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accounting prior to this meeting. He realized it would take a long time, but the only thing they really would settle for is credit for at least 509 homes, fully vested, with the impact fees paid back with interest. Chairman Bird explained that in order to do that we would have to go back prior to 1985, and Mr. Nelson agreed it would have to be pre -1985, because as he has said over and over again, had the County done the job, collected the proper amounts and enforced the terms of its provisions, the money would have been there. They feel this should have been taken care of at the time the park was being sold. Had the County been up on their accounting, all they would have had to do was tell Florida -Atlantic how much they owed the County. They then could have taken that amount of money and invested it, and the interest on that amount of money over these past 6 years would have put a whopping amount of money in that account. They are willing to wait for a proper accounting, but they would like an extension on the April 1st or April 12th date until this is ironed out for their park, because their park is unique. Commissioner Scurlock felt that if there is a dispute about whether the park owner can pass through the impact fees to the residents, that dispute is between the owner and the residents because that is their contractual arrangement, and if we do anything less, we are going to get ourselves into more legal problems, not less. He believed the bottom line is that every other customer of the system would have to make up whatever shortfall there is. It would not be paid for by the taxpayers, but by the customers of the system. We could play some little game and adjust rates and recover them in the rate structure versus the impact fee, but that would be dishonest, in his opinion. He believed the 1985 agreement was entered into in good faith and with the concurrence of the property owners' represen- tatives, and that is the point where we should begin. He knew that is not pleasant and that nobody will be happy about that, but felt that is the only responsible thing we can do. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Commissioner Eggert, that the Board abide by the 1985 agreement; give an accounting from 1985 to date; and maintain the Commission's position to enforce the 1985 agreement and those impact fees, but take no position on whether the park owner can pass on those fees and charges to the residents. 46