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GORDON B. JOHNSTON, ATTORNEY FOR OSLO SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER ASSOCIATES, APPROACHED THE BOARD TO DISCUSS THE FRANCHISE FOR SEWER AND WATER. HE STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME CHANGES TO BE MADE ON PAGE 12. HE SUGGESTED THAT ON LINES 11, 14 AND 15 THAT "AND SEWER" BE ADDED AFTER "WATER." ATTORNEY COLLINS INTERJECTED THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE COUNTY'S INTENT TO PROVIDE WATER AND/OR SEWER. UTILITIES DIRECTOR LINER THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE FRANCHISE IS SET UP THAT AT THE TIME THE COUNTY HAS WATER OR SEWER AVAILABLE, THE COUNTY WILL MAKE THE CONNECTION AND SERVICE THAT FRANCHISE AREA — IT WAS UNLIKELY THAT IT WOULD BE DONE SIMULTANEOUSLY. ATTORNEY .JOHNSTON FELT THIS PRESENTED A PROBLEM BECAUSE IF THE COUNTY PUTS IN A WATER SYSTEM AND NEVER PUTS IN A SEWER SYSTEM, THE FUTURE HOOK—UP CHARGE CAN SIT THERE FOREVER — HE DID NOT THINK THE MONEY COULD BE DIVIDED. UTILITIES DIRECTOR LINER POINTED OUT THAT THE IMPACT FEES WERE IDENTICAL. DISCUSSION ENSUED REGARDING THE MISUNDERSTANDING CONCERNING THE FEES, AND THE WORDING IN PREPARATION OF THE FRANCHISE DRAFT, COMMISSIONER WODTKE INTERJECTED THAT THE BOARD SHOULD ASSURE THE DEVELOPER THAT WHEN WE DO HAVE OUR WATER SYSTEM AVAILABLE, IT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO HIM. HE ALSO THOUGHT THEY COULD BREAK THE IMPACT FEES DOWN AND NOT REQUIRE ANY FEES FOR SEWER UNTIL THE SEWER IS AVAILABLE. COMMISSIONER WODTKE WAS HOPEFUL THAT WE WOULD NOT LOCK OURSELVES INTO ANOTHER SITUATION SIMILAR TO THE ONE EXPERIENCED WITH KEEN S . ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE COUNTY MAKING IT MANDATORY TO SERVICE WATER — HE FELT IT SHOULD BE AN OPTION AND NOT MANDATORY. COMMISSIONER WODTKE LEFT THE MEETING AT 9:30 O'CLOCK A.M. TO ASSIST WITH THE COUNTY ABSENTEE BALLOTS, ATTORNEY COLLINS POINTED OUT THAT THE WATER AND SEWER PROBABLY WILL NOT BE PROVIDED AT THE SAME TIME, AND THE PURPOSE OF THE PARAGRAPH IN QUESTION IS TO BUILD UP A FUND SO THAT WHEN THE COUNTY DOES CONNECT, SEP 10 1980 13 BooK , 44 PAGE 448