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RESOLUTION NO. 2009- 173 <br />WHEREAS, adequate time is needed for planning, implementing, and <br />transferring over 18,000 County electric utility property owners, tenants, taxpayers, <br />businesses, and/or voters from the COVB to FPL with no related unreasonable financial <br />or economic impact; and <br />WHEREAS, the County could save a part of its budget paid for COVB <br />utilities services outside the COVB's boundaries and also increase property tax <br />collection for itself and other taxing districts by converting COVB transmission and <br />distribution ownership from the COVB to FPL; and <br />WHEREAS, a resolution in support of allowing the COVB electric utility to <br />be placed under the Public Service Commission controls would aid the Local Legislative <br />Delegation at its meeting of December 4, 2009; and <br />WHEREAS, County notice within the next six months to the Public Service <br />Commission of its desire to open the bidding for FPL and/or COVB to provide economic <br />electric service to the over 18,000 County customers starting March 5, 2017, would <br />provide adequate time for the County to assess proposed customer rates and service <br />prior to deciding whether or not to renew the COVB agreement on or before March 5, <br />2012, <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: <br />1. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida <br />supports the Local Legislation to allow the City of Vero Beach electric utility to be placed <br />under the Public Services Commission controls the same as FPL; and <br />2. The Clerk to the Board is directed to forward a certified copy of this <br />resolution to the members of the Indian River County Local Legislative Delegation. <br />3 <br />