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THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE RATE STRUCTURE AND OF TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF METERS FOR EACH BUILDING. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO NOTIFY THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE VISTA PROJECTS AND HAVE A MEETING ADVISING THEM OF WHAT IS TAKING PLACE, IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY MISUNDERSTANDING REGARDING THE RATE STRUCTURE, ENGINEER JOHN ROBBINS REMINDED THE BOARD THAT ALL FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS MUST BE CERTIFIED. FURTHER DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE. COMMISSIONER BIRD THEN COMMENDED ATTORNEY COLLINS, UTILITIES DIRECTOR LINER, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF VISTA PROPERTIES FOR PREPARING A REMARKABLE AGREEMENT, CHAIRMAN LYONS INQUIRED HOW THE BOARD SHOULD PROGRESS TO FINALIZE THIS AGREEMENT. ATTORNEY COLLINS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CHAIRMAN`S SIGNATURE ON THE AGREEMENT BE AUTHORIZED, SUBJECT TO THE AMENDMENTS DISCUSSED TODAY. HE NOTED THAT THIS AGREEMENT WAS NECESSARY AND IMPERATIVE TO THE FMHA LOAN FOR THE SOUTH COUNTY WATER SYSTEM. THE ATTORNEY COMMENTED THAT NEXT THERE SHOULD BE A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT FROM THE BOND ISSUE STANDING POINT, EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK THOUGHT THE AGREEMENT WAS GOOD AND THAT VISTA PROPERTIES HAS BEEN DILIGENT IN PROTECTING THE PROPERTY OWNERS, AND SO HAS THE COUNTY, AND HE WOULD SUPPORT THE AGREEMENT. SIR. ROBBINS DISCUSSED THE TIME ELEMENT INVOLVED AND STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TAKE-OUT LETTER, HE CONTINUED THAT BIDS WILL BE OPENED ON JULY 14, 1981 AND THEY WILL BE MAKING'A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD IN AUGUST, SO THEY MUST BE IN A POSITION FOR THE ATTORNEY TO CERTIFY THE CONTRACTS, ATTORNEY COLLINS REPORTED THAT,THE PRIME ISSUE IS HOW THE RATES WILL EFFECT THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA, AND THE RATES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE CHANGED WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF FMHA. HE ADDED THAT THERE IS SOME FLEXIBILITY TO ADDRESS THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE. NN 46 PAGE'173 J U L 1 1981 41