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CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
January 21,2025
The Board of Supervisors of the Clay County Utility Authority (CCUA) met in Regular Session in the Board
meeting room at the Administrative Office of the Clay County Utility Authority, 3176 Old Jennings Road,
Middleburg, Florida, on the above-stated date.
Item No. 1 —Call to Order
Chairman Lebesch called the meeting to order at 2:00 P.M.
Item No. 2—Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance
Chairman Lebesch offered the Invocation and led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Item No. 3—Roll Call
Roll Call was taken with Chairman Lebesch, Vice-Chairman McNees, Mr. Bourre, Mr. McCall, and Mr. Petty in
attendance.
Also present at the meeting were Executive Director Jeremy Johnston, Chief Operations Officer Darryl Muse, Chief
Engineer Paul Steinbrecher, Assistant Chief Engineer Joe Paterniti, Service Availability Manager Melisa Blaney,
General Superintendent Water Jason McLain, Master Electrician Billy Loudermilk, Chief Water Treatment Operator
Nic Jourdan, Communications and Public Relations Specialist Kasandra Ortiz, Administrative Assistant Water &
Wastewater Leslie Buchanan, Administrative Assistant Operations Alicia Ellis, Administrative Assistant
Engineering Annecia Asberry, and Grady H. Williams, Jr., legal counsel to the CCUA.
Item No. 4—Employee Recognition
a. Tommy Eure—30 years
b. Bryan Nall—20 years
c. Ricky DeLoach— 15 years
Executive Director Jeremy Johnston presented a plaque to Lead Locator/Right-of-Way Maintenance
Supervisor Tommy Eure acknowledging his thirty years of service. He also presented a certificate to Chief
Water Treatment Operator Bryan Nall acknowledging his twenty years of service and Chief Field Services
Coordinator Ricky Deloach recognizing his fifteen years of employment with the CCUA.
Item No. 5—Approval of Minutes
a. Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, January 7, 2025
b. Board of Supervisors Workshop Session Tour, January 10, 2025
After discussion, Mr. McCall moved, seconded by Vice-Chairman McNees, and carried 5-0, to approve the
minutes of the Regular Meeting held on January 7, 2025, and the Workshop Session Tour held on January
10, 2025.
Item No. 6—Approval of Consent Agenda
After discussion, Vice-Chairman McNees moved, seconded by Mr. Bourre, and carried 5-0, to approve the
Consent Agenda follows;
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a. Approval of Financial and Operational Activities
1) Approval of Payment of Warrants
Warrants totaling$4,235,651.25
a. Schedule of payments to Sole Sources
b. Schedule of Emergency Repairs/Purchases—None
c. Schedule of items initiated under Emergency Contract-None
d. Schedule of payments from the Emergency Account—None
e. Schedule of claims paid under the Sewage Backup Response Policy-None
2) Request for Asset Disposal Authorization—None
3) Sole Source Designation—None
b. Approval of Capital Budget Activities
1) Requests for Award of Procurement Contracts and/or Ratification of
Procurement/Construction Contracts or Contract Renewals—None
2) Approval of Supplemental Agreements and Change Orders—None
c. Approval of Financing Requests
1) Wastewater Service to 107 Knight Boxx Road—Arthur and Susan Ivey
d. Approval of Contract Usage—None
e. Approval of Developer Agreements,Warranty Deeds & Easements
1) Developer Agreement KU24/25-9 — Water and Wastewater Service to 959 & 965 Florida
Street (Vuori Homes, LLC) —2 ERC's water, 2 ERC's wastewater, 2 ERC's AWS, 2 ERC's
SJRWMD, 2 ERC's environmental impact, 2 ERC's debt service- $30,670.57
2) Developer Agreement KU24/25-12 —Water Service to 116 Brickyard Road (Carlos Pedraza)
— 1 ERC water, 1 ERC AWS, 1 ERC SJRWMD, 1 ERC debt service - $4,789.68
3) Developer Agreement MU24/25-5 — Water Service to 821 Branscomb Road (Madyson &
Robert Kirchner) — 1 ERC water, 1 ERC AWS, 1 ERC SJRWMD, 1 ERC debt service -
$10,719.15
Item No. 7—Customer Account Adjustments—None
Item No. 8—Rate Study Workshop—Part 3
Mr. Johnston presented Part 3 of the Workshop Series to discuss the findings and recommendations within CCUA's
Rate Study. The option to move away from a concessionary rate structure to a cost of service for reclaimed water
was discussed. The pros and cons of the options and what would be involved to move to this type of rate structure
were provided. This report was for the Board's information; no action was requested or required at this time. The
recap and review of the Workshop Series along with staff's recommendations will be held in the Large Conference
Room on February 18, 2025, at 1:00 P.M. The meeting will be publicly noticed as required.
Item No. 10—Executive Director's Business
a. Proposed Task Order No. 41 with Insituform Technologies, LLC for the Grove Park, Lakeside, and Orange
Park South Cured in Place Pipe Lining- Rehabilitation Project
Chief Operations Officer Darryl Muse presented proposed Task Order No. 41 with Insituform Technologies,
LLC for the Grove Park, Lakeside, and Orange Park South Cured in Place Pipe Lining - Rehabilitation
Project. CCUA continuously invests in rehabilitating aging infrastructure, that includes reducing inflow and
infiltration into old gravity sewer systems. Staff identified the needed gravity lining for the Grove Park,
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Lakeside, and Orange Park South rehabilitation project in CCUA's 5-year Capital Improvement Plan. With
this project, Insituform will clean, inspect, and install over 24,429 feet of CIPP inside of existing gravity
mains. CIPP is a trenchless rehabilitation method used to repair existing pipelines and minimize disruption to
customers. After discussion, Mr. Petty moved, seconded by Vice-Chairman McNees, and carried 5-0, to
approve Task Order No. 4 in the amount of$1,136,941.91, as presented.
b. Saratoga Springs Development Presentation
Service Availability Manager Melisa Blaney and Chief Engineer Paul Steinbrecher provided a status update
on the LAMPA projects and the Saratoga Springs Development. This report was for the Board's information
only; no action was requested or required on this item.
c. Other
Mr. Johnston thanked everyone who attended and participated in the tour. He reminded the members an
Audit/Finance Committee meeting will be held on February 4, 2025, at 1:00 P.M. in the Large Conference
room to review and discuss the 2023/2024 Fiscal Year Audit with CCUA's auditing firm, James Moore &
Co. He also shared he is monitoring the upcoming winter storm weather and how it may affect CCUA's
operations.
Item No. 10—Legal Business
a. Other-None
Item No. 11 —Old Business/New Business -None
Item No. 12—Public Comment-None
Item No. 13 —Supervisor Comments
Chairman Lebesch thanked staff for their efforts in providing the tour and requested the members who attended
share their experiences.
Mr. Petty shared he enjoyed touring the new Peter's Creek WRF and Project Quench facility. He said he was
encouraged to see these projects nearing completion and being placed into service.
Vice-Chairman McNees said he enjoyed the tour and the presentations but really missed seeing the BCR process at
the wastewater facilities and hopes it will be included in the individual tours which will be offered to the members
who were unable to attend the Workshop Session.
Item No. 14—Adjournment
Chairman Lebesch adjourned the meeting at 2:52 P.M.
Anna Lebesch, Chairman
Janice Loudermilk, Recording Secretary
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