St. Lucie West Services District Regular Board Meeting Minutes October 1, 2019, at 9:00 a.m.
450 SW Utility Drive Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986

(Please note: This  is not verbatim.  A CD recording  of the Regular  Board Meeting is available on file.)

Board Members Present

Vincent D'Amico, Chairman Gregg Ney, Vice Chairman Wayne Smith, Secretary John Doughney, Supervisor Everett Child, Supervisor

Staff Present

Dennis Pickle, District Manager, St. Lucie West Services District ("SLWSD") Bill Hayden, Public Works Director/Assistant District Manager, SLWSD Josh Miller, Utilities Director/Assistant District Manager, SLWSD
Tom Stirtzinger, Assistant Utilities Director, SLWSD
Lisa Beans, Executive Assistant/Human Resources, SLWSD Bob Lawson, District Engineer, ARCADIS-US, Inc.
Dan Harrell, District Counsel, Gonano & Harrell
Jason Pierman, District Treasurer, Special District Services, Inc. ("SOS") Laura Archer, Recording Secretary, SOS

Guests Present (Sign-In Sheet Attached)

Call to Order

Chairman D'Amico called the Regular Board Meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

It was noted that all 5 Supervisors were in attendance.

Approval of Minutes
September 9, 2019, Workshop
September 10, 2019, Public Hearing & Regular Board Meeting

A MOTION was made by Secretary Smith, seconded by Supervisor Child approving the Workshop Minutes of September 9, 2019, as presented, and the September 10,

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2019,  Public  Hearings  and Regular  Board  Meeting  Minutes, as amended.	Upon
   being put to a vote, the MOTION carried 5 to 0.	

Public Comment

There was no public comment at this time.

District Attorney
DA 1 - Status Report/Updates

Mr. Harrell had no updates at this time.

District Engineer
DE 1 - Status Report/Updates

Mr. Lawson had no updates at this time.

District Manager Action Items

DM 1 - Consider Proposals for the Re-Plumbing of High Service  "A" Pump Station

Mr. Pickle presented the item, recommending approval of the Kerns Construction proposal.

A MOTION was made by Vice Chairman Ney, seconded by Supervisor Doughney approving the proposal from Kerns Construction in the amount of $215,380.80.

Discussion ensued regarding the different itemization information on the proposals and the age of the system.

Vice Chairman Ney's MOTION was reiterated, seconded by Supervisor Doughney and passed unanimously approving the Kerns Construction proposal in the not to exceed amount of $215,380.80 to remove and replace High Service Pump Station  "A", as presented. The Available Budget is $330,000; This Project cost is
$215,380.80; leavin an Available Balance of $114,619.20.

DM 2 - Consider Proposals for WWTF Digester Tanks Coatings

Mr. Pickle presented the item and recommended approval of the Underground Services of America, Inc. proposal.

A MOTION was made by Secretary Smith, seconded by Supervisor Doughney and passed unanimously approving the Underground Services of America,  Inc. proposal in the not to exceed amount of $120,485 for the WWTF digester tanks coatings, as

per  the  scope  of  work  provided  by  the  District.  The  Available  Project  Budget is
   $200,000; This Project cost is $120,485; leaving an Available Balance of $79,515.	

DM 3 - Other Items/Updates

Mr. Pickle presented a draft of the next newsletter. He requested that any changes  be submitted by the end of the week, as he'd like it to go out with the October billing.

DM 3A- Consider Purchase of a 2020 Kenworth T-270 Dump Truck

Mr. Pickle presented the item, indicating that it was a walk-on item and he recommended approval.

A MOTION was made by Supervisor Doughney, seconded by Vice Chairman Ney  and passed unanimously approving the purchase of a 2020 Kenworth Model #T-270 with a 12-foot steel dump body from Kenworth of South Florida for the not to exceed amount of $89,095. The Available Project Budget is $91,000; this project cost is
$89,095; leaving an Available Balance of $1,905.

The engagement letter from Grau & Associates was presented for the Fiscal Year 2019 audit. A motion of approval was requested.

A MOTION was made by Vice Chairman Ney, seconded by Supervisor Doughney  and passed unanimously approving the Grau & Associates' engagement letter for the Fiscal Year 2019 audit, as presented.

Mr. Pickle then advised that the District wanted to hire a Spray Tech for the Exotic Plant Removal Division.  He indicated that a Public Hearing  was necessary  in order to approve this additional employee. Mr. Pickle noted that December 3, 2019, would be the preferred date for the Public Hearing and requested the Board's approval.

A MOTION was made by Supervisor Child, seconded by Vice Chairman Ney and passed unanimously setting a Public Hearing for December 3, 2019,  to consider hiring a Spray Tech for the Exotic Plant Removal Division; and further authorizing the advertisement of said Public Hearing.

A brief discussion ensued regarding the procedure of setting a Public Hearing.

Consent Agenda

Mr. Pickle presented Consent Agenda items CA 1 through CA 6.

CA 1 - Monthly Report on Public Works Department CA 2 - Monthly Report on Utilities Operations
CA 3 - Monthly Report on Capital Improvement Projects

CA 4 - Monthly Report on Billing and Customer Service CA 5 - Financial Statements for August 2019
CA 6 - Consider Approval to Transfer Funds for the R&R Requisition

A MOTION was made by Secretary Smith, seconded by Supervisor Doughney and passed unanimously approving Consent Agenda items CA 1 through CA 6, as presented.

Supervisor Requests

Supervisor Child noted that he was looking forward to another good year under superior leadership and staff.

Secretary Smith noted that Lake Harvey was coming around and looking nice. He indicated he was looking forward to the installation of the fountain.

Supervisor Doughney reiterated what Secretary  Smith said and noted that he was at a social function near Lake Harvey when he heard positive comments about the lake.

There were no further Supervisor Requests.

Adjournment

There being no further items to be addressed, the Regular Board Meeting was adjourned at 9:31 a.m. There were no objections.

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