Polk Regional Water Cooperative

Lake Myrtle Sports Complex

Agenda — 35 items

1. A. Call To Order - 2:00 p.m.
2. B. Recognition of new primary/alternate appointees of members
3. C. Agenda Revisions
4. D. Public Comments (Limited to 3 minutes)
5. E. Consent Items
6. E.1. Approve May 2024 BOD Regular Meeting Minutes (Action) 24-0985
7. E.2. Authorization to Submit the Annual SWFWMD Cooperative Funding Agreement Program Applications for the Southeast and West Polk Wellfield Projects for FY2026 (Action) 24-0986
8. E.3. Approve the Revised PRWC Conservation Project Implementation Agreement (Action) 24-0987
9. E.4. Heartland Headwaters Act Member Agreement Amendments (Action) 24-0988
10. E.5. Approve Amendment 2 to FDEP Standard Grant Agreement LPA0251 using Heartland Headwaters Act Funding for the West Polk Project (Action) 24-0989
11. E.6. Approve Contract Amendment with Youngquist Brothers Drilling, Inc. for Construction of the Southeast Wellfield Injection Well #1 (Action) 24-0990
12. F. Regular BOD Items
13. F.1. Southwest Florida Water Management District Update on Central Florida Water Initiative (Information) 24-0993
14. F.2. Preliminary PRWC Administrative Budget and Conservation Budget - FY2025 (Information) 24-0994
15. F.3. Heartland Headwater Act Fund Allocation and Project Applications (Action) 24-0995
16. F.4. Approve the Agreement with the Selected Respondent to Provide Municipal Financial Advisory Services to the PRWC (Action) 24-1163
17. G. Recess Regular BOD/Commence Combined Projects BOD
18. G.1. Preliminary Combined Projects Budget - FY2025 (Information) 24-0996
19. H. Recess Combined Projects BOD/Commence West Polk BOD
20. H.1. Preliminary West Polk Wellfield Project Budget - FY2025 (Information) 24-0997
21. H.2. Approve Change Order to the Youngquist Brothers Drilling, Inc. Contract for the Construction of West Polk Wellfield Injection Well #1 (Action) 24-0998
22. H.3. Update on West Polk Wellfield Project (Information) 24-0999
23. I. Recess West Polk BOD/Commence Southeast Wellfield BOD
24. I.1. Preliminary Southeast Wellfield Project Budget (Information) 24-1005
25. I.2. Update on Southeast Wellfield Project (Information) 24-1000
26. I.3. Adopt Resolution 2024-21 Parcel Resolution of Necessity to Acquire Specified Parcels (Land Acquisition Package #13A) to Implement the Southeast Lower Floridan Aquifer Water Production Facility and Southeast Transmission Line Projects (Action) 24-1001
27. I.4. Adopt Resolution 2024-22 Parcel Resolution of Necessity to Acquire Specified Parcels (Land Acquisition Package #13B) to Implement the Southeast Lower Floridan Aquifer Water Production Facility and Southeast Transmission Line Projects (Action) 24-1002
28. J. Recess Southeast Wellfield BOD/Commence Regular BOD
29. K. Open Discussion
30. L. Chair / Executive Director Report
31. M. Recess Regular BOD/Reconvene Southeast Wellfield BOD
32. M.1. Private Attorney-Client Session Concerning the Following Cases: Polk Regional Water Cooperative v. John Beck, et. al., Case No. 2023-CA-004769 (Tenth Judicial Circuit Court - Polk County, Florida); and, Rolling Meadows Ranch Groves, LLC v. Polk Regional Water Cooperative, Case No. 6D23-4325 (Florida 6th District Court of Appeal). The Cooperatives attorney has requested that the Board hold a private attorney-client session at the end of the Southeast Wellfield Project Board of Directors meeting scheduled for July 24, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. The Board will convene the Regular meeting at 2:00 P.M. and, at the conclusion of the Southeast Board of Directors meeting, recess to the private session. At the conclusion of the private session the Chairman will re-open the Southeast Board of Directors meeting, announce termination of the private session, and adjourn the Southeast Board of Directors meeting and the Regular Meeting. When recessing the Southeast Board of Directors meeting to the private session the Chairman will announce the following: The Board is commencing a private attorney-client session, as authorized by Section 286.011(8), Florida Statutes to discuss pending litigation and to seek advice from the Board. The estimated length of the session is one hour. The names of the persons attending the session are members of the Southeast Wellfield Project Board of Directors (or alternates) including Chairman Nathaniel Birdsong (Winter Haven), Vice-Chairman Keith Cowie (Auburndale) Trish Pfeiffer (Bartow), Brynn Summerlin (Davenport), Bert Goddard (Dundee), Randy Billings (Eagle Lake), Morris West (Haines City), Mac Fuller (Lake Alfred), Mike Kehoe (Lake Hamilton), Bill Mutz (Lakeland), George Lindsey (Polk County), as well as Executive Director Eric DeHaven, General Counsel Ed de la Parte, Attorney Nick Porter, Attorney Deborah Ruster, and Attorney Shelton Rice. 24-1004
33. N. Recess Southeast Wellfield BOD/Reconvene Regular BOD
34. O. Adjournment
35. 35 In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact the Polk County Communications Office not later than forty eight hours prior to the proceeding. Their offices are located in the Neil Combee Administration Building, 330 West Church Street in Bartow. Telephone (863) 534-6090, TDD (863) 534-7777 or 1-800-955-8771, Voice Impaired 1-800-955-8770 via Florida Relay Service. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.