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new construction and say they don't have to pay impact fees, but the development across the street does. Director Pinto stated that's the problem, - the City could run a line now without a franchise to service someone outside of the existing service area of Hutchinson Utilities, and then we would be supplying replacement capacity to the City for those people. He emphasized that he is just saying that any new customers coming on outside of the existing franchise areas should have to pay impact fees to the county. They can hold them in escrow until the date that we replace that capacity. Mr. Pinto again stressed that we must make it clearly understood that is what the policy will be; it cannot be a free ride. City Manager Little believed Director Pinto is making a good point, and everyone agreed you can't pay for plant capacity twice. City Attorney Vitunac suggested that if the City ever does collect an impact fee from outside the present area, they would pass that through to the County. Director Pinto did not agree and stated that very simply any areas that are served outside of existing service areas on the South Beach will be required to pay impact fees to the County when the County replaces the capacity. Commissioner Scurlock -agreed and felt this is covered by our impact fee ordinance. He believed it is on the record that we are not giving away any free capacity in any plant. City Manager Little. felt the subject Agreement is not quite conclusive enough to deal with the legitimate point Director Pinto is making, but he believed the City Attorney and County Attorney could get the agreement to cover this very easily. Chairman Lyons asked if Mayor Gregg agreed with that philosophy, and Mayor Gregg explained that his understanding is that we are talking right now of Hutchinson Utilities and the two other present franchises, Smugglers Cove and the other south of The Moorings, which are very small. The 250,000 gallons will 81 Q FEB 20 1985 J