UTILITY SPECIAL DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
AGENDA

MARINA EVENT CENTER - 190 E. 13TH STREET
Riviera Beach, FL 33404

 
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

5:30 PM  

NOTICE
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DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS


CHAIRPERSON

JULIA A. BOTEL, Ed. D - DISTRICT 4

 

CHAIR PRO-TEM

DOUGLAS A. LAWSON - DISTRICT 5

 

BOARD MEMBERS

TRADRICK McCOY - DISTRICT 1

 

KaSHAMBA MILLER-ANDERSON DISTRICT 2


SHIRLEY D. LANIER - DISTRICT 3

 

Ex-Officio Board Member

MAYOR RONNIE L. FELDER

 

 

 

 


ADMINISTRATION


Jonathan Evans, City Manager

Jonathan Batista, Interim Executive Director

Claudene L. Anthony, CMC, District Clerk

Dawn S. Wynn, District Attorney

Randy Sherman, District Finance Director


PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that if any interested person desires to appeal any decision made by the Utility Special District Board of Directors with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, such interested person, at own expense, will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based, pursuant to F.S. 286.0105.


LOBBYING - ORDINANCE 4001 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 2011
Lobbyist registration and reporting forms are available for you online and in print. Forms can be obtained in the Office of the City Clerk. Registration and reporting forms shall be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk.


ANY PERSON WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM PLEASE COMPLETE A GREEN PUBLIC COMMENT CARD LOCATED AT THE FRONT DESK AND GIVE IT TO THE STAFF PRIOR TO THE ITEM BEING TAKEN UP BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR DISCUSSION. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE GIVEN A TOTAL OF THREE (3) MINUTES TO SPEAK ON ALL ITEMS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THREE (3) MINUTES TO SPEAK ON EACH REGULAR AGENDA ITEM. THE TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT MAY BE REDUCED BY A VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON THE VOLUMINOUS NATURE OF PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. IN NO EVENT WILL ANYONE BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM AFTER THE RESOLUTION IS READ OR ITEM CONSIDERED.


VIDEO

CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
AGENDA Approval
VIDEO1.

STATE OF THE UTILITY PART 2

 

JONATHAN BATISTA, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 561-845-4185

Additions, Deletions, Substitutions
Disclosures by Board of Directors
Adoption of Agenda
Comments From the Public on Consent Agenda (Three Minute Limitation Total)
CONSENT AGENDA

ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THIS ITEM ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER SO REQUESTS, IN WHICH EVENT, THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS AND CONSIDERED IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA.

MINUTES
RESOLUTIONS

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
REGULAR AGENDA
VIDEO2.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 4-21UD A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH UTILITY SPECIAL DISTRICT, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE PROPOSAL FROM BROWN AND CALDWELL TO PROVIDE DRINKING WATER SYSTEM RISK AND RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT; AUTHORIZING THE DISTRICT FINANCE DIRECTOR TO MAKE PAYMENTS FROM PROJECT NUMBER 18160 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $101,996.00; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

JONATHAN BATISTA, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 561-845-4185

 

VIDEO3.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 7-21UD A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH UTILITY SPECIAL DISTRICT, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE PROPOSAL FOR SCOPE OF SERVICES FROM AE ENGINEERING, INC., WHOSE OFFICE IS IN WEST PALM BEACH; UTILIZING THE CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH CONTRACT TO PROVIDE GRANT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TO THE CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH UTILITY SPECIAL DISTRICT; AUTHORIZING THE DISTRICT FINANCE DIRECTOR TO MAKE PAYMENTS FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER 41131101-531000 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $34,937.50; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

JONATHAN BATISTA, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 561-845-4185

 

VIDEO4.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 8-21UD A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH UTILITY SPECIAL DISTRICT, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE AMENDED CONTRACT WITH CARDINAL CONTRACTORS, INC. FOR DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES AMENDING ARTICLE 28 – MODIFICATIONS OF WORK; AUTHORIZING THE DISTRICT CHAIRPERSON AND THE UTILITY DISTRICT CLERK TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 BETWEEN THE UTILITY SPECIAL DISTRICT BOARD AND CARDINAL CONTRACTORS, INC.; AND  AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS UP TO TEN PERCENT (10%); AUTHORIZING THE UTILITY DISTRICT FINANCE DIRECTOR TO MAKE PAYMENTS AFTER SUBSEQUENT RESOLUTIONS/WORK AUTHORIZATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

JONATHAN BATISTA, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 561-845-4185

 

VIDEO5.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 9-21UD A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH UTILITY SPECIAL DISTRICT, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE AMENDED CONTRACT WITH GLOBALTECH, INC. FOR DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES AMENDING ARTICLE 28 – MODIFICATIONS OF WORK; AUTHORIZING THE DISTRICT CHAIRPERSON AND THE UTILITY DISTRICT CLERK TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 BETWEEN THE UTILITY SPECIAL DISTRICT BOARD AND GLOBALTECH, INC.; AND  AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS UP TO TEN PERCENT (10%); AUTHORIZING THE UTILITY DISTRICT FINANCE DIRECTOR TO MAKE PAYMENTS AFTER SUBSEQUENT RESOLUTIONS/WORK AUTHORIZATIONS HAS BEEN ISSUED; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

JONATHAN BATISTA, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 561-845-4185

 

END OF REGULAR AGENDA

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC - 6:15 PM Non-Agenda Item Speakers (Three Minute Limitation)


Please be reminded "Rules of Decorum Governing Public Conduct during Official Meetings" has been adopted and posted. In an effort to preserve order, if any of the rules are not adhered to, the Board's Chairperson may have any disruptive speaker or attendee removed from the podium, from the meeting and/or the building, if necessary. Please govern yourselves accordingly.


Public Comments shall begin at 6:15 PM unless there is no further business of the Board of Directors, which in that event, it shall begin sooner. In addition, if an item is being considered at 6:15 PM, then comments from the public shall begin immediately after the item has been concluded.


Any person who would like to speak, during public comments, please fill out a public comment card located at the front desk and give it to staff before the public comments section is announced.

DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION
DISCUSSION BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UTILITY SPECIAL DISTRICT OR THE CITY MANAGER
STATEMENTS BY THE DISTRICT BOARD
ADJOURNMENT