Finance Board

901 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Belleair, FL 33756Town of Belleair Meeting Minutes Finance Board 4:00 PM Town HallWednesday, August 2, 2023 Meeting called to order at 4:05 PM with Chairman Piccarreto presiding. ROLL CALL Chairman Kevin Piccarreto, John Hail, Patrick Maguire, and Kathleen PerrottPresent 4 - Lawrence CoppExcused 1 - CITIZENS COMMENTS None to be heard. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 23-0109 Approval of July 12, 2023 Meeting Minutes Ms. Perrott moved to approve the minutes. Seconded by Mr. Hail. Aye: Chairman Piccarreto, Hail, Maguire, and Perrott4 - Absent: Copp1 - GENERAL AGENDA 23-0106 Water Rate Proposal Gay Lancaster-Town Manager-thanked board for meeting; recalculations were done and there is a need for a slight increase from what was presented in July; today's budget presented today is fully loaded. Ashley Bernal-Assistant to the Town Manager-spoke on previous increase of 55% needs adjusted to 58%; rates have not been increased in 6 years; provided estimated rate structure. Chairman Piccarreto questioned additional increase; Ms. Bernal stated admin and capital costs needed to be included. Mr. Hail questioned why increses were not done previously. Ms. Bernal addressed; money sent to reserves; capital improvements not done. Ms. Lancaster provided further detail; commission was primarily looking at RO before and in anticipation of changing the way it would be treated, funds were not being directed toward current infrastructure; spoke on county wholesale; Page 1Town of Belleair Printed on 2/23/2026

August 2, 2023Finance Board Meeting Minutes seeking options as to what treatment options are available; unable to explain what was previously done; SWFWMD supports local sources first. Mr. Piccarreto questioned time frame of discussions. Ms. Lancaster believes discussions were going on since 2011; some state funding returned as work did not move forward. Mr. Maguire questioned if estimate for cap expenditures over next 5 years. Ms. Lancaster spoke on consultant feels town will be able to rebuild a treatment facility for less than wholesale costs; treatment modalities have changed; costs unknown at this point; importance of study and maintaining distribution system. Mr. Hail spoke on concerns with amount of water used for irrigation. Ms. Lancaster stated 50% is used for irrigation; spoke on areas of reclaimed use; would like to study opportunity for reclaimed water along larger properties on Bayview. Mr. Hail supports seeking other options for irrigation. This Action Item was adopted. Aye: Chairman Piccarreto, Hail, Maguire, and Perrott4 - Absent: Copp1 - 23-0108 Solid Waste Rate Proposal Tina Porter-Finance Director-spoke on solid waste enterprise fund; provided estimated rate structure; provided a breakdown of the fee; overall increase is 23.7%. Ms. Lancaster spoke on inability to separate recycling out at this time; requesting a complete all-in-one rate versus separate for each. Ms. Perrott requested clarification; Ms. Lancaster stated two items can eventually be separated, but not by the end of this fiscal year. Ms. Porter addressed questions regarding structure of bill; amount is fixed for regular pickups. This Action Item was adopted. Aye: Chairman Piccarreto, Hail, Maguire, and Perrott4 - Absent: Copp1 - 23-0111 Review of Proposed Budget for FYE 9-30-24 Ms. Porter spoke on latest revision of budget; introduced Amy Lockhart, Accounting Supervisor; now an additional $5,000 surplus; spoke on funds 301 and 305; focusing only on items that need replaced; discussed 5 year capital improvement plan; potential for additional legislative appropriations. Ms. Perrott questioned afterschool; Ms. Porter spoke on commission discussions, seeking options to continue. Ms. Lancaster spoke on need to be a Page 2Town of Belleair Printed on 2/23/2026

August 2, 2023Finance Board Meeting Minutes licensed facility for aftercare; looking into all costs; transportation; looking into alternatives and will bring to commission for consideration. Ms. Porter continued presentation on debt service fund; spoke on tree replacement fund, dollars available to potentially reduce general fund expenditures; spoke on transportation impact fees fund; ARPA grant money, looking into how best to utilize funds. Ms. Lancaster stated staff is trying to provide as much detail as possible; open for comments; would appreciate motion if in support. Ms. Perrott moved to approve the proposed budget. Seconded by Mr. Maguire. Aye: Chairman Piccarreto, Hail, Maguire, and Perrott4 - Absent: Copp1 - OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Maguire is resigning from the board, he is relocating to Arizona. Members thanked him for his service. ADJOURNMENT No further business; meeting adjourned in due form at 5:05 PM. Ms. Perrott moved to adjourn. Seconded by Mr. Maguire. Aye: Chairman Piccarreto, Hail, Maguire, and Perrott4 - APPROVED: ________________________________ Chairman Page 3Town of Belleair Printed on 2/23/2026

Finance Board

Town of Belleair

Meeting Agenda

901 Ponce de Leon Blvd.

Belleair, FL 33756

Town Hall4:00 PMWednesday, August 2, 2023

Welcome. We are glad to have you join us. If you wish to speak, please wait to be recognized, then

step to the podium and state your name and address. We also ask that you please turn-off all cell

phones.

ROLL CALL

CITIZENS COMMENTS

(Discussion of items not on the agenda. Each speaker will be allowed 3 minutes to speak.)

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Approval of July 12, 2023 Meeting Minutes23-0109

FB - 07-12-2023Attachments:

GENERAL AGENDA

Water Rate Proposal23-0106

Water Rate Update PresentationAttachments:

Solid Waste Rate Proposal23-0108

Solid Waste Rate Proposal PresentationAttachments:

Review of Proposed Budget for FYE 9-30-24

Summary:

This budget is presented to the Finance Advisory Board for consideration in order to

provide comments or recommendations to the Commission...End

23-0111

FYE 9-30-24 Budget - All Funds SummaryAttachments:

OTHER BUSINESS

ADJOURNMENT

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