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THAT POSSIBLY WE SIMPLY SHOULD REPEAT THE LETTER PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED <br />ASKING THE PUBLIC FOR VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN A WATER CONSERVATION <br />EFFORT. <br />COMMISSIONER FLETCHER EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT IF NEITHER <br />THE CITY NOR THE COUNTY FEEL IT NECESSARY TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY ORDI- <br />NANCE, THE PUBLIC WILL BELIEVE THERE IS NO FURTHER PROBLEM. HE POINTED <br />OUT THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS LIMITED TO 90 DAYS. <br />MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER FLETCHER, SECONDED BY COMMIS- <br />SIONER SCURLOCK, BECAUSE OF THE EMERGENCY CAUSED BY THE ORDER OF <br />ST. .JOHN'S RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, TO ADOPT EMERGENCY ORDI- <br />NANCE 81-28 CHANGING "FLORIDAN" AQUIFER TO "SHALLOW" AQUIFER, AND <br />INCORPORATING THE CHANGES REQUESTED BY MRS. EGGERT RE SHADE HOUSES, <br />NEW LANDSCAPING, AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM REPAIRS. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT THE ONLY FIGURES WE <br />NOW HAVE ON WATER CONSUMPTION RELATE TO THE WATER WE ARE PURCHASING <br />FROM THE CITY; WE DO NOT HAVE ANY INDICATION AS TO HOW OUR FRANCHISEES <br />HAVE RESPONDED TO THE REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY REDUCTION. HE HAD NO <br />QUALMS ABOUT VOTING FOR MANDATORY CUTBACK ON WATER USE, BUT PREFERRED <br />TO HAVE FURTHER FIGURES ON COUNTY USAGE BEFORE DOING SO. <br />COMMISSIONER BIRD ALSO WISHED TO HAVE MORE JUSTIFICATION <br />BEFORE WE IMPOSE THIS ON COUNTY RESIDENTS SINCE THE CITY DID NOT MAKE <br />IT MANDATORY. _ <br />UTILITY DIRECTOR LINER REPORTED THAT EACH ONE OF THE <br />FRANCHISES HAS BEEN CONTACTED AS TO HOW THEY ARE DEALING WITH THIS <br />ORDER AND HE HAS HAD WRITTEN RESPONSES FROM SOME; THEY ALL APPEAR TO <br />BE WORKING TOWARDS CONSERVATION. HE NOTED THAT IF WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE, <br />IT WILL GIVE US SOME TEETH TO GO BACK TO THE FRANCHISEES. <br />WILLIAM KOOLAGE, INTERESTED CITIZEN, EXPRESSED THE BELIEF <br />THAT THE PUBLIC IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE WATER SITUATION AND FELT THAT <br />ANYTHING THE BOARD CAN DO TO SHOW THEIR CONCERN WILL HELP CONVINCE <br />THE PUBLIC THAT THE BOARD ALSO VIEWS THE SITUATION AS SERIOUS. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR'THE QUESTION ON ADOPTING AN EMERGENCY <br />ORDINANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS AS SET OUT IN COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK'S <br />MOTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND DEFEATED WITH COMMISSIONERS WODTKE AND <br />BIRD VOTING IN OPPOSITION. <br />AUG - 5 1981 47 BOOK 4 7 PACE �JL <br />