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COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT SHE DID NOT FEEL WE HAVE ANY <br />CHOICE. WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE, AND IF <br />POSSIBLE, MAKE SOMETHING AVAILABLE TO SOMEONE ELSE. SHE POINTED OUT <br />THAT WE CANNOT FIGURE OUT THIS AFTERNOON HOW TO FINANCE THIS PROJECT, <br />BUT FELT WE MUST ACCEPT THE ENGINEERS' RECOMMENDATIONS AND TRY TO <br />MOVE AHEAD AND FIGURE OUT THE EXACT FORMULA FOR FINANCING LATER. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE FUNDED IN A <br />WAY THAT WILL NOT AFFECT TAXPAYERS WHO DO NOT BENEFIT, AND HE FELT <br />NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT WILL BE INVOLVED WILL HAVE TO PAY A LARGE <br />SHARE. HE DID NOT FEEL THERE WOULD BE ANY TROUBLE SELLING TAP -IN <br />FEES IN THAT AREA. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS POINTED OUT THAT IF WE CAN GET THIS <br />SYSTEM FIXED UP RIGHT, IT WILL TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF US IN REGARD <br />TO ARGUING ABOUT HOW TO CONNECT TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE .JOINT <br />VENTURE TO PROCEED WITH THEIR PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK FOR RENOVATION <br />OF THE PEBBLE BAY AREA SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND AGREED THAT INTERIM <br />FINANCING BE OBTAINED FROM A LOAN FROM THE GENERAL FUND. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />LYONS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE .JOINT VENTURE TO PERFORM <br />THE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE PEBBLE BAY SEWER <br />SYSTEM AS ADDITIONAL SERVICES UNDER THEIR CONTRACT OF JUNE 211 19721 <br />UNDER A FACTOR OF 2.1, AT A FIGURE NOT TO EXCEED $21,000 WITHOUT <br />COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION. <br />ENGINEER JOHN ROBBINS ESTIMATED FIVE TO SIX MONTHS FOR <br />COMPLETION OF THE PLANS, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION. <br />THE NEXT MATTER TO COME UNDER DISCUSSION WAS AWARDING OF <br />THE BID ON THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THIS ITEM NOW <br />HAS BEEN REBID AS AUTHORIZED AT THE LAST MEETING; HE HAS DISCUSSED <br />THE BIDS WITH HARVEY MCCOLLESTER OF THE AMBULANCE SQUAD, AND THEY <br />FEEL THAT THE BID COVERS THE EQUIPMENT DESIRED AND SEEMS TO BE IN <br />DEC 191979 5s <br />. Nox <br />2 FA 63 <br />