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Council approves $36,039 amendment for consumptive-use permit support after questioning
Summary
Council approved Amendment No. 2—$36,039—to a continuing work order with Plummer for consumptive-use permit (CUP) support and hydrology/modeling subconsultant work (LSG). Council members asked for clarity on why extra funds were needed, how continuing consultants are engaged, and whether unused funds revert to fund balance; staff said the amendment is time-and-material and would be billed only as used.
Councilwoman Thompson pulled consent-agenda item 4a for discussion at the July 14 meeting, asking staff to explain an amendment of $36,039 to a Plummer work order for consumptive-use permit (CUP) support.
Water Plant Manager Chris Bailey explained the CUP originally expired in 2018 and was extended; the St. Johns River Water Management District now performs its own modeling and may issue requests for additional information (RAIs) as its model is finalized. The amendment funds coordination, response to RAIs and hydrology/modeling support from Liquid Solutions Group (LSG) as a subconsultant. Bailey characterized the amendment as time-and-material and contingency-based: if the funds are not needed they will not be spent and any unspent balance reverts to fund balance at year-end through the normal budget reconciliation and audit process.
Consultant Paula Camposino Carlin answered technical questions, saying a city hydrogeologist or LSG staff will review the district’s modeling and provide comments to help the city obtain CUP limits necessary for future water supply. Council members pressed whether the work was bid; staff said Plummer is a continuing consultant engaged under a previously awarded contract and that work orders are issued against that contract rather than rebidding each task.
Council voted to approve the consent-agenda amendment. Council members said they pulled the item for transparency and to ensure the public understood the purpose of the contingency funding; staff said detailed scope information is available in the agenda packet and that additional documentation would appear in supplemental materials.
