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Council appointed Mike Seegrest to the city’s school support committee. Seegrest had served the prior three-year term and received the council’s approval without public opposition; the motion to appoint carried on a voice vote.

Finance Director Jim Ingram presented final adjustments to the fiscal year 2022–23 budget to record expenditures and matching unbudgeted revenues received after adoption. Staff summarized multiple line items and revenue matches: FEMA reimbursements tied to Hurricane Idalia and Ian for various funds, a $18,270 match for Fourth of July parade sponsorships, a $20,000 wellness revenue match, $10,000 in Boys & Girls Club support funded from police forfeiture restricted funds, and other adjustments across the Community Investment Trust (CIT), water and sewer, sanitation and fleet funds. Ingram said the city recorded about $412,242 of CIT revenues not budgeted and that total CIT receipts were higher than originally projected. A council member clarified the net impact: the unbudgeted revenues match the unbudgeted expenditures and \"the net impact is actually 0,\" and Jim Ingram confirmed that characterization. The council adopted a resolution approving the final budget adjustments.

On pension policy, Fire Chief Ian Kemp presented a second-reading public hearing on Ordinance No. 1556, amending Chapter 2 of the city code pertaining to firefighter pension and retirement. Staff and the pension board recommended restoring omitted language in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) that had been left out during prior codification. The amendment extends the DROP period from five years to eight years and specifies that the first 60 months of DROP will compound quarterly at 6.5% and amounts beyond 60 months will compound quarterly at 3%, as presented to council. The council adopted Ordinance No. 1556 on second reading.

Council also adopted Ordinance No. 1557 on second reading, updating the city’s travel and per diem policy. Finance Director Ingram told council the ordinance ties mileage reimbursement to the IRS standard mileage rate and uses the U.S. General Services Administration per diem rates for the Tampa Bay area so the city can apply updated federal rates without changing the code every year.

Other routine business: the council approved minutes from the Nov. 7 meeting, approved the consent agenda, and received an informational presentation from the Southwest Florida Water Management District on a recent water‑shortage order affecting area counties. The council also received ARPA project quarterly reporting materials and heard staff reports about city events and holiday schedules.

Votes at a glance
- Appointment: Mike Seegrest, School Support Committee — motion carried (voice vote).
- Resolution: Final adjustments to FY 2022–23 budget — adopted (voice vote). Key items included FEMA reimbursements for Hurricane Idalia and Ian and $412,242 of unbudgeted CIT receipts moved to reserves as described in staff exhibits.
- Ordinance 1556: Amendments to firefighter pension and DROP funding — adopted on second reading (voice vote). Change restores omitted DROP language and adjusts DROP term and compounding rates as presented.
- Ordinance 1557: Travel expenses and per diem update — adopted on second reading (voice vote). Mileage to follow IRS rate; per diem tied to GSA Tampa Bay rates.

All items passed by voice vote. The council did not request roll‑call tallies for the items presented.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Temple Terrace City Council Meeting 11-21-23","oneSentenceSummary","On Nov. 21 the City of Temple Terrace Council appointed a member to the school support committee, approved final FY 2022–23 budget adjustments, and adopted ordinances changing firefighter DROP calculations and updating travel expense rules. Votes were taken by voice and carried.","taxTitle","City of Temple Terrace, Hillsborough County, Florida","taxId",70992,"location","Florida","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6095398,"Temple Terrace awards $1.71 million contract to rehab Chinaberry booster pump station",1079,631000,1710000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2838358-900b4659e0fbb711108aa114a59e1b3b&start=631&end=1710","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2838358-900b4659e0fbb711108aa114a59e1b3b/thumbnail_631000.jpg","/articles/6095398/Florida/Temple-Terrace-awards-171-million-contract-to-rehab-Chinaberry-booster-pump-station","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6095398-e8e2450c63958968959c40e9a338fee8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160816&Signature=UYt-oUeNm8MHIEWlypcdrEZUn0hbFOerFtdflEz7tL~-g9xVuf0kdFEp2-LKbPdzkrAjIYYCzY92Fkd3Fjv~pCkypQt7tdeL9O54lZHfES6TpaD4d3AofhJ8X04eRSag2Aikir~h4S9QFM9RanVsy8gtmgHvkBWHjb~K4UnaS0zW6H~fF7hkLZ1Z7KDAKQ9cnRIbklqyT4rRuZDm5epG9oj8teqHqMXtXSk-KKQxzLmwk2EaJVm1VceFnsgNbhddBhNZN6rlM95oOj5B3Qgw7yn-gNSNOIT7VA9wlwGINxEj7aoI6QQES7PXefUGjueHw0SuWm67Ki6gO-klZF3w-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Utilities staff told the City of Temple Terrace City Council on Nov. 21 that the Chinaberry Booster Pump Station needs a full rehabilitation and recommended awarding a $1,709,620 contract to CEC Motor and Utility Services LLC.

The Chinaberry station, built in phases beginning in the 1960s and substantially rebuilt around 1984, serves northeast portions of the city and supplements system capacity during morning and evening peak demand, Utilities Director Troy Tinch said. \"So we've got about 4 years of service life out of that system and it's so it's well beyond that design life,\" Tinch said.

Staff presented a design package that increases pump size from 50 to 75 horsepower, replaces controls with variable-frequency drives, adds a climate-controlled control building, repaints tank and station, and installs a self-contained, wind-rated generator. Tinch told council the upgrade is intended to improve available water quantity for future growth rather than to change system pressure.

The project’s estimated cost rose sharply between the engineer’s original opinion of probable cost (about $800,000) and the bids opened in September. Bids ranged roughly from $1.7 million to $2.3 million; the low bid, from CEC Motor and Utility Services LLC, was $1,709,620. Tinch told council the city will bridge the roughly $910,000 budget gap by drawing from the city’s water impact fee fund, which had about $3.2 million on hand.

Council members asked whether the low bid omitted any items that higher bids included and whether the city risked substantial change orders. Tinch described the bid-verification process, saying staff checks that required line items and quantities are present and noted that missing major line items could render a bid non‑responsive. He said, \"If they've underestimated that, that's on the contractor. If for some reason we have underestimated that as a city, that is something they could talk to us about to do a change order.\"

Council also discussed timing and urgency. Tinch said much of the work will require lead time; the generator could take 12–14 months to procure. He and councilors expressed reluctance about paying significantly more than initial estimates but said the engineering age of the facility and recent construction-market inflation factored into the decision.

City staff recommended adoption of a resolution to award the contract; a motion to approve the resolution carried on a voice vote and the motion passed. Council directed that the project be managed by the city’s engineering/water staff with consultant support; Tinch said \"Nate will be likely overseeing this effort.\"

Construction sequencing and outreach: staff said construction would include a period of initial work with limited visible changes to customers, and that there will be public outreach prior to construction. The manager and utilities staff said the improvements qualify for water impact fee funding because they increase capacity for future expansion.

The awarded contract is for $1,709,620 to CEC Motor and Utility Services LLC for the Chinaberry Booster Pump Station Rehabilitation. Work will include larger pumps, variable-frequency drives, a new control building, generator, tank and facility repainting, and other associated improvements. Funding will come from the water enterprise with approximately $910,000 drawn from water impact fees to cover the bid‑to‑budget gap.

The resolution passed by voice vote; the council did not record individual roll‑call votes in the meeting minutes.","The City of Temple Terrace voted to award a $1,709,620 contract to CEC Motor and Utility Services LLC to rehabilitate the Chinaberry Booster Pump Station, funding the gap with water impact fees after bids came in far above earlier cost estimates.","actionData","errors"]

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