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D. ROLL CALL <br /> 9:03 Town Clerk Laura Aldrich called the Roll for the Town: Councilman <br /> a.m. Thomas Cadden, Vice Mayor Gerard Weick, Mayor Brian Barefoot, and <br /> Councilman Richard Haverland. Councilman Thomas Slater was absent. <br /> City Clerk Tammy Vock called the Roll for the City: Vice Mayor Jay <br /> Kramer, Councilmember Pilar Turner, Councilmember Amelia Graves, <br /> and Mayor Dick Winger. Councilmember Craig Fletcher was absent. <br /> County Administrator Joseph Baird called the Roll for the Board: <br /> Chairman Peter O'Bryan, Vice Chairman Wesley Davis, and <br /> Commissioners Joseph Flescher, Bob Solari, and Tim Zore. Also present <br /> were County Attorney Dylan Reingold, the County's outside legal counsel <br /> Floyd Self from Gonzales, Saggio, and Harlan LLP, Tallahassee, and <br /> Deputy Clerk Leona Adair Allen. <br /> Attorney Clem welcomed everyone in attendance, and pointed out that <br /> this meeting was the second stage of the State-mandated conflict <br /> resolution process (when one governmental body is involved in a lawsuit <br /> with another) regarding the City's excessive electric rates and lack of <br /> parity for the Town and the municipalities of the unincorporated County. <br /> COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC <br /> 2. Glenn Heran perceived that the latest amendment proposal to the <br /> Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) contract was an attempt by three <br /> 9:06 City Councilmembers to keep the City in the electric business, even <br /> a.m. though the will of the community was to sell to Florida Power and Light <br /> (FPL). He reported that the amended contract proposal would increase <br /> rates 17% higher than FPL, and would include the risks associated with <br /> continuing to stay with the Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA). He <br /> asked the councils to focus on exiting FMPA in a manner that would <br /> reserve the peoples' interests. <br /> Dr. Stephen Faherty believed the crux of the concerns regarding the court <br /> 9:07 case and the Public Service Commission filing was the Territorial <br /> a.m. Agreement. He commented on the City ignoring the Public Service <br /> Commission; the desires of the taxpayers; City customers being affected <br /> economically by the impact of higher rates; the significant rate differential <br /> between FPL and the City; restricting Franchise terms to 30 years; and <br /> the Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969. He also expressed <br /> concerns about some of Mayor Winger's statements regarding increased <br /> rates and property taxes. <br /> Joint Public Meeting <br /> October 28,2014 Page 2 <br />