CCWWA Minutes 10/21/2019October 21, 2019
MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY MEETING
Naples, Florida, October 21,2019
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Collier County Water and Wastewater
Authority in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on
this date at 2:00 P.M. in REGULAR SESSION at the Collier County GroMh
Management Department Building Conference Room 609/610, 2800 N. Horseshoe
Drive, Naples, Florida, with the following members present:
CHAIRMAN: Dr. Sherwin Ritter
VICE CHAIRMAN: Patricia Sherry
Lowell Lam (Excused)
Eloy Ricardo
Ruchi Arora
ALSO PRESENT: Ken Kovensky, Director, Operations and Regulatory Management
Heidi Ashton-Cicko, Managing Assistant County Attomey
Ashley Lang, Senior Management/Budget Analyst
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October 2l , 2019
Call to Order (Determination of Quorum) and Roll Call
Chairman Ritter called the meeting to order at 2:00 PM. Roll call was taken, and a quorum
established.
Approval of Agenda - Meeting of October 21,, 2019
Ms. Sherry moved to approve the Agenda. Second by Mr. Ricardo. Carried unanimously 4 - 0.
Approval of Minutes - Meeting of February 19,2019
Ms. Sherry moved to approve the minutes of the February 19, 2019 meeting as presented.
Second by Mr. Ricardo. Carried unanimously 4 - 0.
Items Requiring Action by Authority
None
Staff Discussion
A. Ave Maria Utility Company - Notice of Tariff Updates
Mr. Kovensky reported:
o ln2016, the Ave Maria Utility Company filed a Petition for an increase in rates charged
to the users of the system for water and wastewater service.o The Authority conducted a review ofthe Petition including holding public hearings at
various venues so those impacted could comment.o Following the review, on March 31,2017 per Final Order 2017-01, the Authority
granted the Utility permission to implement the rate changes.. The rate changes were to be implemented over a 5-year period with a 5 percent annual
increase, an additional annual increase based on the Florida Public Services Annual
Rate Index and the ability to recover the cost of the rate case ovet a 4 year period, 25
percent annually.o The annual increase requires notification to the Authority on the company's intention to
implement the permitted rate changes and said notice was filed on July 3, 2019 by the
Utility's attomey.. A Staff review ofthe notification was conducted of the methodology and data utilized
for the proposed annual increase.o Staff found (following requests for additional information) the request for an increase
was in order.o Notification was provided to the users as required and the utility has implemented a
rate increase of 6.29 percent for water and 6.03 percent for wasiewater.
The Order issued in 2017 is in its 3rd vear ofi mplementation with 2 years remaining
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within the prescribed timeframe
During Authority discussion it was noted by staffthere is no ,,cap" on the amount ofcostsincurred for the rate study that may be passld onto the customers.
{s' lhery moued to accept the noti/ication from Ave Maria ut ity company as oatrined bystaff and establishment of the neh' rates. sicond by Mr. Ricardo. carried unanimousry 4 _
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Open to Public
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VII. Authority Member Discussion
None
There being no further business for the good ofthe County, the meeting was adjourned by the
order of the Chair at 2:07PM.
COLLIER COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER
AUTHORITY
Pat erry, Vice Chairman
These Minutes were approved by the Authority on
amended
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B. Ave Maria Utility Company - Developer Agreement
Mr. Kovensky a Developer Agreement between the Ave Maria Utility Company and CC Ave
Maria, LLC for provision of potable water and wastewater service to Maple Ridge Phase 68.
The item is for informational purposes to notiry the Authority ofthe agreement.
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COLLIER COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY
Conference Room 609/610, Growth Management Department
2800 Horseshoe Drive North, Naples, Florida 34104
2:00 p.m., October 21, 2019
Notice: All persons wishing to speak on any agenda item must register prior to
speaking. Requests to address the Authority on subjects, which are not on this
agenda, must be submitted in writing with explanation to the Executive Director,
Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority, GMD/Office of Operations and
Regulatory Management, 2800 Horseshoe Drive North, Naples Florida 34104, at least
ten (10) days in prior to the date of the meeting and will be heard under “Open to the
Public.” Any person who decides to appeal a decision of this Authority will need a
record of proceedings pertaining thereto, and therefore may need to ensure that a
verbatim record of proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. All registered public speakers will be
limited to three (3) minutes unless permission for additional time is granted by the
Chairman.
Points of contact: Kenneth Kovensky, Director of Operations & Regulatory
Management 239.252.2388; Ashley Lang, Senior Management and Budget Analyst
239.252.2302.
A G E N D A
I. Call to Order (Determination of Quorum) and Roll Call
II. Approval of Agenda – Meeting of October 21, 2019
III. Approval of Minutes – Meeting of February 19, 2019 page 1
IV. Items Requiring Action by Authority
V. Staff Discussion
A. Ave Maria Utility Company – Notice of Tariff Updates page 4
B. Ave Maria Utility Company – Developer Agreement page 59
VI. Open to the Public
VII. Authority Members Discussion
VIII. Adjourn