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10. B.2. REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM JOE T. WIGGINS REGARDING SIDEWALK ON 11TH STREET, S. W. Mr. Wiggins was not present. 10.B.3. REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM DR. STEPHEN FAHERTY & GLENN RERAN, CPA, REGARDING WATER, IRRIGATION, SEWER, & REUSE (WISR) ISSUES Dr. Stephen Faherty, 2120 Captains Walk, through a PowerPoint presentation (on file), began the Water, Irrigation, Sewer, and Reuse (WISR) update by advising the Board of the following occurrences: (1) the Town of Indian River Shores has withdrawn from the Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act Committee (CCNA) with the City of Vero Beach, the Shores, and the County; (2) Chairman O'Bryan would attend a meeting with FPL on June 3, 2010; and (3) the City of Vero Beach has proposed eliminating rate increases for 2010-2014, which appears to be a contradiction in view of the City's debt and the eventuality of losing the County utility customers. He highlighted the disparities between residential utility rates for customers within and outside of the City Limits. Continuing the PowerPoint, Glenn Heran, 6985 67th Street, provided data and analysis pertaining to the savings that County customers would experience on their water, sewer, irrigation and electric bills, if they got off the City grid. He also briefed the Board on the financial predicament that would befall the City of Vero Beach, should it lose its County utility customers. Mr. Heran presented the following suggestions to the Board: (1) withdraw from the CCNA Committee; (2) have the County Attorney provide a legal opinion as to ownership of the water and sewer infrastructure in the County areas serviced by the City; (3) have the Utility Department identify alternatives and costs associated with acquiring infrastructure; and (4) provide the City of Vero Beach with notice, if the County intends not to renew the franchise agreement. 15 June 1, 2010