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UTILITIES DIRECTOR GEORGE LINER INFORMED THE BOARD THAT <br />THEY ARE PROPOSING AN ORDINANCE FOR IMPACT FEES FOR NEW CONNECTIONS <br />THAT ARE COMING ONTO THE SYSTEM, AND THESE FEES ARE BROKEN INTO <br />TWO CATEGORIES - ONE FOR PLANT CAPACITY AND THE OTHER ESSENTIALLY <br />FOR HYDRAULIC CAPACITY. MR. LINER BELIEVED THE IMPACT FEE SHOULD <br />BE ASSESSED IN PLACE OF THE TRADITIONAL CONNECTION FEE AND SHOULD <br />PARTIALLY OFFSET THE COST OF THE EQUIPMENT INSTALLED FOR THE SERVICE <br />SO THAT EXISTING CUSTOMERS ARE NOT ASSESSED FOR PLANT EXPANSIONS <br />REQUIRED FOR NEW CUSTOMERS. MR. LINER WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT THE <br />ACTUAL COST TO SERVE A GIVEN CUSTOMER RESIDENTIAL UNIT VARIES IN <br />RELATION TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PLANT. HE STATED THAT HE DID A <br />SURVEY AND FOUND THAT IN WATER PLANTS, THE AVERAGE COST IS SLIGHTLY <br />OVER $2,000 PER CONNECTION. THE COST FOR CONNECTION TO THE WASTE <br />WATER PLANT IS SOMEWHAT HIGHER, WORKING OUT TO AN AVERAGE OF $3,871 <br />PER CONNECTION. MR. LINER NOTED THAT THE PROPOSED CONNECTION CHARGE <br />OF $250 IS A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THE ACTUAL COST, BUT HE FELT IF <br />WE HAD TO CHARGE THE ACTUAL COST, IT WOULD STYMIE ANY FURTHER <br />CONNECTIONS. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT REQUESTED THAT THE BOARD REVIEW PAGE BY <br />PAGE THE FIRST PROPOSED ORDINANCE WHICH DEALS WITH A UNIFORM METHOD <br />OF DETERMINING THE COST OF EXTENSION OF MAINS. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE QUESTIONED SECTION 2 - ON-SITE FACILITIES, <br />AND ASKED IF WE HAVE ASSURANCES THAT THE ON-SITE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, <br />WHETHER WATER OR SEWER, WILL BE DONE TO COUNTY SPECIFICATIONS. <br />MR. LINER STATED THAT ANY DEVELOPER WHO WILL TIE INTO THE <br />COUNTY SYSTEM WILL BE SIGNING THE AGREEMENT FORM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED . h <br />BY THE BOARD AND THEREBY WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH CITY OF <br />It <br />VERO BEACH SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH THE COUNTY HAS ADOPTED. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE NEXT QUESTIONED PARAGRAPH A, UNDER <br />SECTION 3, WHICH DEALS WITH SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES. <br />MR. LINER EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS A COST INVOLVED FOR <br />EXTENDING MAINS PAST PROPERTY, AND EVEN IF THERE ARE LESS THAN 4 <br />UNITS PER ACRE, THE OWNER STILL WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY $400 PER <br />APR 2 3 1980 <br />