Agenda (PDF)

Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority · 2026-08-10 · agenda

[GRU Administration Building, 301 SE 4th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601 (meeting location); case 2026-536, 2026-541, 2026-544, 2026-548] This document is the agenda and supporting materials for the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority (GRUA) meeting on August 10, 2026. It includes a resolution to authorize up to $300,000,000 in Utilities System Revenue Bonds (2026 Series A and B) for capital projects and refunding prior bonds, a report on the sale of the Cross Creek Mobile Home Park water and wastewater systems, and a monthly utility status report. No specific construction or development project with a street address, parcel, or zoning change is described. The primary business opportunity is for contractors to bid on the sale of the Cross Creek Mobile Home Park water and wastewater systems, with the solicitation expected to be published in August 2026. The bond resolution provides up to $150,000,000 in new money for utility capital projects, but specific projects are not detailed in this document. Public comment was noted at the July 1, 2026 meeting regarding various utility issues, but no sentiment is recorded for the August 10, 2026 agenda items. [Not stated. The document references the City of Gainesville, Florida, and Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority at 301 S.E. Fourth Avenue, P.O. Box 147117, Gainesville, Florida, 32614-7117, for notices.; case Not stated. The document references Resolution No. 170395, Resolution No. 2023-1148, Resolution No. 2023-1186, Resolution No. 2026-128, Resolution No. 2026-129, and Resolution No. 2026-_____ (2026 Supplemental Resolution).] This document is a bond purchase contract and preliminary official statement for the issuance of $195,770,000 Utilities System Revenue Bonds, 2026 Series A and $71,520,000 Utilities System Revenue Bonds, 2026 Series B by the City of Gainesville, Florida. The bonds will fund capital improvements to the electric, water, wastewater, and gas systems, refund certain prior bonds, and pay issuance costs. The document lists specific capital projects under each system but does not provide a single street address, parcel, or acreage for the work. The document is not a zoning or land use change application. The decision is not stated as approved or denied; it is a contract for bond sale with conditions precedent. Key dates include the pricing date, closing date, and a supplemental resolution adoption date of August 10, 2026. The business opportunity for contractors is the listed capital improvement projects across the utility systems. Public comment sentiment is not stated. The document is a financial and operational report for Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU), not a public hearing or land use decision record. It describes existing infrastructure and capital improvement programs, but does not state any specific project application, zoning change, or approval decision. The document includes capital improvement program totals for electric ($212.7 million), water ($104.6 million), and wastewater ($292.2 million) for fiscal years 2026-2030, and describes the DHR Biomass Plant (105 MW net, 131-acre site, approximately 10 miles northwest of the City) and the Murphree Water Plant (rated peak day capacity 54 Mgd, expandable to 60 Mgd). No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated. No address, parcel, case number, or decision is provided for any specific development project. The document is an official statement for Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) bonds, covering financial, operational, and rate information. It does not describe a specific development project, site, or action for contractors to pursue. It includes details on a manufactured gas plant (MGP) remediation site, capital improvement programs, and rate schedules, but no address, parcel, size, or zoning change is provided for any construction project.