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• <br />HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE COUNTY IS NOW IN A POSITION TO HIRE SOMEONE ON <br />A FULL TIME BASIS TO MAKE INSPECTIONS OF THE SYSTEMS, BUT DID FEEL THEY <br />COULD HIRE A CONSULTING ENGINEER TO REVIEW THE SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTY ON <br />A SYSTEMATIC BASIS AND MAKE REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. HE STATED THAT <br />THIS SHOULD BE COORDINATED WITH DER -REQUIREMENTS, <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS CONTINUED THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SURPRISED <br />HIM IS THAT THE COUNTY IS CHARGING NO FEES AT ALL FOR FRANCHISES AND <br />RECEIVING NO BENEFIT. HE NOTED THE FRANCHISE HOLDERS ARE RECEIVING A <br />BENEFIT WREN THE COUNTY ISSUES THE FRANCHISE. THE FRANCHISE HAS A VALUE, <br />AND THERE ARE CERTAIN RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS THAT GO WITH IT. ATTORNEY <br />COLLINS FELT A FEE COULD BE JUSTIFIED, NOT FROM A PROFIT STANDPOINT, BUT <br />TO TIE INTO THE COST OF REGULATING THE UTILITIES IN THE COUNTY AND HIRING <br />AN ENGINEER TO REVIEW THEM, <br />THE ATTORNEY.THEN DISCUSSED HAVING AN ENGINEER MAKE PERIODIC <br />INSPECTIONS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FRANCHISE SYSTEM SO HE CAN <br />CERTIFY TO THE COUNTY.THAT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS REQUIRED. IN <br />ADDITION, THERE HAS BEEN THE RECOMMENDATION ON NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT <br />THE SEWER LINES BY "TVED" (CAMERAS RUN-IN THE LINES TO SEE THAT EVERY- <br />THING IS DONE CORRECTLY.) ALSO, THERE IS A METHOD OF EXFILTRATION AND <br />INFILTRATION TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY LEAKS. THE ATTORNEY FELT <br />BOTH THESE METHODS ARE NEEDED TO BE SURE -EVERYTHING MEETS ALL QUALITY <br />STANDARDS, AND THAT ALL THIS SHOULD BE AT THE APPLICANT S EXPENSE. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE'BOARD THAT IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE <br />CONSULTING ENGINEER THAT THE COUNTY, AT THIS POINT, ACCEPT DER STANDARDS <br />AND NOT TRY AND PROMULGATE ANY STANDARDS OVER THOSE. <br />IN SUMMARY, THE ATTORNEY STATED THAT THE SUGGESTED FRANCHISE <br />FORM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS APPLYING TO A PARTICULAR PROJECT AND INTER - <br />LAPPING ITSELF WITH THE COUNTY'S PLANS ON A PARTICULAR TIME FRAME. HE <br />•,� FELT THAT NOT ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS FRANCHISE WOULD BE APPLICABLE <br />TO A PROJECT WHERE THE COUNTY DID NOT ANTICIPATE SUPPLYING SERVICE IN <br />THE AREA FOR A CONSIDERABLE LENGTH OF TIME. THE ATTORNEY FELT IF THE <br />BOARD WILL ACCEPT THE SUGGESTIONS JUST DISCUSSED AS WELL AS THOSE ALREADY <br />IMPLEMENTED, THAT IT WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS SOLVING THE MAJOR CONCERNS <br />w <br />` BOK39 PAGE joij <br />