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Attorney Brandenburg felt that would be fine, and the Board concurred . Discussion then ensued regarding the language in reference to a franchise with the City. Chairman Scurlock pointed out that the problem is that we presently have no franchise nor any agree- ment with the City on electric service in the unincorporated area, but we are charging Florida Power & Light Co. customers a franchise fee; we, therefore, are taxing one portion of our residents and not another. The purpose of the language is simply not to close the door. We are not taking the position that we are going to require a franchise, but we don't want to jeopardize our position in regard to entering into an agreement with the City on electric. Mr. Little stated that as far as electric is concerned; he is not here to discuss that today. His personal opinion was that staff ought to try to work that out together next year. In the case of water, however, the City is not willing to talk about a franchise fee. Chairman Scurlock wished to find a vehicle not to give up any rights we might have in the future relating to a franchise fee, and Attorney Brandenburg suggested adding a fourth paragraph stating that neither party waives any rights they may have under Florida law with respect to items that are not specifically mentioned in the Agreement. City Manager Little did not see how we could do otherwise. City Attorney Vitunac believed the County's interest is in the pass-through franchise fee for the electric, and felt he could write some language that if the County ever established an electrical pass-through fee that the City probably wouldn't object to passing that through in the water also. He stressed that what the City does not want is another level of bureaucracy looking over their shoulder. Chairman Scurlock believed it would suffice to say that neither entity waives any of their rights under Florida law. 7 �a� N 0 V 211984 a