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ENGINEER BEINDORF POINTED OUT THAT NO MATTER HOW WE G0, <br />WE ARE LOOKING AT THE FUNDING. HE ASKED RALPH ENG, WHO PREPARED <br />THE LETTER TO EXPLAIN THE FUNDING OPTIONS. <br />ENGINEER ENG INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HIS LETTER IS BASED <br />ON THE VISIT OF FMHA OFFICIAL, BILL WEATHERS, TO INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />AND HIS REPORT THAT THE AMOUNT OF GRANT MONEY ALLOCATED FOR THE <br />COUNTY THIS YEAR WOULD BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $300,000. IN <br />EXPLANATION OF HOW THIS LEVEL OF FUNDING CAME ABOUT, MR. ENG NOTED <br />THAT WE SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR AN INTERIM TIE-IN TO VISTA <br />PROPERTIES THAT WAS BASED ON $500,000, AND THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT <br />WAS $290,000. HE CONTINUED THAT EVEN TOWARD MID SUMMER, FmHA AL- <br />READY WAS ALLOCATING THEIR MONEY FOR THE YEAR ON A PRIORITY BASIS, <br />AND IF WE HADNIT SUBMITTED THIS APPLICATION, WE MIGHT VERY WELL HAVE <br />GOTTEN NOTHING. MR. ENC NOTED THAT THE FIRST APPLICATION SUBMITTED <br />WAS FOR TEN MILLION, BUT FMHA DID NOT GET POSITIVE WORD THAT THE <br />PROJECT WOULD GO ON THIS YEAR, AND HE FELT IF THE COUNTY DOES NOT <br />DO ANYTHING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS, IT WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE <br />PRIORITY LIST ALTOGETHER. SINCE WE KNOW THAT IS ALL THE GRANT WE <br />HAVE, WE MUST CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVES. WE CAN CUT DOWN ON THE <br />TOTAL PROJECT BY DECREASING CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND REDUCING SOME <br />OF THE LINE WORK OR BY REDUCING THE TREATMENT PLANT DOWN TO A MINIMUM <br />LEVEL OF RESERVE CAPACITY AND DELETING FIRE PROTECTION. MR. ENG <br />THEN REVIEWED THE"COMPARATIVE COSTS TO THE USER OF THE -VARIOUS <br />ALTERNATIVES AND DISCUSSED A POSSIBLE REDUCTION OF INSURANCE PREMI- <br />UMS IF THE FIRE PROTECTION WERE IMPLEMENTED. HE STATED THAT, IF AT <br />ALL POSSIBLE, THEY RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD RETAIN THE PLANT SIZE <br />AT THE LARGER 2.5 MGD CAPACITY.- .. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF THAT WOULD SUPPLY ENOUGH <br />PRESSURE FOR FIRE PROTECTION, AND MR. ENG STATED THAT IT WOULD-BE <br />SUFFICIENT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. - <br />DISCUSSION CONTINUED ON SIZE OF LINES, FIRE PROTECTION, <br />-ETC., AND ENGINEER BEINDORF NOTED THAT IF YOU DON T HAVE THE LARGER <br />-SYSTEM TO START WITH, YOU ARE PROBABLY NEVER GOING TO GET IT; HE <br />FELT THE FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITY AND LARGER RESERVE CAPACITY IS <br />WARRANTED. <br />OCT 161979 17 BOOK 41 PAGE 740 <br />� J <br />