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MAY 71900 BOOK 43 page 480 CHAIRMAN SIEBERT FELT THAT IS STRETCHING IT A BIT AND ASKED WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO IF THEY DID NOT HOOK UP. MR. LINER STATED THAT WE STILL WOULD HAVE TO PUT IN THE LINES, THE ADDITIONAL BLOWER, AND THE MEASURING INSTRUMENTATION. COMMISSIONER LOY DID NOT SEE ANY POSSIBILITY OF HOOKING UP ANYBODY EXCEPT THE EMPTY LOTS IN PEBBLE BAY. DISCUSSION AROSE ABOUT THE HARBOR ISLAND CLUB, AND ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT IF THEY PAID FOR THE INCREASED COST OF THE LIFT STATION, HE WOULD ASSUME THEY WOULD GO IN, CHAIRMAN SIEBERT DID NOT FEEL THE $18,000 IS RELATED TO THAT IN ANY WAY AND DID NOT FEEL WE COULD LEVY AN IMPACT FEE FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS WE HAVE TO MAKE IN THE PLANT, ATTORNEY COLLINS COMMENTED THAT THERE ARE FEES FOR A PLANT CAPACITY CHARGE, BUT HE FELT IT WOULD BE A MINIMAL AMOUNT IN ANY EVENT AND WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. DISCUSSION ENSUED ON WHERE TO GET THE NECESSARY FUNDS FOR THE PLANT IMPROVEMENTS, AND CHAIRMAN SIEBERT DISCUSSED BORROWING THE FUNDS FROM REVENUE SHARING. COORDINATOR THOMAS NOTED THAT WHEN YOU BORROW REVENUE SHARING FUNDS, THERE HAS TO BE A PROVISION FOR PAYBACK, AND COMMIS- SIONER'-LYONS OMMIS- SIONER LYONS FELT THE MONIES WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID BACK OUT OF RATES. FINANCE OFFICER BARTON REVIEWED FIGURES FOR THE PEBBLE BAY PLANT, NOTING THAT WE ARE SPENDING MORE THAN THE PRO RATA PER MONTH ON THE EXPENSES AND THE SYSTEM IS IN THE RED: THE NEW RATES WILL BE EFFECTIVE IN JUNE, HOWEVER. COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMENTED THAT THE COUNTY FELL HEIR TO A LEMON, BUT HE WOULD ASSUME WHEN IT IS OPERATING CORRECTLY, THAT INCOME WILL EXCEED EXPENSES. FINANCE OFFICER BARTON REITERATED THAT THIS SYSTEM IS SET UP UNDER THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE FUND, WHICH HAS A RESERVE FOR CONTIN- GENCY. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT DID NOT FEEL WE HAVE ANY CHOICE BUT TO TAKE IT OUT OF THAT RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCY AND NOTED WHEN THE SYSTEM E4 i