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a Utilities Director Pinto confirmed that their recommen- dation is tb award the contract to the low bidder, Ortego Industrial Contractors. Mr. Pinto commented that he was not working for the County when the agreement for water service to this area was entered into, and he is not clear on how the side streets are to connect in to the line we build. He noted that he has had several residents question that and he has had various opinion on what was to be done, including the possibility that the property owners would get together and build a water line in a public street, which he did not feel comfortable about. Commissioner Scurlock noted that we do have an assess- ment ordinance in place, and it would be logical for the Utility Department to coordinate the laterals and handle it that way. He did not feel this can be done by the public and did not believe that was ever the intent. Considerable discussion followed as to existing lines and distribution systems in this area and the fact that it is the owner who.has the responsibility for tying in to the County line and testing the lines used to tie in. It was noted that this is similar to the situation where we tied the Pebble Bay system into the City of Vero Beach line and we had to demonstrate to the City that our lines met their standards. Mr. Pinto stressed that many of the people from this area think the line going down State Road AlA is going to give them water, but it will not until those connections are made and the lines are cleared. Discussion continued regarding the fact that the fees received so far are impact fees, not connection fees, and it was noted that in Gifford the people were required to bring their lines to the main lines. Commissioner Scurlock felt the whole point is that an extreme need for water in the South Beach area was 48 MAR 2 1983 W4 PAGE go'? I