Laserfiche WebLink
ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE MET WITH A NUMBER <br />OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY OF VERO BEACH TO FORMULATE A CONTRACT <br />TO SUPPLY WATER TO THE 27 TAPS SOUTH OF THE -MOORINGS. THE ATTORNEY <br />NOTED THAT HE HAD A MAP PREPARED SHOWING THE EXISTING STRUCTURES, AND <br />IT TURNS OUT THAT THERE ARE 26 EXISTING STRUCTURES, ONE OF WHICH IS <br />SOUTH OF ROUND ISLAND PARK. IN PART OF THE DISCUSSION, IT WAS INDICATED <br />THAT THE 27TH TAP MIGHT BE ALLOCATED) OR PARK PURPOSES. HE COMMENTED <br />THAT THE CONTRACT CITY ATTORNEY PALMER HAS PREPARED AS AN INITIAL <br />WORKING DRAFT WAS WELL DONE, BUT IT WAS WORDED IN SUCH A FASHION THAT <br />THE COUNTY WOULD BE COMMITTING ITSELF IN REGARD TO THE CONFLICT BETWEEN <br />THE CITY AND THE COUNTY AS TO RESPONSIBILITY ON THE SOUTH BEACH FOR <br />WATER SERVICE. ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT IT WAS FULLY ADMITTED ON <br />BOTH SIDES THAT THIS WAS INCLUDED IN SEVERAL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE <br />CONTRACT AND COULD BE SO INTERPRETED IF WE WERE TO ACCEPT IT. OUR <br />POSITION WAS THAT WE COULDNIT ACCEPT THIS AND THAT WE WERE TRYING TO <br />CORRECT A SOCIAL PROBLEM, REALIZING THAT A CONFLICT EXISTED AND LEAVING <br />THAT CONFLICT FOR ANOTHER DAY. THE ATTORNEY CONTINUED THAT THE COSTS <br />OF RUNNING THE LINES WERE DISCUSSED AND WHAT THE COUNTY'S CONTRIBUTION <br />MIGHT BE. THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AS TO FORMULAS AND HOW INDIVIDUAL <br />RESIDENCES WOULD PAY FOR INSTALLATIONS. THE END RESULT OF THE MEETING <br />WAS THAT ENGINEER BEINDORF WOULD COME UP WITH SOME PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING <br />AS TO ANTICIPATED COSTS TO RUN A LINE DOWN SOUTH OF ROUND ISLAND THAT <br />' WOULD BE SUFFICIENT IN SIZE TO MEET THE WATER NEEDS OF THE EXISTING 27 <br />POPULATION. THE COUNTY WOULD THEN REVIEW HIS REPORT AND DETERMINE IF <br />THEY WANTED THE LINE OVERSIZED. MR. BEINDORF WOULD NEXT PROVIDE A -BREAK- <br />DOWN OF THE INCREMENTAL COST INCREASE. ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPLAINED THAT <br />ONCE THE INITIAL COSTS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED, IT IS HIS INTENT TO HOLD <br />A MEETING WITH AS MANY OF THE RESIDENTS INVOLVED AS POSSIBLE TO EXPLAIN <br />�y OUR RECOMMENDATION AS TO FORMULA; LET THEM KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE COSTS <br />WILL BE; AND DETERMINE IF THEY ARE STILL WILLING TO INCUR THE COSTS <br />NECESSARY TO BRING THE WATER. ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT IT WAS MADE <br />CLEAR TO HIM THAT THE CITY OF VERO BEACH WAS NOT INTERESTED IN PROCEEDING <br />ANY FARTHER UNLESS THE SQUARING OFF OF CERTAIN.AREAS WAS ADDRESSED BY <br />BOTH PARTIES AND RESOLVED. <br />53 <br />APR 4 1979 <br />BOOK 39 PAGE 407 <br />I <br />