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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Council Agenda 051408 Town Hall MeetingTOWN HALL MEETING MAY 14,2008 7:00P.M. AGENDA I.Welcome -Mayor Eric Jablin II.Roll Call 7.1 d L III.Water Restrictions -Presentation by Rim Bishop,Executive Director,Seacoast Utility Authority, on the status ofthe public water supply IV. v. VI. City Sign Code -Presentation by Kara Irwin,Growth Management Administrator,on the history ofthe sign code and recent issues with its application within the City Western Development -Presentation by Nilsa Zacharias,Planning Manager,on the future of development west ofthe City,including the impacts ofCallery Judge,the Sector Plan,and the Western Northlake Corridor Land Use Study Comments from the Floor 0:)..'i VII.Adjourn Mo..~o"f..-:r Q..(Su'f\.- V\((.M.o.f10tt-LtNy- L()v~CAL.f'-\.~~((IJSS'o - Cou-.Jec1...Me~~M f>0At'\~­ CQII,vw...MeM e~f~ef\l\v,os~- TOWN HALL MEETING MAY 14,2008 7:00 P.M. AGENDA 1.Welcome -MayorEric Jablin II.Roll Call III.Water Restrictions -Presentation by Rim Bishop,Executive Director,Seacoast Utility Authority, on the status of the public water supply IV.City Sign Code -Presentation by Kara Irwin,Growth Management Administrator,on the history of the sign code and recent issues with its application within the City V.Western Development -Presentation by Nilsa Zacharias,Planning Manager,on the future of development west ofthe City,including the impacts of Callery Judge,the Sector Plan,and the Western Northlake Corridor Land Use Study VI.Comments from the Floor VII.Adjourn COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Request to Address City Council Please Print Name:J~c.kw~v)IY\-AJ _ Address:_ City:_ Subject:L!~,()Q.;J---:~:..;;,g:%?:...L.;.rn~~__=___ Members of the public may address the City Council during the "Comments by the Public" portion of the agenda and during "Public Hearings".This Request to Address the City Council must be delivered to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. The time limit for each speaker is limited to three (3)minutes. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Request to Address City Council Please Print Name:__Te....t-.lo.o~'-L::::r.=::::.....:....;:::...:e>or....-..L&~:eo..,.~~WI:4-_ Address:_ City:_ Subject:__(1)~OweJct;me;;t Members of the public may address the City Council during the "Comments by the Public" portion of the agenda and during "Public Hearings".This Request to Address the City Council must be delivered to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. The time limit for each speaker is limited to three (3)minutes. 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COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Request to Address City Council Please Print Name:l)MIJ Luy Address: City: Subject:~ Members of the public may address the City Council during the "Comments by the Public" portion of the agenda and during "Public Hearings".This Request to Address the City Council must be delivered to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. The time limit for each speaker is limited to three (3)minutes. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Request to Address City Council Please Print Address:_ City:_ Subject:______'J1~(j:6~&-e4:::..><....---=-------'~<....;~~'~---,/"""..........:...{3..L-1....:...~_'_~---'-'-....:...(Y1_(fv1_S _ Members of the public may address the City Council during the "Comments by the Public" portion of the agenda and during "Public Hearings".This Request to Address the City Council must be delivered to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. The time limit for each speaker is limited to three (3)minutes. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Request to Address City Council Please Print Name:__ft Lef?.N TlIeJ(U. Address:_ City:_ Subject:{;J~n:U ~~ Members of the public may address the City Council during the "Comments by the Public" portion of the agenda and during "Public Hearings".This Request to Address the City Council must be delivered to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. The time limit for each speaker is limited to three (3)minutes. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Request to Address City Council Please Print Name:_...>L\"o~~--=~--'--_~_ Address:_ City:_ Subject:-----L>~......-.........=a.=-----'~-=--eJ¥-"-f-'-m.:..>~=-=-""""--------------------- eJ u~~JDv-J,J ~ll Met nV\.f _ Members of the public may address the City Council during the "Comments by the Public" portion of the agenda and during "Public Hearings".This Request to Address the City Council must be delivered to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. 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The time limit for each speaker is limited to three (3)minutes. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Request to Address City Council Please Print Name: Address: City: Subject: Members of the public may address the City Council during the "Comments by the Public" portion of the agenda and during "Public Hearings".This Request to Address the City Council must be delivered to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. The time limit for each speaker is limited to three (3)minutes. SEACOAST UTILITY AUTHORITY Palm Beach Gardens Town Hall Meeting May 14, 2008 Rim Bishop Executive Director PRESENTATION FORMAT SEACOAST 101 Who we are What we do Who we serve MEMBRANE WATER PROCESS CONVERSION PROGRAM WATER SHORTAGE EMERGENCY RESTRICTIONS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SEACOAST 101 WHO WE ARE Independent special district (ch. 163 FS) Provide water, sewer and reclaimed water service within four cities and PB County Non-profit governmental organization No rate money returned to governments Utility tax of 10% collected and remitted to Lake Park and North Palm Beach SEACOAST 101 History Created August 1988 by interlocal agreement among: –City of Palm Beach Gardens –Palm Beach County –Village of North Palm Beach –Town of Lake Park –Town of Juno Beach Acquired utility assets formerly owned by the MacArthur Foundation and affliates by eminent domain, began operations on December 20, 1988 SEACOAST 101 How We Are Governed Five member board Board members appointed by councils/commissions Florida Public Service Commission –No jurisdiction Weighted voting based on population; at least two members must concur Palm Beach Gardens = 57% Palm Beach County = 22% North Palm Beach = 13% Lake Park = 6% Juno Beach =2% SEACOAST 101 Who We Serve Silver Beach Road north to Donald Ross Road Atlantic Ocean west to Mirasol/PGA National Customers by type Water and sewer 42,000 Residences 2,000 non-residential sites Approximately 100,000 people Reclaimed water (recycled wastewater) 30 large volume irrigation customers FUTURE SEACOAST SERVICE AREA SEACOAST EXISTING SERVICE AREA Legend Service Area Boundary County Boundary PBC Roads --C-18 Canal wrp =Water Treatment Plant EST =Elevated Water Storage Tank GST =Ground Stmage Tank Adm in =Administration Main t=Maintenance WF =Wellfield RP =Repump ~04 True Color Aerials,2-1001 resolution &lura;:Palm Beach Counly 1inch equals 7,500 feet P:\05-0142\GIS\C-18 Carnl.mxd November 15,2005 SEACOAST 101 ―OVERVIEW‖ Annual operating budget = $28 million Annual capital budget = $14 million $181 million infrastructure 125 full-time employees Have reduced from 144 employees since 1986 while customer base has expanded by 65% Recycle 100% of SUA wastewater flow –program began in 1978 VIEW FROM ATOP HOOD ROAD ELEVATED STORAGE TANK (Looking Northwest) SEACOAST 101 EXISTING FACILITIES WATER SUPPLY AND TREATMENT Water Supply and Treatment Facilities Hood Road –23.0 Million Gallons Per Day -Lime Hood Road Wellfield (Old Palm) Lilac Street (PBG) Wellfield (Burns Rd./Lilac St./Military Trail) Richard Road –7.5 Million Gallons Per Day -Lime Richard Road (NPB) Wellfield Burma Road Wellfield (West side of C-17 Canal near Costco) Thirty-five wells, each 100 –175 ft. deep (Surficial Aquifer) Recharged primarily by local rainfall Adequate Surficial Aquifer supply to meet presently known service area buildout demand Water Distribution System 464 miles of pipeline 3,360 fire hydrants 6,646 valves Hood Road Water Plant Richard Road Water Plant EXISTING FACILITIES WASTEWATER TREATMENT/REUSE PGA REGIONAL WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY Located in Mirasol 12.0 Million Gallons/day capacity; 8.0 MGD Current Flow 100% of daily flow recycled to 30 large volume users FDEP Award winning facility Sewage Collection System 277 miles gravity sewer pipeline 7,444 manholes 150 sewage pump stations 24 miles reclaimed water main MEMBRANE CONVERSION PROJECT December 2005 Engineering Evaluation Findings Existing WTPs nearing end of useful lives (Hood Road built 1976, Richard Road built 1956) Lime softening inefficient in meeting today’s drinking water standards Requires expensive, increasingly difficult to purchase chemicals Can not successfully treat brackish Floridan aquifer water Sludge disposal issue Membrane technology (nanofiltration/reverse osmosis) more efficient alternative for renewal/replacement of aging infrastructure Allows use of brackish Floridan aquifer water if needed to meet future needs Produces recyclable byproduct Existing Hood Road WTP Lime Sludge Lagoon Existing Hood Road Lime Softening Unit MEMBRANE CONVERSION PROJECT Approved March 2006 PROPOSED SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS WATER TREATMENT –Construct one 30.5 MGD nanofiltration/reverse osmosis plant at Hood Road site –Demolish existing lime softening plants at both Richard Road and Hood Road PROPOSED MEMBRANE TREATMENT FACILITY MEMBRANE CONVERSION PROJECT PROPOSED SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS WATER SUPPLY —Utilize existing surficial aquifer wells —Construct three Floridan Aquifer wells (1,500 ft.) —Construct raw water main connecting Richard Road, Lilac Street and Hood Road facilities —Construct raw water booster pumping facilities, Hood Road wellfield, Lilac Street and Richard Road Water Plant sites Surficial aquifer well MEMBRANE CONVERSION PROJECT PROPOSED SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS Water Storage and Transmission –Construct four 2 million gallon ground storage tanks at Hood Road Water Plant site –Construct one 2 million gallon ground storage tank at Lilac Street site –Construct finished water main connecting Richard Road and Hood Road facilities –Construct misc. pumping and control systems at Richard Road and Lilac Street facilities Hood Road WTP Ground Storage Tanks MEMBRANE CONVERSION PROJECT PROJECTED COST AND RATES Overall Project Cost = $88 Million Certain project elements currently underway Two Floridan aquifer wells complete; one under construction Water plant site plan under review by City of PB Gardens Design of Richard/Hood Road transmission mains complete PB County Health Department permit for plant received Raw water pump stations currently under engineering design Entire project to be complete by 2013 Rates Implemented in 2006 were sufficient to cover project cost UNTIL… South Florida Water Management District Mandates Water Use Restrictions SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT’S WATER SHORTAGE EMERGENCY RESTRICTIONS Past March 2007 –South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Declares Phase I restrictions –Lake Okeechobee level low, dry weather forecast –Irrigation limited to three days/week, reclaimed water exempt –Other outdoor uses curtailed July 2007 –Phase II restrictions implemented –Two days/week irrigation –Seacoast water sales decline 17%, $250,000/month January 2008 –Phase III implemented One day/week irrigation Revenue declines further, sporadic pressure problems WATER SHORTAGE EMERGENCY RESTRICTIONS Present April 2008 –SFWMD Returns to currently effective Phase II restrictions –Detail Provided at WWW.SUA.COM –Two days/week watering Odd addresses –Wed & Sat any time except 10 AM –4 PM Even addresses –Thurs & Sun, same hours Homeowners Associations –Thurs & Sun, same hours Hand-watering 10 minutes/day for distressed turf Golf courses (except those using reclaimed water) must reduce consumption by 30% Water Shortage Emergency Restrictions Future? SFWMD Proposed Year Round Restrictions Phase II –two days per week irrigation Reclaimed water can be used every day except Friday Supplemented reclaimed water on alternating days, three times per week No landscape irrigation of any kind on Friday Water Shortage Emergency Surcharge Existing Rate Structure Base Facility Charge –Minimum fixed monthly charge Paid by all Seacoast customers Based on meter size and type of dwelling (single, multi family) Designed to cover most, not all fixed costs (80% of annual operating cost) Debt service or the ―mortgage‖ Renewal and replacement of aging, worn, obsolete infrastructure Insurance Payroll expenses Commodity Rates –Charge per 1,000 gallons used Designed to: Recover variable operating costs, primarily power and chemicals Generate subsidy for fixed operating costs not covered by base facility charges Conservative users pay $ 0.43/1,000 gallons Actual variable cost (power and chemicals) First 6,000 gallons per month Mid-range users pay $2.69/1,000 gallons ―Conservation‖ Rate required by South Florida Water Management District Applies to all residential consumption using 7,000 –29,000 gallons per month High Volume Customers pay $ 3.26/1,000 gallons Applies to all residential consumption exceeding 30,000 gallons per month Typically paid by customers with estate sized property in coastal areas Water Shortage Emergency Surcharge The Dilemma SFWMD water use restrictions primarily affect mid-range and high volume users Decline in water sales in those rate brackets reduces Base Facility charge subsidy by $250,000 gallons per month SUA’s ability to pay its fixed costs declines by that amount Having exhausted all reasonable fixed cost reduction alternatives, additional revenue is required to: Honor SUA’s contractual commitments Customers –level of service must be maintained Bond holders –bond issue rate covenants require debt service coverage Vendors –legal commitments for contracted goods and services Preserve credit rating for Membrane Conversion Project Bond issue proposed for September Highest credit rating = lowest interest rate Water Shortage Emergency Surcharge May 2008 –SUA Board adopts water shortage emergency surcharge Purpose –Restore revenue lost to restrictions –$5.40 per month for single family and businesses served by 5/8 X ¾ meter –$3.80 per month for multi-family dwellings –Inclining rate based on meter size –Full rate schedule published at www.sua.com –SUA proposes to leave surcharge in effect until economic losses related to restrictions are recovered SEACOAST’S POSITION ON WATER SHORTAGE RESTRICTIONS There should not be any! –SUA’s water supply is recharged primarily by rainfall –not imported from Lake Okeechobee or other areas –We receive 60 inches/year –only 6 inches is required to meet unrestricted SUA customer demands –SUA’s wellfields have no hydrologic connection to Lake Okeechobee -it is not this area’s backup water supply –This area is not short of water, no reason to believe it will be –Water not used by customers will be lost to tide –not ―conserved‖ for environmental or other public purposes –Lakes, canals, aquifers are higher than normal, and fresh water is thus routinely flowing to the Intracoastal Waterway –SUA is considering a legal challenge to proposed Year Round restrictions FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Are we running out of water? ABSOLUTELY NOT –Surficial aquifer sufficient to meet buildout demands of existing service area (East of C-18 Canal) Population 111,135 people 21.1 million gallons/day –Floridan aquifer system can provide for western area growth (West of C-18 Canal) Maximum population 22,939 5.8 million gallons/day –Proposed Membrane Water Treatment Plant easily expandable FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (CONT.) Why the recent Water Shortage Emergency Surcharge? SFWMD restrictions eliminated traditional subsidy provided by large volume users SUA can not pay its fixed costs (debt service, payroll, maintenance, renewal/replacement) Only sure way to pay fixed costs is with fixed charge Surcharge to be reduced or eliminated when all restriction-related revenue loss is recovered FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (Cont.) Why is there a yellowish tint to the water? Water is the ―Universal Solvent‖ As rain percolates through soil, it dissolves whatever material is present Calcium Iron Tannins Tannins impart color Harmless unless improperly chlorinated and consumed over a lifetime Lime softening process ineffective at removing tannins Proposed membrane treatment process will safely remove QUESTIONS? Thank you! Town Hall Meeting May 14, 2008 Background •Major Amendment Ordinance 38, 1989 (1/18/90) •Major Zoning Code Amendment Ordinance 17, 2000 (7/20/2000) –Changes to language –table format –Changes to temporary signage –Leasing signs, rental signs, etc. •No major changes since 2000 to Sign Code Recent Signage Issues •Neon –Visibility –New Technology –LED •Temporary Signs –Leasing •Prevalence of signs •Lack of limits –Political Signage •Tenant ID signs for Professional Office Building Signage Issues –Tenant Signage South Elevation (GA Blvd) North Elevation Signs as Design Elements Lack of Sign Regulations City’s Vision City’s Vision ---------~ Signage Issues •Mixed-Use projects •Residential Signage –Only one sign face –Requires City Council approval Western Development Town Hall Meeting May 14, 2008 Western Development 1.CURRENT COUNTY INITIATIVES 2.OUR WESTERN AREA 3.QUESTIONS/COMMENTS Town Hall Meeting May 14, 2008 Western Development 1.CURRENT COUNTY INITIATIVES Town Hall Meeting May 14, 2008 VAVRUS MECCA CALLERY JUDGE min try S f RR-10 to Agricultural Enclave (LR-1/CL) Traffic Impact Palm Beach Gardens objected to this petition Approved by County Commissioners-April 28, 2008 Petition Status : Transmitted to Department of Community Affairs Ag Enclave Bill amendment failed to pass Village Center 3,745 acres -2,999 residential units How will Mecca develop since it is no longer Scripps? Western Development 2. OUR WESTERN AREA Town Hall Meeting May 14, 2008 PGA BLVD. NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD RR10/RR20 CONSERVATION URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY Northlake Blvd. PGA BLVD. Vavrus/Spears are RR10/RR20 No provisions for: Diversify land uses to allow commercial to serve needs of local residential Protection of wetlands/flow-ways Clustering Palm Beach County requested conservation on 2,029 acres Parcel 18, Northeast Loxahatchee Slough and SandhillCrane Sustainability… Western Development QUESTIONS/COMMENTS THANK YOU!