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THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RECONVENED <br />AT 1:45 O'CLOCK P.M. WITH THE SAME MEMBERS PRESENT, <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED FOR DISCUSSION IN REGARD TO HOLDING A <br />PUBLIC HEARING FOR A RATE INCREASE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT SHE DID NOT FEEL THE RATES SHOULD <br />BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE SYSTEM IS FULLY APPROVED, CERTIFIED, ETC., AND <br />STATED THAT FHA CONCURS THAT THE RATES NEED NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL EVERY- <br />THING IS CERTIFIED. <br />AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS AGREED TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING <br />IN REGARD TO THE U.D.U. RATE.INCREASE AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER <br />17TH IN THE AFTERNOON. <br />DISCUSSION RETURNED TO A PUBLIC HEARING FOR MID -FLORIDA <br />UTILITIES, AND COMMISSIONER LOY FELT WE SHOULD BE PREPARED WITH THE ITEMS <br />WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO MID -FLORIDA ABOUT THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THEIR <br />EXISTING FRANCHISE, <br />CHAIRMAN $IEBERT NOTED THAT THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT WE TAKE <br />ACTION AT THAT MEETING - THAT WE COULD HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING, ASK OUR <br />QUESTIONS AND WITHHOLD ACTION, IF THAT.IS OUR DESIRE, UNTIL AFTER <br />RECEIVING THE INFORMATION, <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED HIS.REACTION TO THIS SUGGESTION WAS <br />NEGATIVE AND FELT FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO "HAVE ALL <br />YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW" BEFORE HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING ON RATE INCREASES, <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE INFORMATION IN <br />REGARD TO THE VIOLATIONS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE AT THIS TIME BEFORE WE GO <br />TO A PUBLIC HEARING, <br />CHAIRMAN $IEBERT TOLD ENGINEER BEINDORF THAT THE BOARD WANTS <br />TO REVIEW FRANCHISES AND TRY TO GET THEM IN ORDER IN THE EVENT WE <br />PROCEED FURTHER WITH THE WATER SITUATION SO WE CAN HAVE AN ORDERLY <br />TRANSITION, AND IN THE MEANTIME WE ARE CONSIDERING A RATE INCREASE. <br />ENGINEER BEINDORF ASKED IF THE BOARD WISHED HIM TO REVIEW RECENT <br />HAPPENINGS IN THE FRANCHISE AREA IN REGARD TO WHETHER AN INCREASE SHOULD <br />BE GRANTED. HE NOTED THAT HE CAN DELVE INTO THIS WITH THE D.E.R. AND <br />PERFORM THE SERVICES THEY HAVE BEEN PERFORMING IN REGARD TO DETERMINING <br />QUALITY OF THE WATER AND WHAT.PROBLEMS EXIST WITH THE SYSTEM. <br />30 <br />