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COMMISSIONER FLETCHER (QUESTIONED THE IMPACT OF THIS COST ON THE TAXPAYER WHO IS NOT ON THIS SYSTEM, AND COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK STATED THAT THE COST OF THE PROJECT WILL BE BORNE BY THE PEOPLE RECEIVING THE SERVICE AND THEY WILL BE ZERO IMPACT ON ANY OTHER TAXPAYER. COMMISSIONER FLETCHER REQUESTED THAT THE RECORD REFLECT THIS STATEMENT, DISCUSSION ENSUED AS TO THE FACT THAT THE $74$,000 FIGURE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF THE SUB -AQUEOUS CROSSING, AND ENGINEER ROBBINS EXPLAINED THAT THE PROJECT WAS PURPOSELY DONE IN PHASES BECAUSE THE EXISTING CUSTOMER BASE WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO AMORTIZE A WATER REVENUE BOND PROGRAM FOR THE WHOLE SOUTH BEACH, THEY, THEREFORE, DEVELOPED THE PHASED APPROACH, WHICH INVOLVED WORKING OUT AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF VERO PEACH TO UTILIZE THE EXISTING SYSTEM FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME AND ALLOW CONNECTIONS TO THE SYSTEM TO INCREASE THE BASE. BY ALLOWING THAT TO TAKE PLACE NOW AND SIGNING DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS, WE COULD COMMIT TO A LARGER BOND PACKAGE. IN OTHER WORDS, WE WOULD ASSUME THE CITY'S PRESENT BASE PLUS 250 ADDITIONAL, AND OF THE 250 ADDITIONAL, 100 COULD COME ON THE SYSTEM IMMEDIATELY WHILE WE AWAIT CONSTUCTION. QUESTION AROSE AS TO WHETHER THE 27 EXISTING RESIDENTS WHO WOULD BE ON THE 2" LINE WOULD BE PART OF THE -1.00,AND IT WAS FELT THEY SHOULD BE, ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT UTILITY DIRECTOR LINER HAS BROUGHT UP A QUESTION REGARDING A CONNECTION CHARGE THE CITY WILL CHARGE IN THE INTERIM PERIOD, AND HE WOULD LIKE TO GET THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FROM THE CITY TO INCLUDE IN THE AGREEMENT ON PAGE 3, PARAGRAPH B. HE BELIEVED WE NEED TO MEET WITH THE CITY AGAIN. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS POINTED OUT THAT BEFORE ANY AGREEMENT IS REACHED HE BELIEVED IT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A FINAL TAKE-OUT LETTER FROM FMH!! ON THE SOUTH COUNTY I'.!ATER PLANT, AND ftTORNEY COLLINS AGREED THAT SHOULD BE ADDED. 33 Boox 47 PApf 37o