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k. p�'ace;gd.;,on the acquisition of the GDU plant, and we have no contractual arrangement with the City of Vero Beach that guarantees us any capacity. That capacity could be cut off tomorrow. It is only at their good graces that they have allowed additional hookups. Director Keating reiterated that if capacity is not available, concurrency is not met, and he didn't believe that the Board could approve the rezoning under those circumstances. He suggested that Attorney Vitunac might like to expound on that, but Attorney Vitunac wished to reserve his comments until after Attorney O'Haire has made his presentation. Commissioner Scurlock asked Director Pinto if we have any contractual arrangement that guarantees us in writing that this project, or any other project for that matter, could come in tomorrow and hook up and have wastewater taken to the City's plant. Director Pinto explained that we have a firm agreement for a specific amount of capacity in the plant, and when a developer submits for a project and tells us exactly what is going to be built, then we make a final determination of whether or not there is flow available. We could sit here today and say that there is 150,000 gallons of capacity, but all the Board is doing today is determining the zoning, and a neighboring project could come in tomorrow and reserve that same capacity by paying their impact fees, and that capacity would-be gone. Commissioner Scurlock asked Director Pinto if it would be absolutely fair then to say that there is not enough capacity under any scenario where the City of Vero Beach could service the entire U.S. #1 corridor, and Director Pinto stated that is absolutely correct. Director Pinto stated that it would be accurate to say that under the present zoning of all of that area, we are about 3 -million gallons short. Attorney Michael O'Haire advised that he is representing the people who own the property and the Urban Resource Group, who is 27