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r <br />JL 16 ISI <br />BOOK: F' �E8 TB <br />Commissioner Eggert asked if Mr. Bond understood the <br />difference between a contractual mandate voluntarily entered into <br />and a government mandate. <br />Attorney Vitunac suggested the problem is state-wide and needs <br />to be addressed in Tallahassee to have the law clarified. He said <br />the County can only enforce the contracts that were signed and in <br />reliance on which we have spent many millions of dollars. <br />Commissioner Scurlock said we are not sending a bill to the <br />residents and this was confirmed by Attorney Vitunac. <br />Mr. Bond understood that the County is requiring a meter at <br />every unit. <br />Utility Services Director Pinto indicated there is a clause in <br />the contract which gives the County responsibility to maintain all <br />the lines within the park when they are brought up to County <br />standards, and to do that each individual lot will be metered. <br />However, the park owner is ultimately responsible for any <br />uncollectible revenues. Mr. Pinto also stated that the major <br />problem of loss of water can be solved only by individual meters to <br />each unit. <br />Mr. Bond directed the Board's attention to a statement where <br />Director Pinto says the Utilities Department is to service only <br />those who are requesting service. <br />Director Pinto identified the location of the comment Mr. Bond <br />was referring to, as well as comments by Commissioner Scurlock, in <br />the backup material. Director Pinto explained that the comment <br />regarding those who request service referred to individual homes <br />and is different from a situation where a temporary treatment plant <br />is built with the agreement that the maintenance of the facilities <br />will be taken over by the County along with the maintenance of all <br />internal lines. <br />Commissioner Scurlock quoted his previous statement from the <br />March 12 meeting: "Our intent is and our future procedures, the <br />same as our past, will be that only those who have reserved <br />capacity in the system or who have contractually entered into an <br />agreement with the County requiring connection will be forced to <br />connect." He stated that in this case there is a contractual <br />agreement by the original park owner to connect to the system. <br />Mr. Bond quoted from the March 12 meeting where Mr. Scurlock <br />addressed Mr. Allan who was representing a park at the north end of <br />the County, "Mr. Scurlock assured Mr. Allan that if he did not <br />desire service he would not be forced to hook up." <br />Commissioner Scurlock confirmed the quote and added that Mr. <br />Allan does not have a contractual agreement like Heritage Village <br />does. Commissioner Scurlock repeated the history of the agreement <br />14 <br />