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THE PURPOSE BECAUSE IT POSES A HEAVY BURDEN ON TWO PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE <br />TAPPING INTO THE LINE - A TRAILER PARK AND A CONDOMINIUM. THE JOINT SES- <br />SION BEING HELD TODAY IS MAINLY TO TRY TO ARRIVE AT A SOLUTION OF THIS <br />PROBLEM. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE SAID THE ONLY PROBLEM THEN IS THOSE ADDITIONAL <br />CUSTOMERS WE MIGHT WANT TO ADD AND THE TAP -IN CHARGE. HE ASKED CITY MAN- <br />AGER LITTLE THE AMOUNT OF THE TAP -IN CHARGE FOR A RETAIL CUSTOMER, AND IT <br />WAS DETERMINED IT IS $187.50. <br />CHAIRMAN.WODTKE ASKED IF EVERY COMMERCIAL INSTALLATION IN THE <br />VERO MALL WOULD HAVE TO PAY A TAP -IN FEE, AND CITY MANAGER LITTLE ANSWERED <br />THAT THEY WOULD, AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT THE BOARD HAD FELT WHEN WORKING UNDER <br />THE TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT, THERE WOULD NOT BE THESE TAP -IN FEES AND ASKED <br />IF WE CONTINUED TO WORK UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, WOULD THERE BE FURTHER TAP - <br />IN FEES. <br />MR. LITTLE REPLIED THAT IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGREEMENT AND ARE <br />TAKING THE WATER AT THE PLANT, THERE WOULD BE ONLY A.SINGLE TAP -ON CHARGE. <br />THE CHAIRMAN FELT THAT THERE MUST BE SOME WAY TO SATISFY THE <br />CITY'S BONDING REQUIREMENTS AND POINTED OUT THAT WE ARE NOT DEALING WITH <br />INDIVIDUAL RETAIL CUSTOMERS, BUT A DEVELOPER WHO IS PUTTING IN THE FORCE <br />MAIN, WHO, HE FELT, IS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF RETAIL CUSTOMER. <br />MR. LITTLE NOTED THAT THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES PAID TO PUT <br />IN ALL OF THEIR FACILITIES, WHICH FACILITIES ARE DEEDED AND CONVEYED TO THE <br />CITY OF VERO BEACH, AND THEY HAVE TAP -ON CHARGES. ALSO, IN THE CASE OF <br />THE MOORINGS, THE DEVELOPER FRONTED ALL THE MONEY, AND THERE ARE TAP -ON <br />CHARGES. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT THE PROBLEM THAT ARISES IS THAT <br />THE COUNTY HAS EXISTING AREAS THAT ALREADY HAVE THEIR FACILITIES AND HAVE <br />HAD TO PAY FOR THEM. HE STATED THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH <br />TAP -ON CHARGES FOR NEW USERS. <br />MR. LITTLE NOTED THAT THE CITY WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE <br />BEACH WHEN THEY GO INTO PHASE 2 WHERE THERE ARE A MULTIPLICITY OF CONDO- <br />MINIUMS WITH THEIR OWN SYSTEMS, AND THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY TAP -ON FEES. <br />23197T n <br />29 t!'--452 <br />