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CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
October 20, 2026
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 Petty called the meeting to order at 2:00 P.M.
Item No. 2—Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance
Mr. Bourre offered the Invocation and led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Item No. 3—Roll Call
Roll Call was taken with Chairman Petty, Mr. Bourre, Mr. Hingst, and Mrs. Taylor in attendance.
Also present at the meeting were Executive Director Jeremy Johnston, Chief Operations Officer Darryl Muse,
Chief Financial Officer Karen Osbourne, Chief Engineer Darrell Damrow, Assistant Chief Operations Officer/
General Superintendent Distribution & Collection Department David Rawlins, Environmental Compliance
Manager Heather Webber, Customer Service and Billing Manager Diana Strickland, Service Availability
Manager Melisa Blaney, Environmental Specialist Brandon Ferraco, Administrative Assistant Operations Alicia
Ellis, and Grady H. Williams, Jr., legal counsel to the CCUA.
Item No. 4—Employee Recognition
a. Darrin Parker—5 years
Executive Director Jeremy Johnston introduced and presented a plaque to Procurement Manager Darrin
Parker in recognition of his five years of service with the CCUA.
Item No. 5—2026/2027 Committee Appointments
Chairman Petty made the following Committee appointments for the 2026/2027 Fiscal Year
Audit/Finance Committee Personnel Committee
Michael Bourre, Chairman Michael Hingst, Chairman
David McCall Chris McNees
John Tabor Amber Taylor
Item No. 6—Approval of Minutes
a. Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, October 6, 2026
After discussion, Vice-Chairman Taylor moved, seconded by Mr. Hingst, and carried 4-0, to approve the
minutes of the Regular Meeting held on October 6, 2026.
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Item No. 7—Approval of Consent Agenda
After discussion, Mr. Bourre moved, seconded by Vice-Chairman Taylor, and carried 4-0, to approve
the Consent Agenda as follows;
1) Approval of Payment of Warrants
Warrants totaling $3,453,368.14
a. Schedule of payments to Sole Sources—None
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
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
a. Proposed Approval of the Chemical Supplier Contract Renewal No. 6 Contract ITB#
19/20-A15
b. Proposed Approval of Continuing Contracts Renewal for the Surveying & Mapping
Professional Services RFQ No. 2022/2023-A22
2) Approval of Supplemental Agreements and Change Orders—None
c. Approval of Financing Requests—None
d. Approval of Contract Usage
(1) Request for advance approval to utilize Sourcewell Cooperative Contract No. 040924
e. Approval of Developer Agreements, Warranty Deeds & Easements
1) Developer Agreement KU25/26-47 — Settlement Agreement #2 for 1489 County Road
220 for Salinas Nails (Westover Eagle Harbor, LLC) — 2.920186 ERC's water, 2.920186
ERC's wastewater, 2.920186 ERC's AWS, 2.920186 ERC's SJRWMD, 2.920186 ERC's
debt service - $16,556.50
2) Developer Agreement KU26/27-2 — Water and Wastewater Service to Hagan Ace
Hardware located at 1022 Blanding Blvd (Hagan Ace Hardware of Blanding Inc.) —4.00
ERC's water, 2.00 ERC's wastewater, 4.00 ERC's AWS, 4.00 ERC's SJRWMD, 2.00
ERC's environmental impact, 2.00 ERC's debt service - $34,594.36
3) Developer Agreement KU26/27-3 —Water, Wastewater, and Reclaimed Water Service to
Vallencourt Fleming Office located at 407 Old Hard Road (Vallencourt Lease Holdings,
Inc.) — 2.00 ERC's water, 2.00 ERC's wastewater, 5.50 ERC's reclaimed, 2.00 ERC's
AWS, 2.00 ERC's SJRWMD, 2.00 ERC's debt service - $17,085.87
4) Developer Agreement MU26/27-1 — Peters Creek Estates — 100 Lots (Cross Creek
Annexation, LLC) — 100 ERC's water, 100 ERC's wastewater, 100 ERC's reclaimed,
100 ERC's AWS, 100 ERC's SJRWMD, 100 ERC's debt service - $681,918.44 (deferred
$583,706.00)
5) Developer Agreement RU26/27-1 — Settlement Agreement #4 for additional capacity for
Yume Fusion at 2640 Blanding Blvd #203 & 204 (Real Sub, LLC) — 2.918333 ERC's
water, 2.927765 ERC's wastewater, 2.918333 ERC's AWS, 2.918333 ERC's SJRWMD,
2.927765 ERC's environmental impact, 2.918333 ERC's debt service- $17,778.84
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6) Developer Agreement SS26/27-1 —District Townhomes Phase 3 Amenity Center located
at 3542 Cairo Way (Meritage Homes of Florida, Inc.) — 8.00 ERC's water, 3.00 ERC's
wastewater, 8.00 ERC's AWS, 8.00 ERC's SJRWMD, 3.00 ERC's debt service -
$24,330.60
7) Grant of Easement—4770 Lakeshore Drive W—Grantor—ARAS Investment, LLC
Item No. 8—Customer Account Adjustments—None
Item No. 9—Business discussed at Committee Meetings -None
Item No. 10—Executive Director's Business
a. Proposed Award of Construction Contract to Precon Corporation for the Mid-Clay Water Reclamation
Facility Reclaimed Ground Storage Tank No. 3 Project
Assistant Chief Engineer Joe Paterniti and Mr. Parker presented a proposed award of a construction
contract to Precon Corporation for the Mid-Clay Water Reclamation Facility - Reclaimed Ground
Storage Tank (GST) No. 3 Project. The Mid-Clay WRF is located at 2926 Jubilee Lane, approximately
0.2 miles north of Sandridge Road, in Green Cove Springs, Florida. The addition of a GST at Mid-Clay
is one of several projects the CCUA will undertake to maximize reclaimed usage and comply with
Senate Bill 64, eliminating surface water discharges by January 1, 2032. The scope of work consists of
the major tasks as identified in the project's Contract Documents. On September 11, 2026, staff publicly
advertised the above-referenced project on CCUA's OpenGov Procurement Portal and in the Florida
Times-Union. During the bid opening on October 9, 2026, CCUA received three (3) bids. After review,
staff recommends awarding the project to Precon Corporation, the qualified, responsive, and responsible
low bidder. Staff requested Board authorization to execute the contract with Precon Corporation, for the
Mid-Clay WRF Reclaimed GST No. 3 Project for a total cost of$1,921,320. Staff also requested Board
approval of deductive change orders and owner-direct purchase orders to save sales taxes on major
materials and equipment, as authorized by the Executive Director or his designee, and as recommended
by the Chief Engineer. In addition, staff also requested approval of the associated bid documents. After
discussion, Vice-Chairman Taylor moved, seconded by Mr. Hingst, and carried 4-0, to award the
contract, approve deductive and direct purchase change orders, and accept the associated bid documents,
as presented.
b. Recommendation for the Unsolicited Proposal for Design and Construction of New Water Reclamation
Facility in Keystone Heights
The Executive Director and staff requested this item be removed from consideration at today's meeting.
c. Fire Hydrant Meter and Billing Process Improvements Memorandum
Mr. Johnston reviewed the recent improvements to CCUA's fire hydrant meter inventory and billing
processes. This report was for the Board's information only; no action was required or required on this
item.
d. Other
Mr. Johnston informed the members that due to the upcoming mid-term election, the next Board
meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. He also shared the second annual Employee
Appreciation and Training Day, which was held on Monday, October 12, 2026,was a success.
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Item No. 11 —Legal Business
a. Other-None
Item No. 12—Old Business/New Business -None
Item No. 13 —Public Comment-None
Item No. 14— Supervisor Comments -None
Item No. 15 —Adjournment
Chairman Petty adjourned the meeting at 2:15 P.M.
Andrew Petty, Chairman
Janice Loudermilk, Recording Secretary
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