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RDbK78 rt,Ou there was not an LOS applied to existing development; in other words, we did not have a lot of good standards for retro -fitting. Commissioner Scurlock felt possibly we should create storm water management as a utility, and Director Keating agreed that we need to show some real action in regard to exactly what is going to be done when and what improvement we will be looking at. Commissioner Scurlock did not feel much can be done about this until we get a better situation in terms of control with the water management districts and drainage districts. Commissioner Bowman pointed out that if you are talking about a surface water utility, which she agreed is the ultimate solution, you are going to have to deal with FDOT and all their outfalls. Commissioner Scurlock believed that Attorney Vitunac is going to Tallahassee in regard to abolishment of these special districts. Attorney Vitunac clarified that he is going to attend a seminar about the Uniform Special District Act. He believed what the Board is talking about are the water control districts set up by Special Act. They predate most other special districts in Florida, and you really would have to put on a political campaign in order to abolish them and take over their function. He advised that counties have the power to do exactly the same things the water control districts are doing, and the reason they came into being is just that counties weren't around when people needed the function provided by the water control districts. It probably would take another Special Act to abolish them. Chairman Eggert believed that we can certainly express our concern, beginning with the Legislative Delegations, that the water districts do not seem to have to make plans to correlate with the comprehensive plans. They are creating a lot of our problems, and we would urge the Legislative Delegations to encourage more participation between the counties and the water districts. 24 M I_ J