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Approve the Agreement with Tinker LLC for Water Conservation Education Program Materials and Services for the PRWC Water Conservation Program (Action)
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In September 2023 the PRWC Board of Directors approved the first PRWC Conservation Budget (FY2024) and then on March 20, 2024, the Board approved the Conservation Projects Implementation Agreement. This budget and Implementation Agreement represent a new cost center associated with the PRWC to be used for water conservation initiatives. Since then, the PRWC has included funds consisting of member government annual contributions of $75,000 matched by Heartland Grant funds for a total of $150,000 each year.
The Conservation Work Group has now developed a conservation project with Tinker LLC who supply utility-based education programs and materials for use in elementary school classrooms. The Scope-of-Services for this project includes:
1) End-to-end Program Implementation including 5th Grade teacher recruitment within the PRWC service area (Polk County);
2) Providing 5th grade classroom lessons and activities including conservation kits and instructional materials;
3) Oversight of material logistics and delivery with participating teachers/classrooms;
4) Performance of monthly progress reporting, program data collection and analysis, and final report delivery to the PRWC on the success of program.
The program materials include:
1) Printed teacher guide and student workbooks,
2) Water conservation kits which contain:
a. Bathroom sink aerator;
b. Sand shower timer;
c. Toilet leak detection tablets;
d. Sprinkler gage;
e. Teflon tape;
f. Customized "turn off the tap" toothbrush:
g. Florida Friendly plant seed packets with UF/IFAS Polk extension link:
h. Fridge magnet (irrigation monthly check-up list);
i. Direct print reuseable tote bag.
The program is designed to reach 4,000 students in FY2026/2027. The total cost of the program and contract is $118,000 of which 50% will be r...
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