Regular City Commission Meeting - via Zoom/Hybrid

## MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 17, 2023

PRESENT: Mayor Kyle Scott Battie, Vice Mayor Liz Alpert, Commissioners Erik Arroyo, Jen Ahearn-Koch, Debbie Trice, and City Manager Marlon Brown, City Attorney Robert Fournier, and City Auditor and Clerk Shayla Griggs (via Zoom/Hybrid)

## ABSENT: None

9:02:16 A.M.

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Battie at 9:02 A.M.

9:02:38 A.M.

INVOCATION: City Auditor and Clerk Griggs

9:02:50 A.M.

## PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Battie

9:03:14 A.M.

## PLEDGE OF PUBLIC CONDUCT: City Auditor and Clerk Griggs

9:03:43 A.M.

## 1\. CHANGE TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY:

A) Please add under New Business, Agenda Item No. XII.1., Approval Re: Possible City Commission Workshop Dates, per the request of City Manager Brown

Mayor Battie noted Commission consensus to approve the Change to the Order of the Day.

9:03:59 A.M.

## APPROVE PROPOSED AGENDA SCHEDULE

9:04:05 A.M.

A motion was made by Commissioner Arroyo, seconded by Vice Mayor Alpert to approve the proposed Agenda Schedule, which carried by a 5-0 vote.

9:05:00 A.M.

## 2\. SCHEDULED PRESENTATIONS (AGENDA ITEM II)

## 1) PRESENTATION RE: WATER TREATMENT PLANT WATER QUALITY PROJECT UPDATE (AGENDA ITEM II-1)

## 9:05:14 A.M.

Director William “Bill” Riebe, Utilities Department, came before the Commission presented and referred from a PowerPoint presentation displayed on the Chambers monitors entitled “Water Treatment Plant Water Quality Improvement Project.”

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City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left and returned to her seat at 9:08 A.M.

9:08:37 A.M.

Questions posed by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch were addressed by Mr. Riebe.

## 9:10:50 A.M.

Request made by the City Manager to Mr. Riebe to explain Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) for the viewing audience was addressed.

## 9:11:37 A.M.

Questions posed by Commissioner Arroyo were addressed by Mr. Riebe and the City Manager provided input, and the request made for a copy of the Taste and Odor Study will be provided to the Commission.

## 9:18:11 A.M.

Vice Mayor Alpert spoke to the topic and posed a question which was addressed by Mr. Riebe.

## 9:18:37 A.M.

Question posed by the Mayor was addressed by Mr. Riebe.

## 9:20:20 A.M.

Request made by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch to Mr. Riebe to explain the difference between gray and reclaimed water was addressed.

9:22:12 A.M.

Mayor Battie thanked Mr. Riebe for the presentation. No Action Taken

Kyle Battie Mayor Vice Mayor Liz Alpert Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch Commissioner Erik Arroyo Commissioner Debbie Trice REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 17, 2023 WELCOME to a Regular meeting of the City Commission. This Agenda includes all matters scheduled to come before the Commission at this meeting. It is prepared to help you follow the proceedings of the meeting. Your interest is appreciated, and we invite your comments. Input from citizens is important; we need and welcome it. If you wish to address the Commission, please fill out a "Request To Speak" Form located on the table at the back of the Commission Chambers. Fill out the form completely, indicating the Agenda Item to which you intend to speak, and place the form in the box on the table. If you intend to speak under Citizens’ Input Concerning City Topics, the subject should also be noted on the "Request To Speak" Form. Agenda Items for which citizens' comments are not permitted are noted. In general, these will be items on which a public hearing has previously been held. Listed below are the time limits established for speaking: Public Hearings - Quasi-judicial: A reasonable amount of time to be determined by the City Commission will be provided to Applicants and Affected Persons desiring to speak. Public Hearings - Legislative: Citizens desiring to speak are allowed five (5) minutes. Petitioners are allowed fifteen (15) minutes with a five (5) minute rebuttal at the close of the public hearing. We will ask you to take an oath that all evidence and testimony presented during the public hearing are truthful. Citizens’ Input Concerning City Topics - Citizens desiring to speak are allowed three (3) minutes. Remember, appearances before the Commission are not a substitute for attempting to resolve your issue(s) through the appropriate administrative channels. Citizens’ Input is to allow citizens the opportunity to present their view on matters concerning City topics but not on items scheduled elsewhere on the Agenda. Questions and answers shall not be permitted. Matters presented to the Commission may be referred by the Mayor, with consensus of the Commission, to the Administration for action and possible follow-up at a future Commission meeting. We expect that citizens have first attempted to speak directly with the City’s Administration. Other Agenda Items permitting citizens’ comment - Citizens desiring to speak are allowed three (3) minutes. Agenda items for which citizens’ comments are not permitted are noted in the left margin of the Agenda. The City Auditor and Clerk will forward all Request to Speak forms to the Mayor. When the Mayor calls your name, come to the Commission table, and restate your name for the record. We ask that your comments be limited to the subject of the Agenda Item. Remember, we are always happy to listen to your comments; however, this is not intended to be an extended question and answer session. Again, the City Commission thanks you for taking the time to participate in our meeting. KYLE BATTIE Mayor 1

REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING CITY HALL 1565 First Street Sarasota, Florida January 17, 2023 City Commission Chambers 9:00 AM I. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS: II. SCHEDULED PRESENTATIONS: Scheduled Presentations are limited to 7 minutes. No action may be taken by the Commission other than referral to the administration. Citizens comments are not permitted on Scheduled Presentations II.1 Presentation Re: Water Treatment Plant Water Quality Project Update II.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf WTP WQ PROJECT UPDATE.pdf III. CITIZENS' INPUT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS: (Limited to 30 minutes) Note to the Public: At this time, citizens may address the Commission on topics concerning the City. (3 minutes per person time limit) Citizens’ Input is to allow citizens the opportunity to present their view on matters concerning City topics but not on items scheduled elsewhere on the Agenda or items that were the subject of a previously held public REVISED AGENDA ** PLEASE NOTE: THE COMMISSION WILL RECESS FOR LUNCH AT APPROX. 12:00P.M. ** CALL MEETING TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PLEDGE OF PUBLIC CONDUCT APPROVE PROPOSED AGENDA SCHEDULE Citizens' comments are not permitted on Proposed Agenda Schedule 2

hearing which has been closed and Commission deliberations continued to a future date. Questions and answers shall not be permitted; however, matters presented to the Commission may be referred by the Mayor, with consensus of the Commission, to the Administration for action and possible follow-up at a future Commission meeting. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Citizens' comments are not permitted on Approval of the Minutes items. V. BOARD ACTIONS: VI. CONSENT AGENDA NO. 1: Note to the Public: All matters listed under Consent Agenda No. 1, are considered to be routine by the City Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. VI.1 Approval Re: Authorize the City Manager to execute the Federally Funded Subaward and Grant Agreement between the City of Sarasota and the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management for DR-4673-Hurricane Ian, Agreement Number Z3046 VI.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf DR-4673 Hurricane Ian Funding Agreement Z3046_ Sarasota City of_sigs 5.pdf VI.2 Approval Re: Authorize the City Manager to execute a Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Sarasota and the State of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) for the Federally Funded Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Program Agreement, DEO Agreement No. MT120, for resiliency and mitigation improvements at The Bay Park in the amount of $10,418,271.00 VI.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf FDEO_Agreement_MT120_with_ATTACHMENTS.pdf VI.3 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement between the City of Sarasota and the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for Landscape Maintenance and Installation for the U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue Roundabout VI.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf Agenda Backup_ Gulfstream RDB Landscape Maintenance Agreement.pdf VI.4 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute Agreements between the City of Sarasota and McKim & Creed, Inc., Hazen & Sawyer, PC, Infrastructure Solution Services, George F. Young Inc., ADEAS-Q, (RFP No. 22-08 BK) for Engineering Services for Small Utilities and Public Works Infrastructure Projects with an annual total estimated cost in the amount of $200,000.00 VI.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf Complete.agenda packet 22-08BK 12-21-22 done revised.pdf VII. CONSENT AGENDA NO. 2: Note to the Public: All matters listed under Consent Agenda No. 2, are considered to be routine by the City Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no 3

separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. VII.1 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 23R-3156, authorizing the execution by the Mayor and attestation by the City Auditor and Clerk on behalf of the City of Sarasota of the Landscape Maintenance and Installation Agreement between the State of Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Sarasota, etc. (Title Only) VII.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Agenda Backup_Resolution 23R-3156.pdf VIII. BOARD APPOINTMENTS: IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: IX.1 Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 23-5455, amending the Code of the City of Sarasota, Section 23-3.6, Commercial Vending on Public Property and Public Right of Way; to extend the hours during which stationary vending is allowed on public sidewalks as more fully specified herein; providing for the repeal of Ordinances in conflict; etc. (Title Only) IX.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Ord. 23-5455(Commercial Vending).pdf IX.2 Discussion Re: Charter Official Evaluation Process and Form IX.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Charter Official Review Forms.pdf IX.3 Rescission Re: Rescind approved motion made by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, seconded by Vice Mayor Alpert, which carried by a 3-1 vote, to go forward with the appointments made to the Downtown Improvement District Board of Directors at the December 5, 2022 Regular City Commission meeting and not have the appointments brought back for re-consideration, with Mayor Battie voting no and Commissioner Arroyo being absent IX.3 Agenda Request formpdf.pdf CLOSED CAPTION EXCERPT.pdf X. LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS: Note to the Public: At this time citizens will take an oath if they desire to speak at the following public hearings. X.1 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 22-5454, amending the Future Land Use Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Sarasota [aka The Sarasota City Plan (2030)] to change the Future Land Use Map Classification of that certain parcel of real property totaling approximately 6.09 +/- acres bounded by Bahia Vista Street on the north, Tuttle Avenue on the east, Prospect Street on the south, and South Briggs Avenue on the west, with a street address of 2750 Bahia Vista Street, from the Multiple Family-Medium Density Future Land Use Map Classification to the Multiple Family - High Density Future Land Use Map Classification, in accordance with Comprehensive Plan Amendment Application No. 21-PA-03; amending the text of the Future Land Use Chapter by adding a 4

new site specific action strategy 1.10 (7) to limit the land use to a maximum of 250 dwelling units on the property; repealing Ordinances in conflict; providing for the severability of the parts hereof, etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 21-PA-03, Applicant: Joel Freedman, AICP, of Freedman Consulting & Development, LLC as agent representing Bahia Vista Associates, LLLP, as fee simple owners) X.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 21-PA-03, 2750 Bahia Vista Street, Public Hearing 01.17.2022, (Bahia Vista Street Apartments).pdf CC presentation, 1-17-2023, 21-PA-03 (Bahia Vista Apartments, 2750 Bahia VIsta Street).pdf Bahia Vista Apartments.pdf XI. QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS: Note to the Public: At this time citizens will take an oath if they desire to speak at the following public hearings. XI.1 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 23-5458, amending Rezone Ordinance No. 12-4995 which, pursuant to Application No. 11-RE-02 rezoned that certain approximately 16.5 +/- acre parcel of real property abutting the southern right of way line of Desoto Road and the eastern right of way line of the Seaboard Air Line Railway right of way, with a street address of 1400 Desoto Road, from the Sarasota County Residential Multiple Family-2 (RMF-2) and Sarasota County Commercial Intensive (CI) Zone Districts to the City of Sarasota Residential Multiple Family - 4 (RMF-4) Zone District so as to amend proferred Site Plan Application No. 11-SP-07 which allowed construction of up to 280 residential dwelling units with a community building of up to 2,335 square feet plus off-street parking so as to allow construction of an up to 280 unit multi-family development with associated amenities such as club house, community swimming pool and outdoor spaces plus off-street parking; all as more particularly set forth herein, etc. (Title Only) (Application Nos. 22-ROA-03 and 22-SP-11) (Applicant Stephen D. Rees, Jr. Esq of Icard Merrill, as agent representing MMI Development, contract purchaser) XI.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf CC Backup 1-17-23 12-30.pdf Progress at University Commission Presentation.pdf XII. NEW BUSINESS: XII.1 Approval Re: Possible City Commission Workshop Dates (THIS ITEM WAS ADDED UNDER CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY) XII.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf WORKSHOP DATES .pdf XIII. CITIZENS INPUT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS: (Limited to 30 minutes) Note to the Public: At this time, citizens may address the Commission on topics concerning the City. (3 minutes per person time limit) Citizens’ Input is to allow citizens the opportunity to present their view on matters concerning City topics but not on items scheduled elsewhere on the Agenda or items that were the subject of a previously held public hearing which has been closed and Commission deliberations continued to a future date. Questions and answers shall not be permitted; however, matters presented 5

to the Commission may be referred by the Mayor, with consensus of the Commission, to the Administration for action and possible follow-up at a future Commission meeting. XIV. REMARKS OF COMMISSIONERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA: XV. OTHER MATTERS/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS: XVI. ADJOURN Meeting Notice 1-17-23 Change to the Order of the Day Notice.pdf 1-17-23 Regular Meeting Notice.pdf City Commission Rules of Procedure CC.RulesofProcedure.AdoptedSept20-2021.pdf eComments, Request to Speak Cards & Items Received at the Meeting January 17, 2023 Regular Mtg eComments.pdf January 17, 2023 Request to Speak Cards.pdf January 17, 2023 Items Received.pdf MEETING NOTICE CITY COMMISSION RULES OF PROCEDURE eCOMMENTS, REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING 6

Shayla Griggs City Auditor and Clerk Notice to the Public The City of Sarasota is committed to providing qualified disabled individuals an opportunity to participate in meetings of the City Commission. The City of Sarasota prohibits discrimination in all services, programs, or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or gender, marital or familial status, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or genetic information. Persons with disabilities who require assistance or alternative means for communication of program information such as Braille, large print, audiotape, etc., should contact: The City of Sarasota ADA Coordinator, (941) 263-6299. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in a meeting should contact the Office of the City Auditor and Clerk at (941) 263-6222 at least two business days prior to the date of the meeting as to the nature of the auxiliary aids and/or service necessary. Every effort will be made to provide such aid or service to the extent that they are reasonable, do not result in undue financial or administrative burden, and do not alter the fundamental nature of the meeting. Consideration will be given to the individual's preferred aid or service. However, alternatives may be provided if in the City's determination such alternatives provide an effective means of communication. For the benefit of individuals utilizing hearing aids with a T-coil, the City Commission Chambers and SRQ Media Studio are outfitted with a Hearing Induction Loop for enhanced hearing assistance. Proceedings will be electronically recorded. Should an individual feel that a verbatim transcription of the proceedings may later be needed, said individual has the burden and expense of arranging for same. Copies of the electronic recording may be purchased from the Office of the City Auditor and Clerk. 7

SARASOTA REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2023, 9:00 A.M. DISCLAIMER: THIS FILE REPRESENTS AN UNEDITED VERSION OF REALTIME CAPTIONING WHICH SHOULD NEITHER BE RELIED UPON FOR COMPLETE ACCURACY NOR USED AS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT. ANY PERSON WHO NEEDS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT OF THE PROCEEDINGS MAY NEED TO HIRE A COURT REPORTER. 09:02:16 [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] 09:02:18 >>Mayor Battie: GOOD MORNING. 09:02:19 WELCOME TO THIS JANUARY 17, 2023, REGULAR CITY COMMISSION 09:02:24 MEETING. 09:02:25 I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. 09:02:27 NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE INVOCATION BY CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK, 09:02:31 MS. SHAYLA GRIGGS. 09:02:38 >>Shayla Griggs: HEAVENLY FATHER, WE AFFIRM OUR FAITH IN 09:02:41 THEE. 09:02:41 WE SEEK YOUR DIVINE STRENGTH, WISDOM AND GUIDANCE IN THE 09:02:44 DELIBERATIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF EACH OF THE CITIZENS 09:02:46 OF OUR COMMUNITY. 09:02:47 IN THY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. 09:02:50 >>Mayor Battie: I'LL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO 09:02:53 THE FLAG. 09:02:54 [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] 09:03:05 >>Mayor Battie: THANK YOU. 09:03:06 ALL RIGHT. 09:03:08 MRS. GRIGGS, CAN YOU DO US A FAVOR AND RECITE THE PLEDGE OF 09:03:12 PUBLIC CONDUCT, PLEASE? 09:03:14 >>Shayla Griggs: YES, SIR. 09:03:14 WE MAY DISAGREE BUT WE WILL BE RESPECTFUL TO ONE ANOTHER. 09:03:17 WE WILL DIRECT ALL COMMENTS TO ISSUES. 09:03:19 WE WILL NOT ENGAGE IN PERSONAL ATTACKS. 09:03:21 >>Mayor Battie: EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. 09:03:23 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 09:03:24 MOVING RIGHT ALONG -- 09:03:38 >>Shayla Griggs: ANNOUNCE CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY. 09:03:42 >>Mayor Battie: ALL RIGHT. 09:03:43 NEXT ON THE AGENDA, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF 09:03:47 THE DAY? 09:03:48 >>Shayla Griggs: YES, SIR, THANK YOU. 09:03:49 PLEASE ADD UNDER NEW BUSINESS AGENDA ITEM 12.1, APPROVAL RE: 09:03:54 POSSIBLE CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP DATES PER THE REQUEST OF 09:03:56 CITY MANAGER BROWN. 09:03:57 THAT'S ALL, SIR. 09:03:59 >>Mayor Battie: NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE 09:04:03 PROPOSED AGENDA SCHEDULE. 09:04:05 ASK FOR A MOTION. 09:04:07 >>Erik Arroyo: SO MOVED. 09:04:08 >>Vice-Mayor Alpert: SECOND.

09:04:11 >>Mayor Battie: DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? 09:04:13 NO DISCUSSION. 09:04:13 COMMISSIONERS, CAN YOU CAST YOUR VOTES? 09:04:16 PLEASE. 09:04:18 COMMISSIONERS, IS THAT YOUR VOTE? 09:04:22 >> YES. 09:04:23 >>Mayor Battie: THANK YOU. 09:04:23 MOTION PASSES 5-0. 09:04:26 AT THIS JUNCTURE, WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ALONG TO CITIZENS' INPUT. 09:04:36 >>Shayla Griggs: NO. 09:04:37 >>Mayor Battie: WE HAVE A PRESENTATION? 09:04:39 >>Shayla Griggs: YES. 09:04:50 >>Mayor Battie: OKAY. 09:04:52 MY BAD. 09:04:53 PARDON ME, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. 09:04:56 AS I GET MY BUTT IN ORDER. 09:05:00 THIS IS A SCHEDULED PRESENTATION TO ANNOUNCE THE ITEM 09:05:03 PRESENTATION, WATER TREATMENT PLANT WATER QUALITY PROJECT 09:05:07 UPDATE. 09:05:09 UTILITIES DIRECTOR MR. BILL RIEBE TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION. 09:05:13 THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. RIEBE. 09:05:14 >>Bill Riebe: GOOD MORNING. 09:05:15 BILL RIEBE, UTILITIES DIRECTOR. 09:05:17 I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT 09:05:21 WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. 09:05:23 THE SLIDES THAT I'M GOING TO SHOW TO YOU ARE ACTUALLY IN 09:05:27 YOUR PACKET, SO NO SURPRISES THERE. 09:05:29 SO THIS SLIDE IS A LOCATION MAP OF OUR KEY FACILITY. 09:05:33 SO IT SHOWS THE WATER AND WASTEWATER PLANT AT THE 12th 09:05:37 STREET COMPLEX. 09:05:37 THAT ALSO HOUSES OUR DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTION FOLKS AS 09:05:41 WELL AS OUR LIFT STATION FOLKS AND ADMIN. 09:05:44 ADMINISTRATION. 09:05:45 WAY OUT ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE YOU CAN SEE THE VERNA WELL 09:05:50 FIELD. 09:05:50 IT'S ABOUT 18 MILES EAST OF TOWN. 09:05:53 THAT'S ROUGHLY ABOUT HALF OF OUR WATER SUPPLY. 09:05:56 THE NEXT SLIDE IS SOMETHING WE PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY IN OTHER 09:06:02 PRESENTATIONS. 09:06:02 WHAT IT DOES, IT GIVES YOU AN OVERALL LAYOUT OF OUR SYSTEM. 09:06:06 SO WE HAVE REALLY THREE WELL FIELDS, TWO OF WHICH WE REALLY 09:06:10 USE. 09:06:11 BOBBY JONES, WE DON'T USE THAT WELL FIELD. 09:06:14 THERE'S JUST NOT A LOT OF WATER THERE. 09:06:16 IT'S LIKE 40,000 GALLONS A YEAR. 09:06:18 IT'S REALLY INCONSEQUENTIAL. 09:06:22 AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE TWO PROCESSES, A REVERSE OSMOSIS 09:06:26 PROCESS THAT WE USE, DOWNTOWN WELL FIELD SERVES THAT, AND 09:06:31 THEN THE VERNA WELL FIELD SERVES THE ION EXCHANGE. 09:06:36 THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS, ONE, MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO 09:06:43 COMPLY WITH ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DRINKING WATER 09:06:45 STANDARDS.

09:06:46 JUST SO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW, 09:06:48 THE U.S. EPA IS CHANGING REGULATIONS OR THEY ARE UPDATING 09:06:52 REGULATIONS. 09:06:53 THERE'S NEW CONTAMINANTS WE'RE LOOKING AT AND SO ON, SO ALL 09:06:57 OF THAT IS IN PLAY. 09:06:58 WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE COMPLY WITH THOSE NEW REGULATORY 09:07:01 REQUIREMENTS. 09:07:01 AND THEN SECONDARILY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE IMPROVE 09:07:04 THE TASTE AND ODOR OF THE CITY'S DRINKING WATER. 09:07:07 PRIMARILY TO REMOVE NATURALLY OCCURRING SULFUR. 09:07:11 THE UNDERLYING GEOLOGY IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD, THERE'S A 09:07:14 LOT OF NATURAL SULFUR IN THE GROUND AND, OF COURSE, WATER 09:07:17 BEING THE UNIVERSAL SOLVENT, THAT DISSOLVES IN THE WATER AND 09:07:21 THEN WE END UP HAVING -- WE NEED TO REMOVE THAT. 09:07:24 OKAY. 09:07:25 RIGHT NOW, THE PROCESS, WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PRELIMINARY 09:07:31 DESIGN. 09:07:31 IT IS COMPLETE. 09:07:32 DESIGN AND PERMITTING IS ONGOING. 09:07:33 WE EXTENT THAT TO BE COMPLETE BY SEPTEMBER OF '23. 09:07:36 OVERALL, THE CONSTRUCTION TO BE DONE SOMEWHERE AROUND JUNE 09:07:39 OF 2025. 09:07:40 OKAY. 09:07:40 WHEN WE CAME TO THE COMMISSION IN FEBRUARY OF '21, WE KIND 09:07:45 OF CAME JUST A BROAD-BRUSH SCHEDULE. 09:07:48 TYPICALLY THESE PROJECTS TAKE FOUR TO SIX YEARS BY THE TIME 09:07:52 YOU START, DESIGN, PERMIT, BUILD. 09:07:55 SO WE ARE PRETTY MUCH ON TRACK WITH THAT -- ACTUALLY, WE ARE 09:07:58 A LITTLE BIT AHEAD, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW SUPPLY CHAIN AND OTHER 09:08:03 ISSUES KIND OF IMPACT THAT. 09:08:04 THE COST, RIGHT NOW THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST IS 13.5 09:08:11 MILLION. 09:08:11 AND THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET IS 14. 09:08:13 SO WE'RE DOING GOOD ON MONEY RIGHT NOW. 09:08:16 BUT, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS CAVEAT THAT. 09:08:20 THINGS IN THE BROADER ECONOMY THAT CERTAINLY IMPACT US. 09:08:23 WE TRACK THAT AS WE GO AND MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS. 09:08:26 WITH THAT, REAL SHORT, ANY DISCUSSION, QUESTIONS YOU MAY 09:08:31 HAVE, BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER. 09:08:34 >>Mayor Battie: ALL RIGHT. 09:08:34 QUESTIONS? 09:08:35 THANK YOU, MR. RIEBE. 09:08:37 COMMISSIONER JEN AHEARN-KOCH. 09:08:40 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: THANK YOU. 09:08:41 WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE VERNA WELL FIELD SUPPLYING 09:08:47 HALF OF OUR WATER, HOW LONG DO WE HAVE PERMISSION TO TAKE 09:08:51 FROM THAT WELL FIELD? 09:08:53 >>Bill Riebe: SO, WHAT WE DO -- WE'RE GOVERNED BY THE 09:08:57 SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. 09:08:59 TYPICALLY WHAT THEY ISSUE IS A 20-YEAR WATER USE PERMIT. 09:09:03 SO THAT PERMIT EXPIRES ROUGHLY AROUND 2040 AND THEN WE GO

09:09:09 BACK IN AND RENEW THAT PERMIT. 09:09:11 WE DON'T SEE ANY ISSUES. 09:09:12 WE'RE IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE DISTRICT AND WE EXPECT 09:09:18 THAT TO BE RENEWED. 09:09:20 SO NO ISSUES THERE THAT WE SEE. 09:09:22 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: AND THERE WOULD BE NO ANTICIPATION THAT 09:09:24 IT WOULDN'T BE EXTENDED. 09:09:29 >>Bill Riebe: NO, WE'RE NOT EXPECTING THAT AT ALL. 09:09:31 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: THAT'S GOOD NEWS. 09:09:33 AND WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PURPOSE AND THE NUMBER 09:09:36 ONE WAS THE CONTINUED COMPLIANCE AND YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT 09:09:41 EPA, TALKING ABOUT TESTING FOR NEW PRODUCTS, WOULD THAT BE 09:09:50 PFOS AND PFOA THAT YOU WOULD BE REFERENCING AT ALL OR OTHER 09:09:54 THINGS? 09:09:55 >>Bill Riebe: THOSE ARE RIGHT NOW KIND OF OUT THERE, REALLY 09:09:57 KIND OF PUBLISHED. 09:10:01 YES, WE ARE MONITORING FOR THAT. 09:10:02 IN FACT, THE US EPA, THEY HAVE THE UNREGULATED CONTAMINANT 09:10:08 MONITORING RULE. 09:10:09 THEY DO THIS FOR EVERY FIVE YEARS FOR CONTAMINANTS THAT MAY 09:10:13 BE ISSUES. 09:10:14 IT IS THE STANDARD ROUTINE THING THAT THE U.S. EPA DOES. 09:10:18 WE'RE MONITORING THAT. 09:10:18 29 CONSTITUENTS PLUS LITHIUM. 09:10:21 AND THEN WHAT WE DO IS WE MONITOR FOR THOSE THINGS. 09:10:25 WE ACTUALLY SAMPLE AND ANALYZE AND THEN WE ENTER THAT DATA 09:10:29 INTO THE MASTER DATABASE THAT THE U.S. EPA HAS. 09:10:33 AND THEN BASED ON THAT DATA, MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT TREATMENT 09:10:36 TECHNOLOGIES AND TIME FRAMES AND ALL THOSE THINGS AND WHERE 09:10:39 TO SET MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS AND SO ON. 09:10:44 WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF THAT RIGHT NOW. 09:10:45 THE FIRST ROUND WILL BE IN FEBRUARY. 09:10:47 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: IN FEBRUARY? 09:10:48 >>Bill Riebe: YEAH, IT WILL BE NEXT MONTH. 09:10:50 >>Marlon Brown: FOR THE PUBLIC, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT PFOS 09:10:54 IS? 09:10:55 >>Bill Riebe: IT IS A WHOLE GROUPING OF COMPOUNDS. 09:10:58 IT'S PER AND POLY FLUORINATED ALKALOIDS TYPE COMPOUNDS, THAT 09:11:07 BASED ON THE RESEARCH CAN HAVE HEALTH IMPACTS FOR HUMAN 09:11:11 BEINGS AT CERTAIN LEVELS. 09:11:13 THE U.S. EPA, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CONTAMINANT THAT'S 09:11:21 REGULATED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LEVELS OF THOSE CONSTITUENTS 09:11:24 ARE AT LEVELS THAT PEOPLE CAN TOLERATE AND SO ON AND NOT 09:11:28 IMPACT PUBLIC HEALTH. 09:11:32 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: THANK YOU. 09:11:33 >>Mayor Battie: EXCELLENT. 09:11:35 THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER KOCH. 09:11:37 COMMISSIONER ARROYO. 09:11:37 >>Erik Arroyo: THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND MR. RIEBE. 09:11:41 THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. 09:11:42 I REQUESTED THAT YOU GIVE A PRESENTATION BECAUSE I WANT THE 09:11:47 PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF WHAT OUR PROCESSES ARE.

09:11:50 I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. 09:11:52 FIRST, $13.5 MILLION IS WHAT WE'RE AT OUT OF $14 MILLION 09:11:58 BUDGET. 09:11:58 BUT WHERE ARE WE IN THE PROCESS? 09:12:00 WHEN DID WE START AND WHEN ARE WE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED? 09:12:03 >>Bill Riebe: WE STARTED FEBRUARY OF '21. 09:12:07 THAT'S WHEN THE COMMISSION ACTUALLY SIGNED -- YOU KNOW, 09:12:10 APPROVED THE CONTRACT WITH HAZEN AND SAWYER, OUR CONSULTING 09:12:14 ENGINEER. 09:12:16 WE REALLY WANT TO TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO OUR PROCESS AND LOOK 09:12:20 AT PFAS AND LEAD AND COPPER RULE. 09:12:23 SOME OF THE THINGS COMING OUT OF THE U.S. EPA NOW TO TAKE A 09:12:27 DEEP DIVE AND LOOK AT WHAT WE NEED TO DO. 09:12:29 THAT'S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. 09:12:31 >>Erik Arroyo: EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE? 09:12:33 >>Bill Riebe: JUNE OF 2025 FOR THE PROJECT, ACTUALLY BEING 09:12:38 CONSTRUCTED. 09:12:39 >>Erik Arroyo: OKAY. 09:12:40 CAN YOU SPEAK AS TO THE CURRENT STATE OF OUR WATER? 09:12:45 MENTIONED HOW WE PROCESS THE WATER AND IF WE SELL THE WATER 09:12:47 TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND IF -- AND THE RESULT OF ANY TASTE 09:12:52 AND ODOR STUDIES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE PAST. 09:12:54 >>Bill Riebe: SO THE PROCESSES WE USE ARE PRETTY -- THEY ARE 09:12:59 RECOGNIZED, THEY ARE USED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA 09:13:03 AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, REALLY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 09:13:06 WE USE MEMBRANE TREATMENT FOR OUR DOWNTOWN WELL FIELD. 09:13:09 THE DRIVER FOR THAT IS IT REALLY HAS A HIGH LEVEL OF 09:13:12 CHLORIDES SO WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE THOSE CHLORIDES, 09:13:15 SO MEMBRANE TREATMENT DOES THAT. 09:13:17 THE VERNA WELL FIELD, THE WATER QUALITY DOESN'T HAVE 09:13:20 CHLORIDES, REALLY LOW. 09:13:23 THEY WERE ABLE TO USE CATION EXCHANGE. 09:13:25 SO WE ARE REALLY SOFTENING THE WATER THERE. 09:13:28 SO THAT'S THE PROCESS WE USE. 09:13:31 WE DON'T SELL WATER TO OTHER COMMUNITIES. 09:13:34 JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE DON'T ADD -- WE'RE WHAT WE CALL FREE 09:13:38 CHLORINE. 09:13:40 BY REGULATIONS WE HAVE TO DISINFECTANT ALL THE PUBLIC WATER 09:13:43 SUPPLY. 09:13:44 SO WE USE JUST CHLORINE. 09:13:46 WE CALL THAT FREE CHLORINE. 09:13:48 OTHER COMMUNITIES, NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES OR AGENCIES USE 09:13:53 CHLORAMINES, THE COMBINATION OF AMMONIA AND CHLORINE. 09:13:56 FREE CHLORINE IS A MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE DISINFECTANT THAN 09:14:02 CHLORAMINES. 09:14:03 AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES AND SO ON WITH CHLORAMINES 09:14:06 THAT ARE KIND OF OUT THERE. 09:14:08 THE U.S. EPA IS LOOKING AT THOSE. 09:14:10 SO WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE THERE. 09:14:12 TASTE AND ODOR, WE DID -- 09:14:14 >>Marlon Brown: JUST FOR THE COMMISSIONERS POINT, EVEN 09:14:17 THOUGH WE DON'T SELL WATER TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS, WE DO

09:14:19 HAVE INTERCONNECTS. 09:14:21 EXPLAIN THAT AS WELL. 09:14:22 >>Bill Riebe: WE DO. 09:14:23 WE HAVE SIX EMERGENCY INTERCONNECTS, SOME WITH MANATEE, MOST 09:14:27 ARE WITH SARASOTA COUNTY. 09:14:29 WHEREBY IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, A HURRICANE OR SOME 09:14:33 CATASTROPHE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WE CAN SELL WATER, 09:14:37 PROVIDE WATER TO THEM AND THEN VICE VERSA, WE CAN GET WATER 09:14:41 FROM THEM. 09:14:42 SO THAT'S IN PLACE. 09:14:43 WE'VE NOT USED THAT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. 09:14:46 AND I'M NOT AWARE OF PERIODS WHERE THE CITY HAS DONE THAT IN 09:14:50 THE PAST. 09:14:51 >>Erik Arroyo: DOES LAKEWOOD RANCH GET ANY OF THE WATER? 09:14:54 >>Bill Riebe: THEY GET OUR REUSE WATER. 09:14:57 WE SELL AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT TO THEM. 09:14:59 THEY ARE A GREAT CUSTOMER. 09:15:00 >>Erik Arroyo: THAT WAS MY QUESTION. 09:15:02 LARGEST PURCHASER. 09:15:03 THANK YOU. 09:15:05 >>Bill Riebe: BUT THAT'S RECLAIMED. 09:15:06 IT'S NOT DRINKING WATER. 09:15:08 WE DON'T PROVIDE DRINKING WATER. 09:15:09 WE ONLY PROVIDE DRINKING WATER WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION, 09:15:12 WITHIN OUR BOUNDARY. 09:15:13 >>Erik Arroyo: OKAY. 09:15:14 ANY SMART CITY INITIATIVES THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN TO 09:15:20 IMPROVE THE PROCESSES AND INCORPORATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN 09:15:25 THERE? 09:15:25 >>Bill Riebe: SO THE TECHNOLOGIES IN THE WATER TREATMENT, 09:15:30 WASTEWATER TREATMENT BUSINESS, WE'RE PRETTY CONSERVATIVE. 09:15:33 AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT'S PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND WE'RE 09:15:36 NOT A BIG ENTITY. 09:15:37 SO KIND OF THE BIGGER ENTITIES, LIKE MIAMI-DADE, JDA OR IN 09:15:44 JACKSONVILLE, CITIES LIKE LOS ANGELES, BIG HUGE UTILITIES, 09:15:48 THEY CAN KIND OF PLAY WITH SOME OF THOSE NEWER TECHNOLOGIES. 09:15:51 WE CERTAINLY LOOK AT THEM, BUT WE'RE CONSERVATIVE AND WE USE 09:15:56 TRIED AND TRUE. 09:15:57 WE DON'T WANT TO REINVENT THE WHEEL. 09:15:59 WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE EMPLOY IS 09:16:02 COST-EFFECTIVE AND IT WORKS. 09:16:03 >>Erik Arroyo: HOW DO YOU RIGHT NOW IF A PIPE BURSTS 09:16:06 SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY? 09:16:10 >>Bill Riebe: WHAT WE DO, WE TYPICALLY GET A PHONE CALL. 09:16:12 THERE IS NO, AS FAR AS SMART CITY TECHNOLOGY, THERE'S REALLY 09:16:19 -- DETERMINING THAT -- THERE'S REALLY NO TECHNOLOGY 09:16:21 AVAILABLE TODAY THAT ACTUALLY GIVES US -- YOU KNOW, THERE 09:16:25 ARE SOME AI TYPE APPS THAT HELP. 09:16:29 >>Erik Arroyo: I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THAT FURTHER WITH YOU 09:16:32 BECAUSE I'VE SEEN IT. 09:16:33 >>Bill Riebe: BUT THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE THAT YOU CAN PUT 09:16:35 IN A PIPE AND ACTUALLY AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, FOR ME TO

09:16:39 SIGN AND SEAL SAYING I GUARANTEE THAT THIS PIPE WILL NOT 09:16:43 BREAK, IT JUST -- 09:16:44 >>Erik Arroyo: NOT THE GUARANTEE, BUT TO KNOW. 09:16:46 THE KNOWLEDGE -- KNOWLEDGE THAT -- YOU DON'T FIND OUT AFTER 09:16:52 MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER -- 09:16:54 >>Bill Riebe: WE KNOW IMMEDIATELY. 09:16:55 IF WE HAVE THAT TYPE OF A BREAK, WE KNOW IMMEDIATELY. 09:16:59 BECAUSE WE HAVE AT OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT, WE ACTUALLY 09:17:02 HAVE PRESSURE MONITORS. 09:17:03 SO WE HAVE -- AND WE HAVE PRESSURE MONITORS THROUGHOUT OUR 09:17:06 SYSTEM AT LIFT STATIONS AND SO ON THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE 09:17:09 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. 09:17:10 SO WE KNOW IMMEDIATELY IF THERE IS A BREAK, AND WE KNOW THE 09:17:13 GENERAL VICINITY, BUT WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT LOCATION. 09:17:16 AND THAT TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, GETTING TO THAT PLACE ... 09:17:23 >>Erik Arroyo: LAST QUESTION ABOUT WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF 09:17:25 THAT TASTE AND ODOR STUDY? 09:17:27 I KNOW -- IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE COMMISSION TO GET A COPY OF 09:17:30 IT? 09:17:30 >>Bill Riebe: YES, WE WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE 09:17:32 THAT. 09:17:33 BASICALLY, WE DID AN INTERNAL ONE. 09:17:35 WE DID EXTERNAL. 09:17:36 WE WENT TO THE FARMER'S MARKET, ALL THAT STUFF. 09:17:39 BOTTOM LINE IS, WATER QUALITY, WE DID A TASTE TEST. 09:17:43 DIFFERENT SAMPLES OF WATER, THEY TASTED IT, ALL THAT KIND OF 09:17:47 STUFF. 09:17:48 WE USUALLY ENDED UP LAST. 09:17:50 THAT WAS WITH OTHER AGENCIES, NEIGHBORING, SO WE ENDED UP 09:17:54 KIND OF LAST IN TERMS OF TASTE AND ODOR. 09:17:56 >>Erik Arroyo: THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW. 09:17:59 >>Bill Riebe: THAT'S PARTIALLY. 09:18:00 THE BIGGEST DRIVER HERE IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE 09:18:03 TO COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS. 09:18:05 THE SECONDARY BENEFIT IS THAT TASTE AND ODOR WILL IMPROVE. 09:18:08 >>Erik Arroyo: THANK YOU. 09:18:09 >>Mayor Battie: EXCELLENT. 09:18:10 THANK YOU, MR. RIEBE. 09:18:11 VICE MAYOR ALPERT. 09:18:12 >>Vice-Mayor Alpert: I THINK YOU ALREADY ANSWERED MY 09:18:17 QUESTION. 09:18:18 I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT, BECAUSE I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS 09:18:20 I'VE BEEN LOBBYING FOR SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION IS 09:18:23 THAT WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE TASTE AND ODOR OF OUR WATER. 09:18:26 SO THIS SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS GOING TO FINALLY SOLVE IT. 09:18:29 >>Bill Riebe: IT'S GOING TO IMPROVE IT IMMENSELY, YES. 09:18:32 >>Vice-Mayor Alpert: I HOPE SO. 09:18:34 ALL RIGHT. 09:18:34 THANK YOU. 09:18:35 THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. 09:18:36 >>Mayor Battie: EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. 09:18:37 THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS, FOR THE LAYMAN OUT THERE, CAN

09:18:42 YOU EXPLAIN WHAT IS REUSE, RECLAIMED WATER AS OPPOSED TO 09:18:47 LIKE WATER? 09:18:48 >>Bill Riebe: SO WE KIND OF GO BACK TO THAT FIRST. 09:18:53 OUR SOURCE WATER COMES FROM THE GROUND. 09:18:56 SO IT'S GROUNDWATER. 09:18:57 WE TREAT IT AND WE SUPPLY IT TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS. 09:19:00 THE USED WATER COMES BACK TO OUR WASTEWATER PLANT. 09:19:04 WE TREAT IT. 09:19:05 JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE PLANTS AND ADVANCED WASTEWATER 09:19:08 TREATMENT, THE EFFLUENT COMING OUT OF THE PLANT IS PROBABLY 09:19:10 THE TOP FIVE, TOP THREE IN THE STATE. 09:19:12 WONDERFUL WATER. 09:19:13 SO THE WATER, THE TREATED EFFLUENT OR THE RECLAIMED WATER 09:19:19 FROM THE PLANT, WASTEWATER PLANT, THAT WE CALL RECLAIMED OR 09:19:23 REUSE WATER. 09:19:25 THAT WATER WE SELL TO LAKEWOOD RANCH. 09:19:29 WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT'S INTERNAL TO THE CITY, SO WE SELL 09:19:33 WATER TO THE HOSPITAL. 09:19:34 WE SELL WATER, IT'S USED FOR PARKS. 09:19:36 IT'S USED FOR IRRIGATION, PRIMARILY THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. 09:19:41 SO IT'S NOT DRINKABLE. 09:19:44 IT'S REALLY CLOSE, THOUGH. 09:19:46 WE'RE LIKE ONE OR TWO CONSTITUENTS AWAY FROM MEETING THE 09:19:50 PRIMARY DRINKING WATER STANDARDS. 09:19:52 THAT'S HOW GOOD OF QUALITY THE WATER IS. 09:19:55 BUT WE SELL IT TO LAKEWOOD RANCH. 09:19:57 AND OUT THERE IT IS USED FOR IRRIGATION OUT THERE. 09:20:00 IT'S A BENEFICIAL USE OF THAT WATER SO WE'RE NOT -- WE'RE 09:20:04 TRYING TO LEVERAGE THE RESOURCE AND REUSE THE RESOURCE AS 09:20:08 MUCH AS WE CAN. 09:20:08 >>Mayor Battie: SOMEBODY ASKED ME THAT QUESTION SO I WANTED 09:20:11 TO GET CLARIFICATION. 09:20:13 COMMISSIONERS, ARE THOSE YOUR QUESTIONS? 09:20:14 I'M SORRY. 09:20:16 COMMISSIONER AHEARN-KOCH. 09:20:19 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: THANK YOU. 09:20:20 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GRAY WATER AND RECLAIMED 09:20:22 WATER? 09:20:23 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GRAY WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM 09:20:26 AND RECLAIMED? 09:20:28 >>Bill Riebe: SO GRAY WATER IS STUFF -- TYPICALLY GRAY WATER 09:20:31 IS KNOWN AS THINGS THAT COME OUT OF LIKE YOUR DISHWASHER, 09:20:35 SHOWER, WASHING MACHINE, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, GRAY WATER. 09:20:41 AND THERE ARE -- YOU KNOW, THERE'S IN-HOUSE SYSTEMS NOW THAT 09:20:46 YOU CAN EMPLOY TO TRY TO REUSE THAT WATER INTERNAL TO YOUR 09:20:50 HOME OR YOUR PROPERTY OR WHATEVER FOR GRAY WATER. 09:20:53 IF IT HAS SOLIDS IN IT, OBVIOUSLY FROM THE TOILET, THAT'S A 09:20:59 WHOLE DIFFERENT DEAL. 09:21:00 BUT THOSE OTHER WATERS, KITCHEN SINK, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, 09:21:05 THAT'S TYPICALLY GRAY WATER. 09:21:07 REUSE WATER IS MUCH HIGHER QUALITY, NOT EVEN CLOSE. 09:21:11 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: OKAY.

09:21:12 I JUST DID WANT TO SAY AT EVERY CHANCE I CAN SAY THIS, AS 09:21:17 YOU ALL KNOW, I DO SERVE ON THE SARASOTA BAY ESTUARY BOARD, 09:21:22 AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DAVE TOMASKO ALWAYS BRAGS ABOUT 09:21:27 THE CITY OF SARASOTA AND HOW WE HAVE THE BEST IN THE STATE, 09:21:29 ASIDE FROM DISNEY WORLD, FOR ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT. 09:21:32 SO WE ALWAYS GET KUDOS EVERY CHANCE HE GETS AND EVERY CHANCE 09:21:38 I GET. 09:21:39 WANT TO JUST LET YOU ALL KNOW AND OUR CITIZENS KNOW THAT AS 09:21:42 WELL. 09:21:43 YOU SAID TOP THREE OR FOUR, ACCORDING TO DAVE, IT'S TWO. 09:21:47 WE'RE NUMBER TWO. 09:21:50 >>Bill Riebe: WELL, THAT'S APPROPRIATE. 09:21:51 [ LAUGHTER ] 09:21:56 >>Mayor Battie: I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION. 09:21:59 I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER ARROYO BRINGING IT TO OUR 09:22:03 ATTENTION, PARTICULARLY TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC AS 09:22:05 THEY A LOT OF TIMES HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF OUR 09:22:08 WATER, THE PROCESS AND SO ON. 09:22:10 GREAT QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS. 09:22:12 THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. RIEBE. 09:22:14 REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION. 09:22:16 THANK YOU. 09:22:16 >>Marlon Brown: MR. MAYOR, JUST QUICKLY, AGAIN, THANKS TO 09:22:19 COMMISSIONER ARROYO FOR PUTTING THIS ON THE AGENDA. 09:22:21 YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF ITEMS LIKE THIS WHERE WE STARTED A 09:22:24 PROJECT YEARS BEFORE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE 09:22:27 COMMISSIONERS AN UPDATE. 09:22:28 SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ARROYO, FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE 09:22:31 ATTENTION OF THE COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC. 09:22:32 >>Mayor Battie: YES, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ARROYO. 09:22:35 THANK YOU, MR. RIEBE. 09:22:36 EXCELLENT. 09:22:37 MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO CITIZENS' INPUT CONCERNING CITY 09:22:41 TOPICS. 09:22:41 AT THIS TIME, CITIZENS MAY COME TO THE DAIS AND ADDRESS THE 09:22:46 COMMISSION ON TOPICS CONCERNING THE CITY. 09:22:48 THERE WILL BE A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT PER PERSON. 09:22:53 ONCE YOU HEAR THE BEEP, IT MEANS YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP. 09:22:56 I'LL GIVE YOU A FEW SECONDS OF GRACE, AGAIN, OUT OF THE 09:23:00 GOODNESS OF MY HEART. 09:23:02 SO I'LL CALL YOU UP FIVE BY FIVE. 09:23:05 FIRST, MR. JOSE FERNANDEZ. 09:23:11 COME ON DOWN. 09:23:16 MR. SHAWN PIERSON. 09:23:18 FLO ENTLER. 09:23:23 MR. JONATHAN VAN DYKE, YOU ARE THE NEXT CONTESTANT ON THE 09:23:32 PRICE IS RIGHT. 09:23:35 MR. FERNANDEZ, PLEASE. 09:23:40 >> GOOD MORNING. 09:23:41 MY NAME IS JOSE FERNANDEZ. 09:23:42 I AM A RESIDENT OF SARASOTA. 09:23:45 TODAY, I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SPAC VERSUS THE VAN

09:23:48 WEZEL. 09:23:48 YOU'VE ALREADY COST GOT ESTIMATES FOR MODERNIZING THE VAN 09:23:57 WEZEL, BASICALLY TO RAISE THE ROOF WOULD COST YOU 45 TO 50 09:24:01 MILLION BUCKS OR LOWER THE FLOOR WOULD COST YOU 30 TO 35 09:24:04 MILLION BUCKS. 09:24:05 EITHER ONE IS WRONG. 09:24:08 I MEAN, THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE EXACTLY RIGHT YET, BUT IT'S 09:24:14 PRELIMINARY, IT'S SUFFICIENT TO MAKE DECISIONS AS TO WHAT 09:24:16 YOU WANT TO DO. 09:24:17 HONESTLY, YOU WANT TO HAVE 50 MILLION BUCKS IN A 50-YEAR-OLD 09:24:21 BUILDING AND ON THE BAY, I'M NOT SURE. 09:24:23 THAT'S YOUR DECISION, NOT MINE. 09:24:24 BOTH THESE CASES INCLUDE FLOOD-PROOFING OF APPROXIMATELY 10 09:24:28 TO $12 MILLION WHICH WOULD BE REQUIRED IF YOU DO ANY SORT OF 09:24:31 REPURPOSING OF THAT FACILITY. 09:24:33 SO WE ALREADY HAVE TWO LARGE VENUES PLUS THE MUNICIPAL 09:24:38 AUDITORIUM NOW ON THIS BAY. 09:24:39 IS THIS GOING TO BE A PARK OR A PARKING LOT? 09:24:43 DO WE REALLY NEED OR WANT ALL THREE OF THESE THINGS? 09:24:46 THE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM IS CURRENTLY UNDERUTILIZED AND 09:24:49 REQUIRES CITY SUBSIDIES OF AROUND $360,000 A YEAR. 09:24:53 I KNOW THAT WILL GO TO THE BAY PARK CONSERVANCY RUN, BUT IS 09:24:56 THAT GOING TO ELIMINATE THE SUBSIDIES? 09:24:59 I DON'T KNOW. 09:24:59 CAN WE AFFORD TO SUPPORT ALL THREE OF THESE THI