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those residents. He wished to have the County Attorney provide an opinion on the County's <br />legal standing. <br />Vice Chairman Solari observed that the County should not interfere with the franchise <br />agreement between Indian River Shores and the City of Vero Beach; but the County would <br />respond if the Shores issues a Request For Proposal (RFP). He remarked on future rising costs <br />for the Vero Beach Utility, and noted the greater expense would have to be borne by a smaller <br />customer base. He advocated having the Utilities Department provide several presentations, and <br />disseminating as much information as possible. <br />Chairman O'Bryan stated that it would be premature for staff to come up with figures to <br />provide services to Indian River Shores, prior to their issuance of an RFP. He observed that it <br />might make sense to see if the City wants to continue working with the County through the <br />Committee process for the South Barrier Island, and withdrew his SECOND to the Motion to <br />withdraw from the CCNA Committee. <br />The MOTION DIED for lack of a Second. <br />Commissioner Wheeler discussed the importance of maintaining cooperation between the <br />County and the City. He affirmed that the main focus of the County should be on the costs for <br />the infrastructure and any additions to it. <br />Chairman O'Bryan observed that the first step would be to look at the franchise <br />agreement with the City of Vero Beach, primarily for the South Barrier Island, and get a legal <br />opinion on ownership of the infrastructure. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Davis, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Flescher, to direct staff to <br />make a determination on the County's legal standing with <br />relation to the Franchise Agreement with the City of Vero <br />17 <br />June 1, 2010 <br />