A publication of the Florida Swimming Pool Association / www.FloridaPoolPro.biz December 2020 Merry Christmas! FSPA CHAPTER NEWS Florida Pool Prosm CONTENTS Published monthly by the Florida Swimming Pool Association Thank you Association Mission: Advancing 4 President's Column Florida’s swimming pool industry. President S*** You Should Know David Pruette 4 David Pruette’s Electrical Services, Inc. Orange Park We have an "F" Vice-President 6 Executive Director’s Column Maurice Bushroe Blue Ribbon Pools, Daytona Beach Alternative swimming pool Treasurer Don Ball 9 construction method The Pool Works of Florida, Inc., Largo Builder Article Secretary of State Mickey Sigmon Making the most of your continuing Pool Pro, Inc., Fort Pierce 12 education At-Large Director Deidre Bedford Supported candidates win big on West Coast Pools, Bradenton 16 election night 2020 At-Large Director Ben Evans American Pools and Spas, Inc., Orlando Service separates businesses from Past President 15 brands Jim Bingold Service Article Proline Distributors, Boca Raton 2021 Florida workers' compensation Executive Director 18 rates to decrease 6.6% Wendy Parker Barsell, APR, CEM Insurance Article Sr. Dir. of Communications & Marketing Charis Tyson 22 CILB Discipline Education Program Manager Mary Anderson FSPA members in PSN Top 50 Service Government Affairs Manager 27 Dallas Thiesen Membership Development Manager 24 Chapter News Tora Buttaro Accounting Manager Calendar Cheryl Cotten 38 Administrative Assistant Valerie Swika Administration Specialist - Membership Dawn McManus January 8-9 2555 Porter Lake Drive, Ste. 106 Sarasota, FL 34240 (941) 952-9293 / (866) 930-FSPA Board of Directors Meeting Fax: (941) 366-7433 www.FloridaPoolPro.com Jupiter Beach Resort Jupiter

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Q: When starting a dewatering project what rules and regulations should I know? A: Dewatering regulations are generally promulgated and enforced on the local level. The State of Florida does not require statewide permitting for dewatering outside of very limited circumstances involving prior unground fuel storage. It is important that you know and understand your local jurisdictions rules that govern dewatering projects. Building relationships with your local building official, zoning, and development offices will help you navigate local regulations better and solve any conflicts in timely manner. If you have any question about local dewatering regulations or about reaching out to your local officials please contact FSPA Government Affairs Manager Dallas Thiesen at 941-952-9293 or at Dallas@ FloridaPoolPro.com.

4 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS continually see events cancelled or postponed. Many other industry shows, our cruise, chapter meetings, golf tournaments, and I'm sure many a vacation, were cancelled. As mentioned before, we were incredibly fortunate to get our January Board meeting and Everything Under the Sunsm Expo completed right before the shutdowns began. We are forging ahead with plans to have the show as planned in February. This show is vitally important to this organization and we look forward to seeing you all there. Ours was the only pool show that took place in 2020 and will be the first major show since. Florida and Orlando are open for business! I would also like to thank you all for the opportunity to serve as the 2020 president of an organization that is incredibly important to the pool industry in the state of Florida, but also nationally as a trendsetter. I thank the state Board for trusting me with this responsibility as well. Other than a worldwide pandemic, it's been a pretty smooth year. I couldn't have done it without the help, support, and guidance of Wendy Parker Barsell, the office staff, and the rest of the Executive Committee. I'm excited for the next president, Maurice Bushroe, and the future of the FSPA! The Executive Committee "retreat" has just taken place, all of the committee chairs have been filled, and we fully intend to hit the ground rolling in 2021! I hope you have a very happy holiday season and that you get to spend it with those you love!

December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 5 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR We have an "F" When you were in school an “F” was bad news – probably meant loss of a privilege at home. But these days an “F” is what we can all be thankful for! Why? Because we live in Florida! Florida is open and you are Free to go to work and restaurants (safety precautions should be followed). Guess what else? February is the Everything Under the Sunsm Expo – Face to Face (facemasks required) at the Orange Wendy Parker Barsell County Convention Center in Orlando February 19- FSPA Executive Director 20, 2021. [email protected] The FSPA is celebrating our Freedom to have an in-person event, which is Free for FSPA members and their employees, in the great Florida weather in February! If you register by December 10 non- members can get Four hours of Free education courses along with Free exhibit hall entry. What will the show look like this year? Familiar, with some tweaks. Face masks are required for everyone. Online registration will make your badge pick up easy and fast – so visit underthesunexpo.com and sign up. Then, you will just have to scan your barcode and pick-up a badge. Registration stations will have a single computer rather than dual lines you’ve seen in the past and the floor will be marked with six foot social distancing stickers. There are more than fifty classes being offered but this year you will select a block of classes which take place in one room. So, rather than taking a 1 hour class in room A, then going to a 2 hour class next door in room B, you will just stay in room A for the full morning session. The seat you select is your seat for the full session – we are working on a system so if you leave the room, when you return it is easy to locate your seat and others know it has been taken. The chairs will be set six feet apart and there will not be tables. Classroom capacity will be at 50% of normal levels (register early!). The exhibit hall will have one entrance and a separate exit. All booths in the hall are corner booths and between booth spaces there will be 8’ tall

6 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR curtains. Some larger booth spaces may use stanchions to limit the number of attendees in the booth at a time. Exhibit hall hours will likely be extended to reduce density in the hall. The size of the hall is much larger than we need allowing for plenty of extra space for everyone. Exhibitor profiles have been upgraded for 2021 so you can learn more about the company’s products and show specials. The show website allows you to message exhibitors and arrange meeting times. Once registered for the show you will be set up to be able to use the connection portal. Again, get registered early so you can plan your time at the show. I can’t wait to see you face to face, feet on the ground, in February!

December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 7 FLORIDA POOL PERMITS Permits provided by HBW / www.hbweekly.com

County Name October 2019 October 2020 Alachua County 12 17 County Name October 2019 October 2020 Bay County 21 22 Brevard County 74 106 Liberty County 0 0 Broward County 43 44 Manatee County 98 179 Calhoun County 0 0 Marion County 15 21 Charlotte County 54 101 Martin County 16 58 Citrus County 15 40 Nassau County 18 23 Clay County 17 27 Okaloosa County 26 27 Collier County 113 156 Orange County 151 185 Dade County 86 188 Osceola County 80 39 Duval County 59 98 Palm Beach County 279 213 Escambia County 14 18 Pasco County 92 160 Flagler County 35 42 Pinellas County 61 86 Franklin County 2 0 Polk County 54 94 Gadsden County 0 1 Putnam County 2 4 Gulf County 3 0 Santa Rosa County 47 40 Hernando County 21 26 Sarasota County 133 145 Highlands County 10 5 Seminole County 10 16 Hillsborough County 124 199 St Johns County 88 119 Holmes County 1 4 St Lucie County 44 102 Indian River County 25 56 Sumter County 11 47 Jackson County 0 5 Volusia County 34 50 Jefferson County 2 0 Wakulla County 4 3 Lake County 23 48 Walton County 54 28 Lee County 184 220 Washington County 0 1 Leon County 16 24 TOTALS 2271 3087

8 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 DIGGING UP IDEAS Alternative swimming pool construction method By Brent Handy, Paragon Pools of Lake City, Inc. / [email protected]

Most of us would agree that finding good employees and subcontractors is one of the single largest challenges facing the construction industry today. So, maximizing the efficiency of the crews we all work with is more important than ever. In our business, we have found the most efficient swimming pool construction method to be installing fiberglass shell pools. By far, the greatest percentage of residential swimming pools installed in Florida today are concrete shell pools, and with good reason! Concrete pools have many things going for them. But, there is also lots of labor (typically both employees and subcontractors) involved with installing the concrete pools. As we are all challenged by a dwindling qualified labor pool, and good subcontractors are spread too thin, this can make scheduling a nightmare! Add in the Florida weather challenges and this can quickly turn into a situation that costs us (the pool builder) real money that we did not have in the budget. Let's explore fiberglass pool shells for a minute. I know that fiberglass pool shells have their drawbacks, but they have their strong points too! The single biggest drawback is that your customer will have to choose from the sizes, shapes, and colors the manufacturers offer. But, for the vast majority of homeowners’ situations, this is not too great a challenge to overcome. You still have all of the decking options available that you have with concrete shell pools. In fact, with the same waterline pool tile and decking options, all of the fiberglass gelcoat finish is below the waterline, just exactly the same way the plaster finish is on a concrete shell pool. All of that being said, here is the main point of this article: I have found that we can install more residential swimming pools, with fewer employees and fewer subcontractors, and finish in significantly less time when installing fiberglass pool shells than we could when we focused on building concrete pool shells. And ultimately this puts more money in the company pockets with less frustration than when we focused on concrete pool shells.

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December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 9 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS In fact, our front end crew is a four man crew. These four will typically install a fiberglass pool shell in three workdays. The front end installation consists of: digging the hole, setting the pool shell, rough plumbing and pressure test, and backfill and compact to be ready for the decking crew. Imagine literally being ready for the pool deck crew the fourth day you are in the backyard! Imagine never having to send a crew out to dig mud that caved in from between the steel, and scrambling to reschedule the concrete and shell crew. Imagine never again having to delay the plaster crew because of inclement weather. All of these are realities for builders who focus on fiberglass pool shell installations. How much easier would this make the front end construction for the person responsible for the construction schedule? Of course, one of the primary factors for the quick jobsite installation is that the shell is already constructed in a factory where trained technicians work in a climate controlled environment. The pool shell arrives at the jobsite structurally sound, and with the finish already installed. Speaking of the pool finish, imagine not having to monitor the pool and water chemistry for the first 30 days. Imagine being able to put salt in salt water pools immediately. Imagine not having to brush the pool multiple times per day to help the fresh pool finish settle in. How would this change the pool start-up? How much more quickly will the already excited customers be able to enjoy their new pool? At the end of the day, the success of business is ultimately its ability to turn a profit. We have found that we can make approximately the same profit margin installing fiberglass pool shells as we were making installing concrete pool shells. But, we can do this with significantly fewer employees and trucks on the road. And we can install significantly more pools in significantly less time. Both are absolutely increasing the net bottom line!

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Presented by the Florida SwimmingDecember Pool Association 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 11 EDUCATION Making the most of your continuing education By Mary Anderson, FSPA Education Program Manager / [email protected]

Do you really need continuing education? The answer, YES! But maybe not for the reason you think. We all know swimming pool contractors need 14 hours of CILB continuing education as a requirement for a Florida contractor license renewal, but what about maintaining an understanding of what is happening in your field and changes in the industry? From keeping up with current building codes to communicating with your employees, we can all acknowledge that continuing education/training is crucial to staying informed. The swimming pool industry is constantly evolving and industry professionals have to know what is going on and how to deal with these changes and demands. We now live a world where consumers are more aware of the

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12 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS latest pool and spa trends and if a customer wants full automation, you need to be able to provide full automation. If there is a new and improved way of doing something, you should learn about how that works. If you stay stationary you will find yourself left behind. Continuing education turns you into a knowledgeable leader in your field. Did you know as a Florida Swimming Pool Association member you receive FREE continuing education and discounts on workshops and certificate programs? Even better, all employees of a member company are also eligible for FREE continuing education classes and discounts. What education courses should your employees enroll in? There most likely will not be any “wrong” courses. Any course that encourages employees to have a better understanding of their trade is a good choice. When employees are involved in education and training programs, it builds confidence in their abilities. Employees who are more confident, work more efficiently, improving their on-the-job performance. For information on continuing education and training available through the Florida Swimming Pool Association contact your local chapter for upcoming classes and training also view the Florida Swimming Pool Association event and TEC Center calendar. Visit www.FSPACourses.com.

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December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 13 FSPAPIPAC CHAPTER DONATIONS NEWS

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14 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 THE SCOOP ON SERVICE Service separates businesses from brands Ryan Roby, Gorman - Tampa / [email protected]

The service industry is one of the United States' most significant and steadfast industries. It is our history of dedication to service that has defined us as a more established country. Economies with little-to-no service sector rely heavily on agricultural and mining professions. In 1929, the service sector accounted for more than half of the United States GDP (gross domestic product). Again in 1993, service accounted for more than three-quarters of the GDP. The pool industry must take advantage of these precedents and strive to make our business practices based on service, not price. Price points on physical products in our industry have proven to be a universal race to the lowest margin, and a shifted focus to service is what will line the pockets with profits. Demonstrating your worth with quality service justifies a moderately higher price point. Consumers know that price isn't everything; you become the added value over your competition through your dedication to your clients, and they will choose you again and again. Service is what separates businesses from brands. Many businesses can promote lower prices, free delivery, or longer warranties but few can provide the unparalleled service that guarantees them to be the best choice in a sea of options. Winston Churchhill once said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts.” Continue selling service and people will continue buying.

December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 15 PIPAC UPDATE PIPAC supported candidates win big on election night 2020 By Dallas Thiesen, FSPA Government Affairs Manager / [email protected]

In this year’s general election, Florida State Legislative candidates supported by FSPA’s political action committee, PIPAC, won big. Some PIPAC supported candidates won reelection while others won seats with no incumbent but one thing is for sure all but one of the candidates who received FSPA support will be representing their districts in Tallahassee this spring. As results are confirmed, it appears that Republicans are set to pick up five seats in the Florida House of Representatives. These pickups by Republicans shift the balance of power in the House even further toward Republicans heading in to the 2021 Legislative Session. The House of Representatives partisan split now sits at 78 Republicans and 42 Democrats. On the Senate side of the Capitol, Democrats may lose one seat pending a recount in State Senate District 37. As of the writing of this article, the Republican challenger in Senate Jurisdiction was leading by 18 votes. If the current results in Senate District 37 hold the partisan split in the State Senate will sit at 23 Republicans and 17 Democrats heading to 2021. The results of the state legislatives races are welcome news to incoming Speaker of the House Rep. Chris Sprowls and incoming Senate President Sen. Wilton Simpson, whose reelection goals have been heavily supported by PIPAC. Both will be beginning their terms as leader of their respective chambers with increased majorities. The 2020 election was a big win for FSPA and PIPAC, the candidates that were supported all have worked hard to support the swimming pool industry and work to keep businesses big and small, working. 2021 is shaping up to be a very productive and positive legislative session for FSPA, PIPAC, and the entire Florida swimming pool and spa industry.

16 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS Congratulations to wining PIPAC supported candidates!

• Speaker Rep. Chris Sprowls HD 65 • Daniel Perez HD 116 • Rep. Paul Renner HD 24 • Rep. Blaise Ingolia HD 35 • Rep. Lawrence McClure HD 58 • Sen. Joe Gruters SD 23 • Jason Brodeur SD 9 • Rep. Jason Fischer HD 16 • Rep. Bobby Payne HD 19 • Rep. Leek HD 25 • Jay Trumbull HD 6 • Rep. Chris Latvala HD 67 • Anthony Rodriguez HD 118 • Alex Andrade HD 2 • Rep. Chuck Clemons HD 21 • Rep. Elizabeth Fetterhoff HD 26 • Danny Burgess SD 20 • Loranne Ausley Campaign SD 3 • Shevrin Jones SD 35

December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 17 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS 2021 Florida workers' compensation rates to decrease by 6.6% By David Griffiths, Insurance By Ken Brown / [email protected]

Florida’s insurance regulator has called for a further decrease to proposed workers’ compensation insurance rates in response to a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. In an order issued October 30, Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier said the recent filed proposal for an average 5.7% decrease needed to be amended to a larger average decrease of 6.6% to be approved. NCCI has subsequently approved of the 6.6% filed by the State of Florida. Altmaier’s order disapproved the inclusion of large deductible coverage from two NCCI financial calls, saying that NCCI indicated in its testimony at a public hearing that the use of large deductible coverage data imposes a cost on carriers “but does not have a significant impact on the credibility or predictive value of the filing’s aggregate indication. NCCI agreed that this data should be eliminated from the filing’s aggregate indication.” The order also noted that filing does not include claims from COVID-19, as potential impact of the coronavirus on the workers’ compensation system is

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18 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 INSURANCE UPDATE in the beginning stages. “NCCI is gathering information and conducting research to gauge the pandemic’s impact on claim frequency, severity, and duration, but has not yet assessed its impact on future rate levels,” the order states. As approved by the Florida Office or Insurance Regulation (OIR), the revised average rate decrease becomes effective on January 1, 2021, for new and renewal business. The history of Florida rates over the past several years is below. In 2003 there were major reforms passed to the Florida workers’ compensation system. The 2003 column below represents the high-water mark for the rates. Most of the rates bottomed out in 2010 (the second column) and the most recent two years, both rate reductions, are to the right. As you can see, the big percentage winner was class code 5223, swimming pool construction! Please note that as the rates come down the tendency is for the individual Experience Modification factors (for those of you who have one) to increase thus diluting, ever so slightly, the rate reduction.

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December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 19 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS This decrease marks the fifth for Florida since 2016, when two separate Florida Supreme Court decisions led to a significant rate increase and much anticipation that rates would continue rising soon. Those decisions, Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg and Castellanos v. Next Door Company, “resulted in changes to the Florida workers' compensation landscape” by undoing a primary cost-reduction component of reforms passed by Florida lawmakers in 2003. The initial response was a steep 14.5% rate increase for 2017. NCCI was ordered by the Florida OIR in 2017 to begin assessing the market impact of Castellanos, which has been considered the main driver of concern and accounted for most of the 2017 rate increase. In that case the Florida Supreme Court found the state’s mandatory attorney fee schedule unconstitutional as a violation of due process under both the Florida and United States Constitutions. However, other factors now appear to be impacting rates positively. NCCI’s rate explanation for 2021 noted that carrier loss ratio results are improving over time, which is consistent with the “very favorable workers' compensation industry results countrywide over this period.” Nationally, the workers' compensation system is experiencing unprecedented results, NCCI said. The combination of underwriting discipline, moderating severity, declining frequency, and adequate reserves has resulted in six straight years of combined ratios under 100%. Claims frequency has been on a downward path thanks to technology, safer workplaces, improved risk management, and a long-term shift from manufacturing to service sectors, NCCI said. Last year, OIR disapproved NCCI’s statewide average rate decrease of 5.4% and instead required NCCI resubmit the filing for a 7.5% rate decrease for new and renewal policies taking effect

20 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 INSURANCE UPDATE January 1, 2020. The regulator said that given NCCI’s assertion that claim frequency is declining for workers’ compensation in Florida and nationwide and that is expected to continue, NCCI’s ranges appeared to be “unreasonable.” OIR also said at the time that more quantitative analysis needed to be conducted “to determine the effect the Castellanos decision is having on the Florida workers’ compensation market and the data used to support future rate filings.” NCCI’s assessment on the Florida’s workers' compensation marketplace for the 2021 rate filing included reviewing insurance company feedback from the state’s largest workers’ compensation writers that report financial data to NCCI, the change in claimant attorney fees and the change in loss ratios that have occurred since the Castellanos decision. Carrier feedback was largely unchanged from last year, NCCI noted, with most carriers saying they experienced cost increases after the 2016 decision, particularly for claimant attorney fees. Carriers reported that litigated claims generally take longer to close and are costlier when compared to non-litigated claims. “Some carriers reported that litigated claims now represent a relatively larger portion of their book of business versus their experience prior to the Castellanos decision,” NCCI said. At the same time, NCCI said there has been a marked increase in valuation dates for attorney fees from before and after Castellanos, which is supported by data from the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH). That data shows claimant attorney fee percentages through June 2020 have increased from 13% prior to the decision to more than 20% in recent years. NCCI noted carrier indemnity paid loss ratios are worsening over time when looking at a single year, with Castellanos likely contributing to this pattern. However, when looking across years, results are improving over time. “The combination of two counteracting impacts has contributed to the current state of the Florida workers' compensation system. To date, the especially favorable workers' compensation industry results observed across the country have more than offset the observed cost increases associated with the Castellanos decision,” NCCI said. In summary, while attorney involvement has increased since 2016 other decreases in the overall cost of workers’ compensation claims have reduced over the same period of time. December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 21 CILB DISCIPLINE CILB Discipline: June - August

June 2020 Perry Wayne Dotson License #(s): CBC1252653, CMC1250466, CPC145746 James Griffin • Case #(s): 2018064274 License #(s): CPC1457632 Probation for 2 years. 7 hours of live continuing • Case #(s): 2018055749 education related to Ch 489, F.S. Pay administrative Revocation. Restitution ordered-jurisdiction reserved fines in the amount of $5,000 and costs of $38.92. as to amount. Pay administrative fines in the amount Not present. of $5,000 and costs of $573.44. Not present. Lazaro Iglesias • Case #(s): 2018056403 License #(s): CGC1520927, CPC1457103 Revocation. Restitution ordered-jurisdiction reserved as to amount. Pay administrative fines in the amount • Case #(s): 2018010749 of $5,000 and costs of $370.44. Not present. Revocation. Pay administrative fines in the amount of $10,000 and costs of $134.42. Present. • Case #(s): 2018061884 Revocation. Restitution ordered-jurisdiction reserved as to amount. Pay administrative fines in the amount August 2020 of $5,000 and costs of $333.53. Not present. • Case #(s): 2019008770 James Dellinger Revocation. Restitution ordered-jurisdiction reserved License #(s): CPC1457616, FRO1095 as to amount. Pay administrative fines in the amount • Case #(s): 2020011718, 2020016544, 2020012535, of $5,000 and costs of $641.90. Not present. 2020013517 Voluntary Relinquish. Restitution ordered-jurisdiction Dalton Mixon reserved as to amount. Pay administrative fines License #(s): FRO7381, & CPC1458729 in the amount of $80,000 and costs of $500. Not • Case #(s): 2018035798 present. Restitution ordered-jurisdiction reserved as to amount. Probation for 2 years. 7 hours additional Scott Donaldson live Continuing Education. Pay administrative fine License #(s): CPC1458681 in the amount of $5,125.52. Not present. • Case #(s): 2018017000 Revocation. Restitution ordered-jurisdiction reserved Ruben Fred as to amount. Pay administrative fines in the amount License #(s): CGC1512739, CCC1329414, & CPC1457855 of $8,00 and costs of $146.71. Not present. • Case #(s): 2019028513 Probation for 2 years. 7 additional hours of live Scott Donaldson Continuing Education related to Chapter 489, F.S. License #(s): CPC1458681 Pay administrative fine in the amount of $5,000 and • Case #(s): 2018021379 costs of $222.32. Not present. Revocation. Restitution ordered-jurisdiction reserved as to amount. Pay administrative fines in the amount of $13,000 and costs of $103.79. Not present. July 2020 • Case #(s): 2018023920 Omar Guzman Revocation. Restitution ordered-jurisdiction reserved License #(s): CPC1457691 as to amount. Pay administrative fines in the amount of $8,000 and costs of $247.71. Not present. • Case #(s): 2017048069 Restitution in the amount of $13,103.88. Probation • Case #(s): 2018028672 for 2 years. 7 hours live continuing education related Revocation. Restitution ordered-jurisdiction reserved to Ch 489, F.S. Pay administrative fines in the amount as to amount. Pay administrative fines in the amount of $7,500 and costs of $441.68. Present. of $13,000 and costs of $103.53. Not present.

22 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS Make sure you have the right pool partner.

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Call (800) 940-1543 or email us at [email protected] December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 23 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS Broward Chapter Coordinator: Jasmine Knight (954) 683-8843 [email protected] www.FSPABroward.com

The Broward Chapter will have a Board of Directors Meeting December 8 from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at HornerXpress in Fort Lauderdale.

Central Florida Chapter Coordinator: Sonja Dickey (941) 952-9293 [email protected] www.FSPACentralFlorida.com Through the Every Child a Swimmer program, the Chapter has put more than 100 applicants in free swim lessons over the past few months. Thank you, Bill Kent Family Foundation, for making this possible with your $20,500 matching grant to help us continue this program in Central Florida. The Chapter looks forward to having 100 more applicants go through this program. For an

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Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 24 7.5 x 4.75 Florida Pool Pro FSPA CHAPTER NEWS application, please reach out to Chapter Coordinator Sonja Dickey. Thank you to the 2020 Chapter Board of Directors for their hard work and dedication to the FSPA throughout the year: President Ben Evans, American Pools & Spas; Vice President Todd Koonts, Spies Pools; Secretary Adam Alstott, Tropical Pools; Treasurer Shawn King, American Leak Detection; and Directors: Mike Dooley, HornerXpress; Steve Bludsworth, All Pool Service and Supply; Ken Brown and Derek Brown, Insurance by Ken Brown; Nick Arceneaux, Superior Solar; Paul Roth, Roll-A-Way Protective Pool Fence; Stephen Corbett, Red Rhino Leak Detection; Ken Martin, Martin Aquatic Design & Engineering; Richard Moseley, Holland Pools; Shawn Wiseman, Wiseman Pools, Jay Cunningham, Picture Perfect Pools; and Colleen Salvage, retiree. The Chapter welcomes the incoming 2021 Board of Directors. They are as follows: President Todd Koonts, Spies Pools; Vice President Adam Alstott, Tropical Pools; Secretary Jay Cunningham, Picture Perfect Pools; Treasurer Shawn Wiseman, Wiseman Pools; and Directors: Ben Evans, American Pools and Spas; Steve Bludsworth, All Pool Service and Supply; Derek Brown, Insurance by Ken Brown; Nick Arceneaux, Superior Solar; Stephen Corbett, Red Rhino Leak; Ken Martin, Martin Aquatic Design & Engineering; Richard Moseley, Holland Pools; Mike Dooley, HornerXpress; and Colleen Salvage, retiree. Thank you for getting involved with your local Chapter. We appreciate your commitment! Our next Board Meeting, which all members are encouraged to attend, will be Monday, January 11 at 12:00 p.m. The location is TBD. Your 2021 Board is working on exciting and educational events. Please let us hear from you with any suggestions for speakers or events. If you haven’t already, please like our Facebook page at FSPA Central Florida Chapter to keep up with upcoming events and meetings.

December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 25 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS Charlotte Harbor Chapter Coordinator: Sonja Dickey (941) 952-9293 [email protected] www.FSPACharlotteHarbor.com

The Chapter is hosting an Online Auction from December 7-11, so bid on amazing deals and steals! Proceeds will benefit education and swim safety programs in our area. Ready to throw some axes in January? On January 28 to be exact! Join us at the Axe Haus in North Port. Watch your e-mail inbox for more details coming soon! Thank you to the 2020 Chapter Board of Directors for their hard work and dedication to the FSPA throughout the year: President Nicki Pressley, WEK & Associates; Vice President Tim Conroy, HornerXpress; Secretary/Treasurer Virge Jones, SCP; Directors: Ken Moyer, Brenntag; and Will Monroe, Howard’s Pool World. The Chapter welcomes the incoming 2021 Board of Directors. They are as follows: President Nicki Pressley, WEK & Associates; Vice President Tim Conroy, HornerXpress; Secretary/Treasurer Virge Jones, SCP; Directors: The Charlotte Harbor Chapter members Tim Ken Moyer, Brenntag; and Rob Conroy, Amber Mariano, and Jack Mariano. Mathewson, Pool 911. Your 2021 Board is working on exciting and educational events. Please let us hear from you with any suggestions for speakers or events. If you haven’t already, please like our Facebook page at FSPA Charlotte Harbor Chapter to keep up with upcoming events and meetings.

26 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 PSN TOP 50 SERVICE Six FSPA members in PSN Top 50 Service Companies list

Pool and Spa News put out their annual Top 50 Service Companies list recently - we are proud to say that six of the seven companies based in Florida are FSPA members!

Congratulations to all who were honored:

1. Pool Troopers - Tampa 14. B&B Pools - Pompano Beach 34. Chlorine King Pool Service - Seminole 46. Superior Pools of Southwest Florida - Port Charlotte 47. Van Kirk & Sons Pools & Spas - Deerfield Beach 48. Poolwerx Beaches - Jacksonville

Call for Articles! The Florida Pool Prosm magazine wants to feature you and your knowledge in a future issue! Share your industry lessons learned with the next generation through an article on a topic you know all about. You don't have to be a writer, just willing to try. We are also looking for stories about our pool pros. How did you get into the industry? Or nominate another pool pro you know who has an interesting story. E-mail [email protected] if you are willing to write.

December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 27 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS East Central Florida Chapter Coordinator: Diane Michael (386) 538-1083 [email protected] www.FSPAEastCentral.com

With the time changing and the craziness of 2020, we were thankful to see those who attended the monthly meeting on November 10 sponsored by Jack’s Magic. As always, Joel Gray gave a great presentation and we are grateful that a few new members were in attendance who want to invite him to their showrooms to educate their teams on the Jack’s Magic difference. The Board will be hosting their retreat in December and looks forward to rolling out another great program for the 2021 year. We also invited Tom Gillin with the City of Flagler Beach Junior Lifeguards who educated us on their annual program. With the support of so many members and community supporters at our 2nd Annual Golf Tournament, we wrote a check to them for $2,000 and are submitting for a matching grant of $1,000. Thanks to all. Due to the environment this past year, the Board of Directors decided to cancel the holiday party. We will not be meeting in December. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to planning next year’s when we all have a better grasp on the climate. All meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Houligans, 1725 W International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. Dinner cost is covered with a $15 donation for members and $20 for future members. Please be sure to bring guest! Guests are welcome to attend three meetings prior to joining.

The East Central Florida Chapter's Joel Gray, Jacks Magic, with new member Basia Welter, McBride Land Service.

The East Central Florida Chapter gave the City of Flagler County Junior Lifeguard Program a donation of $2,000. 28 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS We are getting the 2021 schedule of events ready. If your business wants to sponsor a meeting, please contact Diane. This is a great way to get your message to the Chapter and to support local programs. • December 8, 2020 – Canceled • January 12 – Tour of Member, East Central Florida Chapter congratulates Coby Moore with CM Custom the 1st Place winners of the 2nd Annual Golf Pools (Food truck and BYOB) Tournament. You can see all images on the • February 9 – Sponsored by Chapter Facebook page. Hayward • March 9 – Sponsored by new member, McBride Lawn Services.

Please like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/ FSPAEastCentralChapter and Instagram @FSPAEastCentralChapter. The East Central Florida Chapter had fun times at the Golf Tournament. Thank you to all our sponsors, teams and volunteers.

Florida Gulf Coast Chapter Coordinator: Diane Michael (386) 538-1083 [email protected] www.FSPAGulfCoast.com

In true 2020 fashion, Eta gave us too much rain and wind so the Board decided to cancel the monthly meeting. We had invited Paula DiGrigoli, Executive Director of the NCH Safe & Healthy Children's Coalition of Collier County, to attend to receive funds raised from our fishing tournament and to discuss their program needs and services. We will invite her back soon so that we can help support our local community! Thank you to all who continue to support our monthly December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 29 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS meetings. It’s important to gather, to network and to see one another safely in person. Please mark your calendars for our 2021 meetings. They are the second Wednesday of the month (January 13, February 10, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8, October 13, November 10, and December 8). Your 2021 Board of Directors met on November 12 for their annual retreat to brainstorm events, calendar, meeting topics, committee involvement and more. If you are interested in supporting your local Chapter, please let Diane or David Griffithsknow. We need help in many ways, small and large. Also, your ideas and opinions always matter! Please be sure to let us know your feedback. We recently sent a survey and appreciate you taking the time to let us know how we can continue to grow this Chapter: https://www.surveymonkey. com/r/S3JWNJJ. We are excited to celebrate 2020 coming to an end with you and your guest on Wednesday, December 9 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Twin Peaks, 16411 Corporate Commerce Way, Fort Myers. We are so thankful to our generous sponsor for the second year, Siesta Pebble! We will have drinks and heavy appetizers for all to enjoy. Last year we had everyone bring an item to be used in a drawing and it was very popular; please do that again! Think wine, gift cards, gag gifts, etc. We look forward to seeing you for this Holiday Party! The Florida Gulf Coast Chapter meets monthly on the second Wednesday of every month from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Famous Dave’s, 12148 S. Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers. Please be sure to bring guest! We are working on our 2021 monthly meeting schedule. Please contact Diane to get your month locked in; these will fill up quickly! • December 9 - 2nd Annual "Not-So-Silent" Holiday Party sponsored by Siesta Pebble at Twin Peaks, 16411 Corporate Commerce Way, Fort Myers. • January 13 – Water Chemistry Class and Presentation sponsored by Jack’s Magic. • February 10 – Meeting sponsored by Pentair.

Follow the Chapter at www.Facebook.com/FSPAFLGulfCoast and at Instagram.com/FSPAGulfCoast. We appreciate your continued support! 30 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS Florida West Coast Chapter Coordinator: Malinda Howard (727) 638-6072 [email protected] www.FSPAWestCoast.com

The Florida West Coast Chapter would like to wish all of our members a happy holiday season! The Chapter Board met Tuesday, November 10 at Seminole Lake Country Club. Thank you to John Olden and Gorman Company - St. Pete for sponsoring the lunch. The Board will not be meeting in December. The next Board of Directors meeting will be held at noon on Tuesday, January 5. Our Board of Directors meetings are usually scheduled for the first Tuesday of The Florida West Coast Chapter's the month. We are always interested Rick Howard with in hearing your ideas for Chapter Rep. Chris Latvala meetings and programs. on election day. He also supported FSPA Thank you to the 2020 Chapter member Larry Ahern Board of Directors for their hard running for County work and dedication to the FSPA Commission. throughout this year: President Rick Howard, Rick’s Pool Service; Vice President Tim Converse, Solar Solutions; Secretary Ray Pearen, Fresh Finish Pools; and Treasurer Brian Gangelhoff, A Pool’s Best Friend. At-Large Directors: Cathie Alderman, HornerXpress; Taylor Andersen, SCP Distributors - Clearwater; Don Ball, The Pool Works of Florida; Alex Fletcher, Aquaworx USA; Adam Gragg, Red

December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 31 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS Rhino Leak Detection; Joel Gray, Jack’s Magic; Steve Markley, Florida Leak Locators; David Oxley, retiree; and Chip Payson, Lightning Pools. The Chapter Board of Directors for 2021 will be: President Tim Converse, Solar Solutions; Vice President Ray Pearen, Fresh Finish Pools; Secretary Rick Howard, Rick’s Pool Service; and Treasurer Brian Gangelhoff, A Pool’s Best Friend. At-Large Directors: Cathie Alderman, HornerXpress; Taylor Andersen, SCP Distributors Clearwater; Don Ball, The Pool Works of Florida; Alex Fletcher, Aquaworx USA; and David Oxley, retiree. Thank you to these members for committing their time to serve the Chapter in the coming year!

Manasota Chapter Coordinator: Sonja Dickey (941) 952-9293 [email protected] www.FSPAManasota.com

The Chapter would like to welcome Harrington Industrial Plastics and 3/8 & Company as our newest Chapter members. We have an exciting 2021 planned! We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming events. Thank you to the 2020 Chapter Board of Directors for their hard work and dedication to the FSPA throughout the year: President John Ellsworth, AquaTech Pools GC; Vice President Jonathan Mosher, A & D Pools; Secretary Todd Starner, Starner Brothers Pools; Treasurer Evan Brown, Ben Brown Insurance; and Directors: Sydney Korshak, Pool Corp; Rob Sanger, Galaxy Pools; Deidre Bedford, West Coast Pools; Ben Steiner, Red Rhino Leak Detection; Matt Russell, Pool Design Concepts; and David Viola, Keyser Insurance Group. The Chapter welcomes the incoming 2021 Board of Directors. They are as follows: President John Ellsworth, AquaTech Pools GC; Vice President Jonathan Mosher, A & D Pools; Secretary/Treasurer Todd Starner, Starner Brothers Pools; and Directors: Matt Russell, Pool Design Concepts; Evan Brown, Ben Brown Insurance; Rob Sanger, Galaxy Pools; Ben Steiner, Red Rhino Leak Detection; Beau Wessel, Waterscapes Pools and Spas; and Sydney Korshak, Pool Corp. That you for getting involved with your local Chapter. We appreciate your commitment!

32 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS Our next Board meeting, which all members are encouraged to attend, will be Tuesday, January 12 at 11:45 a.m. at the FSPA T.E.C Center. Your 2021 Board is working on exciting and educational events. Please let us hear from you with any suggestions for speakers or events. If you haven’t already, please like our Facebook page at FSPA Manasota Chapter to keep up with upcoming events and meetings.

North Central Florida Chapter Coordinator: Sonja Dickey (941) 952-9293 [email protected] www.FSPANorthCentral.com

Mark your calendar for December 10 at 7:00 p.m. for a Zoom call with the National Plasterers Council who will be going over the start-up chart and procedures. All are invited to join in! Zoom meeting ID: 863 2660 3063 and passcode: 329466. Our next Board meeting, which all members are encouraged to attend, will be Thursday, January 21 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Meeting ID is 811 1265 6971 and passcode: 329466. You don’t want to miss out! Thank you to the 2020 Chapter Board of Directors for their hard work and dedication to the FSPA throughout the year: President Dino Muggeo, Dino’s Pool Service and Repair; Vice President Mike Canto, Fun State Pools; Secretary Brent Handy, Paragon Pools of Lake City, Treasurer Jeremy Hine, Florida Leisure Pool & Spa; and Directors: Larry Losciale, Easy Modern Living; and Scott Kaufman, Pool Corp. The Chapter welcomes the incoming 2021 Board of Directors. They are as follows: President Mike Canto, Fun State Pools; Vice President Dino Muggeo, Dino’s Pool Service and Repair; Secretary Brent Handy, Paragon Pools of Lake City; Treasurer Jeremy Hine, Florida Leisure Pool & Spa; and Directors: Larry Losciale, Easy Modern Living; and Scott Kaufman, Pool Corp. Your 2021 Board is working on exciting and educational events. Please let us hear from you with any suggestions for speakers or events.

December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 33 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS Northeast Florida Chapter Coordinator: Debi Garner (941) 952-9293 [email protected] www.FSPANortheast.com

The Chapter’s Skeet Shooting event was September 24 at Jacksonville Clay Target Sports. It was a beautiful day in northeast Florida! While practicing our social distancing, everyone enjoyed a chicken burrito, chips and salsa, cookies and drinks from the Burrito Gallery. We then hopped on our golf carts and started the course. Congratulations to Crown Pools for getting the highest score! Second place was David Pruette Electric Services and third place was new member Cover Care. Also congratulations to Jay Bolton, Cover Care, for scoring the highest individual shooting - he scored 91 out of 100!

The Northeast Florida Chapter's Skeet Shoot was September 24.

34 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS We know who we want on our team next year! Another fun-filled event was held October 6 atSpeck Pumps for Oktoberfest. We were fortunate to have one of our state representatives, Clay Yarborough, join us along with Dallas Theisen from the state FSPA office.Speck Pumps had a food truck and lots to wet our whistles with for the evening! They debuted their new swim jet in the pool with a very active swimmer showing us how it works! Thank you to Chris Doyle and crew at Speck Pumps for hosting a great event! At the last Board meeting it was decided there would be no elections this year as the current Chapter Board will remain in place for 2021. Watch your emails for any updates and please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Palm Beach Chapter Coordinator: Julie Singer (954) 723-0937 [email protected] www.FSPAPalmBeach.com

2020 hasn’t been an easy year for our Chapter, we had to cancel all of our planned events and we were only able to have a couple of meetings. Due to increased concerns about COVID-19 in Palm Beach County and restaurant policies related to group gatherings, we may not have our annual Christmas Party. Please check your inbox for updates. We want everyone to stay safe and healthy through these unusual times. Hopefully the new year will be a new beginning. Our next Board and Chapter Meeting will be January 12 with many new ideas and new energy. The Palm Beach Chapter joined the Broward Chapter on October 21 on Zoom for an informative Q&A with Senators Powell and Berman of districts 30 and 31 of Palm Beach County. Thank you to everyone who participated. The 2021 Board of Directors will stay the same as 2020. Thank you for your continuous service and commitment to FSPA. The Chapter would like to welcome Florida Pool Fills Inc. as our newest provisional member. Wishing all of our members a Merry Christmas and a very happy and prosperous New Year!

December 2020 • Florida Pool Prosm 35 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS Unless otherwise notified meetings are held at Contractors Business Park, 2701 Vista Pkwy., West Palm Beach. Check-in is at 6:30 p.m. with a light dinner and refreshments served. Programs start promptly at 7:00 p.m. Members may attend for a nominal fee of $10. Non-member pricing is $20 per person. Continuing Education (CE credit) meetings are free for members.

Polk County Chapter Support: State office (941) 952-9293 [email protected] www.FSPAPolkCounty.com

No news this month.

Space Coast Chapter President: Eva Adcock State office: (866) 930-3772 [email protected] www.FSPASpaceCoast.com

During this season of the year, it is Space Coast important to be grateful. The Space Chapter member Albert Underwood, Coast Chapter is tremendously Aqua-Blue grateful for Albert Underwood, Aquatech of Central FL, has Aqua-Blue Aquatech of Central been a member FL. He has been a member of the since 1972. FSPA since 1972 and served our organization faithfully at the local and state level. He has achieved many awards for his volunteer work including FSPA Person of the Year in 1989 and FSPA Hall of Fame in 1996. Albert has been our “go-to” person for all builder-related issues in our Space Coast Chapter since he joined in 1972. We are truly grateful that Albert Underwood is a part of our industry and our organization. Thank you, Albert! From, your fellow Board of Director members of the Space Coast Chapter.

36 Florida Pool Prosm • December 2020 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS Tampa Bay Chapter Coordinator: Michelle Gilbertson (813) 546-4887 [email protected] www.FSPATampaBay.com

Welcome new member Jemstone Pools! The Chapter would like to thank you all who participated and sponsored our annual Skeet Shoot. Sponsors include: Florida Water Products, Fluidra, Gorman Company, Insurance by Ken Brown, Leak Wizard, Odyssey Manufacturing, Pool Troopers, Red Rhino, Solar Solutions, and WEK & Associates. Thank you. Our monthly Chapter meeting is held the second Thursday of every month. The next date is December 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, 8810 N. Himes Ave., Tampa. We will be voting for our 2021 Board members; you must be present to vote. All Chapter members are welcome and encouraged to attend. The Tampa Bay Chapter wants to wish everyone a safe and happy holidays and Happy New Year.

WELCOME! New FSPA members

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