Council approved a $65,000 contract with Frank Ruggiero for police accreditation consulting and authorized limited police access to Pasco school cameras for emergencies.
17 items on the agenda · 10 decisions recorded
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Pledge of Allegiance
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[00:00:20] of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under [00:00:26] God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Approval of September
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Moment of Silence
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[00:00:20] of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under [00:00:26] God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Approval of September
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Approval of September 28, 2023 Special Meeting and October 3, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes
approvedCouncil approved the minutes from the September 28, 2023 special meeting and the October 3, 2023 regular meeting.
- motion:Approve the September 28, 2023 special meeting minutes and October 3, 2023 regular meeting minutes. (passed)5–0
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[00:00:40] 28th meeting, a special meeting on October 3rd, in the regular meeting minutes. Move [00:00:48] for approval. Second. All those in favor? Aye. We have five zip. Can I have Kristen
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Proclamation - Christian Isaly RE: Hurricane Idalia Rescue Support
approvedMayor Chopper Davis presented a proclamation recognizing Christian Isaly for using his military-style vehicle to assist first responders in rescuing over 100 residents during Hurricane Idalia flooding. Isaly, a Marine Corps veteran and Pasco County Toys for Tots coordinator, accepted the recognition and praised the coordinated city response.
- direction:Mayor issued proclamation expressing the City of New Port Richey's appreciation to Christian Isaly for supporting rescue efforts during Hurricane Idalia. (passed)
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[00:00:58] down please? This is a proclamation, whereas Hurricane Adelia posed a threat to Florida's [00:01:21] west coast in late August, and whereas in preparation for the storm, Pasco County Emergency [00:01:25] Management issued evacuation orders for those residents who live west of U.S. Highway 19 [00:01:31] due to the threat from storm surge and a corresponding king tide, and whereas although many did heed [00:01:37] the evacuation orders, unfortunately there were many residents who chose to stay in their [00:01:41] homes, and whereas Mr. Christian Isolay saw that the time was of the essence and offered [00:01:48] his military style vehicle to assist in the rescue efforts by our first responders as [00:01:53] the waters continued to rise. As a result, over 100 residents were brought to safety, [00:02:00] and whereas the City of New Port Richey deems it proper to recognize Mr. Isolay for going [00:02:04] above and beyond to support the city's efforts during Hurricane Adelia, now therefore I, [00:02:09] Chopper Davis, Mayor of the City of New Port Richey, do hereby express the City of New Port Richey's appreciation to Christian Isolay for assisting our first responders during [00:02:18] the rescue efforts associated with Hurricane Adelia. [00:02:21] I'd also like to add that he's a veteran, and we appreciate your service too. I've known [00:02:28] Christian a long time, and I'd like to say that he's definitely a citizen of the city [00:02:33] and loves the city. He told me he had a prepared statement that he was going to say, but as [00:02:38] he was talking to me, he got real excited and got off his statement, so I expect him [00:02:43] to read the statement, but then also add a little bit more to it. Thank you. [00:02:49] Mr. Mayor, we might also mention that this isn't his first volunteer effort. Mr. Isolay [00:02:57] is always the first to volunteer in any emergency situation, and he has several vehicles. I [00:03:04] wish the picture that we were displaying was a little bit larger, because you can actually [00:03:09] see his vehicle in the photo, which is being used, and it's just filled with people that [00:03:16] are being transported by our police and fire department and being rescued from their homes [00:03:24] as a result of the hurricane. We actually did take the first responders, took more than [00:03:32] 100 people out of the flooded areas, and Mr. Isolay is also, for a long time, and Mr. Isolay, [00:03:42] help me out, the Toys for Tots, what's the title that you have held? [00:03:47] Volunteer. [00:03:48] No, it's bigger than that. The chairman of the volunteer efforts for our local area. [00:03:59] Help me out. [00:04:02] I recently retired, but coordinator for Pasco County. [00:04:07] Thank you. [00:04:09] I have a prepared statement that is really helpful with AI. It's a way to thank the [00:04:15] city of New Port Richey. You just type in how to thank the city of New Port Richey and [00:04:19] hit the button. It's really nice, and I'll give it to each one of you. What I just want [00:04:24] to say real quick is the most incredible 36 hours, the terrific team of New Port Richey [00:04:33] went full circle. Eric Jay said, you're on. Picture the scene. Twenty-eight people in [00:04:46] that five ton. We're in six feet of stew. Seven dogs, four pit bulls, three cats going [00:04:56] through six foot of water, nine foot waves. At one time, there were two police officers, [00:05:05] one fireman and me, and we lift so many people up, there was just no more strength. And at [00:05:15] that point, once that lady went up there, she sat down and we went back. This community [00:05:24] went full circle. We took them out, Davis Center, the Rec Center, Public Works. We're [00:05:30] moving people. That was a full circle team. I never did that in the Marine Corps. This [00:05:38] was a total from the guy that made the gumbo all the way to taking these people that were [00:05:44] soaking wet for hours to their loved ones. The most incredible rush, 36 hours. I couldn't [00:05:52] sleep. I didn't want to be here today, absolutely not, but I had to acknowledge the team, this [00:06:00] terrific city of New Port Richey. I appreciate the opportunity. Thank you.
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Presentation by Chuck Carden RE: Tampa Bay Water and Long-term Master Water Plan Update
discussedChuck Carden, General Manager of Tampa Bay Water, presented an update on the regional water supply system, the Long-term Master Water Plan, PFAS testing results (UCMR5), and a recently declared Stage 1 water shortage due to rainfall deficit. He outlined seven short-listed supply project concepts being recommended to the board for feasibility studies to meet 2033 demand, and discussed conservation, desalination challenges at Big Bend, and potable reuse exploration.
Big Bend Power StationGulf Harbors / Lindrick systemFGUA (Florida Governmental Utility Authority)Hillsborough CountyPasco County UtilitiesSouthwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD / Swift Mud)Tampa Bay WaterTampa ElectricU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyChuck CardenRick DavisBrackish water wellsDesalination plant expansionLong-term Master Water PlanPotable reuse / reclaimed water projectsSHARP reclaimed water injection project (Hillsborough County)Seven short-listed 2033 water supply project concepts (Option G)Stage 1 Water Shortage DeclarationTampa Bay WaterWise rebate programUCMR5 PFAS/PFOS testing▶ Jump to 6:23 in the videoShow transcriptHide transcript
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[00:06:23] Our next presentation is by Chuck Garten. He's the Executive Director for Tampa Bay [00:06:29] Water. I've been working with him since April, since I got elected. He has an open door policy. [00:06:37] If you have questions, if you have anything you'd like to answer, anything having to do [00:06:40] with it, he's united the Tampa Bay area under Tampa Bay Water and even has Swift Mud on [00:06:48] his team, which is, I know 25, 30 years ago they were at odds, but not anymore. At this [00:06:54] point I'd like to go ahead and introduce Chuck. Go ahead. [00:06:57] Good evening and thank you so much for inviting me tonight to give you a brief update on our [00:07:02] agency's activities. I might pull the mic down just a little bit. [00:07:06] I am following quite an act there before me. I hope this is as important as water. As Mayor [00:07:17] Davis said, my name is Chuck Garten. I'm the General Manager of Tampa Bay Water, which [00:07:20] is your regional water supply wholesaler. Mayor Davis actually currently sits on our [00:07:26] board and he's doing a great job. He's been there about four months, I guess, right? [00:07:30] Six, maybe now. [00:07:32] He's picked up real quick on all of the things water. [00:07:36] That's not what I said at the last meeting. [00:07:39] We were created 25 years ago by you and five other governments to build innovative alternative [00:07:47] water supply sources to meet the region's needs. We have the unequivocal obligation [00:07:52] to supply all the water that the member governments need. Our members include Hillsburg County, [00:07:58] Pasco, and Pinellas, and the cities of St. Petersburg, Tampa, and of course the city [00:08:04] of New Port Richey. [00:08:06] Tampa's membership is a little bit unique from the other five. They can self-supply [00:08:11] up to 82 million gallons a day of drinking water from their existing surface water system [00:08:16] that they had at the time when we turned into Tampa Bay Water. Any water above the 82 is [00:08:21] supplied by Tampa Bay Water. [00:08:24] One of our main goals when we were created was to reduce groundwater pumping so that [00:08:29] the environment could recover. We've done that. [00:08:36] Here is how we currently are meeting your drinking water needs. We have a very diverse [00:08:40] and flexible water supply system. We use groundwater, river water, and desalinated seawater. Prior [00:08:48] to 1998, we were a 100% groundwater system. Now the ratio is 60% groundwater and 40% surface [00:08:56] and desalinated seawater. [00:08:59] We have a budget this year to supply up to 198 million gallons a day to our members, [00:09:05] and that does not include the 82 million gallons that Tampa supplies themselves. [00:09:10] We do have a wholesale rate that we charge all six members the same amount per 1,000 [00:09:15] gallons. It's currently $2.60 per 1,000. [00:09:21] As I am very sure you're aware, our members continue to grow. Hillsburg County and Pasco [00:09:27] are growing the fastest. New Port Richey, you are 2% of our system demands currently. [00:09:34] We are currently working to develop additional pumping and transmission pipeline capacity [00:09:40] to help increase the supply, especially to the southern Hillsburg County area. [00:09:45] The facilities that we are working with the county on right now include a booster station [00:09:50] that will be able to increase capacity down south by 5 million gallons a day. We're also [00:09:57] going to be building a new pipeline from our regional sites near the fairgrounds to deliver [00:10:03] up to an additional 65 million gallons a day to that area, and we're also working to develop [00:10:08] some wells to deliver between 2 and 6 million gallons a day to them. [00:10:15] But it's also important that we try to save all the water we can, and that will help offset [00:10:20] the need and the cost to build new supplies. We have an incentive-based rebate program [00:10:25] and we call it the Tampa Bay WaterWise program. And the rebate program has a goal to save [00:10:32] up to 4 million gallons a day by the year 2030. These rebates include for residential [00:10:38] toilets and irrigation technologies such as soil moisture sensors you might have heard [00:10:44] about. We also offer rebates for commercial fixtures such as spray valves, urinals, toilets [00:10:50] and cooling towers. [00:10:54] But the demand management isn't enough by itself. We also need to add new water supply [00:10:58] to meet the needs of the growing region. This chart shows our current planning horizon. [00:11:05] The gray line is the member government's demands and the red line represents the trigger for [00:11:11] us to expand our system. Right now we are expanding the system to include a surface [00:11:19] water system, a treatment plant. We are going to expand it by 20 million gallons a day in [00:11:23] the 2028 time frame. And that's the first step up on the red line you see in the graph. [00:11:31] Our next water supply is anticipated to be needed by the year 2033 and we estimate that [00:11:37] we will need between 10 and 20 million gallons a day of new supply then. [00:11:42] Our planning process starts with what we call the long-term master water plan. And we will [00:11:47] look at the demands, the growth and a variety of supply options. And we update the plan [00:11:52] every five years and we look out into a 20-year planning horizon. We look at options and we [00:11:59] analyze them and screen them down to a recommended short list that goes into what we call the [00:12:03] feasibility phase. And once these feasibility studies are completed, the board then is asked [00:12:09] to vote on projects to move into the design and construction phase to meet the future [00:12:14] demands. [00:12:15] We are currently working in the first step of the process for the 2033 supply options. [00:12:22] We are down to a short list of projects that we are going to be recommending to the board [00:12:26] for these feasibility studies actually next month. [00:12:31] Here is a graph showing the seven project concepts that we are currently proposing to [00:12:36] short list and recommend to our board next month. The projects represent a diversity [00:12:42] in location, source of supply, and they have differing yields and differing costs. You [00:12:49] will see there are options that range anywhere from additional surface water to expansion [00:12:54] of our desalination plant and also to exploring the use of additional groundwater through [00:12:59] new well fields or through the existing consolidated permit. [00:13:04] Option G on the chart there is a unique project that uses the benefits of credits from the [00:13:11] injection of reclaimed water. Hillsborough County has a project called SHARP where they [00:13:16] are treating reclaimed water and they are injecting it on the coast to abate salt water [00:13:22] intrusion. But what it is doing as well is forcing more pressure inland and building [00:13:27] up the water table and we may be able to harvest some water about three or four miles inland [00:13:33] away from where they are injecting. [00:13:37] In addition to the feasibility studies, we also will be evaluating potential uses for [00:13:42] potable reuse projects. These projects, they require longer feasibility studies, also additional [00:13:50] investigation and also just the time needed for regulations to be implemented. Right now [00:13:57] we know that the City of Tampa, Hillsborough County, and Pinellas County have excess reclaimed [00:14:01] water and could be used into the future for either direct or indirect reuse projects. [00:14:09] The water we provide to our members meets all federal, state, and local standards. We [00:14:14] recently completed a water quality study and that study looked at removing total organic [00:14:20] carbon which will help provide each of the utility operation members, their staffs, better [00:14:26] operational control. But the study also revealed that the treating for the total organic carbon [00:14:33] also can be used to remove other contaminants of emerging concern. And I'm talking specifically [00:14:40] about per and polyfluoroalkyl substances. That's a lot of words but it's PFOS if you've [00:14:46] heard it for short. It's been in the news nationally and I did want to spend a few minutes [00:14:50] on the subject. PFOS does not originate in water supplies. They are man-made substances [00:14:57] that enter into the environment. [00:15:00] which includes their drinking water sources, [00:15:03] once these projects are discarded. [00:15:06] Tampa Bay Water and the member governments [00:15:08] began testing for PFOS as part of the [00:15:11] National Environmental Protection Agency study. [00:15:14] It's the UCMR5 testing. [00:15:17] This is for unregulated PFOS compounds. [00:15:21] The current study calls for 12 months [00:15:23] of quarterly testing by our members. [00:15:26] The first sampling event we started in July [00:15:28] and we have the results. [00:15:30] In our regional system, there was two locations [00:15:32] that were reported with one compound in the list [00:15:36] from EPA at four parts per trillion, [00:15:39] which is what they're thinking about setting [00:15:41] the new standard, the regulation for PFOS at four parts. [00:15:45] And so there was two spots that had just right at four. [00:15:49] All other locations we tested for were undetected [00:15:52] or underneath the four parts per trillion. [00:15:55] Once we have all of our quarters in, [00:15:58] maybe next spring, we will look at the data [00:16:01] and then we will determine if there's any [00:16:03] treatment recommendations that we need [00:16:05] and we'll recommend that to our board. [00:16:10] Lastly, I'd like to thank you for allowing me [00:16:12] the opportunity to present today. [00:16:14] But before I finish, I wanted to talk about something [00:16:17] that was in the news last week. [00:16:20] Tampa Bay Water went out and declared [00:16:22] a stage one water shortage declaration. [00:16:26] And what that is, is Tampa Bay Water has [00:16:28] a water shortage mitigation plan, has four stages, [00:16:31] and it looks at rainfall, stream flow, [00:16:34] and the level of our reservoir. [00:16:37] And so the first trigger hit October 1st, [00:16:41] which was the rainfall deficit. [00:16:43] In the month of September, we did not get [00:16:45] anywhere near the rain. [00:16:46] It pushed us to a 8.3 inch deficit [00:16:49] for the 12 month prior running average. [00:16:53] And that takes us to phase one, [00:16:55] which phase one is more of an alert [00:16:58] to everybody and a message. [00:17:01] To conserve, know your watering days, [00:17:03] and to be on the lookout that we are [00:17:06] entering a more severe drought. [00:17:08] You know, go to phase two, phase three. [00:17:10] Tampa Bay Water does not have the authority [00:17:13] to restrict watering, but the district SWFMA does. [00:17:16] And we work in conjunction with them. [00:17:19] They also have a phased approach to entering a drought. [00:17:23] And so we're working with them. [00:17:25] I did want to mention that to you [00:17:28] and get the message out there of conservation at this time. [00:17:31] We did not get the rains that we have been getting [00:17:34] for the past years. [00:17:35] We had a really bad wet season just now. [00:17:38] So with that, I'm happy to take any questions from anybody. [00:17:42] And again, I'm happy to be here and thank you. [00:17:48] Thank you for your presentation [00:17:50] and especially updating on what was a topic, [00:17:54] I think, recently at our League of Cities Conference, [00:17:57] which was the coming regulations, I guess, on PFOB. [00:18:01] So good news, I guess, for us that we don't seem [00:18:05] to be in too bad a shape. [00:18:08] I wanted to ask you, recently the city, [00:18:13] I guess not the city, but the county has taken over, [00:18:16] I believe, the former Lindrick FGUA Gulf Harbors [00:18:25] or Lindrick system out there. [00:18:27] And back in the years before, we never supplied them water. [00:18:34] They got their water from wells primarily. [00:18:37] And I had a discussion with your organization [00:18:39] and the recommendation was to help to offset [00:18:45] the chance of saltwater intrusion [00:18:50] and with the availability of water through Tampa Bay water [00:18:53] that were the city at the time and now the county [00:18:56] to take it over that it would be advisable [00:18:58] for them to use Tampa Bay water. [00:19:02] Have you any knowledge of whether there's an interest [00:19:05] in them providing water service and not pumping water [00:19:09] from our coastal wells? [00:19:12] The way I would say is probably yes. [00:19:14] I don't recognize that Lindrick for sure, [00:19:16] but there's been several. [00:19:18] But I will tell you the way it works, [00:19:20] we have an interlocal agreement [00:19:21] between the six member governments. [00:19:23] We cannot go out to anyone outside the six members [00:19:27] and work out anything, but the members can. [00:19:31] And so, typically what would happen, [00:19:33] Pasco or New Parichi would approach Lindrick and- [00:19:37] Well, Pasco owns it now. [00:19:38] Right, and we would supply the extra water to Pasco [00:19:42] and if they did not want to do it, [00:19:44] Pasco would come to us and say Tampa Bay water, [00:19:47] you want to take over this system or not? [00:19:49] So they have the right for first refusal. [00:19:52] They'd have to give it a shot and then they'd look at it, [00:19:55] ask us about it, and then either we do it [00:19:58] or we don't do it depending on the financial [00:19:59] ramifications of it. [00:20:01] But generally, a member will go do it [00:20:03] and then they'll just buy the extra water from us [00:20:05] and pass it on. [00:20:06] I'm not sure I've got myself quite explained. [00:20:09] The current water supply as I understand it out there [00:20:12] is well water that had been used [00:20:15] by the former private utility [00:20:18] then became a quasi-government FGUA utility, [00:20:21] now is a county utility. [00:20:24] My question is whether or not you were aware [00:20:28] and apparently not, if the county was intending [00:20:31] to follow the advice I got from your agency [00:20:34] which is don't use the wells, [00:20:36] hook up the Tampa Bay water [00:20:38] and then decommission the wells. [00:20:41] And so thank you for listening. [00:20:45] Well, you know, PASCO would have to run pipe [00:20:49] and run it to them and they would get off the wells [00:20:51] and that's how we would supply it to them [00:20:53] through our members. [00:20:55] We have an interconnect with that system already. [00:20:57] Okay, we could do New Port Richey as well. [00:20:59] But I mean, whatever. [00:21:01] I think it's better. [00:21:02] There were always complaints about the water quality [00:21:05] I think in Gulf harbors and our water quality is good. [00:21:10] And it seemed like it was the right thing to do. [00:21:13] So I've mentioned it to you, we'll see what happens. [00:21:18] Maybe I'll mention it to the county. [00:21:19] I will be happy to talk to some folks about that [00:21:22] and see where we're at with that. [00:21:23] Yeah, thank you. [00:21:26] Just to follow up, you know, [00:21:28] most of us have gone through wet seasons and dry seasons [00:21:32] and it seems like we had an awful long dry season [00:21:35] not that many years ago. [00:21:37] And when I say season, it was multiple years of season [00:21:40] creating some believe sinkholes and so forth [00:21:44] that we had abundance all the time. [00:21:46] So, you know, it was interesting, [00:21:49] your chart and your preparation for the growth. [00:21:55] You know, at first glance, I look at it, [00:21:57] it doesn't seem like, well, you know, [00:21:59] I've got a gut feeling that the area is growing [00:22:02] at a much faster pace than that chart appeared [00:22:04] that we needed to pump the water up. [00:22:07] And, you know, we see that, you know, [00:22:11] just driving around and just seeing the development [00:22:14] that just continues to come through parts of this county [00:22:17] as well as particular Hillsborough [00:22:19] and you see the Southern District down there. [00:22:21] So, and my question, [00:22:26] I just got to believe have you, you know, [00:22:29] are you confident in your planning for the future needs [00:22:32] and predicting what the requirements are going to be? [00:22:38] We, as I explained, we have the five-year planning [00:22:41] where we have to see what do we need, [00:22:43] but we do look at that every year, the growth, [00:22:46] because we have been surprised in the past, [00:22:49] this moved faster and it's moved slower. [00:22:51] So we update the demands every year, [00:22:54] even though we do the master water plan every five years. [00:22:58] And we can bring things online quicker [00:23:01] as things are moving quicker. [00:23:02] You're absolutely right. [00:23:04] Hillsborough County in that Southern region [00:23:06] down there by our reservoir, [00:23:08] it was a lot faster than even the county [00:23:12] or Tampa Bay water could imagine. [00:23:14] I look in Pasco County and I drive on 54 [00:23:18] and I'm seeing the same pattern. [00:23:21] And so my intent to go up and say, [00:23:24] we need to look at this, you know, [00:23:26] even, you know, the chart may say something [00:23:28] that you need to look at this [00:23:29] because it's moving quite a bit, [00:23:32] looking like the Southern Hillsborough County, [00:23:33] it's moving faster than what projected, [00:23:36] the planners projected. [00:23:39] And to follow up on that, [00:23:43] there's been some news articles [00:23:46] and you mentioned that Reclaim Water expanded use [00:23:51] or even reuse of that water. [00:23:54] And it doesn't appear that you're too far along in that [00:24:00] other than some talking stages. [00:24:02] Or would you care to comment [00:24:04] how far along that possibility might be? [00:24:07] Thank you, sir. [00:24:09] Yes, we have what we're calling development alternatives [00:24:12] and it parallels our master water plan. [00:24:14] Well, I told you about the seven projects. [00:24:16] The Reclaim projects are on a parallel path [00:24:19] where we are pretty much in the early stages. [00:24:23] We're talking to the member governments [00:24:25] and we're looking at inventory. [00:24:26] We're trying to find how much Reclaim Water you have. [00:24:29] We need to do a lot of piloting and a lot of data [00:24:33] and a lot of talking to the public. [00:24:37] Right now, it's not readily acceptable. [00:24:39] You know, the city of Tampa has tried it several times [00:24:42] and it didn't go so well. [00:24:44] So there's a lot of work to be done in those areas, [00:24:46] piloting, collecting the data [00:24:49] and being transparent with the results with the folks [00:24:52] and talking to the folks out there [00:24:54] to get them comfortable with it. [00:24:55] And so there is no regulations currently [00:24:59] in the state of Florida to drink it. [00:25:00] And so that also has to occur. [00:25:03] So it's on a slower path than, you know, [00:25:06] the other seven supply projects. [00:25:08] But I anticipate there will be a list of concepts [00:25:12] worked out with either some of the cities or the counties [00:25:15] with some projects into the future [00:25:17] once all that work is completed. [00:25:18] But it is a little bit slower than the schedule [00:25:22] that I showed you for those other seven projects. [00:25:26] Thank you for being here tonight. [00:25:27] Thank you. [00:25:29] Thank you for being here. [00:25:30] Good presentation. [00:25:32] Yeah, thank you, Mayor. [00:25:33] So desalinization is a very small part of our water supply. [00:25:37] Obviously, we got a lot of seawater out there. [00:25:39] What's our biggest struggles with that or obstacles? [00:25:42] Well, frankly, it's our source. [00:25:46] We get the water, [00:25:47] because we're co-located with Tampa Electric [00:25:50] at the Big Bend Power Station. [00:25:52] They have currently, probably three or four years ago, [00:25:56] have made a lot of changes. [00:25:58] And basically, a lot of the federal regulations, [00:26:01] they are basically going away from coal [00:26:04] and they're using natural gas. [00:26:06] And so they've arranged their plant a lot differently [00:26:09] than when we first got involved in the early 2000s. [00:26:14] So we're doing a lot of projects to move our infrastructure [00:26:17] to be able to keep the water that we have counted on. [00:26:22] The plant can do 25 million gallons a day, [00:26:24] but that means it needs 44 million gallons [00:26:26] of raw seawater that they take in. [00:26:30] What they've done is they've moved things around. [00:26:33] So we're having to move things around [00:26:34] to be able to keep that 44 coming at us. [00:26:37] And so the last three to four years, [00:26:39] with all the construction they've done, [00:26:41] it's reduced, we're having to shut down [00:26:43] for several months at a time for the work they're doing. [00:26:47] We're hopeful when they get all done with their work [00:26:50] that we will be able to get the water again. [00:26:53] But we are a little leery of the natural gas [00:26:57] versus the coal. [00:26:58] The temperature of the water is different. [00:27:00] So the yields could be different. [00:27:02] So we're studying, how do we stay abreast [00:27:05] and keep 25 million gallons a day coming out of that plant? [00:27:10] One of the options on the seven [00:27:11] is the expansion of the desal. [00:27:13] But also looking at brackish water, [00:27:15] sinking wells in the area to supplement [00:27:18] the water that we get from the plant. [00:27:21] So to answer your question real quick, [00:27:24] is the source, where are we getting the water from [00:27:27] is the biggest issue that we're dealing with [00:27:28] at the desal plant. [00:27:30] All right, thank you. [00:27:32] You brought up the conservation [00:27:34] and we had talked about that. [00:27:37] I just think that the people at home [00:27:39] also need to be aware that [00:27:44] they need to be conservative a little bit [00:27:46] so we don't go to phase two and phase three. [00:27:47] Is that a fair statement? [00:27:50] Yes, I'm very glad you brought that up again [00:27:53] because I can't stress that enough. [00:27:56] Even two years ago, the weather pattern [00:27:58] wasn't as harsh as it was this last summer, [00:28:01] but it was different. [00:28:03] And so now we've got two years of different rainy seasons. [00:28:06] You look on an average and it doesn't look too far off. [00:28:09] But it's not so much the average, it's when you get it. [00:28:13] We rely on getting most of our water [00:28:16] for the rainy season in the four months of the summer. [00:28:19] We got a lot of rain in some of the winter months last year. [00:28:21] That made the numbers look higher, [00:28:23] but we don't need that water because the demands are low [00:28:26] and it's not the time they need it [00:28:28] and we're not filling our reservoir. [00:28:30] And generally our pattern is to use the reservoir [00:28:33] in the dry times of the year, [00:28:35] which is starting now through May and June. [00:28:38] And we rely on that. [00:28:40] It's 15 billion gallons. [00:28:41] So we want it full at 15 billion gallons when we start. [00:28:45] We usually have it full. [00:28:46] We always have it full by October 1 [00:28:49] is our goal at 15 billion gallons. [00:28:51] So this year we did not get full. [00:28:52] We only got to just a little bit over 14 billion gallons [00:28:57] and we're already using it. [00:28:59] And we never use it usually until January. [00:29:02] So the rain is showing up in different ways [00:29:05] in our system. [00:29:06] We didn't fill the reservoir and we're using it now. [00:29:08] So it's just going to go down. [00:29:10] And then we really need another rainy season [00:29:13] like this one next year. [00:29:15] It's going to be really challenging to keep things going. [00:29:19] It doesn't mean we're out of water. [00:29:20] It just means the permits that we have for the groundwater [00:29:23] will go higher. [00:29:25] And so we're in good shape. [00:29:27] Otherwise we just need rain and keep the reservoir full [00:29:33] and we'll be fine. [00:29:35] But again, they're calling for El Nino, [00:29:37] which is wet and cooler. [00:29:40] And I'm hopeful they're correct on that this winter. [00:29:43] And a hurricane's in the mix there too. [00:29:47] Floating around out in the Atlantic right now. [00:29:49] If it would just, no damage, just rain. [00:29:54] The other thing is that you talked about the growth on 54. [00:29:57] We have a lot of growth going on 52. [00:30:00] Is that eastern Pillsborough well field prepared to grow, or is there going to be another well field up there, too? [00:30:07] Well, we're looking at two different, you know, I mentioned two different groundwater sources. [00:30:10] One is to see if there's more water that we can get permitted from the consolidated well field permitted. [00:30:16] It's at 90 million gallons a day, and that used to be 192. [00:30:20] And we reduced it to 90 over the 25 years of Tampa Bay water, and we recovered. [00:30:27] And some places recovered very well, where we got flooding concerns now, where we used to have, you know, dry wetlands and lakes. [00:30:34] Now it's people asking us to pump more because of the water. [00:30:37] So we're looking at that to see if there's any more water in that, you know, two, five MGD. [00:30:44] But as you mentioned, the eastern well field on that list, that's a well field using brackish water, sinking wells very deep. [00:30:52] And, you know, a lot of science has to be done and modeling and to see if it's safe and it can yield anything. [00:30:59] But that is something we're looking at for that section, the 52 area. [00:31:04] Well, you, when I go to the Tampa Bay water meetings, you have a whole room full of engineers. [00:31:10] So I'm sure they're all busy working when you don't have them at our meetings. [00:31:15] Debbie, do you have anything you would like to ask her? [00:31:17] I don't at this time, thank you. [00:31:19] All right. [00:31:20] All right. [00:31:21] Thank you.
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Cultural Affairs Committee Minutes - November 2022, January and August 2023
approvedon consentThe consent agenda, including the Cultural Affairs Committee Minutes for November 2022, January and August 2023, was moved and approved.
- motion:Motion to approve the consent agenda. (passed)
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[00:46:32] The consent agenda move for approval. [00:46:35] Unless you'd like to speak on something. [00:46:38] Move for approval. [00:46:39] I'll second. [00:46:40] All those in favor? [00:46:41] Aye.
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Library Advisory Board Minutes - August 2023
approvedon consentThe Library Advisory Board minutes from August 2023 were approved as part of the consent agenda.
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[00:46:32] The consent agenda move for approval. [00:46:35] Unless you'd like to speak on something. [00:46:38] Move for approval. [00:46:39] I'll second. [00:46:40] All those in favor? [00:46:41] Aye.
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Purchases/Payments for City Council Approval
approvedon consentThe consent agenda, including purchases/payments for City Council approval, was moved and approved unanimously by voice vote.
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[00:46:32] The consent agenda move for approval. [00:46:35] Unless you'd like to speak on something. [00:46:38] Move for approval. [00:46:39] I'll second. [00:46:40] All those in favor? [00:46:41] Aye.
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Approval for Managed Services/Independent Contract Agreement to Provide Police Accreditation Services
approvedCouncil approved an independent contractor agreement with Frank Ruggiero, not to exceed $65,000 over 12 months, to provide professional consulting services to guide the New Port Richey Police Department through the Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation process. The chief and city manager described it as a major investment in professionalism, with monthly progress reports to follow.
- motion:Motion to approve the independent contractor agreement with Frank Ruggiero for police accreditation consulting services, not to exceed $65,000 over 12 months. (passed)
City of Tarpon SpringsCommission for Florida Law Enforcement AccreditationFlorida Law Enforcement Accreditation AgencyFrank RuggieroKellyTimCFA Standards and InterpretationsFlorida Law Enforcement AccreditationPolice Department accreditation - 260 standards▶ Jump to 46:42 in the videoShow transcriptHide transcript
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[00:46:43] That's a five zip. [00:46:44] Business items. [00:46:46] The approval of the management services, [00:46:48] independent contract agreement in providing [00:46:51] police accreditation services. [00:46:54] Certainly. [00:46:55] Mr. Mayor, members of council, as you know, for some time now, [00:46:58] there's been interest in fully accredited agency [00:47:04] status for the city of Newport Ridgey Police Department. [00:47:09] And we're interested in obtaining that [00:47:11] through the Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation [00:47:15] Agency in order to certify for our agency [00:47:20] the highest level of professional accountability [00:47:24] in service standards. [00:47:27] In that respect, earlier this year, [00:47:29] we let a request for proposals to obtain [00:47:34] some professional services of a consultant who [00:47:39] could assist us with some of the work that [00:47:42] was associated with the standards and interpretations [00:47:52] that would be necessary. [00:47:54] And we had one respondent. [00:47:58] And his name is Mr. Frank Ruggiero. [00:48:02] He is and was named in 2020 by the state of Florida [00:48:08] as the accreditation assessment team leader of the year. [00:48:13] He is a certified CFA accreditation professional [00:48:18] and serves on the CFA Standards and Interpretations [00:48:25] Accreditation Committee. [00:48:27] He serves also on the city of Tarpon Springs Accreditation [00:48:34] Committee, led their initial effort [00:48:37] to obtain the accreditation status, [00:48:42] and served on their committee as their lead [00:48:48] on their recertification status for three different [00:48:52] recertification applications. [00:48:55] He has a stellar reputation for doing this type of work. [00:49:05] He has conducted hundreds of accreditation assessments [00:49:09] over his 10 years. [00:49:11] And we feel very confident that he [00:49:14] has the appropriate services with which to lead us [00:49:19] through the process. [00:49:21] You can see on the attachment to your communication [00:49:27] in the independent contractor agreement a scope of services [00:49:34] that itemizes 16 individualized services [00:49:41] that he would be required to provide to the city [00:49:47] to include everything from recommending department [00:49:51] documentation to demonstrate that we are achieving [00:49:55] the compliance with program standards [00:50:00] to research and development of any published standards that [00:50:05] need to be added to our existing policies and procedures. [00:50:12] The amount being recommended is an amount [00:50:16] not to exceed $65,000 over a 12-month period of time [00:50:22] for the consultant services to maintain and achieve [00:50:27] the status of becoming a police accredited department [00:50:36] with the Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation Agency. [00:50:40] And the chief is prepared to help me in case [00:50:43] there are any questions you may have. [00:50:45] Mr. Frank Ruggiero was also in attendance this evening [00:50:49] to respond to questions that you may have. [00:50:53] Do you want to say anything, chief? [00:50:56] Well, this is a huge step for us. [00:50:59] As you know, in Tarpon Springs, we [00:51:01] ran an accredited agency for over a decade, [00:51:04] three successful re-accreditations. [00:51:07] Frank was my accreditation manager. [00:51:08] This is a really big step for this police department. [00:51:11] This is following 260 standards of professionalism. [00:51:14] And it's really gearing us towards a culture [00:51:16] of accreditation and becoming a high-performing organization. [00:51:19] So there really is no finish line to getting better. [00:51:22] This is a tough process, but this [00:51:24] is well worth the investment. [00:51:25] This is a really big investment in our police department. [00:51:28] I've been through it. [00:51:30] And the rewards are just, for the community and the department, [00:51:33] are immense. [00:51:37] Tim, do you want to add anything? [00:51:39] No, Mr. Mayor. [00:51:40] Go ahead, Kelly. [00:51:42] I don't have anything to add at this time. [00:51:44] Do you have a question? [00:51:46] No, I just think that anything we [00:51:48] can do to make our police department better [00:51:50] than it already is is 100% worth it. [00:51:52] So we'll have to wait. [00:51:56] So this process will take a little bit of time, right? [00:52:01] It's going to take time. [00:52:03] So the contract with the consultant, [00:52:07] does that go for that entire length of time [00:52:09] until the accreditation is achieved [00:52:11] from the beginning to the end? [00:52:13] What's the time frame? [00:52:14] The contract is for a year. [00:52:16] We've already been working on steps towards accreditation. [00:52:19] So we are going to make our best efforts within this year [00:52:23] to become accredited. [00:52:24] It is an arduous process. [00:52:28] But without this consultant, we would not [00:52:32] be able to achieve it or take a very long time, [00:52:34] because we really don't have anyone trained. [00:52:36] You really have to have someone with years of experience [00:52:39] that knows all of this stuff to successfully guide [00:52:42] your agency through this process. [00:52:44] So the goal is a year. [00:52:46] That's the goal. [00:52:47] And we are going to work our hardest to achieve it. [00:52:51] Chief, I'm sure you will. [00:52:52] And you and everyone in your department [00:52:55] will work towards this. [00:52:56] And I understand the importance of it. [00:52:59] So the only thing that I've questioned, [00:53:04] and I didn't see in here if there was, [00:53:08] and maybe it's in the contract and I missed it. [00:53:10] If I did, I apologize. [00:53:12] But we're counting on the consultant, Mr. Rosario, [00:53:16] to walk us through this process, walk the department [00:53:20] through the process, and to see how we progress. [00:53:23] Is there built-in reports of, I guess, [00:53:30] progress through this during a period of time [00:53:32] where he would come back and report to city council [00:53:34] where we're coming? [00:53:34] Monthly. [00:53:35] Well, we'll report back to the city manager [00:53:37] monthly on our progress. [00:53:39] And I will have no problem coming back. [00:53:42] The city manager agrees to it, obviously. [00:53:44] But coming back to the commission, [00:53:45] updating you on our progress. [00:53:48] But that's entirely up to the city manager. [00:53:50] But we will definitely be tracking our progress [00:53:53] on a monthly basis, reports back to the city manager, [00:53:57] meetings with the consultant. [00:53:58] So all this is, it's like walking up the flight of stairs. [00:54:01] It's a step-by-step process. [00:54:04] But yes, there will definitely be reports on our progress. [00:54:10] Yeah. [00:54:10] I think it's a good move. [00:54:12] And I'm happy to hear that you're moving forward with it. [00:54:15] And I support the request. [00:54:18] I just have, once you get accreditation, [00:54:20] then what's the process after that? [00:54:21] Say in a year, is the process updated, continued? [00:54:27] So once you become an accredited department [00:54:29] through the Commission for Fire and Law Enforcement [00:54:31] Accreditation, your accreditation [00:54:34] is good for three years. [00:54:35] And then you have to go through a re-accreditation process, [00:54:38] which is even tougher. [00:54:40] But my question, would you be working on that all three [00:54:43] years so you're prepared when that three years? [00:54:45] You always, once, accreditation is really [00:54:48] a culture of following the best business practices, [00:54:50] as set forth by the CSA. [00:54:52] Absolutely. [00:54:53] That's what I want. [00:54:53] You have to live the culture. [00:54:54] And we will be following every step of the way. [00:54:56] Or we'll lose it. [00:54:57] And they don't play around with that. [00:54:59] Do we get guidelines, too, from the state [00:55:02] as things change that you might not [00:55:03] get without the accreditation? [00:55:06] They're constantly updating standards [00:55:07] based on what's going on around the country. [00:55:09] That's the benefit of it. [00:55:10] They constantly look to upgrade and follow best practices [00:55:13] to keep you out of trouble. [00:55:15] And we will always follow those practices. [00:55:17] The updates come down. [00:55:18] We train on it. [00:55:19] So it's a rewarding process. [00:55:22] And it's a phenomenal, the state of Florida's accreditation [00:55:25] process is, bar none, one of the best in the country. [00:55:29] And accredited agencies have definitely earned that. [00:55:32] So yes, we constantly update. [00:55:34] We constantly train. [00:55:35] We constantly follow the best practices that come down. [00:55:38] Thank you. [00:55:40] So I'm looking for a- [00:55:42] Open it up to the public. [00:55:43] Pardon me? [00:55:43] Do you want to open it up to the public? [00:55:44] Yes, public. [00:55:45] Would anybody like to speak from the public? [00:55:49] Seeing no one come forward, we'll bring it back for a move [00:55:51] for approval. [00:55:54] I move we approve. [00:55:55] Second. [00:55:57] All right, all those in favor? [00:55:59] Aye. [00:55:59] Aye. [00:56:00] Aye. [00:56:00] Aye. [00:56:01] OK, moving.
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Agreement w/District School Board of Pasco County RE: School Camera Limited Access
approvedCouncil approved an agreement with the District School Board of Pasco County allowing police limited access to camera systems at Richey Elementary, Gulf Middle, and Gulf High schools for emergency situations. The agreement includes student privacy protections and replaces long-expired prior agreements.
- motion:Move to approve the agreement with the District School Board of Pasco County for school camera limited access. (passed)5–0
District School Board of Pasco CountyGulf High SchoolGulf Middle SchoolRichey Elementary SchoolMs. MannPeteSRO (School Resource Officer) programSchool Camera Limited Access Agreement▶ Jump to 56:02 in the videoShow transcriptHide transcript
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[00:56:02] Thank you very much. [00:56:04] Moving on, we have an agreement with the district school board [00:56:07] of Pasco County, the school camera limited access. [00:56:12] And the purpose of the agenda item [00:56:15] is really spoken to in the request. [00:56:18] We are asking for your permission [00:56:19] to enter into the agreement with the school district [00:56:22] for access to the camera system at three public schools [00:56:28] in the city, the Ritchie Elementary School, the Gulf [00:56:31] Middle School, and Gulf High School. [00:56:32] And I'll ask the chief to fully introduce the agenda item. [00:56:36] Thank you, Ms. Mann. [00:56:37] It's going to be a busy night for the police department. [00:56:39] So mayor, council members, so we need [00:56:42] to enter into this agreement with the school, [00:56:44] with the Pasco County School District. [00:56:45] So in an emergency situation, we can access these cameras. [00:56:49] And that is a big benefit for us. [00:56:51] As you know, some of the things that could [00:56:53] happen at a school site. [00:56:55] So this gives us the ability to basically see what's going on, [00:56:59] better address the situation, better work with the SROs that [00:57:01] are at the school. [00:57:03] The school board is requiring, obviously, this contract, [00:57:05] which has all kinds of safety measures built into it [00:57:08] for student privacy, how we access the cameras, [00:57:11] things that we're supposed to do, [00:57:12] things we're not supposed to do. [00:57:14] So for us, we're not going to be sitting there watching [00:57:16] everything that goes on all day. [00:57:18] We're going to utilize these things when situations occur [00:57:20] that we have to respond. [00:57:22] And mostly, those situations would [00:57:23] be something that could be dangerous for the site. [00:57:27] So that's the purpose of the agreement. [00:57:30] In your backup, the agreement spells out [00:57:32] everything, terms of the agreement, how we go about it, [00:57:34] student privacy. [00:57:35] So this is a necessary agreement for our officers [00:57:39] to safeguard these schools. [00:57:42] All right, do we have any public comment? [00:57:46] Seeing no one come forward, we'll bring it back to the staff. [00:57:49] Council, want to start with you, Pete? [00:57:52] I'm good with it. [00:57:55] I'd move we approve. [00:57:57] Second. [00:58:00] All in favor? [00:58:01] No, no. [00:58:02] No, because I might want to ask something. [00:58:04] OK, no, I'm good. [00:58:06] I just want to know, did this come about [00:58:08] because we gave the SRO officers jobs to the Sheriff Department [00:58:13] and we had access before? [00:58:14] No. [00:58:15] Oh, OK. [00:58:16] No, it came about because the old agreements have long [00:58:18] expired and there's something that they need in place [00:58:21] to protect student privacy and basically govern [00:58:23] how we go about accessing it. [00:58:24] Oh, OK, because I just wonder why it appeared now and didn't. [00:58:27] OK. [00:58:28] All right, all those in favor? [00:58:30] Those opposed? [00:58:32] We have a five zip. [00:58:33] The approval of the pedestrian and bicycle safety grant [00:58:37] contract with the Institute of Police Technology [00:58:40] and Management. [00:58:41] This is actually a grant that's made available [00:58:43] through the Florida Department of Transportation [00:58:46] and they have passed it through the Institute of Police [00:58:51] Technology and Management. [00:58:54] And it is a grant that provides overtime pay for police [00:59:01] officers to do some specified service. [00:59:04] And Chief, do you want to talk about the program? [00:59:06] Yes, thank you, Ms. Mance. [00:59:07] Mayor, council members, like I said, [00:59:09] it's going to be a busy night for the police department. [00:59:11] So we have tasked our staff with looking for grants, [00:59:14] looking for resources. [00:59:17] Efficiencies can be obtained only in-house, [00:59:19] but obviously there's so many resources outside [00:59:21] that we need to start bringing into the police department [00:59:23] to better serve our community. [00:59:24] So we applied for this grant through IPTM [00:59:27] and it's for $6,172.72. [00:59:31] And it will pay for overtime, for traffic enforcement, [00:59:35] but mostly education on 19. [00:59:37] And it specifies between where on 19 in the contract. [00:59:41] But it's really interesting, this point, [00:59:43] and I'll read it. [00:59:44] Traffic statistics in Florida show [00:59:45] that pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities make up [00:59:48] 22% of all fatal traffic crashes throughout the state. [00:59:52] That's our goal, to reduce that. [00:59:54] That's the whole purpose of this grant. [00:59:55] So our officers will be going out there [00:59:57] and we have a whole operational plan. [01:00:00] to get the grant. And our goals are education, education, education, whether it be through [01:00:06] stopping people and warning them, we'll put up traffic billboards, we'll do some social [01:00:09] media advertising. But even though this may not seem like a lot of money, this is really [01:00:14] a good step in the right direction towards mitigating these types of accidents that cause [01:00:19] pedestrian fatalities on 19th. So everything is spelled out on the contract, how we report, [01:00:25] when we work it, the dates are specified. It's on 19th and it's between Oromar. I'm
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Approval of the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Grant Contract with the Institute of Police Technology and Management
approvedCouncil approved a Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Grant contract with the Institute of Police Technology and Management. The grant requires no matching funds, reimburses overtime for traffic safety operations, and focuses on education for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists (including e-bike riders) based on traffic crash data. Discussion included expanding education to schools via SROs.
- motion:Motion to approve the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Grant Contract with the Institute of Police Technology and Management. (passed)5–0
US 19 corridorFlorida Department of TransportationInstitute of Police Technology and ManagementMikeMs. MannPeteWillPedestrian and Bicycle Safety Grant▶ Jump to 1:00:33 in the videoShow transcriptHide transcript
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[01:00:33] sorry, that skipped my mind. But those are the areas that we're looking on based on traffic [01:00:37] crash data. So it's specifically data driven. But this is a really good grant. There's no [01:00:44] matching funds required. We get reimbursed for our overtime specifically for these operations [01:00:50] with traffic safety. [01:00:51] All right. Do we have any public opinion? Would you like to come down and speak? Seeing [01:00:59] no one come forward, we'll bring it back to you. [01:01:01] I'll move it. [01:01:03] Second. [01:01:04] Get it rolling. [01:01:05] Do you want to start, Pete? [01:01:07] Well, sure. As the maker, I would say I'm in favor of it. [01:01:12] I guess, Mike? [01:01:17] Yeah, Chief. I appreciate your education. It seems like the grant called for some enforcement [01:01:27] activities as well, right? [01:01:29] That's correct. [01:01:32] And I know part of that is pedestrian, as you indicated, and DOT has said this in many [01:01:39] meetings. They've been working on US 19 for years about the number of pedestrian and bicycle [01:01:45] deaths on the 19 corridor. So in order for that to occur, a lot of times there's a car [01:01:54] and there's also a pedestrian and a bicyclist that results in an unfortunate accident. So, [01:02:03] you know, I just, you know, I don't know. Just curious. And obviously, traffic speeders, [01:02:15] careless driving, inattentive driving needs to be looked at. But just curious if there's [01:02:22] also a plan to help educate those people who want to cross other than crosswalks, ride [01:02:29] bicycles the wrong direction, and on the sidewalks where they're on the wrong direction. [01:02:38] Just in the last month, I've heard two cases. I don't think they were in the city where [01:02:43] there was an individual involved in a bicycle and car crash as they enter on US 19. People [01:02:51] will come in. If you're going to enter a highway, you approach that intersection on 19. You [01:02:58] can see both sides of you. And then when you're starting to leave again, you're going [01:03:03] to go one direction. So you're going to turn right. And so you don't really expect you're [01:03:11] looking to your left for the traffic. You don't expect a bicyclist coming on the sidewalk [01:03:17] the opposite direction when you should be traveling with the vehicle. So just two cases [01:03:22] in the last month that I've encountered that circumstance. And I think we need to, you [01:03:27] know, part of the education is not only our motorists, but our pedestrians. And in particular, [01:03:34] we seem to have more and more bicyclists. So just my two cents worth. [01:03:39] Yeah, the answer to your question is yes. Education, education, education. That's really [01:03:43] the bulk of this grant. But yes, it will also include pedestrian traffic, bicyclists, and [01:03:48] vehicles. [01:03:49] Yeah, I think since we have so many e-bikes now, I think that's a big deal. I mean, I [01:03:55] see them all the time. And they're traveling much faster than somebody pedaling a bicycle. [01:04:00] And so they're coming at you quicker when you're in that situation like you just talked [01:04:04] about, you know, and you're going to make that right turn and a bicycle's coming. And [01:04:08] you see a bicycle, you know, half a mile away, and suddenly they're there because it's an [01:04:11] e-bike, right? So there's a lot of education, I think, that needs to happen with that as [01:04:15] well. [01:04:16] Well, it's all about safety. And, you know, looking forward to seeing it put to good use. [01:04:23] I think Will would be going to schools, too. Is that part of the program at all? Or maybe [01:04:29] we already are, and I don't know. [01:04:32] That's a good point. We could incorporate that into it with the SROs. We can go out [01:04:36] there with them and do. But, you know, the main thing is we have to follow the grant [01:04:40] and they like the traffic billboards, they like the social media. There's nothing stopping [01:04:44] us from doing that, but we'll have to look at it and see if we can incorporate that. [01:04:47] And maybe not through this grant, but also add to the program. [01:04:49] Right. [01:04:50] All right. Thank you. Move for approval? [01:04:53] I'll move the motion. [01:04:54] The motion and the second. [01:04:55] Yes. OK. I'm looking for a vote. Maybe I said it the wrong way. OK. OK. So anyhow, I'm going [01:05:03] to vote. All those in favor? [01:05:04] Aye. [01:05:05] Aye. [01:05:06] Those opposed? We have five zip. Sorry, I said it the wrong way. [01:05:10] It's all right. [01:05:13] OK. Then I guess it's the rejection of the bid for the approval of Florida Department [01:05:22] of Law Enforcement's safe grant and mutual aid agreement. Must be a cop thing. [01:05:30] Who wants to introduce that? [01:05:37] I will do that. This is a very exciting grant opportunity that the city has been awarded [01:05:44] through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. It is for a safe grant and it also includes [01:05:51] entering into a mutual aid agreement related to the grant. And the grant is in the amount [01:05:58] of $99,364, a great win for the city and the author over in the police department. [01:06:09] So Chief, why don't you tell us all about that one? [01:06:11] Yes. Thank you, Ms. Mann. So far I'm three for O. So this is the fourth grant. Again, [01:06:16] we [01:06:17] Vote to deny? [01:06:18] No. [01:06:19] That's great. [01:06:20] You're 99. [01:06:21] Yes. OK. [01:06:22] $99,000 matching funds. So we've tasked our staff, again, looking for resources. We all [01:06:29] know about the fentanyl crisis. We all know about it. The city manager and I have worked [01:06:32] really hard with tasking and creating a lift team, coming at this problem from, it's always [01:06:37] a multi-angled approach. It always is a multi-angled approach. But this grant was made available [01:06:42] to us. It really stands for the State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication. This is an enforcement [01:06:47] grant. So this is the grant that we're not playing around with drug dealers and drug [01:06:53] traffickers in fentanyl. This grant provides, and again, no matching funds, this grant covers [01:06:59] some of our overtime, but also gives us about $71,000 in crime scene technician equipment. [01:07:06] Really great equipment that big agencies get that smaller agencies can't afford. So we [01:07:11] have a really sophisticated surveillance camera system we're getting, forensic extraction [01:07:15] software, chemical workstations, especially when you're processing fentanyl, it's very
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Approval of Florida Department of Law Enforcement SAFE Grant and Mutual Aid Agreement
approvedCouncil approved acceptance of an FDLE SAFE Grant (no matching funds required) targeting fentanyl drug dealers and manufacturers. The grant was successfully written by victim advocate Megan Hayes.
- motion:Approve the FDLE SAFE Grant and Mutual Aid Agreement targeting fentanyl dealers and manufacturers. (passed)5–0
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[01:07:20] dangerous. So this grant is a huge win for us. And again, it's through FDLE. There are [01:07:27] no matching funds. Our victim advocate, Megan Hayes, was very successful at writing this [01:07:33] grant. We worked with FDLE very hard to get this grant. We were successful in it. We have [01:07:39] more grants coming, by the way, but not tonight. But this is another big win for the city. [01:07:44] It's a no match grant, and we are specifically targeting the drug dealers and manufacturers [01:07:49] of fentanyl. We have absolutely zero tolerance for these folks. So that's what this grant's [01:07:54] all about. [01:07:55] All right. Do we have any public comment? Seeing no one come forward, we'll bring it [01:08:01] back to council. [01:08:02] Move for approval. [01:08:03] I'll second. [01:08:04] Do you want to say anything? [01:08:08] We definitely need this. I mean, this is a big deal, especially in our county. I mean, [01:08:12] I sit on the board for the Alliance for Healthy Communities for Pasco County. I'm dealing [01:08:16] with a lot of the drug issues in our county, especially this side of the county. And so [01:08:22] I think that it's a huge deal for us to get this grant and do this. [01:08:27] Good luck. This is a grant that can save lives. [01:08:30] One percent. [01:08:31] And I know some of us have been touched. I have in my own family with an individual gets [01:08:37] into pain medication for an injury, and the next thing you know, their life is over as [01:08:43] they know it. So anything you can do, I'm all for. [01:08:52] Go after it. [01:08:53] Yeah, fentanyl is a huge problem, and I'm glad we'll have some more money to throw at [01:08:58] the problem and some tools to fight it. [01:09:02] Anything you can get, grant money without matching, and anything that has to do with [01:09:06] drugs, bring it on in. [01:09:08] We'll be back. [01:09:11] We can't wait. All those in favor? [01:09:15] Aye. [01:09:16] Those opposed? We have a five zip. Okay, now rejection of the bid for ITB 23-029 Biosolids [01:09:26] Hauling and Disposal Service. [01:09:30] This evening, Mr. Collin Eichemuller will be presenting the agenda item. [01:09:37] Thank you, Ms. Manns. Good evening, Council Members and Mr. Mayor. [01:09:43] This is a request from staff for City Council to review and consider rejecting the sole [01:09:47] bid submitted by Revenue, Inc. for Sludge Hauling and Disposal Services. [01:09:51] To give you the background on this, our water reclamation facility generates about 8,100 [01:09:58] wet tons worth of biosolids annually and is a byproduct of the treatment process. [01:10:03] This material has to be transported to DEP standards and the City's facilities were not [01:10:12] equipped to do that, so we have to have a contractor come in and do that work for us. [01:10:17] As a result, the service has been contracted out thus far and the City advertised ITB 23-029 [01:10:25] for Biosolids Hauling and Disposal Services on September 29, 2023. [01:10:31] The City opened the bid publicly, read it aloud, and received only one bid from Revenue, [01:10:36] Inc. at the amount of $116.49 per ton. That's at a 67.7% increase over our previous bid [01:10:47] award for this type of service. [01:10:49] So at this time, it's our recommendation that we reject this bid and go back out to bid. [01:10:55] Additionally, we will note that we have called some of the others that picked up bid packages [01:11:03] and asked if they would be bidding if the City were to re-bid the project and they did [01:11:10] indicate that they would submit a bid, so we know that there will be competitive bidding [01:11:16] if we were to re-bid the project. [01:11:18] To put it mildly, we are pretty confident that we can get a better bid. [01:11:25] That increases it definitely, I hope so. [01:11:27] Do we have any public comment? [01:11:30] Seeing no one come forward, we'll bring it back for Council approval. [01:11:34] I'll move approval. [01:11:35] Second. [01:11:36] Any comments? [01:11:37] Best that I don't, yeah. [01:11:42] Our current contract expires when? [01:11:45] So right now, and I may be wrong on this, we're under a temporary contract. [01:11:52] We're kind of on a month-to-month type deal. [01:11:55] Correct. [01:11:56] We are. [01:11:57] All those in favor? [01:11:59] Aye. [01:12:00] Aye. [01:12:01] Those opposed? [01:12:02] We have five zip. [01:12:03] All right, we'll start with you, Kelly, since you've been on vacation. [01:12:05] Are you going to talk to us about your vacation? [01:12:07] I don't have a lot to say other than my vacation was awesome. [01:12:10] I got engaged in Mykonos, Greece. [01:12:14] It was a fabulous two weeks. [01:12:16] We did have a day that we did not get to go to Catania because our ship, [01:12:22] in the middle of the night, we ended up having to assist another boat [01:12:27] that had 200 refugees on the boat, [01:12:31] and maritime law requires that a cruise ship assist with that. [01:12:35] So they had to assist with it, so we had an extra day at sea. [01:12:38] We didn't go to port that day. [01:12:41] So a lot of excitement on this particular boat that we were on. [01:12:44] Twice we had helicopters had to airlift people off the boat that were ill, [01:12:49] so that was not fun, but, you know, we didn't get sick, so that was good. [01:12:53] It was great. [01:12:54] We had a great time. [01:12:56] I got lots of messages that our river road was still dusty [01:12:59] and I didn't have to worry about it being finished before I got back, [01:13:02] so it was all good. [01:13:05] Well, I definitely can't top that. [01:13:08] I did not get engaged, but I did go to Bike Fest this past weekend, [01:13:12] so it was a good time.
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Rejection of Bid for ITB23-029 Biosolids Hauling and Disposal Services
This transcript segment does not contain discussion of the bid rejection item (ITB23-029 Biosolids Hauling). Instead it contains council comments about the River Road project progress, a Cornhole Tournament at the library, congratulations to the City Manager on a new daughter-in-law, and a discussion about annexation of an enclave behind Starbucks and utilities negotiations with the county.
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[01:13:16] It was a good event, and it seemed like the businesses really appreciated the business. [01:13:23] I heard it was awesome. [01:13:24] I didn't get to go because we were gone, but I heard it was great. [01:13:28] Yeah, Bonnie, you folks at the library did a great job at the Cornhole Tournament, [01:13:34] you know, just kind of like you run the library, you know, or help with the library. [01:13:38] Everything's done top-notch with good people. [01:13:41] So congratulations. [01:13:43] I hope you made some money. [01:13:45] Matt didn't win either. [01:13:46] It took my last pitch to dump the mayor, but I was done. [01:13:50] There was no one in there. [01:13:52] Anyway, so, yeah, Kelly mentioned about River Road. [01:13:59] I know there's been some talk on social media and so forth about that project [01:14:04] and the length of time it's taken. [01:14:10] And, of course, I'm living right in the middle of it. [01:14:12] I haven't washed my car now in a couple of months, right, as nobody has, I'm sure. [01:14:17] It's, you know, no pain, no gain, so we're having the pain now. [01:14:21] But there's progress on the horizon. [01:14:25] I think pavement is supposed to go down the first week, first ten days or so of November. [01:14:30] That'll cut down the dust. [01:14:32] Before that time, some landscape will go in. [01:14:35] So progress is being made. [01:14:36] That project was originally in a contract, could go as long as February. [01:14:40] It's going to be, you know, way before then. [01:14:43] So it'll look finished, but there'll be some tidying up things that have to come. [01:14:49] But that shouldn't affect people traversing that property here after November, [01:14:55] and you can start washing your cars again there. [01:15:00] That's, it's, like I said, no pain, no gain. [01:15:05] It's just like anything else. It takes longer than we wish it would. [01:15:08] It costs more than we wish it would. [01:15:10] But we have to make progress. [01:15:16] I guess on the wedding topic, congratulations to our city manager for having a new daughter-in-law. [01:15:25] Yeah, and welcome back to a very busy city agenda going forward with all the things that we have going. [01:15:38] I wanted to share with you a conversation I had with the legislative aide for Commissioner Mariano [01:15:45] after the meeting of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. [01:15:51] And I had questioned because I was not there, and I think it might have been the legislative meeting that you, [01:15:56] the two of you were at where there was some discussion, or was it a county commission meeting, I'm not sure, [01:16:01] but where there was discussion about the annexation of the enclave behind the Starbucks. [01:16:09] And I didn't follow all the details of what happened other than some disappointment and delay. [01:16:16] And so I thought I would just raise the issue to find out what kind of response I got. [01:16:21] And the response I got was, well, why would the county even consider paying any money for utilities if they're not our utilities? [01:16:32] And I responded that, you know, the county is a beneficiary of so many utility collection systems [01:16:42] through the proliferation of the community development districts out there. [01:16:46] Those are bonded out, built out, and given to counties that builds their business, their utility business. [01:16:53] They don't pay for them. [01:16:55] They make sure they're in good condition, and they get them for no charge. [01:16:58] So I said, you know, from a charitable standpoint, the fact is the city has had to buy its water systems, [01:17:05] and it pays money to buy these private utilities up that we have done. [01:17:11] But we're not getting anyone to come in and give us a collection system for free. [01:17:16] But my recent permission to you is because, out of fairness, [01:17:21] I would have to agree that if the county's utility system doesn't have, isn't part of their utility system, you know, [01:17:32] she makes a somewhat valid point, why would the utility system pay for someone else's utilities? [01:17:39] And it's a million bucks, and it's a good money, and it was part of a negotiation, apparently, [01:17:44] that was occurring that included us being able to incorporate that into the CRA as well, [01:17:52] which I thought there was some progress with on that topic. [01:17:56] So I think it's important that the city gives a response that we get to talk about a little bit,
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