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HEARD. CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHED TO BE BARBARA FRANKLIN OF 723 5TH STREET S.W. STATED THAT SHE IS RE- LUCTANT TO PAY ANY DEPOSIT UNTIL THEY GET SOMETHING DRINKABLE. SHE CON- TINUED THAT SO FAR THE SEWAGE SYSTEM ONLY AMOUNTS TO A DRAINPIPE, AND THE WATER IS SO FULL OF CHLORINE IT IS NOT ONLY UNDRINKABLE, BUT KILLS HER PLANTS. MR, LOHMAN ANSWERED THAT THEY DO HAVE A PROBLEM AT PRESENT WITH CHLORINE BUILD-UP AND HAVE A SPECIAL SOLENOID VALVE ON ORDER WHICH THEY HOPE WILL ALLEVIATE THE SITUATION. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED MR, LOHMAN IF THEY WOULD MIND CON- VERTING THEIR FRANCHISE FROM AN EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE AS AN EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE WOULD CREATE A PROBLEM FOR THE COUNTY, MR, LOHMAN STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE ANY RESERVATIONS ABOUT THIS, AND ATTORNEY HENDERSON SUGGESTED THAT BOTH SECTION XIV AND SECTION! III COULD BE AMENDED BY A NEW RESOLUTION, ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THAT RESOLUTION No. 76-32 IN REGARD TO THE TRANSFER OF SOUTHERN GULF FRANCHISE WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN SIGNED COULD SIMPLY BE RESTATED TO AMEND SECTION III IN REGARD TO A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE AND TURN -OVER OF DISTRIBUTION LINES AS TREASURE COAST UTILITIES WOULD BE THE ONLY PARTY AFFECTED BY THOSE CHANGES. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SOY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SOY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED RESOLUTION No. 77-5 AMENDING SECTION XIV OF TREASURE COAST UTILITIES WATER AND SEWER FRANCHISE PREVIOUSLY HELD BY SOUTHERN GULF UTILITIES TO READ AS FOLLOWS AND AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMAN, THE RESOLUTION TO BE MADE PART OF THE MINUTES WHEN PREPARED AND RECEIVED" Monthly Water Rates: I First 3,500 gallons S5.00 minimum per month Over 3,500 gallons 51.25 per 1,000 gallons or any part thereof. The foregoing water rates shall apply por resldentlal or commercial unit. A "residential unit" for purposes of this Section Is defined as a residential structure intended for the use of a single family. A "com merclal unit•" for purposes of this Section, is any structure or part thereof not used primarily for residential purposes. Water Hookup and Connection Charge—$350.00— per residentlal or (Payable upon Initial connection) commercial unit Guarantee Depasit.for Water Service (Returnable --+ $10.00 6 percent per annum interest payable annually to customer monthly sewer Service Rates: C• . ,.r� • � �a.•1 c One bathroom or part`thereof•per resldontial ,« " or commercial unit 57.00 minimum "• Each additional bathroom or part thereof 1' t per residontial or commercial unit $1.00 4' Sewer Hookup and Connection Charge—S606.08--per rmldentialor (Payable upon initlai connection) • > • commercial unit i Cruaranloo Doposl/fnr Sewar ServI g 015.00 returnable g bwcont porannum hd utQet payable annual cyto cuidomer. .s 28 JAN 191977 Qn k ,, 32.4 ,