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He did not consider this to be a done deal since it offers the City an opportunity to negotiate significant rate reductions over the term of the Agreement. He was not optimistic that the City could achieve FPL rates until they close the problematic FPL sale, which they could not do until the FMPA contract dilemma is resolved; (4) He started discussions regarding a utility authority representing all customers, and the City had since begun the initial work for legal counsel and community approval; and (5) The City developed a mechanism to validate any decision as long as it is supported by Counsel, the Town, and the County. He was hopeful that everyone could band together to achieve the goal that everyone wants - lower power rates equally for everyone. 4. BREAK - 10:20 a.m. to 10:34 a.m., which was followed by the discussion of Item No. 6. 5 DISCUSSION OF WHETHER AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED ON THE ISSUES IN CONFLICT The discussion will be between elected officials in the order as recognized by the Facilitator. Staff and Counsel also may participate upon request and as recognized by the Facilitator. 9:52 Chairman O'Bryan commented on Mayor Winger's statement regarding a.m. him not speaking and leaving the details to those in charge. He believed the problems over the last 30 years were entirely symptomatic and staff driven. He pointed out that the staff-level mediation meetings to be held (per the State-mandated conflict resolution process) were for elected officials to discuss the issues in an attempt to resolve them, and with Mayor Winger stating he would defer questions to staff and counsel, saw no point in wasting time, and suggested moving to mediation. Commissioner Solari and Mayor Winger discussed and debated 9:54 revisions/options to the contract of 2029, short term reductions and risks, a.m. negotiations with OUC, and the elimination of the 6% transfer from the electric utility to the General Fund. Councilmember Graves explained her rationale for transferring funds 10:01 from the electric utility system to the City of Vero Beach General Fund, a.m. and asked if anyone could provide an actual plan on how to close the sale to FPL, the Council would like to hear it. Mayor Winger revealed that the City had a 6% return, and FPL had a 10:05 10.5% return on their investment, with 10% to 12% being uniform across a.m. the State. 10:07 Chairman O'Bryan spoke about the County's water and sewer utility, and a.m. the administrative fee that was paid to the County's General Fund, which Joint Public Meeting October 28,2014 Page 6