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City staff report SRF loan adjustment for west treatment design and pause on fluoride work pending state action
Summary
Staff said DEPs State Revolving Fund loan for treatment-plant design was adjusted and extended; commissioners also heard that the city paused an East Plant fluoride project while awaiting state legislation outcomes.
City staff told commissioners the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has adjusted and extended a State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan for design work on a western treatment plant and related evaluations, and staff also described pausing a planned fluoride treatment restart at the East plant while a state bill proceeds toward the governor's desk.
Staff said they had requested $5.4 million from the SRF loan for plant evaluation and design; DEP initially offered roughly $5.2 million and has since added additional funds and granted a one-year extension for the first phase of work, according to staff remarks. "So basically, we had asked for $5,400,000 for that SRF loan for evaluation and, start the process for designing the plants and evaluating both plants by merging contaminants," a staff presenter said during the discussion.
Separately, staff said they began repairs to the East plant's fluoride system but halted purchases of chemicals and further work when a state bill that would restrict fluoride reached the governor's desk. Commissioner Kelly asked, "How much have we spent on those repairs at this point?" Staff replied the exact figure was not immediately at hand and that they would provide the number the next morning.
The transcript records technical discussion and requests for follow-up numbers; it does not include a recorded commission vote on the SRF amendment in the provided excerpt.
