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CCWWA Agenda 11/15/2021COLLIER COUNTY WATER & WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Agenda Packet for Regular Meeting Monday, November 15, 2021 2:00 PM, Conference Room 609/610 2800 Horseshoe Drive North Naples, Florida 34104 Authority Members: Patricia Sherry, Chairman Eloy Ricardo, Vice Chairman Ruchi Arora Dr. Sherwin Ritter Eugene Wordehoff Legal Counsel: Heidi Ashton-Cicko Managing Assistant County Attorney Executive Director: Ken Kovensky Director - Operations & Regulatory Management, GMD Staff Liaison: Radoslava Edreva Finance and Operations Manager, GMD Josephine Kostadinova Sr. Management and Budget Analyst, GMD COLLIER COUNTY GOVERNMENT Growth Management Department 2800 Horseshoe Drive North Naples, Florida 34104 COLLIER COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Conference Room 609/610, Growth Management Department 2800 Horseshoe Drive North, Naples, Florida 34104 2:00 p.m., November 15, 2021 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; Radoslava Edreva, Finance and Operations Manager, 239.252.8745; Josephine Kostadinova, Sr. Management and Budget Analyst 239.252.8741. A G E N D A I.Call to Order (Determination of Quorum) and Roll Call II.Approval of Agenda – Meeting of November 15, 2021 III.Approval of Minutes – Meeting of April 19, 2021 page 1 IV.Items Requiring Action by Authority A.Ave Maria Utility Company revisions to miscellaneous service charges and meter installation fees page 4 V.Staff Discussion A.Ave Maria Utility Company Developer Agreements page 44 B. Ave Maria Utility Company Notice of Tariff Updates page 93 VI.Open to the Public VII.Authority Members Discussion VIII.Adjourn i MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY MEETING Naples, Florida, April 19, 2021 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 Growth Management Department Building Conference Room 609/610, 2800 N. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida, with the following members present: CHAIRMAN: Patricia Sherry VICE-CHAIRMAN: Eloy Ricardo Ruchi Arora Dr. Sherwin Ritter Eugene Wordehoff ALSO PRESENT: Ken Kovensky, Director, Operations and Regulatory Management Derek Perry, Assistant County Attorney (in place of Heidi Ashton- Cicko, Managing County Attorney) Rady Edreva, Finance and Operations Manager 1 I.Call to Order (Determination of Quorum) and Roll Call Chairman Sherry called the meeting to order at 2:00 PM. Roll call was taken and a quorum was established. New Member Eugene Wordehoff was welcomed to the Authority. II.Approval of Agenda – Meeting of April 19, 2021 Dr. Ritter moved to approve the Agenda. Second by Mr. Ricardo. Carried unanimously 5 - 0. III.Approval of Minutes – Meeting of July 20, 2020 Dr. Ritter moved to approve the minutes of the July 20, 2020 meeting as presented. Second by Mr. Ricardo. Carried unanimously 5 - 0. IV.Items Requiring Action by Authority A. Final Order 2021-01 – Annual Price Index Mr. Kovensky presented Final Order 2021-01 for consideration. He noted the request is for the Authority to approve the Final Order which establishes a 2021 Price Index of 1.17 percent for investor-owned water and wastewater utilities operating in Collier County and the City of Marco Island. County Ordinance 96-6, as amended, requires the Authority to adopt each year the Annual Price Index established by the Florida Public Service Commission. The Florida Public Service Commission established and approved its 2021 Annual Price Index of 1.17. Mr. Kovensky provided an update on the Authority’s request for information at the July 20, 2020 meeting by noting that the Florida Public Service Commission uses the Federal GDP in its price index calculation. Ms. Arora moved to approve Final Order 2021-01, establishing the 2021 Price Index of 1.17 percent for investor-owned water and wastewater utilities operating in unincorporated Collier County and the City of Marco Island. Second by Dr. Ritter. Carried unanimously 5 – 0. B.Annual Election of Officers Ms. Arora nominated Patricia Sherry as Chairman of the Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority. Second by Dr. Ritter. Carried unanimously 5 – 0. Dr. Ritter nominated Eloy Ricardo as Vice-Chairman of the Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority. Second by Ms. Arora. Carried unanimously 5 – 0. V.Staff Discussion A.Ave Maria Utility Company Developer Agreements Mr. Kovensky provided copies of Ave Maria Developer Agreements for the record. The agreements are required to ensure the utility has the capacity to provide service to new construction. No action is required by the Authority, and the item is for informational purposes. Mr. Kovensky noted that in response to the Authority request at the July 20, 2020 meeting, staff created a summary sheet of the Ave Maria Developer Agreements which is provided in the agenda packet. During Authority discussion, the Authority requested Staff: 2 1. Contact Ave Maria Utility Company to determine if the Max daily MGD for Water can be greater than the Max Daily MGD for Wastewater and if the data on pg. 74 of the Agenda packet showing the Max Daily MGD for Water is less than the Max Daily MGD for Wastewater is correct or a typo by Ave Maria Utility Company. 2.Provide the technical definitions, if any, for the following terms – Capacity Reserved Water MGD, Capacity Reserved Wastewater MGD, Max Daily Flow for Water, and Max Daily Flow for Wastewater. B.Follow up on requests from meeting of July 20, 2020 Mr. Kovensky provided an update on Authority requests for information at the July 20, 2020 meeting by noting he contacted the Ave Maria Utility Company and received the following information in an email response (a copy will be forwarded to Members for their records): •The Utility currently serves 2,600 homes with another 700 under contract for sale. •The total number of planned homes is 9,700; however, this number will be increased to 11,000 as additional lands are permitted within the franchise area. •The current permitted capacities are 0.999 MGD for water and 0.90 MGD for wastewater (WW). •Rated capacities are 1.67 MGD for water and 1.25 MGD for WW (if needed). •In 2020, the average daily flow was 0.517 MGD for water and 0.464 MGD for WW. •In January of 2021 the average daily flow was 0.524 MGD for water and 0.494 MGD for WW. •In February of 2021 the average daily flow was 0.555 MGD for water and 0.494 MGD for WW. During discussion, it was noted the design usage is calculated on the highest flow anticipated for the system, not the volume of wastewater treated by the facility. VI.Open to Public None VII.Authority Member Discussion None There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by the order of the Chair at 2:17 P.M. COLLIER COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY _____________________________________________ Patricia Sherry, Chairman These Minutes were approved by the Authority on ________________, as presented _______, or as amended ________. 3 TO: Chairman, Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority FROM: Kenneth Kovensky, Executive Director, Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority and Director of Operations & Regulatory Management, Growth Management Department SUBJECT: Authority Agenda Item – November 15, 2021 Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP - Miscellaneous Service Charges Updates DATE: November 11, 2021 RECOMMENDATION: That the Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority (“AUTHORITY”) consider Final Order No. 2021-02 (attachment “E”) to replace Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP’s (“AMUC”) Water and Wastewater Tariff sheets as follows: Water Tariff sheets: Replace Original Sheet No. 10 with First Revised Sheet No. 10.0 Replace Second Revised Sheet No. 16.1 with Third Revised Sheet 16.1 Replace Third Revised Sheet No. 17.0 with Fourth Revised Sheet No. 17.0 Wastewater Tariff Sheets: Replace Fourth Revised Sheet No. 16.0 with Fifth Revised Sheet 16.0 Replace First Revised Sheet No. 17.0 with Second Revised Sheet 17.0. REQUESTED APPROVAL: Based on staff’s review of the attached application and its supporting documentation, staff finds this request consistent with Collier County Ordinance No. 96-6, as amended, and seeks action by the AUTHORITY. REPORT: By letter dated August 16, 2021 (attachment “G”), AMUC filed a petition “Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP – revisions to miscellaneous service charges and meter installation fees” with the Utility Regulation Section to a) change all meter installation fees to “actual cost,” b) increase backflow prevention violation fees, c) increase meter tampering fees, d) increase unauthorized water use fees, and e) add additional plan review fees. 4 Meter Installation Fee AMUC is proposing to change how they charge for meter installations due to current material and labor cost increases. Currently, only meters over two inches are charged at “actual cost,” while all other meter sizes have defined set costs spelled out in the tariff. Upon approval, AMUC will charge all meter sizes at “actual cost.” Flow Test/Bench Test Fee In the original petition (attachment “G”), AMUC proposed adding a flow test fee and charging $165 for the service. After subsequent correspondence between County staff and AMUC, it was determined that this service was already covered in the tariff and referred to as a “bench test.” The bench test is currently charged at “actual cost” and AMUC does not wish to change the fee. The bench test fee is found in the original location on the “First Revised Sheet No. 10.0” and was added to the “Third Revised Sheet 16.1.” Backflow Prevention Violations/Disconnection Fee Meter Tampering Fee Unauthorized Water Use Fee AMUC is proposing to increase the fees for each of these services from $75 to $250, citing the current fee does not cover the costs for staff to provide these services. Furthermore, they hope the increase in fees will help discourage these violations from occurring, as they cite the increasing volume of backflow violations and unauthorized use. They are adding the increase to meter tampering fees to keep costs similar across like fees. Plan Review Fee Plan Review fees are allowed to be charged for engineering plans or designs for the construction of facilities by AMUC’s customers per the Collier County Supplemental Rules (“Rules”) (section 7.15 “Inspection Fees”) to Collier County Ordinance 96-6, as amended. Currently, AMUC charges up to 3% for the review fee, although the Rules (section 7.5 “Agreements for Service; Performance Under Agreements”) allow for up to 10%. As developers have been revising their site development plans, site improvement plans, and project phasing, AMUC proposes adding a new charge for an “Insubstantial Change to SDP or SIP” and an additional charge for “Project Phasing.” They propose adopting the same charges Collier County charges their customers for similar services as defined in the Growth Management Department Development Services Fee Schedule. Miscellaneous Fees Aligning Wastewater with Water During correspondence between County staff and AMUC, it was discovered that the original tariffs for water and wastewater miscellaneous charges were not aligned. To be consistent across tariffs, the service problem ID charge, the autopay fee, the PayPal fee, and the late fee charges that already existed in the water tariff were added to the wastewater tariff Fifth Revised Sheet No. 16.0. 5 ATTACHMENT “G” RE: Ave Maria Utility Company Notice of Tariff Updates November 15, 2021 Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 EdrevaRadoslava From:Tammy Smith <tsmith@AMUC.Com> Sent:Wednesday, September 8, 2021 11:21 AM To:KovenskyKenneth; 'Marty Deterding' Cc:David Genson; Jason Vogel; Jaime Lopez; Jessica DiGiorgio; Bronwyn Ferrell Subject:RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP - Phase 5 rates EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when  opening attachments or clicking links.      From: KovenskyKenneth <Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov>   Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 10:35 AM  To: 'Marty Deterding' <mdeterding@sfflaw.com>  Cc: David Genson <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; Jason Vogel <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; Tammy Smith  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; Jaime Lopez <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; Jessica DiGiorgio <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>; FrenchJames <James.French@colliercountyfl.gov>; EdrevaRadoslava  <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>; KostadinovaJosephine <Josephine.Kostadinova@colliercountyfl.gov>;  AshtonHeidi <Heidi.Ashton@colliercountyfl.gov>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    Marty,    We have done an initial review of Ave Maria’s petition and have the following requests/questions/comments:    1. Consistent with Ave Maria’s 2014 petition for changes to miscellaneous charges, please provide a strike‐through  and underlined version of the tariff sheets. This will help the Authority members have visibility to the changes  you are requesting.  2. For the meter installation fees, what do the abbreviations “mtr” and “mxu” mean in the Schedule of Meter  Installation Costs. It looks like the actual costs for the ¾”, 1”, 1.5”, and 2” represent increases over the current  tariff of 14%, 3%, 76%, and 52%, respectively, at current rates. Based on your labor rate, it appears it takes 2.5  hours to install a meter. Please confirm.   MTR = Meter   MXU = also called an ERT, this is the device connected to the meter that allows the meter to communicate.   It takes approximately 2.5 hours of labor from request to installation. This includes accepting the request,  processing the request, creating/charging the customer, field work to install, process install paperwork, notify  customer of install and backflow due.  3. The flow test fee looks like it is a new charge. How did AMUC charge for this service up to now, and what was  the charge? It is not listed on the current tariff. – original sheet 10, section 23.0 refers to testing, our tariff refers  to it as a bench test, we use a 3rd party testing company, to be clear, we have never used this to date, however,  we recently had to do this for the irrigation side of the house which is why we know the actual cost of the test  from Mars and needed to get it in place and accurate pricing before it is needed.  a. Please add the flow test fee to the definitions on the Water Sixth Revised Sheet NO. 16.0 and the  Wastewater Fifth Revised Sheet NO. 16.0.  b. We believe the Water “Second Revised Sheet 17.0 Cancels First Revised Sheet NO. 17.0” should read  “Third Revised Sheet 16.1 Cancels Second Revised Sheet NO. 16.1” based on the updates from the 2014  petition. “Continued on Sheet No. 16.1” should be added at the bottom of the sheet.  16 2 c. Regarding the Wastewater changes, it is difficult to reconcile the sheet changes from current to  proposed. We will review after a strike‐through and underlined version is provided.  1. The backflow violation, meter tampering, and unauthorized fees are increasing 233% (from $75 to $250). – Yes  this was done to hopefully influence behavior as we are experiencing high volumes of backflow violations and  unauthorized use. We like to keep all the fees around the same cost which is why meter tampering was  included.  2. For the plan review charges, where is it documented that AMUC is allowed to charge a 3% plan review fee? The  Rules (section 7.15) state that “…the utility shall charge an inspection fee and plan review fee based upon the  actual cost to the utility for that review of such plans and inspections of said facilities constructed by the  developer.” Additionally, for both the water and wastewater tariffs, under Original Sheet NO. 27.0, 11.0 Plan  Review Fees, actual costs are specified for the plan review fees. What justification is there to adopt the County’s  Fee Schedule rates? This one I am struggling with, this was more to get control over what is being submitted and  how, less phasing, etc. – Jason can you weigh in on this one…..     Please address these issues promptly. In order to be prepared for the Authority meeting on September 20, we will need  to finalize all changes by early next week.    Respectfully,    Ken Kovensky  Director    Operations & Regulatory Management Division       2800 N. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida 34104  Phone: 239.252.2388 Fax: 239.252.6563    How are we doing?  The Operations & Regulatory Management Division wants to hear from you!  Please take our online SURVEY.  We appreciate your feedback!    From: Marty Deterding <mdeterding@sfflaw.com>   Sent: Monday, August 16, 2021 12:05 PM  To: KovenskyKenneth <Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov>  Cc: David Genson <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; Jason Vogel <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; Tammy Smith  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; Jaime Lopez <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; Jessica DiGiorgio <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>; FrenchJames <James.French@colliercountyfl.gov>; EdrevaRadoslava  <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>; KostadinovaJosephine <Josephine.Kostadinova@colliercountyfl.gov>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when  opening attachments or clicking links.  Ken    17 3 As promised please see attached our request for approval of revised Meter installation Charges and Miscellaneous  Service Charges. As with PSC Filings of this type I assume that these are done informally so I have provided the proposed  tariffs and an explanatory cover letter with cost justification for the proposed changes. If you or your staff have any  questions please let me know.     F. Marshall Deterding   Of Counsel  Sundstrom & Mindlin, LLP   2548 Blairstone Pines Drive   Tallahassee, Florida 32301  T: 850.877.6555    www.sfflaw.com   mdeterding@sfflaw.com          Notice: This email message, and any attachments hereto, contains confidential information that is legally privileged. If  you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this  email or any attachments to it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return mail or by  telephone at (888)‐ 877‐6555 and delete the original and all copies of this transmission, including any attachments.  Thank you.    From: Marty Deterding   Sent: Monday, August 16, 2021 11:24 AM  To: KovenskyKenneth <Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov>  Cc: David Genson <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; Jason Vogel <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; Tammy Smith  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; Jaime Lopez <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; Jessica DiGiorgio <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>; FrenchJames <James.French@colliercountyfl.gov>; EdrevaRadoslava  <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>; KostadinovaJosephine <Josephine.Kostadinova@colliercountyfl.gov>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    Ken    Thank you very much for the quick reply. I have corrected the billing determinates page; the General Service Water  tariff; and Customer Notice as you pointed out and those are attached. With those changes (and the billing determinates  now matching up), we will assume that the Authority has approved the increase as revised and we will proceed with  Notice and implementation. Thank you for your quick help.    On an unrelated matter I will be submitting some tariff revisions we would like to get reviewed and approved by the  Authority shortly. Those are on Meter installation Charges and Miscellaneous Service Charges. I will be submitting the  proposed tariffs with explanation in a few minutes.      F. Marshall Deterding   Of Counsel  18 4 Sundstrom & Mindlin, LLP   2548 Blairstone Pines Drive   Tallahassee, Florida 32301  T: 850.877.6555    www.sfflaw.com   mdeterding@sfflaw.com          Notice: This email message, and any attachments hereto, contains confidential information that is legally privileged. If  you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this  email or any attachments to it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return mail or by  telephone at (888)‐ 877‐6555 and delete the original and all copies of this transmission, including any attachments.  Thank you.    From: KovenskyKenneth <Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov>   Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 3:00 PM  To: Marty Deterding <mdeterding@sfflaw.com>  Cc: David Genson <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; Jason Vogel <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; Tammy Smith  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; Jaime Lopez <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; Jessica DiGiorgio <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>; FrenchJames <James.French@colliercountyfl.gov>; EdrevaRadoslava  <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>; KostadinovaJosephine <Josephine.Kostadinova@colliercountyfl.gov>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    Marty,    The attached file shows billing determinates from 2019, not 2020, so we are unable to validate Schedule No. 2. We have  reviewed your submission, and assuming your “No. of Bills/Gallons (000) numbers line up when you send a revised copy,  we can give our approval, with two minor corrections:    1. On the Water General Service Rate Schedule GS, the Regulatory Assessment Fee for Gallonage Charge  Construction use should be $0.12, not $0.11. $6.05*.02=$0.12.  2. Your customer notice references “phase 4” rates instead of “phase 5” rates:      19 5 Please send the revised billing determinates so we can finalize our review. I will be out of the office next week, but Rady  should be able to complete the final review.    Respectfully,    Ken Kovensky  Director    Operations & Regulatory Management Division     Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov  2800 N. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida 34104  Phone: 239.252.2388 Fax: 239.252.6563    How are we doing?  The Operations & Regulatory Management Division wants to hear from you!  Please take our online SURVEY.  We appreciate your feedback!    From: Marty Deterding <mdeterding@sfflaw.com>   Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 1:30 PM  To: FrenchJames <James.French@colliercountyfl.gov>; KovenskyKenneth <Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov>;  EdrevaRadoslava <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>  Cc: David Genson <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; Jason Vogel <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; Tammy Smith  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; Jaime Lopez <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; Jessica DiGiorgio <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when  opening attachments or clicking links.  Ken    In the past you have requested information on the billing determinants used in developing the annualizing revenues in  the filing submitted yesterday, so the utility has developed the attached information for you in anticipation of a similar  request. I believe this will again satisfy your concerns. Let me know if you need anything else.    F. Marshall Deterding   Of Counsel  Sundstrom & Mindlin, LLP   2548 Blairstone Pines Drive   Tallahassee, Florida 32301  T: 850.877.6555    www.sfflaw.com   mdeterding@sfflaw.com    20 6       Notice: This email message, and any attachments hereto, contains confidential information that is legally privileged. If  you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this  email or any attachments to it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return mail or by  telephone at (888)‐ 877‐6555 and delete the original and all copies of this transmission, including any attachments.  Thank you.    From: Marty Deterding   Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 3:38 PM  To: Jamie French ‐ Collier County (jamesfrench@colliergov.net) <jamesfrench@colliergov.net>; Kenneth Kovensky ‐  Collier County (kennethkovensky@colliergov.net) <kennethkovensky@colliergov.net>; EdrevaRadoslava  <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>  Cc: 'David Genson' <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; 'Jason Vogel' <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; 'Tammy Smith'  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; 'Jaime Lopez' <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; 'Jessica DiGiorgio' <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    Jamie, Ken and Rady    I am attaching for filing with the CCWWA the Notice of AMUC to implement Phase 5 of the Water and Wastewater Rate  increase approved in 2017 and utilizing the most recent index percentage. This is the final Phase of the increase  approved by the Authority. Please accept this as our electronic filing and if I need to do more let me know. While the  final Order of the Authority in 2017 did not require it, we have prepared this “Notice of Intent” to keep the CCWWA  informed of our implementation of this fifth phase. It is our intent to implement this increase for a billing cycle which  begins on September 13. Therefore in order to get the notice out in advance we will need any comments on the notice  no later than Thursday August 19, 2021. It is almost identical to last years notice approved by you so I do not expect any  problem. .     Please review and let us know of any issues, questions or concerns as soon as you can within the next 8 days.       Thank you    F. Marshall Deterding   Of Counsel  Sundstrom & Mindlin, LLP   2548 Blairstone Pines Drive   Tallahassee, Florida 32301  T: 850.877.6555    www.sfflaw.com   mdeterding@sfflaw.com      21 7     Notice: This email message, and any attachments hereto, contains confidential information that is legally privileged. If  you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this  email or any attachments to it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return mail or by  telephone at (888)‐ 877‐6555 and delete the original and all copies of this transmission, including any attachments.  Thank you.    Under Florida Law, e‐mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e‐mail address released in response to a  public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing.   [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.  22 1 EdrevaRadoslava From:Marty Deterding <mdeterding@sfflaw.com> Sent:Thursday, September 16, 2021 2:11 PM To:KovenskyKenneth Cc:David Genson; Jason Vogel; Tammy Smith; Jaime Lopez; Jessica DiGiorgio; Bronwyn Ferrell; FrenchJames; EdrevaRadoslava; KostadinovaJosephine; AshtonHeidi Subject:RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP - Phase 5 rates Attachments:AMUC - Proposed Tariffs - clean 9-16.pdf; AMUC - HIGHLIGHTED TARIFF CHANGES.pdf EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when  opening attachments or clicking links.  Ken    Sorry for the delay. I think Tammy got back to you quickly on most of your questions. I will try to address the remainder;  (1) As to type and strike. I am afraid we did not save it that way so it is impossible to reconstruct in that manner  without retyping the tariff sheets. As you can see the old water and wastewater sheets were significantly  different. Since they deal with the same subject we thought they should be uniform. The Water Sheets were  more complete so we first converted the 3 Wastewater tariff sheets to look exactly like the 3 Water Tariffs. Then  from there I have tried to highlight where the changes are to the tariffs. These highlighted pages are attached. .  (2) In order to avoid confusion and the need for an additional definition for the “flow test fee” I have instead  changed this in the attached Revised tariffs to “Bench Test Fee” which is already defined within the tariff. We  are talking about the same thing and therefore do not want to introduce a new term into the tariff for no  reason. . Since “Bench Test” term is already defined on Tariff Sheet 10.0 Section 23.0, I have not put the  redundant definition on Sheet 16.0. I do think this requires changing “Actual Cost” on Sheet 10.0 for the 5/8” x  ¾” meter to the proposed $165. So I have added that small revision to the attached tariff pages. .   (3) I have corrected the page numbering as you requested and have added the “(continued on sheet 16.1)”  language to the bottom of both sheets 16.0.  (4) As far as the magnitude of the proposed changes to the backflow violation, meter tampering, and unauthorized  use fees, as noted by Tammy, we are trying to discourage these intentional or negligent violations and to avoid  the inevitable consequence of the general body of rate payers footing the bill when they do occur and the fees  charged are insufficient. As you might imagine the work of the utility in dealing with them can vary from case to  case and we felt these uniform discouraging charges could best accomplish the goal.   (5) Finally as to the “Plan review” and “Insubstantial Change and “Phasing” charges proposed, I offer the following  explanation and justification;  The 3% charge came about as a result of the need to go away from flat charges and to avoid estimating “actual  cost” in each unique case. As you are probably aware the provisions of Rule 7.5 specifically allow up to a 10%  fee. The PSC has an almost identical rule. In my experience with PSC regulated systems most of my clients have  always charged the 10% fee up front. The PSC has never required an accounting of that charge in my 45 years . I  assume because they realize it is a reasonable estimate of the utilities actual costs. Recognizing that this is an  authority granted by rule, the PSC does not require that the charge accessed be outlined in the tariff. AMUC has  never chosen to require a full 10% fee. Apparently they had felt that 3% was sufficient. Obviously by our filing  we believe that in cases where there are changes proposed by the developer the 3% has proven to be  inadequate. Thus our proposed changes. Rather than increase the fees to 10% but still not burden the general  body of ratepayers with costs related to changes by developers, the Utility wanted to add relatively small  supplemental charges to developers who make changes to their development plans or request to Phase those  plans. We believe this will still not approach the 10% we are authorized by rule to access . As far as using the  county charges, we felt like rather than attempt to estimate the actual costs for each unique case we would  utilize the county developed charges for these same functions since we assumed that those were based on the  23 2 county’s estimate of actual cost for those functions. We believe that our proposal is well within the rules under  sections 7.15 and 7.5 and our existing tariff, and would be cheaper for developers than accessing the 10% while  still protecting the general body of ratepayers from subsidizing these developers.    I have attached the slightly revised versions of the tariffs as outlined above. Please replace the ones previously  submitted.    Let me know if you need anything else or have any questions.     F. Marshall Deterding   Of Counsel  Sundstrom & Mindlin, LLP   2548 Blairstone Pines Drive   Tallahassee, Florida 32301  T: 850.877.6555    www.sfflaw.com   mdeterding@sfflaw.com          Notice: This email message, and any attachments hereto, contains confidential information that is legally privileged. If  you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this  email or any attachments to it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return mail or by  telephone at (888)‐ 877‐6555 and delete the original and all copies of this transmission, including any attachments.  Thank you.    From: KovenskyKenneth <Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov>   Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2021 10:35 AM  To: Marty Deterding <mdeterding@sfflaw.com>  Cc: David Genson <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; Jason Vogel <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; Tammy Smith  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; Jaime Lopez <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; Jessica DiGiorgio <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>; FrenchJames <James.French@colliercountyfl.gov>; EdrevaRadoslava  <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>; KostadinovaJosephine <Josephine.Kostadinova@colliercountyfl.gov>;  AshtonHeidi <Heidi.Ashton@colliercountyfl.gov>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    Marty,    We have done an initial review of Ave Maria’s petition and have the following requests/questions/comments:    1. Consistent with Ave Maria’s 2014 petition for changes to miscellaneous charges, please provide a strike‐through  and underlined version of the tariff sheets. This will help the Authority members have visibility to the changes  you are requesting.  2. For the meter installation fees, what do the abbreviations “mtr” and “mxu” mean in the Schedule of Meter  Installation Costs. It looks like the actual costs for the ¾”, 1”, 1.5”, and 2” represent increases over the current  24 3 tariff of 14%, 3%, 76%, and 52%, respectively, at current rates. Based on your labor rate, it appears it takes 2.5  hours to install a meter. Please confirm.  3. The flow test fee looks like it is a new charge. How did AMUC charge for this service up to now, and what was  the charge? It is not listed on the current tariff.  a. Please add the flow test fee to the definitions on the Water Sixth Revised Sheet NO. 16.0 and the  Wastewater Fifth Revised Sheet NO. 16.0.  b. We believe the Water “Second Revised Sheet 17.0 Cancels First Revised Sheet NO. 17.0” should read  “Third Revised Sheet 16.1 Cancels Second Revised Sheet NO. 16.1” based on the updates from the 2014  petition. “Continued on Sheet No. 16.1” should be added at the bottom of the sheet.  c. Regarding the Wastewater changes, it is difficult to reconcile the sheet changes from current to  proposed. We will review after a strike‐through and underlined version is provided.  1. The backflow violation, meter tampering, and unauthorized fees are increasing 233% (from $75 to $250).  2. For the plan review charges, where is it documented that AMUC is allowed to charge a 3% plan review fee? The  Rules (section 7.15) state that “…the utility shall charge an inspection fee and plan review fee based upon the  actual cost to the utility for that review of such plans and inspections of said facilities constructed by the  developer.” Additionally, for both the water and wastewater tariffs, under Original Sheet NO. 27.0, 11.0 Plan  Review Fees, actual costs are specified for the plan review fees. What justification is there to adopt the County’s  Fee Schedule rates?    Please address these issues promptly. In order to be prepared for the Authority meeting on September 20, we will need  to finalize all changes by early next week.    Respectfully,    Ken Kovensky  Director    Operations & Regulatory Management Division     Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov  2800 N. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida 34104  Phone: 239.252.2388 Fax: 239.252.6563    How are we doing?  The Operations & Regulatory Management Division wants to hear from you!  Please take our online SURVEY.  We appreciate your feedback!    From: Marty Deterding <mdeterding@sfflaw.com>   Sent: Monday, August 16, 2021 12:05 PM  To: KovenskyKenneth <Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov>  Cc: David Genson <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; Jason Vogel <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; Tammy Smith  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; Jaime Lopez <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; Jessica DiGiorgio <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>; FrenchJames <James.French@colliercountyfl.gov>; EdrevaRadoslava  <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>; KostadinovaJosephine <Josephine.Kostadinova@colliercountyfl.gov>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    25 4 EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when  opening attachments or clicking links.  Ken    As promised please see attached our request for approval of revised Meter installation Charges and Miscellaneous  Service Charges. As with PSC Filings of this type I assume that these are done informally so I have provided the proposed  tariffs and an explanatory cover letter with cost justification for the proposed changes. If you or your staff have any  questions please let me know.     F. Marshall Deterding   Of Counsel  Sundstrom & Mindlin, LLP   2548 Blairstone Pines Drive   Tallahassee, Florida 32301  T: 850.877.6555    www.sfflaw.com   mdeterding@sfflaw.com          Notice: This email message, and any attachments hereto, contains confidential information that is legally privileged. If  you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this  email or any attachments to it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return mail or by  telephone at (888)‐ 877‐6555 and delete the original and all copies of this transmission, including any attachments.  Thank you.    From: Marty Deterding   Sent: Monday, August 16, 2021 11:24 AM  To: KovenskyKenneth <Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov>  Cc: David Genson <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; Jason Vogel <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; Tammy Smith  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; Jaime Lopez <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; Jessica DiGiorgio <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>; FrenchJames <James.French@colliercountyfl.gov>; EdrevaRadoslava  <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>; KostadinovaJosephine <Josephine.Kostadinova@colliercountyfl.gov>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    Ken    Thank you very much for the quick reply. I have corrected the billing determinates page; the General Service Water  tariff; and Customer Notice as you pointed out and those are attached. With those changes (and the billing determinates  now matching up), we will assume that the Authority has approved the increase as revised and we will proceed with  Notice and implementation. Thank you for your quick help.    26 5 On an unrelated matter I will be submitting some tariff revisions we would like to get reviewed and approved by the  Authority shortly. Those are on Meter installation Charges and Miscellaneous Service Charges. I will be submitting the  proposed tariffs with explanation in a few minutes.      F. Marshall Deterding   Of Counsel  Sundstrom & Mindlin, LLP   2548 Blairstone Pines Drive   Tallahassee, Florida 32301  T: 850.877.6555    www.sfflaw.com   mdeterding@sfflaw.com          Notice: This email message, and any attachments hereto, contains confidential information that is legally privileged. If  you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this  email or any attachments to it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return mail or by  telephone at (888)‐ 877‐6555 and delete the original and all copies of this transmission, including any attachments.  Thank you.    From: KovenskyKenneth <Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov>   Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 3:00 PM  To: Marty Deterding <mdeterding@sfflaw.com>  Cc: David Genson <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; Jason Vogel <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; Tammy Smith  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; Jaime Lopez <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; Jessica DiGiorgio <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>; FrenchJames <James.French@colliercountyfl.gov>; EdrevaRadoslava  <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>; KostadinovaJosephine <Josephine.Kostadinova@colliercountyfl.gov>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    Marty,    The attached file shows billing determinates from 2019, not 2020, so we are unable to validate Schedule No. 2. We have  reviewed your submission, and assuming your “No. of Bills/Gallons (000) numbers line up when you send a revised copy,  we can give our approval, with two minor corrections:    1. On the Water General Service Rate Schedule GS, the Regulatory Assessment Fee for Gallonage Charge  Construction use should be $0.12, not $0.11. $6.05*.02=$0.12.  2. Your customer notice references “phase 4” rates instead of “phase 5” rates:  27 6     Please send the revised billing determinates so we can finalize our review. I will be out of the office next week, but Rady  should be able to complete the final review.    Respectfully,    Ken Kovensky  Director    Operations & Regulatory Management Division     Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov  2800 N. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida 34104  Phone: 239.252.2388 Fax: 239.252.6563    How are we doing?  The Operations & Regulatory Management Division wants to hear from you!  Please take our online SURVEY.  We appreciate your feedback!    From: Marty Deterding <mdeterding@sfflaw.com>   Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 1:30 PM  To: FrenchJames <James.French@colliercountyfl.gov>; KovenskyKenneth <Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov>;  EdrevaRadoslava <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>  Cc: David Genson <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; Jason Vogel <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; Tammy Smith  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; Jaime Lopez <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; Jessica DiGiorgio <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when  opening attachments or clicking links.  Ken    28 7 In the past you have requested information on the billing determinants used in developing the annualizing revenues in  the filing submitted yesterday, so the utility has developed the attached information for you in anticipation of a similar  request. I believe this will again satisfy your concerns. Let me know if you need anything else.    F. Marshall Deterding   Of Counsel  Sundstrom & Mindlin, LLP   2548 Blairstone Pines Drive   Tallahassee, Florida 32301  T: 850.877.6555    www.sfflaw.com   mdeterding@sfflaw.com          Notice: This email message, and any attachments hereto, contains confidential information that is legally privileged. If  you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this  email or any attachments to it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return mail or by  telephone at (888)‐ 877‐6555 and delete the original and all copies of this transmission, including any attachments.  Thank you.    From: Marty Deterding   Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 3:38 PM  To: Jamie French ‐ Collier County (jamesfrench@colliergov.net) <jamesfrench@colliergov.net>; Kenneth Kovensky ‐  Collier County (kennethkovensky@colliergov.net) <kennethkovensky@colliergov.net>; EdrevaRadoslava  <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>  Cc: 'David Genson' <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; 'Jason Vogel' <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; 'Tammy Smith'  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; 'Jaime Lopez' <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; 'Jessica DiGiorgio' <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    Jamie, Ken and Rady    I am attaching for filing with the CCWWA the Notice of AMUC to implement Phase 5 of the Water and Wastewater Rate  increase approved in 2017 and utilizing the most recent index percentage. This is the final Phase of the increase  approved by the Authority. Please accept this as our electronic filing and if I need to do more let me know. While the  final Order of the Authority in 2017 did not require it, we have prepared this “Notice of Intent” to keep the CCWWA  informed of our implementation of this fifth phase. It is our intent to implement this increase for a billing cycle which  begins on September 13. Therefore in order to get the notice out in advance we will need any comments on the notice  no later than Thursday August 19, 2021. It is almost identical to last years notice approved by you so I do not expect any  problem. .     Please review and let us know of any issues, questions or concerns as soon as you can within the next 8 days.       29 8 Thank you    F. Marshall Deterding   Of Counsel  Sundstrom & Mindlin, LLP   2548 Blairstone Pines Drive   Tallahassee, Florida 32301  T: 850.877.6555    www.sfflaw.com   mdeterding@sfflaw.com          Notice: This email message, and any attachments hereto, contains confidential information that is legally privileged. If  you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this  email or any attachments to it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return mail or by  telephone at (888)‐ 877‐6555 and delete the original and all copies of this transmission, including any attachments.  Thank you.    Under Florida Law, e‐mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e‐mail address released in response to a  public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing.   30 1 EdrevaRadoslava From:Marty Deterding <mdeterding@sfflaw.com> Sent:Tuesday, October 5, 2021 1:59 PM To:KovenskyKenneth Cc:Tammy Smith; Jessica DiGiorgio; Jason Vogel Subject:FW: Tariff Page Updates Attachments:Tariff Page Water 17.0 Updated 100421.docx; Tariff Page WW 16.0 Updated 100421.docx; Tariff Page WW 17.0 Updated 100421.docx; 1 INCH METER TEST INVOICE.pdf; BENCH TEST PRICING.pdf; Tariff Page Water 10.0 Updated 100421.docx; Tariff Page Water 16.1 Updated 100421.docx EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when  opening attachments or clicking links.  Ken    See below and attached.     Tammy has gone back to the original wording on Water Tariff page 10.0 to reflect all “Bench tests at “Actual Cost”. This  makes sense to avoid updating the charge when outside contractors change it again. This is carried over to sheet 16.1 of  the Water tariff. So the only update on Water 10.0 is to change the revision number and issuing officer. Water Pages  16.1 and 17.0 have been otherwise updated as we agreed.     The wastewater tariffs have been revised to eliminate 16.1 and consolidate the relevant aspects of 16.0 and what we  originally filed as 16.1 into page 16.0. Page 17.0 is revised as we agreed.    I believe Tammy has revised these as you wanted.     She has also provided the invoice and correspondence relevant to the charges that you requested.    If you need anything else please let me know. Please forward to your other Staff. Thank you for your assistance    F. Marshall Deterding   Of Counsel  Sundstrom & Mindlin, LLP   2548 Blairstone Pines Drive   Tallahassee, Florida 32301  T: 850.877.6555    www.sfflaw.com   mdeterding@sfflaw.com          31 2 Notice: This email message, and any attachments hereto, contains confidential information that is legally privileged. If  you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this  email or any attachments to it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return mail or by  telephone at (888)‐ 877‐6555 and delete the original and all copies of this transmission, including any attachments.  Thank you.    From: Tammy Smith <tsmith@AMUC.Com>   Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2021 10:13 AM  To: Marty Deterding <mdeterding@sfflaw.com>  Cc: Jessica DiGiorgio <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>  Subject: Tariff Page Updates    Marty    Attached are the updated tariff documents, I apologize, I found a change we requested that seemed silly on my part, as I  was updating.    I asked/requested to update the charge for the bench test fee, It was already in the tariff as actual cost, it does not make  sense to change it. I was always under the impression it had a specified cost but going through all these tariff pages, I  see that it was already at actual cost and makes no sense to change it. I reverted all documents back to actual cost for  this item only.    Other than that, all the updates as requested have been made, I have attached the word version and the PDF version for  your records.    Thanks,    Tammy Smith  AVE MARIA UTILITY COMPANY, LLLP  Customer Service & Billing Manager    5076 Annunciation Circle  Suite 102  Ave Maria, Florida 34142  Office: 239.348‐0248  tsmith@amuc.com      32 33 From:Mike Morris To:Tammy Smith Subject:RE: {EXTERNAL} Account Date:Monday, October 4, 2021 4:42:32 PM Attachments:image001.png MARS doc08291420211004163208.pdf Tammy, attached is a copy of the Invoice requested. Below is the Price breakdown for our meter testing. PD Meter Prices per size: 5/8”- 3/4" Meters $60.00 each 1” Meters $85.00 each 1.5” Meters $100.00 each 2” Meters $125.00 each 3” Meters $150.00 each 4” Meters $200.00 each 6” Meters $250.00 each 8” Meters $350.00 each 10” Meters $450.00 each 12” Meters $600.00 each If any meter is a Multi-Jet or Ultrasonic Meter there is an additional $50.00 per meter for ultra-low flow testing under AWWA C-715 guidelines. Let me know if any questions. Thanks, Mike Morris From: Tammy Smith <tsmith@AMUC.Com> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2021 3:59 PM To: Mike Morris <MikeMorris@marswater.com> Subject: FW: {EXTERNAL} Account CAUTION: External Sender Good Afternoon Mike I am sure this is paid but I can’t locate the invoice for it and I need it as backup for something I am working on related to the testing of meters. Can you forward me a copy of the invoice? 34 Also, do you maybe have a pricing quote, how much for each size tested, etc. Thanks From: Mike Morris <MikeMorris@marswater.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 10:43 AM To: Tammy Smith <tsmith@AMUC.Com> Subject: RE: {EXTERNAL} Account Tammy, attached is the MST ticket to send a copy in with the meter to be tested. Address is at bottom of form to send meter to. Once done I will call for credit card info to process order. Let me know if any questions.   Thanks, Mike Morris |Diversified Products Sales |MARS Company |o. 352.414.7641 |e. mikemorris@marswater.com |w. marswater.com |s. 3925 SW 13th Street Ocala, FL 34474 |MARS Support Phone 877-7MY-MARS | support@marswater.com If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. Read more Think before you print.       35 ATTACHMENT “E” RE: Ave Maria Utility Company Notice of Tariff Updates November 15, 2021 Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority 36 FINAL ORDER NO. 2021-02 COLLIER COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY A FINAL ORDER OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY, PURSUANT TO COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 96-6, AS AMENDED, REGARDING AVE MARIA UTILITY COMPANY, LLLP’S MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE CHARGES: TO APPROVE WATER TARIFF SHEETS “FIRST REVISED SHEET NO. 10.0,” “THIRD REVISED SHEET 16.1,” “FOURTH REVISED SHEET NO. 17.0,” AND WASTEWATER TARIFF SHEETS “FIFTH REVISED SHEET NO. 16.0” AND “SECOND REVISED SHEET NO. 17.0”; PROVIDING THE MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE CHARGES EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP (UTILITY) is the holder of a certificate for the provision of water and wastewater services to certain portions of Collier County; and WHEREAS, on August 16, 2021, the UTILITY submitted its application to add a meter installation fee a) change all meter installation fees to “actual cost,” b) increase backflow prevention violation fees, c) increase meter tampering fees, d) increase unauthorized water use fees, and e) add additional plan review fees; and WHEREAS, UTILITY has submitted items for approval: Water Tariff sheets “First Revised Sheet No. 10.0,” “Third Revised Sheet 16.1,” “Fourth Revised Sheet No. 17.0,” and Wastewater Tariff sheets “Fifth Revised Sheet No. 16.0” and “Second Revised Sheet No. 17.0” attached hereto as Attachment “F”; and NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED by Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority, in public meeting assembled, that pursuant to Collier County Ordinance No. 96-6, as amended: 1. Water Tariff sheets “First Revised Sheet No. 10.0,” “Third Revised Sheet 16.1,” “Fourth Revised Sheet No. 17.0,” and Wastewater Tariff sheets “Fifth Revised Sheet No. 16.0” and “Second Revised Sheet No. 17.0,” attached as Attachment “F” are hereby approved. 2. These revised Tariffs shall become effective on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. This Final Order adopted this 15th day of November 2021, after motion, second, and majority vote favoring the same. Approved as to form COLLIER COUNTY WATER AND and legality: WASTEWATER AUTHORITY __________________ ___________________________________ Heidi Ashton-Cicko PATRICIA SHERRY, CHAIRMAN Managing Assistant County Attorney 37 ATTACHMENT “F” RE: Ave Maria Utility Company Notice of Tariff Updates November 15, 2021 Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority 38 NAME OF COMPANY: AVE UTILITY COMPANY, LLLP WATER FIRST REVISED SHEET NO. 10.0 CANCELS ORIGINAL SHEET NO. 10.0 (Continued from Sheet No. 9 0) 21.0 ALL WATER THROUGH METER - That portion of the Customer's installation for water service must be so arranged to ensure that all water service passes through the meter. No temporary pipes, nipples or spaces are permitted and under no circumstances are connections allowed that may permit water to by-pass the meter or metering equipment. 22.0 ADJUSTMENT OF BILLS - If a customer has been overcharged or undercharged as a result of an incorrect application of the rate schedule, incorrect reading of the meter, incorrect connection of the meter or other similar reasons, the amount overcharged or undercharged, may be refunded or credited to the Customer’s bill, in the Company’s discretion, as the case may be. 23.0 ADJUSTMENT OF BILLS FOR METER ERROR - When meter tests are made by the Authority or by the Company, the accuracy of registration of the meter and its performance will be Judged by its average error. The average meter error will be considered to be the average of the errors at the test rates of flow. FAST METERS - Whenever a tested meter is found to register fast, in excess of the tolerance provided in the Meter Accuracy Requirements of this Tariff, the Company will refund to the Customer the amount billed in error for one-half of the period since the last test; however, the one-half period may not exceed six months. If, however, it is shown that the error was due to a specifically identifiable cause, the date of which can be fixed, the overcharge will be computed to, but not beyond, such date. The refund, however, will not include any part of any minimum charge. METER ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS - All meters used for measuring the quantity of water delivered to a Customer will be in good mechanical condition and will be adequate in size and design for the type of service that they measure. Before being installed, every water meter, whether new, repaired, or removed from service for any cause, will be adjusted to register within the accuracy limits set forth in the following table: ACCURACY LIMITS IN PERCENT Maximum Intermediate Minimum Rate METER TYPE Rate Rate New Repaired Displacement 98.5-101.5 98.5-101.5 95-101.5 90-101.5 Current 97-102 None 95-102 90-102 Compound* 97-103 97-103 95-103 90-103 * The minimum required accuracy for compound meters at any rate within the· changeover" range of flows shall be 85% METER BENCH TEST REQUEST - If any Customer requests a bench test of the Customer’s water meter, the Company may require a deposit to defray the cost of testing. The deposit will not exceed the following schedule of fees: METER SIZE FEE 5/8” X 3/4” Actual Cost 1" and 1 ½” Actual Cost 2" and over Actual Cost (Continued on Sheet No 11.0) Douglas E. Baird, Agent NAME TITLE 39 NAME OF COMPANY: AVE UTILITY COMPANY, LLLP WATER THIRD REVISED SHEET 16.1 CANCELS SECOND REVISED SHEET NO 16.1 Schedule of Miscellaneous Service Charges Initial Connection Fee Normal Normal Reconnection Fee After Hours Reconnection Fee Violation Reconnection Fee* Premises Visit Fee (in lieu of disconnection) Service Problem Identification Charge $ 20 $ 20 $150 $ 50 $ 50 $ 50 per hour Auto Pay Fee $ 4.00 PayPal Fee 2.9% + $0.30 Late ** 5% of bill Insufficient Funds Check Amount Charge $0 to $50 $25 $50.01 to $300 $30 Over $300 $40, or 5% of the face value of the check, whichever is higher Bench Test Fee Meter Size Fee 5/8”X3/4” Actual Cost 1” and 1 ½” Actual Cost 2” and over Actual Cost Backflow Prevention Violation/ Disconnection Fee $250 Meter Tampering Fee $250 Unauthorized Water Use Fee $250 (*Plus all past-due water bills, interest and penalties) (**Late charges assessed for water and wastewater cumulatively shall not exceed 5% of the total bill.) TERMS OF PAYMENT - The initial/normal reconnection charge will be imposed on the Customer's first subsequent bill. The violation reconnection charge (plus all past-due bills, interest and penalties) must be paid prior to service being reconnected. Douglas E. Baird, Agent NAME TITLE r: 40 NAME OF COMPANY: AVE MARIA UTILITY COMPANY, LLLP WATER FOURTH REVISED SHEET NO. 17.0 CANCELS THIRD REVISED SHEET NO. 17.0 SERVICE AVAILABILITY FEES AND CHARGES Description Customer Connection (Tap-in) Charge Up to 2” ……………….…………….……….... Over 2” ……………….……………………….. Inspection Fee ……………….………………..… Main Extension Charge Residential-per ERC (___GPD) …….… All others-per gallon ……….………………. or Residential-per lot (___ foot frontage) ... All others-per front foot ……….………….. Meter Installation Fee 5/8” X 3/4" ………………………………..… 1” ………………………………………….… 1 1/2" ……………………………………….. 2" ……………………………………………. 2" Flushing Meter …………………………. Over 2" ……………………………………... System Capacity Charge Per ERC (275 GPD) …………………..…… Plan Review Charge Insubstantial Change to SDP or SIP (First Sheet) . Each Additional Sheet ………………………… Project Phasing ………………………………… Each Phase thereafter ………………………… Refer to Service Availability Policy Amount Sheet No./Rule No. $ Actual Cost1 26.0 7.0 $ Actual Cost1 26.0 7.0 $ Actual Cost1 29.0 16.0 $ Actual Cost1 24.0 3.4 $ Actual Cost1 24.0 3.4 $ Actual Cost1 24.0 3.4 $ Actual Cost1 24.0 3.4 $ Actual Cost1 25.0 6.0 $ Actual Cost1 25.0 6.0 $ Actual Cost1 25.0 6.0 $ Actual Cost1 25.0 6.0 $ Actual Cost1 25.0 6.0 $ Actual Cost1 25.0 6.0 $649.48 24.0 3.3 $ Actual Cost1 27.0 11.0 $400.00 $100.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 1 Actual Cost is equal to the total cost incurred for services rendered. Douglas E. Baird, Agent NAME TITLE 41 NAME OF COMPANY: AVE MARIA UTILITY, LLLP WASTEWATER FIFTH REVISED SHEET NO. 16.0 CANCELS FOURTH REVISED SHEET NO 16.0 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE CHARGES The Company may charge the following miscellaneous service charges. INITIAL CONNECTION - Administrative charge imposed for service initiation at a location where service did not previously exist. NORMAL RECONNECTION - Charge imposed for transfer of service to a new Customer account at a previously served location or reconnection of service subsequent to a customer requested disconnection. SERVICE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION CHARGE - Charge imposed If the Company Is called by a customer to remedy a service problem and the Company discovers the cause of the service problem to be on the Customers side of the Service Connection/Point of Collection. AUTO PAY FEE - A one-time charge to cover administrative costs associated with the set up and maintenance of an account for customers requesting electronic funds transfers to cover monthly, utility rate payments Payment of the Auto Pay Fee covers both water and wastewater accounts. PAYPAL - A transaction fee charged to customers requesting electronic funds transfer to cover payment of certain miscellaneous service charges. LATE CHARGE - A charge assessed for bills that are not paid within twenty (20) days of being rendered. TERMS OF PAYMENT - The initial/normal reconnection charge will be imposed on the customer’s first subsequent bill. The violation reconnection charge (plus all past-due wastewater bills, interest and penalties) must be paid prior to service being reconnected. Schedule of Miscellaneous Service Charges Initial Connection Fee $20 Normal Reconnection Fee $20 Service Problem ID Charge $50 / per hour Auto Pay Fee $4.00 PayPal Fee 2.9% + $0.30 Late 5% of bill (**Late charges assessed for water and wastewater cumulatively shall not exceed 5% of the total bill.) Douglas E. Baird, Agent NAME TITLE 42 NAME OF COMPANY: AVE MARIA UTILITY COMPANY, LLLP WASTEWATER SECOND REVISED SHEET NO. 17.0 CANCELS FIRST REVISED SHEET NO. 17.0 SERVICE AVAILABILITY FEES AND CHARGES Description Customer Connection (Tap-in) Charge Up to 2” ……………….…………….……….... Over 2” ……………….……………………….. Inspection Fee ……………….………………..… Main Extension Charge Residential-per ERC (___GPD) …….… All others-per gallon ……….………………. or Residential-per lot (___ foot frontage) ... All others-per front foot ……….………….. System Capacity Charge Per ERC (250 GPD) …………………..…… Plan Review Charge Insubstantial Change to SDP or SIP (First Sheet) . Each Additional Sheet ………………………… Project Phasing ………………………………… Each Phase thereafter ………………………… Refer to Service Availability Policy Amount Sheet No./Rule No. $ Actual Cost1 25.0 7.0 $ Actual Cost1 25.0 7.0 $ Actual Cost1 28.0 16.0 $ Actual Cost1 24.0 3.4 $ Actual Cost1 24.0 3.4 $ Actual Cost1 24.0 3.4 $ Actual Cost1 24.0 3.4 $562.82 24.0 3.3 $ Actual Cost1 26.0 11.0 $400.00 $100.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 1 Actual Cost is equal to the total cost incurred for services rendered. Douglas E. Baird, Agent NAME TITLE 43 WaterBuilder Development NameAgreement date # of ResidencesPublic Institutions per person no kitchenPublic Institutions per meal prepared# of Other UnitsTotal # UnitsCC Ave Maria , LLC Maple Ridge Ph 7A3/31/2021113113Pulte Home Company, LLC Avalon Park Ph 46/29/2021110110Pulte Home Company, LLC Del Webb Parcel 205‐2087/19/20219595Lennar HomesNational Golf & Country Club Phase 3 Single Family Residential 9/2/20217575Total new ERC393000393WastewaterBuilderDevelopment NameAgreement date # of ResidencesPublic Institutions per person no kitchenPublic Institutions per meal prepared# of Other UnitsTotal # UnitsCC Ave Maria , LLC Maple Ridge Ph 7A3/31/2021113113Pulte Home Company, LLC Avalon Park Ph 46/29/2021110110Pulte Home Company, LLC Del Webb Parcel 205‐2087/19/20219595Lennar HomesNational Golf & Country Club Phase 3 Single Family Residential 9/2/20217575Total new ERC393000 393Ave Maria Utility Company Developer Agreements listCCWWA meeting September 20, 2021 Agenda Item V.A44 April 12, 2021 Collier County Development Services Center Attn: Kenneth Kovensky 2800 North Horseshoe Drive Naples, FL 34104 Re: Developer Agreements – 003-21 Maple Ridge Phase 7A Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP Dear Mr. Kovensky: Please find the enclosed copy of the Developer Agreement – Maple Ridge Phase 7A executed between Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP and CC Ave Maria, LLC. This agreement is subject to the general terms of the Master Developer Agreement – Maple Ridge @ Ave Maria executed on May 22, 2014. The current amount of capacity reserved at the water and wastewater plants (including this project) are 1.55 MGD and 1.34 MGD, respectively. The water and wastewater plants have a total permitted maximum day operation capacity of 0.999 MGD and 0.9 MGD, respectively and the current Max Daily Flow is .707 MGD and .706 MGD, respectively. If you have any questions concerning the attached Developer Agreement, please contact AMUC at 239-348- 0248. Thank You, Tammy Smith Customer Service Manager File – AMUC Project # 003-21 Maple Ridge Phase 7A 45 This Instrument prepared by and and should be returned to: Sundstrom & Mindlin, LLP 2548 Blairstone Pines Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32301 (850) 877-6555 DEVELOPER PHASE AGREEMENT Maple Ridge Ph 7A THIS AGREEMENT, made as of this 31st day of March, 2021, between CC AVE MARIA, LLC ("Developer"), and AVE MARIA UTILITY COMPANY, LLLP, a Florida limited liability limited partnership ("Utility"). RECITALS WHEREAS, on May 22, 2014 Developer and Utility entered into a Master Developer Agreement (“Master Agreement”) which sets forth the general terms and conditions for the provision of potable water and central wastewater service within the Ave Maria development; and, WHEREAS, the Master Agreement contemplates the parties will enter into a series of Developer Agreements that will apply to particular Phases of Developer’s Project; and, WHEREAS, Developer is now ready to develop the property set forth in Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference (“Maple Ridge Ph 7A”) and Utility is prepared to provide potable water and central wastewater service to Maple Ridge Ph 7A as more specifically set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein, the Utility and Developer agree as follows: 1. The above referenced recitals are true and correct and, along with the Master Agreement, are incorporated herein by reference. 2. Pursuant to Section 3(j) of the Master Agreement Developer agrees to pay to Utility System Capacity Charges of $73,391.24 for water service and $63,598.66 wastewater service. In consideration thereof, Utility agrees to reserve 113 ERC’s of water system capacity and 113 ERC’s of wastewater system capacity for Maple Ridge Ph 7A, and to provide water and sewer services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Master Agreement, and the Utility’s approved Tariffs. 3. Prior to approval of Plans and Specifications, Developer shall pay Utility a Plan Review and Construction Observation Fee in the amount of 0.75 percent (plan review) plus 2.25 percent (construction observation) of the Estimate of the Probable Construction Cost as required by the Utility’s Technical Standards and Specifications. The Plan Review and Construction 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 WATER UNIT TYPE # OF UNITS ERC FACTOR # OF ERC'S CHARGE/ERC SYSTEM CAPACITY CHARGE Apartments 238 GPD(1)0.865 - $ 649.48 $ - Bars and Cocktail Lounges 10 GPCD(2)0.036 - $ 649.48 $ - Boarding Schools (students and staff)94 GPCD 0.342 - $ 649.48 $ - Country Clubs (per member)28 GPCD 0.102 - $ 649.48 $ - Day Schools (students and staff)25 GPCD 0.091 - $ 649.48 $ - Hospitals (with laundry)278 GPD/BED 1.011 - $ 649.48 $ - Hospitals (without laundry)100 GPD/BED 0.364 - $ 649.48 $ - Hotels and Motels 70 GPD/RM 0.255 - $ 649.48 $ - Laundromats 500 GPD/WASHER 1.818 - $ 649.48 $ - Movie Theatres, Auditoriums, Churches (per seat)20 GPD 0.073 - $ 649.48 $ - Restrooms (per water-closet)275 GPD 1.000 - $ 649.48 $ - Storage (per loading bay)111 GPD 0.404 - $ 649.48 $ - Student Activity Center 10 GPDC 0.036 - $ 649.48 $ - Grounds Maintenance 17 GPCD 0.062 - $ 649.48 $ - Math, Science, and Technology Building (per person)10 GPCD 0.036 - $ 649.48 $ - Library (per person)10 GPCD 0.036 - $ 649.48 $ - Nursing Homes 250 GPD/BED 0.909 - $ 649.48 $ - Factory 17 GPDC 0.062 - $ 649.48 $ - Office Buildings 18 GPD/100 SF 0.065 - $ 649.48 $ - Restaurants (per seat)45 GPCD 0.164 - $ 649.48 $ - Restaurants (fast food) (per seat)30 GPCD 0.109 - $ 649.48 $ - Food Outlet/Concession Stand 11 GPCD 0.040 - $ 649.48 $ - Retail (without kitchen waste)18 GPD/100 SF 0.065 - $ 649.48 $ - Single Family Residential 113 180 GPD 1.000 113.00 $ 649.48 $ 73,391.24 University's Central Plant per chiller 45,000 GPD 163.636 - $ 649.48 $ - Stadiums, Ball Parks, etc. (per seat)5 GPD 0.018 - $ 649.48 $ - Townhouse Residences (3) 1,500 SF and less 238 GPD 0.865 - $ 649.48 $ - 1,501 SF or larger 275 GPD 1.000 - $ 649.48 $ - University Undergraduate 40 GPCD 0.145 - $ 649.48 $ - Graduate - Single 60 GPCD 0.218 - $ 649.48 $ - Graduate - Married 95 GPCD 0.345 - $ 649.48 $ - Faculty 13 GPCD 0.047 - $ 649.48 $ - Water System Capacity Total:73,391.24$ Total # of ERC'S:113.00 WASTEWATER UNIT TYPE # OF UNITS ERC FACTOR # OF ERC'S CHARGE/ERC SYSTEM CAPACITY CHARGE Apartments 214 GPD(1)0.856 - $ 562.82 $ - Bars and Cocktail Lounges 9 GPCD(2)0.036 - $ 562.82 $ - Boarding Schools (students and staff)85 GPCD 0.340 - $ 562.82 $ - Country Clubs (per member)25 GPCD 0.100 - $ 562.82 $ - Day Schools (students and staff)22 GPCD 0.088 - $ 562.82 $ - Hospitals (with laundry)250 GPD/BED 1.000 - $ 562.82 $ - Hospitals (without laundry)90 GPD/BED 0.360 - $ 562.82 $ - Hotels and Motels 63 GPD/RM 0.252 - $ 562.82 $ - Laundromats 450 GPD/WASHER 1.800 - $ 562.82 $ - Movie Theatres, Auditoriums, Churches (per seat)18 GPD 0.072 - $ 562.82 $ - Restrooms (per water-closet)250 GPD 1.000 - $ 562.82 $ - Storage (per loading bay)100 GPD 0.400 - $ 562.82 $ - Student Activity Center 9 GPCD 0.036 - $ 562.82 $ - Grounds Maintenance 15 GPCD 0.060 - $ 562.82 $ - Math, Science, and Technology Building (per person)9 GPCD 0.036 - $ 562.82 $ - Library (per person)9 GPCD 0.036 - $ 562.82 $ - Nursing Homes 225 GPD/BED 0.900 - $ 562.82 $ - Factory 15 GPDC 0.060 - $ 562.82 $ - Office Buildings 16 GPD/100 SF 0.064 - $ 562.82 $ - Restaurants (per seat)45 GPCD 0.180 - $ 562.82 $ - Restaurants (fast food) (per seat)30 GPCD 0.120 - $ 562.82 $ - Food Outlet/Concession Stand 10 GPCD 0.040 - $ 562.82 $ - Retail (without kitchen waste)16 GPD/100 SF 0.064 - $ 562.82 $ - Single Family Residential 113 165 GPD 1.000 113.00 $ 562.82 $ 63,598.66 University's Central Plant per chiller 7,650 GPD 30.600 - $ 562.82 $ - Stadiums, Ball Parks, etc. (per seat)5 GPD 0.020 - $ 562.82 $ - Townhouse Residences (3) 1,500 SF and less 214 GPD 0.856 - $ 562.82 $ - 1,501 SF or larger 250 GPD 1.000 - $ 562.82 $ - University Undergraduate 36 GPCD 0.144 - $ 562.82 $ - Graduate - Single 54 GPCD 0.216 - $ 562.82 $ - Graduate - Married 86 GPCD 0.344 - $ 562.82 $ - Faculty 12 GPCD 0.048 - $ 562.82 $ - Wastewater System Capacity Total:63,598.66$ Total # of ERC'S:113.00 (1) GPD - Gallons per day (2) GPCD - Gallons per capita day (3) Condominiums shall be rated in accordance with the type (apartments, townhouses, etc.) Total System Capacity Charge: 136,989.90$ EXHIBIT "B" DAILY FLOWS DAILY FLOWS Maple Ridge 7A 53 July 8, 2021 Collier County Development Services Center Attn: Kenneth Kovensky 2800 North Horseshoe Drive Naples, FL 34104 Re: Developer Agreements – 008-20 Avalon Park Phase 4 Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP Dear Mr. Kovensky: Please find the enclosed copy of the Developer Agreement – Avalon Park Phase 4 executed between Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP and Pulte Home Company, LLC. This agreement is subject to the general terms of the Master Developer Agreement – Pulte/TND Communities executed on September 7, 2006. The current amount of capacity reserved at the water and wastewater plants (including this project) are 1.53 MGD and 1.33 MGD, respectively. The water and wastewater plants have a total permitted maximum day operation capacity of 0.999 MGD and 0.9 MGD, respectively and the current Max Daily Flow is .707 MGD and .509 MGD, respectively. If you have any questions concerning the attached Developer Agreement, please contact AMUC at 239-348- 0248. Thank You, Tammy Smith Customer Service Manager File – AMUC Project # 008-20 Avalon Park Phase 4 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 July 26, 2021 Collier County Development Services Center Attn: Kenneth Kovensky 2800 North Horseshoe Drive Naples, FL 34104 Re: Developer Agreements – 005-20 Del Webb Parcel 205-208 Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP Dear Mr. Kovensky: Please find the enclosed copy of the Developer Agreement – Del Webb Parcel 205-208 executed between Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP and Pulte Home Company, LLC. This agreement is subject to the general terms of the Master Developer Agreement – Pulte/TND Communities executed on September 7, 2006. The current amount of capacity reserved at the water and wastewater plants (including this project) are 1.53 MGD and 1.33 MGD, respectively. The water and wastewater plants have a total permitted maximum day operation capacity of 0.999 MGD and 0.9 MGD, respectively and the current Max Daily Flow is .707 MGD and .509 MGD, respectively. If you have any questions concerning the attached Developer Agreement, please contact AMUC at 239-348- 0248. Thank You, Tammy Smith Customer Service Manager File – AMUC Project # 005-20 Del Webb Parcel 205-208 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 5076 ANNUNCIATION CIRCLE, SUITE #102 AVE MARIA, FL 34142 TEL 239.348.0248 FAX 239.348.3740 September 23, 2021 Collier County Development Services Center Attn: Kenneth Kovensky 2800 North Horseshoe Drive Naples, FL 34104 Re: Developer Agreements – 002-21 National Golf & Country Club Ph ϯ Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP Dear Mr. Kovensky: Please find the enclosed copy of the Developer Agreement – National Golf & Country Club Ph ϯ executed between Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP and Lennar Homes, LLC. This agreement is subject to the general terms of the Master Developer Agreement – National Golf and Country Club at Ave Maria executed on December 5, 2019. The current amount of capacity reserved at the water and wastewater plants (including this project) are 1.56 MGD and 1.34 MGD, respectively. The water and wastewater plants have a total permitted maximum day operation capacity of 0.999 MGD and 0.9 MGD, respectively and the current Max Daily Flow is .889 MGD and .630 MGD, respectively. If you have any questions concerning the attached Developer Agreement, please contact AMUC at 239-348- 0248. Thank You, Tammy Smith Customer ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞΘŝůůŝŶŐManager File – AMUC Project # 002-21 National Golf & Country Club Ph ϯ 79 2nd 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 WATER UNIT TYPE # OF UNITS ERC FACTOR # OF ERC'S CHARGE/ERC SYSTEM CAPACITY CHARGE Apartments 238 GPD(1)0.865 - $ 649.48 $ - Bars and Cocktail Lounges 10 GPCD(2)0.036 - $ 649.48 $ - Boarding Schools (students and staff)94 GPCD 0.342 - $ 649.48 $ - Country Clubs (per member)28 GPCD 0.102 - $ 649.48 $ - Day Schools (students and staff)25 GPCD 0.091 - $ 649.48 $ - Hospitals (with laundry)278 GPD/BED 1.011 - $ 649.48 $ - Hospitals (without laundry)100 GPD/BED 0.364 - $ 649.48 $ - Hotels and Motels 70 GPD/RM 0.255 - $ 649.48 $ - Laundromats 500 GPD/WASHER 1.818 - $ 649.48 $ - Movie Theatres, Auditoriums, Churches (per seat)20 GPD 0.073 - $ 649.48 $ - Restrooms (per water-closet)275 GPD 1.000 - $ 649.48 $ - Storage (per loading bay)111 GPD 0.404 - $ 649.48 $ - Student Activity Center 10 GPDC 0.036 - $ 649.48 $ - Grounds Maintenance 17 GPCD 0.062 - $ 649.48 $ - Math, Science, and Technology Building (per person)10 GPCD 0.036 - $ 649.48 $ - Library (per person)10 GPCD 0.036 - $ 649.48 $ - Nursing Homes 250 GPD/BED 0.909 - $ 649.48 $ - Factory 17 GPDC 0.062 - $ 649.48 $ - Office Buildings 18 GPD/100 SF 0.065 - $ 649.48 $ - Restaurants (per seat)45 GPCD 0.164 - $ 649.48 $ - Restaurants (fast food) (per seat)30 GPCD 0.109 - $ 649.48 $ - Food Outlet/Concession Stand 11 GPCD 0.040 - $ 649.48 $ - Retail (without kitchen waste)18 GPD/100 SF 0.065 - $ 649.48 $ - Single Family Residential 75 180 GPD 1.000 75.00 $ 649.48 $ 48,711.00 University's Central Plant per chiller 45,000 GPD 163.636 - $ 649.48 $ - Stadiums, Ball Parks, etc. (per seat)5 GPD 0.018 - $ 649.48 $ - Townhouse Residences (3) 1,500 SF and less 238 GPD 0.865 - $ 649.48 $ - 1,501 SF or larger 275 GPD 1.000 - $ 649.48 $ - University Undergraduate 40 GPCD 0.145 - $ 649.48 $ - Graduate - Single 60 GPCD 0.218 - $ 649.48 $ - Graduate - Married 95 GPCD 0.345 - $ 649.48 $ - Faculty 13 GPCD 0.047 - $ 649.48 $ - Water System Capacity Total:48,711.00$ Total # of ERC'S:75.00 WASTEWATER UNIT TYPE # OF UNITS ERC FACTOR # OF ERC'S CHARGE/ERC SYSTEM CAPACITY CHARGE Apartments 214 GPD(1)0.856 - $ 562.82 $ - Bars and Cocktail Lounges 9 GPCD(2)0.036 - $ 562.82 $ - Boarding Schools (students and staff)85 GPCD 0.340 - $ 562.82 $ - Country Clubs (per member)25 GPCD 0.100 - $ 562.82 $ - Day Schools (students and staff)22 GPCD 0.088 - $ 562.82 $ - Hospitals (with laundry)250 GPD/BED 1.000 - $ 562.82 $ - Hospitals (without laundry)90 GPD/BED 0.360 - $ 562.82 $ - Hotels and Motels 63 GPD/RM 0.252 - $ 562.82 $ - Laundromats 450 GPD/WASHER 1.800 - $ 562.82 $ - Movie Theatres, Auditoriums, Churches (per seat)18 GPD 0.072 - $ 562.82 $ - Restrooms (per water-closet)250 GPD 1.000 - $ 562.82 $ - Storage (per loading bay)100 GPD 0.400 - $ 562.82 $ - Student Activity Center 9 GPCD 0.036 - $ 562.82 $ - Grounds Maintenance 15 GPCD 0.060 - $ 562.82 $ - Math, Science, and Technology Building (per person)9 GPCD 0.036 - $ 562.82 $ - Library (per person)9 GPCD 0.036 - $ 562.82 $ - Nursing Homes 225 GPD/BED 0.900 - $ 562.82 $ - Factory 15 GPDC 0.060 - $ 562.82 $ - Office Buildings 16 GPD/100 SF 0.064 - $ 562.82 $ - Restaurants (per seat)45 GPCD 0.180 - $ 562.82 $ - Restaurants (fast food) (per seat)30 GPCD 0.120 - $ 562.82 $ - Food Outlet/Concession Stand 10 GPCD 0.040 - $ 562.82 $ - Retail (without kitchen waste)16 GPD/100 SF 0.064 - $ 562.82 $ - Single Family Residential 75 165 GPD 1.000 75.00 $ 562.82 $ 42,211.50 University's Central Plant per chiller 7,650 GPD 30.600 - $ 562.82 $ - Stadiums, Ball Parks, etc. (per seat)5 GPD 0.020 - $ 562.82 $ - Townhouse Residences (3) 1,500 SF and less 214 GPD 0.856 - $ 562.82 $ - 1,501 SF or larger 250 GPD 1.000 - $ 562.82 $ - University Undergraduate 36 GPCD 0.144 - $ 562.82 $ - Graduate - Single 54 GPCD 0.216 - $ 562.82 $ - Graduate - Married 86 GPCD 0.344 - $ 562.82 $ - Faculty 12 GPCD 0.048 - $ 562.82 $ - Wastewater System Capacity Total:42,211.50$ Total # of ERC'S:75.00 (1) GPD - Gallons per day (2) GPCD - Gallons per capita day (3) Condominiums shall be rated in accordance with the type (apartments, townhouses, etc.) Total System Capacity Charge: 90,922.50$ EXHIBIT "B" DAILY FLOWS DAILY FLOWS National Golf & Country Club Phase 3 92 TO: Chairman, Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority FROM: Kenneth Kovensky, Executive Director, Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority and Director of Operations & Regulatory Management, Growth Management Department SUBJECT: Authority Agenda Item – November 15, 2021 Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP – Notice of Tariff Updates DATE: November 8, 2021 On August 11, 2021, Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP (“Utility”), filed an application titled “Notice of Intent to Adjust Rates Pursuant to Final Order No. 2017-01” (Attachment “A”) with the Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority (“Authority”). This request is part of a phased increase to water and wastewater rates over five years for the Utility’s customers in Collier County that was previously approved by the Authority under Final Order No. 2017-01 (Attachment “B”). On August 16, 2021, in response to staff’s request for more information needed to validate the petition, the Utility submitted updated calculations and a revised tariff sheet, resulting in a change to the Regulatory Assessment Fee for Gallonage Charge Construction on the Water Rate Schedule GS from $0.11 to $0.12 (Attachment “C”). In the original application to the Authority, filed on March 4, 2016, and approved by Final Order 2017-01 and adopted on March 31, 2017, the Utility requested a phased annual revenue increase for five years, based on a combination of three factors: (1) a 5% annual increase; (2) a percentage increase based on the annual Florida Public Service Commission price index; and (3) 25% of the cost of preparing and going through the rate case process for the first four yearly phases. Even though the original petition to increase rates had been previously approved for the five-year period, the Utility is still required to submit an application each year to reflect the current adopted Florida Public Service Commission price index. The Authority adopted Final Order No. 2021-01 (Attachment “D”) on April 19, 2021, establishing the 2021 Price Index of 1.17%. Staff reviewed the petition which reflected the Utility’s requested increase to rates in the fifth year of the five-year approved period. This review included ensuring the required documents were filed, the methodology used was appropriate, the calculations were correct, and the revised tariff sheets reflected the approved rate increases. Staff is satisfied all requirements were met. The petition resulted in rate increases of 5.66% for water service and 5.58% for wastewater service. As the original petition submitted by the Utility has already been approved by the Authority , and the review of this petition (year 5) only requires an administrative review, the Authority is not required to take any action on this item. 93 ATTACHMENT “A” RE: Ave Maria Utility Company Notice of Tariff Updates November 15, 2021 Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 ATTACHMENT “B” RE: Ave Maria Utility Company Notice of Tariff Updates November 15, 2021 Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority 110 FINAL ORDER NO. 2017-01 COLLIER COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY A FINAL ORDER OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY, PURSUANT TO COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 96-6, AS AMENDED, REGARDING AVE MARIA UTILITY COMPANY, LLLP'S WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES AND SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES; PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP (UTILITY) is the holder of a certificate for the provision of water and wastewater services to certain portions of Collier County; and WHEREAS, on March 4th, 2016, the UTILITY submitted its Application for Increase in Rates to the Growth Management Department Operations & Regulatory Management Division Utility Regulation Section (STAFF); and WHEREAS, STAFF's engineering and rate consultant, Burton & Associates (BURTON), submitted its findings and recommendations regarding UTILITY'S application by means of a Final Report dated November 2gth,2016; and WHEREAS, the UTILITY accepted all findings in BURTON's Final Report, including all modifications regarding schedules, final water and sewer rates, and service availability charges; and WHEREAS, on March 27th,2077, the Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority (AUTHORITY) held a duly advertised public hearing to consider the petition submitted by the UTILITY; and WHEREAS, on March 3}th, 2017, the AUTHORITY held a duly advertised public hearing near the UTILITY's certificated area to receive public comment regarding the increase in rates and service availability charges; and WHEREAS, on March 3l't, 2017, the AUTHORITY held a duly advertised public hearing to consider the petition and to receive evidence and testimony; and WHEREAS, at these public hearings, the AUTHORITY has considered the UTILITY's application for increases in rates in accordance with the factors described in Section 1-6.L. of Ordinance96-6,as amended. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED by the Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority, in public meeting assembled, that pursuant to Collier County Ordinance No. 96-6, as amended: Water Tariff sheets "Tenth Revised Sheet No. 13.0", "Eleventh Revised Sheet No. 14.0", and "Third Revised Sheet No. 17.0", artd Wastewater Tariff sheets "First Revised Sheet No. i 1.0", "Tenth Revised Sheet No. l2.O", "Eleventh Revised Sheet No. 13.0", "Tenth Revised Sheet No. @ I 111 l4.0", "Original Sheet No. 14.5", and "First Revised Sheet No. 17.0", attached as Attachment "H" are hereby approved. These revised Tariffs shall become effective on Sunday, April 9th, 2017. The UTILITY shall provide written notice to its water and wastewater customers of these changes. This Final Order adopted this 3l't day of March, 2017, after motion, second, and majority vote favoring the sarne. 2 3 Approved as to form and legality: Stone Assistant Countv Attornev COLLIER COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY '/u/,, @112 ATTACHMENT *H" RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP Increase in Rates March 27,2017 Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority 113 NAME OF COMPANY: WATER AVE MARIA UTILITY COMPANY, LLLP TENTH REVISED SHEET NO. 13.0 CANCELS NINT}I REVISED SHEET NO. 13.0 GENERAI SERVICE RATE SCFIEDULE GS Available throughout the area served by the Compaay. For water service to commercial Customers and all Customers for which no other schedule applies. Subject o all of the Rules and Regulations of this Tariff and General Rules and Regularions of the Authority. A\'-AILABILITY - APPLICABILITY. LIMITATIOIT-S - RATE - METER SIZE BASE FACILITY C}IARGEPERMONTH $31.90 79.73 t59.45 255.14 478.36 797.26 t,594.52 2,55t.25 RECULATORY ASSESSMENT FEE $0.64 1.59 3.19 5.10 9.57 r 5.95 31.89 51.03 518" x314" l" | 1t2 2" J 4. 6" 8' Callonage Cbarge (per 1,000 Gallons) Gallonage Charge (per I,000 Gallons) Corrsfuction I lse MINIML\4 CHARGE. TERMS OF PAYT{ENT - $2.53 s0.0s $4.80 $0.10 Base Facility Charge only, ifno consumPtion. Bills are due when rendered and become delinquent ifnot paid within twenty (20) days. A-fter five (5) days' written notice, water service may be discontinued. Douslas E. Baird Aeent NAME TITLE @114 COI.IJERCOUNTYWATER & WASTEWATER AUII.IOR]TY APPROVED -oFlnalOrder No. Approval Date Effective Date 5 Z*"4%,-*zv Executive Director Colller County Water& WastewaterAutlrorlty ,! I 115 NAME OF COMPANY: AVE MARIA UTILTTY COMPANY, LLLP W,ATER ELEVENTH REVISED SHEETNO. I4.O CANCELS TENTH REVISED SHEETNO. I4.O APPLICABILITY N,IUTATIONS. RATE. METER SIZE Gal Charce Up to 5,000 gallons 5.001 to 10,000 gallors 10,001 to 15,000 gallons Over 15,000 gallors MINIMUM CHARGE- TERMS OFPAYMENT BASE I'ACILITY CH,ARGE PER MONTH $31 .90 79.7f 159.45 REGULATORY ASSESSMENT FEE $0.64 1.59 3.19 s0.05 0.07 0.09 0.14 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RATE SCHEDULE RS Available throughout ihe area served by the Company. For water service to all residential Customers. Subject to all ofthe Rules and Regulations ofthis Tariff and General Rules and Regulations ofthe Authority. " x314" 1'. t% 5/8 s2.25 3.40 4.52 6.76 Base Facility Charge onJy, if no consumption Bills are due when rendered and become delinquent ifnot paid within twenty (20) days. After five (5) days wrinen norice, water service may be discontinued. Douelas E. Baird Aeent r.\AME TITLE @116 COI.IIER COUNW WATER & WASTEWATER AUT}IORITY APPROVED FlnalOrder No. Approval Date Effective Date 04 z*d Executive Director Collier County Water& Wastewater Autllorfty I 117 NAME OF COMPANY: AVE MAzuA UTILITY COMPAI.IY. LLLP U'ATER THIRD REVISED SHEETNO. 17.0 CANCELS SECOND REVISED SHEETNO. I7.O SERVICE AVAILABILITY FEES AND CHARGES Refer to Service Avarlabjlrty PoIcy Sheet No./Rule No.Descriotion Customer Connection (Tao-in) Charoe Up to 2"........... Over 2'. ........... lnspection Fee l\4arn Extension Charqe N,leter Residentiaher ERC LGPD) ....... All others-per gallo" . . ... ... ...:... ..: or Residential-per lot (_foot frontage).. . . ... All others-per tront foot....... ............. . lnstallation Fee 5/8" x 3/4" ................. 1', ... ................ ......... 1 1t2" 2" ........................... Over 2"............ ....... . Plan Revrew Charoe.............. Svstem CapacitY Charoe Per ERC (275 GPD). Amount $ Actual Costj $ Actual Costr $ Actual Costj S Actual Costt $ Actual Costl g Actual Costj $ Actual Costr 26.0 7.026.0 7.029.0 16.0 24 0 3.424.0 3.4 240 244 3.4 34 $275.37 $393.53 5745.69 $971.E2 $ Actual Costl $ Actual Costr 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 27 .0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 '11.0 $649.48 24.O 3.3 Douqlas E. Baird Aeent lActual Cost rs equal to the total cost incurred for services rendered NAI\,IE TITLE @118 CO.IJERCOUNWWATER & WA STEWATER AUII{ORTTY APPROVED Flnal Order No. Approval Date Effectlve Date Z"^a&**Ay- Executlve Director Collier County Water& WastewaterAuthclp { 119 NAIVIE OF COMPANY: AVE MARIA TI|ILITY COMPANY, LLLP WASI'EWATER Customer Deposits General Service, GS.................... INOEX OF RATES AND CHARGES SCHEDULES FIRST REVISED SHEET NO. 1 1.0 CANCELS ORIGINAL SHEET NO. I I.O Sheet Number 15,0 1?.0 16.0 13.0 't4.0 14.5 17 .0 Douelas E. Baird Asent NAME TITLE Miscellaneous Service Charges Residential Service, RS Reclalmed Water Service ......... Public Swimmrng Pool Service. ... ...... Service Availability Fees and Charges @120 \ COLLIER COUNW WATER & WASTEWATER AUIHORTTY APPROVED Final Order No.-o Approval Date \3 Effective Date ( 7,**/'X*"/"- Executive Director Collier County Water & Wastewater Authodty I 121 NAIvIE OF COMPANY: WASTEWATER AVAILA-BILITY - APPLICABIL] Y. LIMITATIONS - AVE MARIA I]TILTTY COMPA}.IY. LLLP TENTH REVISED SHEETNO. I2.O CANCELS ND{TH REVISED SI]EET NO. 12.0 GENERAL SERVICE RAIESCHEDWEGS Available tlroughorr the area served by the Company. For waslewaler service to comm€rcial Customers and all Customers for which no other schedule applies. Subject to all of the Rules and Regulations ofthis Tariff and General Rules and Regulations ofthe Authority. RATE. METER SIZE $38.47 96.t6 192.33 307.71 576.99 961.U 1,923.27 3,077.24 5/8" x 3/4'' 1' I 1t2" 2" 3" 4" 6', 8" $0.77 lo, 3.85 6.15 I 1.54 19.23 38.47 61.54 M1NIMUM CTIARGE. TERMS OF PAYIVIENT s3.76 s0.08 Base Facility Charge only, if no consumption. Bills are due when rendered aad become delinquent ifnot paid within twenty (20) days. After five (5) days written notice, wastewater service may be discontinued. Douglas E. Baird. AeentNAME TITLE @ BASE FACILITY CHARGE PER MONTH REGI.JI.ATORY ASSESSMENT FEE GaJIonage Charge (pcr 1 ,000 Gallors) 122 Co|.IIERCOUNWWATER & WASTEWATER AUT}IORITY APPROVED Flnal Order No. Approval Date Effectlve Date -b \ri ct \1 %"*d%,-*4? I ( Executive Director CollierCounty Water& WEstewaterAuthorlty r 123 NAME OF COMPANY: AVE MARIA UTILITY COMPANY, LLLP WASTEWATER AVAILABILITY. APPLICASILITY - LIMITATIO NS. RATE. BASE FACILITY CTIARGE PER MONTI,I ELEVENTH REVISED SHEETNO. 13.0 CANCELS TENTI{ REVISED SHEETNO. 13.0 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RATE SCHEDULE RS Available throughout the area served by the Company: For wastewater service to all resideotial Customers. Subject to all ofthe Rules and Regulations ofthis Tariffand General Rules and Regulations ofthe Authority. METER SIZE 5/8" x 314" t" | 1D" $38.47 96.t6 192.33 REGULATORY ASSESSMENT FEE $0.77 1.92 3.85 Gallonage Charge (per 1.000 Gallons) MNIMTA4 CHARGE - TERMS OF PAYN,GNT - $3.76 $0.08 Base Facility Charge only, if no consumption. Bills are due when rendered and become delinquenl ifnot paid uithin twenty (20) days. After five (5) days uritten notice, wastewater service may be disoontinued. Douslas E. Baird Asent NAME TITLE @ 124 COIIIER COI'NW WATER &WASTEWATER AUTHORTY APPROVED Flnal Order No. Approval Date Effective Date Executive Director Colller County Watsf & WssteffiterAuUillry %*"ZZr-.*z-_, I 125 NAME OF COMPANY: AVE MAzuA UTILITY COMPANY, LLLP WASTEWATER TENTH REVISED STMET NO. I4.O CANCELS NINTH REVISED SHEET NO. I4.O RECLAIMED W A'TER SERVICE RATE SCHEDULE AVAILABILITY -Available by special contract to areas within the certificated service territory of Service Company. APPLICABILITY - To the extent of its capacity and wastewater flows, the Utilify will provide irrigation quality water using treated wastewater effluent. I-IMITATIONS -Subject to a.ll ofthe Rules and Regulations of this Tariff and General Rules and Regulations of the Authority. RATE. BASEFACILIry METERSZE CHARGEPERMONTH s3,464.27 5,539.64 $0.41 s69.2s I 10.79 $0.01 Douelas E. Balrd. Asent NAME TITLE REGULATORY ASSESSMENT FEE 6' 8' Gallonage Charge (per I,000 Gallons) @126 COI.IIER COUNTY WATER & WASTEWATER AUTHORITY APPROVED A\0FlnalOrder No. Approval Date Effective Date 3\ u1 Executive Director Collier County Water & Wastewater Authalty II ,. 127 \AME OF COMPANY: AVE MARI,A UTILITY COMPA}.ff, LLLP WASTEWATER ORIGINAL SHEET NO. I4.5 FI-AT RAT'E One halfofthe 2" meter base rate and a gallonage charge based on 94,000 gallons per month MINMUMCHARGE- FlatRate. OF PA Bills are due when rendered aad become delinquent ifnot paid within twenty (20) days. After fir,e (5) days written notice, wasleu,ater service may be discontinued. Douelas E. Bafud. AeentNAME TITLE PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL SERVICE RATE SCHEDI,ILE AVAILABILITY - Available tkoughout tbe area served by the Company. APPLICABILITY - For wastewater service to the towns public warcr park pool customers. LIMITATIONS - Subject to all of rhe Rules and Regulations of this Tariff and General Rules and Regulations of the Authority. @128 Co|.IIER COUNTY WAIER & WASTEWATER AUTHORTY APPROVED Final Order No. Approval Date Effective Date Executive Director Collier County Water& WastewaterAuthfflty I Z-""A2*-/? \r t 129 NAME OF COMPANY: AVE MARIA UTILITY COMPANY, LLLP WASTEWATER FIRST REVISED SHEET NO. I7.O CANCELS OzuCINAL SHEETNO. I7.O SERVICE AVAILABILITY FEES AND CHARGES Descriotion Customer Connectron (Tao-in) Charoe Amounl $ Actual Costl $ Actual Costl $ Actual Costi S Actual Costl S Actual Costl $ Actual Costl $ 562 82 Refer to Service Availability Polrcy Sheet No./Rule No. 25.0 7.028.0 16.0 All meter sizes lnsoectron Fee Marn Extension Charoe Residentialrer ERC LGPD) All others-per gallon or Plan Review Charoe $ Actual Costl 26.0 11.0 Residential-per lot L_foot frontage)................... All others-per front foot............... Svstem CaoacitY Charoe Per ERC (350 GPD) 24.0 3.424.O 3.4 24.0 3.424.O 3.4 24.O 3 3 Douslas E. Baird AeentNAME TITLE lActual Cost is equalto the total cost incuned for services rendered. e130 COLLIER COUNTY WATER & WASTEWATER AUTHORITY APPROVED Final Order No. Approval Date Effective Date ( vt 11 7"eXr*-/r Executive Director Collier County Water& Wastewater Autlrorlty I 131 ATTACHMENT “C” RE: Ave Maria Utility Company Notice of Tariff Updates November 15, 2021 Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority 132 1 EdrevaRadoslava From:EdrevaRadoslava Sent:Monday, August 16, 2021 12:28 PM To:Marty Deterding Cc:David Genson; Jason Vogel; Tammy Smith; Jaime Lopez; Jessica DiGiorgio; Bronwyn Ferrell; FrenchJames; KostadinovaJosephine; KovenskyKenneth Subject:RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP - Phase 5 rates Good afternoon Marty,   The Water General Service Rate Schedule GS and the Customer notice have been revised as requested by Ken and look  good. The billing determinates provided are also matching the Annualized Revenue Schedule.   Your petition for Implementation of Phase 5 Rate Adjustment is approved and will be brought before the Authority as an  informational item at its next meeting. We will let you know as soon as one is scheduled.    Thank you     Rady Edreva  Finance and Operations Manager    Operations & Regulatory Management Division  We are committed to your success!    Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov     2800 N. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, FL 34104  Office (239) 252‐8745  Cell: (239) 206‐0104    From: Marty Deterding <mdeterding@sfflaw.com>   Sent: Monday, August 16, 2021 11:24 AM  To: KovenskyKenneth <Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov>  Cc: David Genson <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; Jason Vogel <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; Tammy Smith  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; Jaime Lopez <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; Jessica DiGiorgio <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>; FrenchJames <James.French@colliercountyfl.gov>; EdrevaRadoslava  <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>; KostadinovaJosephine <Josephine.Kostadinova@colliercountyfl.gov>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when  opening attachments or clicking links.  Ken    Thank you very much for the quick reply. I have corrected the billing determinates page; the General Service Water  tariff; and Customer Notice as you pointed out and those are attached. With those changes (and the billing determinates  now matching up), we will assume that the Authority has approved the increase as revised and we will proceed with  Notice and implementation. Thank you for your quick help.  133 2   On an unrelated matter I will be submitting some tariff revisions we would like to get reviewed and approved by the  Authority shortly. Those are on Meter installation Charges and Miscellaneous Service Charges. I will be submitting the  proposed tariffs with explanation in a few minutes.      F. MARSHALL DETERDING Of Counsel Sundstrom & Mindlin, LLP   2548 Blairstone Pines Drive   Tallahassee, Florida 32301  T: 850.877.6555    www.sfflaw.com   mdeterding@sfflaw.com      Notice: This email message, and any attachments hereto, contains confidential information that is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this email or any attachments to it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return mail or by telephone at (888)- 877-6555 and delete the original and all copies of this transmission, including any attachments. Thank you.    From: KovenskyKenneth <Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov>   Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 3:00 PM  To: Marty Deterding <mdeterding@sfflaw.com>  Cc: David Genson <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; Jason Vogel <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; Tammy Smith  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; Jaime Lopez <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; Jessica DiGiorgio <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>; FrenchJames <James.French@colliercountyfl.gov>; EdrevaRadoslava  <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>; KostadinovaJosephine <Josephine.Kostadinova@colliercountyfl.gov>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    Marty,    The attached file shows billing determinates from 2019, not 2020, so we are unable to validate Schedule No. 2. We have  reviewed your submission, and assuming your “No. of Bills/Gallons (000) numbers line up when you send a revised copy,  we can give our approval, with two minor corrections:    1. On the Water General Service Rate Schedule GS, the Regulatory Assessment Fee for Gallonage Charge  Construction use should be $0.12, not $0.11. $6.05*.02=$0.12.  2. Your customer notice references “phase 4” rates instead of “phase 5” rates:  134 3     Please send the revised billing determinates so we can finalize our review. I will be out of the office next week, but Rady  should be able to complete the final review.    Respectfully,    Ken Kovensky  Director   Operations & Regulatory Management Division Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov 2800 N. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida 34104 Phone: 239.252.2388 Fax: 239.252.6563   How are we doing?  The Operations & Regulatory Management Division wants to hear from you!  Please take our online SURVEY.  We appreciate your feedback!    From: Marty Deterding <mdeterding@sfflaw.com>   Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 1:30 PM  To: FrenchJames <James.French@colliercountyfl.gov>; KovenskyKenneth <Kenneth.Kovensky@colliercountyfl.gov>;  EdrevaRadoslava <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>  Cc: David Genson <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; Jason Vogel <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; Tammy Smith  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; Jaime Lopez <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; Jessica DiGiorgio <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when  opening attachments or clicking links.  Ken    In the past you have requested information on the billing determinants used in developing the annualizing revenues in  the filing submitted yesterday, so the utility has developed the attached information for you in anticipation of a similar  request. I believe this will again satisfy your concerns. Let me know if you need anything else.    135 4 F. MARSHALL DETERDING Of Counsel Sundstrom & Mindlin, LLP   2548 Blairstone Pines Drive   Tallahassee, Florida 32301  T: 850.877.6555    www.sfflaw.com   mdeterding@sfflaw.com      Notice: This email message, and any attachments hereto, contains confidential information that is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this email or any attachments to it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return mail or by telephone at (888)- 877-6555 and delete the original and all copies of this transmission, including any attachments. Thank you.    From: Marty Deterding   Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 3:38 PM  To: Jamie French ‐ Collier County (jamesfrench@colliergov.net) <jamesfrench@colliergov.net>; Kenneth Kovensky ‐  Collier County (kennethkovensky@colliergov.net) <kennethkovensky@colliergov.net>; EdrevaRadoslava  <Radoslava.Edreva@colliercountyfl.gov>  Cc: 'David Genson' <DGenson@barroncollier.com>; 'Jason Vogel' <jvogel@AMUC.Com>; 'Tammy Smith'  <tsmith@AMUC.Com>; 'Jaime Lopez' <JLopez@barroncollier.com>; 'Jessica DiGiorgio' <JDiGiorgio@barroncollier.com>;  Bronwyn Ferrell <bferrell@sfflaw.com>  Subject: RE: Ave Maria Utility Company, LLLP ‐ Phase 5 rates    Jamie, Ken and Rady    I am attaching for filing with the CCWWA the Notice of AMUC to implement Phase 5 of the Water and Wastewater Rate  increase approved in 2017 and utilizing the most recent index percentage. This is the final Phase of the increase  approved by the Authority. Please accept this as our electronic filing and if I need to do more let me know. While the  final Order of the Authority in 2017 did not require it, we have prepared this “Notice of Intent” to keep the CCWWA  informed of our implementation of this fifth phase. It is our intent to implement this increase for a billing cycle which  begins on September 13. Therefore in order to get the notice out in advance we will need any comments on the notice  no later than Thursday August 19, 2021. It is almost identical to last years notice approved by you so I do not expect any  problem. .     Please review and let us know of any issues, questions or concerns as soon as you can within the next 8 days.       Thank you    F. MARSHALL DETERDING Of Counsel Sundstrom & Mindlin, LLP   2548 Blairstone Pines Drive   Tallahassee, Florida 32301  T: 850.877.6555    136 5 www.sfflaw.com   mdeterding@sfflaw.com      Notice: This email message, and any attachments hereto, contains confidential information that is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this email or any attachments to it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return mail or by telephone at (888)- 877-6555 and delete the original and all copies of this transmission, including any attachments. Thank you.    Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. 137 Size *Annuali:ed Total 5/a" and%"2,425 12 29,100 1"10 L2 120 L%"19 t2 224 2 22 72 264 3',11 12 132 4"1 12 12 2,4AA 29,8s6 Size fl Total 5/a" and'1" 2,408 12 28,896 1 5 77 50 t7 t2 zo4 2 19 72 228 11 72 132 4 1 12 72 2,461 29,s32 Construction Water Tracked 2,408,930 Construction WW Reclaim WW Reclaim Slze i Annualhed Total 6"1 12 12 8 2 12 24 o 0 0 0 3 36 Tier Tracked 0-5,000 98,855,310 5,O01-10,000 5,474,890 10,001 15,000 834,160 Over 15,000 494,6LO Residential Wastewater Tracked 105,598,970 53,343,520 Tracked 50,043,710 Tracked 1,382,130 Tracked 215,488,000 Potable water Residential Water E ttt lTracked 138 139 140 ATTACHMENT “D” RE: Ave Maria Utility Company Notice of Tariff Updates November 15, 2021 Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority 141 ATTACHMENT "A" Final Order No .2021-01 RE: Establishment of 2021 Price Index Factor April 19,2021 Collier County Water and Wastewater AuthoritY 142 FINAL ORDER NO.2021-01 COLLIER COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY A FINAL ORDER OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY, PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-6, COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 96.6, AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 PRICE INDEX FACTOR SET ANNUALLY BY THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, FOR UTILIZATION IN PRICE INDEX RATE APPLICATIONS FOR NONEXEMPT WATER AND/OR WASTEWATER UTILITIES PROVIDING SERVICE IN UNINCORPORATED COLLIER COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MARCO ISLAND, FLORJDA, WHEREAS, Collier County Ordinance No. 96-6, as amended, provides for the Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority (AUTHORITY) to adopt a price index factor for water and/or wastewater utilities on or before May l5th oleach calendar year for the utilization in price index rate application; and WHEREAS, Collier County Ordinance No. 96-6, as amended, provides that the price index factor shall be equivalent to the price index factor set annually by the Florida Public Service Commission (COMMISSION); and WHEREAS, the COMMISSION issued Order No PSC-2020-0493-PAA-WS on December 14,2020, establishing the 2021 Price Index of 1.17 percent for water and/or wastewater utilities; and NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED by the Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority, in public meeting assembled, that: 1. The 2021 Price Index is l.lTpercent 2. Any water and/or wastewater utility that intends to increase its rates by implementation of this price index must notifr the AUTHORITY on or after the effective date of this Final Order of such intent and shall apply the 2021 Price Index to applicable 2020 calendar year operation and maintenance expenses. 3. Utilities usin g rhe 2021 Price Index shall use the forms attached as Appendices "A", *B", "C" and "D", and shall follow all price index application requirements specified in Collier County Ordinance No. 96-06, as amended, before implementing any index. 4. This Order shall become effective upon adoption by the AUTHORITY and shall remain in effect until the AUTHORITY authorizes a change. WHEREAS, the COMMISSION issued Consummating Order No. PSC-2021- 0028-CO-WS on January 7, 2021, enabling Order No. PSC-2020-0493-PAA-WS to become final and effective on January 7,2021. 143 This Final Order adopted this 19s day of April 2021, after motion, second, and majority vote favoring the same. Approved as to form and legality: Heidi Ashton-Cicko Managing Assistant COLLIER COLTNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY PATRICIA SHERRY, CHAIRMANd Attomey B- 144 APPENDIX "A" 2O2I PRICE INDEX APPLICATION TEST YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 3I,2O2OI WATERutility: 2020 Operation and maintenance Expenses (O&M) LESS: (a) Pass-Through Items: (l) Purchased Power (2) Purchased Water (3) Purchased Sewage Treatment (4) OtheP: (b) Rate Case Expenses Included In 2020 Expenses WASTEWATER 0.0117 0.980 (c) Adjustments to O&M Expenses from last rate case. if applicable: (1) (2) Costs to be Indexed Muttiply by the 2021 Price Index Factor Indexed Costs Add: Pass-Throughltems Total of Indexed Costs and Pass-Through Items 0.01 I 7 Divide Total of Indexed Costs and Pass-Tkough Items by Expansion Factor for Regulatory Assessment Fees 0.980 Increase in Revenue Divide by 2020 Annualized Revenue3 Percentage Increase in Rates f This amount should be for the calendar year 2020.lfthe utility is on a fiscal year, a pro rata distribution between the utility's two affected annual reports should be included as a supplemental attachment. The annual reports or general ledgers should be used as the source document(s). The utility is required to send a worksheet showing the pro rata distribution. 1!applicable, deduct on t!'is line any other expenses for which a pass-through has been received. Specifi the type ofexpense, which is being deducted. 3If rates changed during or subsequent to calendar year 2020,the book revenues must be adjusted to show the changes and an explanation of the calculation should be attached to this form. (See Appendix "B" for instructions and sample format.) 145 APPENDIX "8" ANNUALIZ ED REVENUE WORKSHEET Have rates charged for customer services changed since January 1,2020? ( ) If no, the utility should use actual revenues. This form may be disregarded. ( ) If yes, the utility must annualize its revenues. Complete the remainder of this form. Annualizing calculates the revenue the utility would have eamed based upon 2020 customer consumption at the most current rates in effect. To complete this calculation, the utility will need consumption data for 2020 to apply to the existing rate schedule' Below is a sample, which may be used. CALCULATION OF ANNUALIZED REVENUES' Number of Bills/ Gallons Sold Cunent Rates Annualized Revenuesx Residential Bills: '/s'x74 meters l " meters 1 %" meters 2" meters Total No. Bills Gallons Sold Other Revenue General Service: '/B'x'4 meters l " meters I %" meters 2" meters 3" meters 4" meters 6" meters Total No. Bills Gallons Sold Other Revenue 2 2 2 2 2 2 Total Annualized Revenues for 2020 lAnnualized revenues must be calculated separately if the utility consists ofboth a water system and a sewer system. This form is designed specifically for utilities using a base facility charge rate structure. If annualized revenues must be calculated and further assistance is needed, contact the Utility Regulation Staff at (239) 252-87 45. 2Complete only if billing charge is separate. $ 146 APPENDIX "C" AFFIDAVIT I,LINDER OATH hereby affirms that I am the duly authorized representative of and that the figures and calculations upon which the change in rates is based are accurate and that the change will not cause said to exceed its last authorized or calculated rate of retum, which is %. This affidavit is made pursuant to this utility's request for a 2021 pice index rate Title (Print Name) Subscribed and swom (or affirmed) to before me by on 20_, who tr is personally known to me produced as identification (Printed Name of Notary) My Commission Expires: tncrease. 147 APPENDIX "D" NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS On April 19ld,2021, the Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority adopted provisions permitting water and wastewater utilities to adjust the rates it charges to its customers witlout those customers bearing the additional expense ofa public hearing. The adjustments in rates would depend on increases or decreases in non-controllable expenses subject to inflationary pressures such as chemicals, and other operational and maintenance costs. On filed notice ofintent with the Growth Management Department (GMD) Operations & Regulatory Management Division, to increase water and wastewater rates as a result ofthis action. If acknowledged and approved by the Collier County Water and Wastewater Authority, water rates will increase by approximately % and wastewater rates by %:o. The adjusted rates should be reflected on your bilt. Should you have any questions, please contact your local utility office. Be sure to have your account number handy for quick reference. Customers may also direct inquiries to the GMD Operations & Regulatory Management Division, 2800 Horseshoe Drive North, Naples, Florida 3 4 1 04 at (239) 252-87 4 5. 148