment facility and expansion of the water and wastewater systems.
Craig Crawford discussed expansion of the gas utility and how to better market the product.
David Green discussed stategies for the expansion of FPUA Net and ongoing projects.
6.
Discussion on Annexation Strategies and Procedure
The boards discussed existing Annexation procedures and processes. Mr. Mimms and Mr. Tompeck agreed to work together to identify and address any problem areas. Consensus was that the existing process is working well, but the process and information from the past will need some additional work.
7.
Additional issues available for presentation
A.
Reliability
- Electric Reliability – Paul Jakubczak
- Storm Hardening – Larry Lammers
- Transformer Replacement – Larry Lammers
- Natural Gas – Craig Crawford
- Wastewater – Mark Kobbe and Dominic Lane
- WRF Back-up Power
- Wastewater Pipe Lining
B.
Competitive Rates
- Electric – Paul Jakubczak
- Rate Structuring – Nina Penick
C.
Employee Development and Satisfaction – Lois Wolfe
D.
FPUA Image – Javy Cisneros
E.
Customer Service - AMI – Paul Jakubczak
8.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Any person who wishes to comment on any subject may be heard at this time. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less, as directed by the Mayor, as this section of the Agenda is limited to thirty minutes. The City Commission will not be able to take any official actions under Comments from the Public. Speakers will address the Mayor, Commissioners, and the Public with respect. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated.
Any person who wishes to comment on any subject may be heard at this time. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less, as directed by the Mayor, as this section of the Agenda is limited to thirty minutes. The City Commission will not be able to take any official actions under Comments from the Public. Speakers will address the Mayor, Commissioners, and the Public with respect. Inappropriate language will not be tolerated.
There were no comments from the public.
9.
Commissioner and Board Member Comments
10.
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 11:43 a.m.