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COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED IT APPEARS OBVIOUS THAT BOTH DOCTORS' <br />GROUPS ARE GOING TO BUILD PACKAGE TREATMENT PLANTS AND PROCEED WITH THEIR <br />WATER ALLOCATION WITH THE COUNTY, HE NOTED THAT HE REALIZES THE CITY HAS <br />PROBLEMS IN GIVING SEWER SERVICE WITHrJT WATER SERVICE ALSO, BUT SINCE <br />IT OBVIOUSLY IS NOT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE AREA UP THERE TO HAVE TWO <br />PACKAGE PLANTS, ASKED CITY MANAGER LITTLE IF HE FELT THE CITY MIGHT RE— <br />CONSIDER THEIR POSITION AND PROVIDE THEM THE SEWER WITHOUT THE WATFR IN <br />THIS UNIQUE SITUATION. <br />CITY MANAGER LITTLE DISCUSSED THE UNDESIRABILITY OF A "SEWER <br />ONLY CUSTOMER, BUT STATED THAT AS CITY MANAGER AND UTILITY DIRECTOR, HE <br />WOULD WITHDRAW HIS OBJECTION IN THIS INSTANCE AND STRONGLY URGE CITY COUNCIL <br />TO RECONSIDER. HE WENT ON TO DISCUSS THE TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT, WHICH HE <br />FELT IS NOT A GOOD DOCUMENT AND HAS FORCED THE CITY TO DENY SERVICES THAT <br />HE DOES NOT FEEL SHOULD BE DENIED. AND IS FORCING THE COUNTY TO DO SOME— <br />THING THAT POSSIBLY THEY AREN'T READY TO DO. MR. LITTLE CONTINUED THAT HE <br />FEELS IT IS HURTING THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, WITHOUT REGARD TO POLITICAL <br />SUBDIVISION LINES, TO TRY TO USE AN INSTRUMENT THAT WASN'T INTENDED FOR <br />USE UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES BUT WAS WORKABLE ONLY IF THE COUNTY WAS ACTU— <br />ALLY IN THE WATER AND SEWER BUSINESS. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT IF THE CITY WOULD RECONSIDER <br />WITH REGARD TO RALMAR, IT OBVIOUSLY WOULD NOT SET A PRECEDENT AND AGREED <br />THAT WE ALL REALIZE THERE IS GREAT FALLACY IN THE TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT. <br />ATTORNEY JACKSON NOTED THAT IF THE CITY WOULD IN A REASONABLE <br />TIME RECONSIDER, RALMAR WOULD, OF COURSE, GO TO THE SEWER FIRST, BUT <br />POINTED OUT THAT THEY WOULD STILL LIKE TO HAVE THE FRANCHISE NOW AS IT CAN <br />ALWAYS BE RESCINDED IF THE CITY CHANGES THEIR POSITION. <br />MR. FALB AGREED THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE BOARD MAKE A DECISION <br />ON THE FRANCHISE NOW AS IT TAKES SIX OR EIGHT WEEKS TO GET THE PLANT AND <br />THEY WANT TO BE READY IF THE CITY DOES NOT RECONSIDER. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE WOULD BE WILLING TO GO AHEAD <br />WITH A GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT THAT IF RALMAR CAN GET CITY SEWER, THEY WOULD <br />GIVE UP THE FRANCHISE. <br />CITY MANAGER LITTLE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE WILL PROPOSE NEXT <br />TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT IN THE CASE OF RALMAR, WHO <br />IS IN THE COUNTY'S SERVICE TERRITORY, THEY GO AHEAD AS PROPOSED TODAY AND <br />42 <br />Beek 29 42 <br />AR 91977 <br />