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6 BOOK 83 Fa6F, clarified that when staff said "selected," it meant after the Board has selected the firms. In further discussion, it was confirmed that this would just authorize staff to go out with RFPs and then follow our normal procedure, and the big issue is whether the firm selected would be disqualified for further participation in designing any future projects. Director Pinto noted that the down side of that restriction is that you will limit the firms that will apply for this type of work because they would prefer design work rather than planning work, but he felt there are enough qualified firms out there that we will be able to get a qualified firm. He pointed out that after they are selected and have updated the plans, this would put them in a very independent position to state how anything done by the engineer that is selected to do the design would affect the master plan. In that sense, they are totally independent, and he felt in that sense the pros outweigh the cons. Discussion continued as to the benefits and the disadvan- tages of this approach, and Commissioner Scurlock pointed out that this restriction could eliminate a firm from further participation in design for many years. Director Pinto clarified that we are saying that if they do the master plan, they don't design anything in it; however, they do continue as the master plan consultants, and if someone should suggest a deviation from the master plan, they would make a recommendation. Commissioner Eggert wished an explanation of just how these consultants would be used and when. Commissioner Scurlock believed that staff could address any minor deviation, but if it is something more important, then the consultant could be brought in to address how it would affect the master plan. The question of the possible effect of a major rezoning arose. Administrator Chandler felt a large part of that would be covered in our existing Comprehensive Plan and projected land uses, -but Commissioner Scurlock pointed out that an increase in population affects the size of the lines you need. Commissioner Eggert felt that decision would be made in the first update of the master plan, but Director Pinto brought up the possibility that somebody may want to put a small development in an area where the plan calls for a 24" line. In that type situation, we must decide if we build something that just services them or whether we possibly should change the plan to build a dual line or just how to approach this. He explained 46 M