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CITY MANAGER LITTLE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE TAP -ON CHARGE IS PART OF THE RETAIL RATE STRUCTURE, BENEFITS OF WHICH OBVIOUSLY BENEFIT THE SYSTEM AND HOLD DOWN FUTURE RISES IN RETAIL RATES CAUSED BY SUCH THINGS AS REPLACING A MAIN THAT WILL BE WORN OUT POSSIBLY 10 YEARS FROM NOW. HE NOT THE MAIN UNDER THE BRIDGE WILL GIVE OUT ONE OF THESE DAYS BECAUSE IT IS 30 YEARS OLD, AND THE RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT FUND IS FOR THIS PURPOSE AT SOME POINT IN TIME, AND IT IS.ALL CUSTOMER`S MONEY, WHOEVER THEY ARE, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY RENEWAL AND RE- PLACEMENT FUND IS BEING FED BY TWO SOURCES - ONE FROM TAP -INS AND ONE FROM ACCOUNTS RECEIVEABLE FROM THE COUNTY WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO EXPAND FOR COUNTY CUSTOMERS, DISCUSSION CONTINUED, AND COMMISSIONER SIEBERT SUGGESTED THAT POSSIBLY AT THIS TIME WE SHOULD JUST SERVICE VERO MALL AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO ALREADY HAVE THEIR OWN SERVICE, HE NOTED THE ONLY ADVANTAGE TO THIS WOULD BE TO BUY THE COUNTY A LITTLE TIME AS HE IS NOT SURE THE COUNTY IS READY TO GET INTO THE RETAIL BUSINESS, CITY MANAGER LITTLE SUGGE&TED:. I.N THAT, EVENT PO.SS,IBLY VERO MALL COULD BE ALLOWED TO CHANGE THE SEWER LINE.ROUTE, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT THIS AREA NEEDS SEWER SERVICE SO BADLY, IT SEEMS A SHAME NOT TO PURSUE IT. MR. LITTLE SPECULATED ON HOW YOU LOOK INTO THE FUTURE AND DECIDE WHAT INCH LINE TO USE. HE NOTED THAT 6" WAS DECIDED ON JUST AS A PRACTICAL COMPROMISE. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED HE.DID NOT MEAN WE SHOULD DROP BACK TO A 4" LINE, BUT JUST SERVICE VERO MALL AND TRY TO WORK OUT A NEW AGREE- MENT.. CHAIRMAN WODTKE AGAIN DISCUSSED BEING A WHOLESALE CUSTOMER UNDER THE TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT AND HAVING THE CITY DO THE BILLING FOR US. .MR. LITTLE AGREED THAT IS A WORKABLE IDEA, BUT STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNTY NOT WAIVE TAP -IN CHARGES FOR TROPIC GROVES DEVELOPMENT OR SOUTHGATE VILLAGE, NOTING THAT USER CHARGES WILL GET COMPLETELY OUT OF LINE IF YOU DON T HAVE THESE TAP -IN CHARGES, HE SUGGESTED THE COUNTY LET THE LINE GO IN AS AGREED AND AGREE TO THE RETAIL SITUATION AND THE CHARGES AS SET UP, NOTING THAT TROPIC GROVE AND SOUTH VILLAGE DONT HAVE TO HOOK-UP NOW, AND THERE WILL COME A TIME WHEN THE EXPENSE OF MAINTAINING THEIR SYS- TEM WILL OVERRIDE THE TAP -IN CHARGES, 0 197 A 6 *o ?9 �.!