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11 A ;I0'A`r <br />BOOK ►b <br />Director Pinto noted that this project, which has been <br />around for a long time, is somewhat complicated. The original <br />report done by Post Buckley called for spray irrigation in an <br />area we had presumed we were going to lease, but when we came up <br />to where we get permits issued, the Water Management District now <br />says we have another problem because the area we are talking <br />about for the spray irrigation was artifically dewatered by the <br />rancher, and if he stops dewatering, this area becomes a wetland. <br />To get around all the problems, we have been negotiating an <br />actual purchase agreement with Mr. Holman to take the entire area <br />we are talking about for effluent disposal and change that from <br />spray irrigation to wetlands because if the pumping is stopped, <br />it will become wetlands anyway. <br />Director Pinto advised that another benefit that we haven't <br />confirmed yet is that in the Landfill we have found there is an <br />acre of wetlands which the Water Management District is telling <br />us we are going to have to mitigate, and it is possible that we <br />may be able to utilize some of the subject property for that <br />purpose. <br />Commissioner Bowman asked if this will require any diking, <br />and Director Pinto advised that the diking is already there but <br />we may put a dike across one area. <br />Commissioner Scurlock had two questions. One related to our <br />P&Z requirements which he felt are not correct in that he did not <br />feel that we should be told to assign density to 20 acres where <br />we locate a wastewater plant. He felt that should be adjusted, <br />and Administrator Chandler confirmed that staff is going to be <br />bringing back a recommended change in the plan. <br />Commissioner Scurlock advised that the other question, which <br />he feels is important, relates to the fact that the number one <br />selected firm for this particular project was not selected <br />because we could not negotiate a price, and we then hired number <br />two because we were successful in negotiating a price with them. <br />He, therefore, just wanted to make sure it is on the record that <br />the original firm indicated they couldn't do it because there <br />were going to be environmentally serious problems in permitting, <br />and they had to walk away from the contract, and now we are <br />sitting here with another contract and adding to it. Circum- <br />stances may have changed, but that original firm indicated they <br />couldn't do it for what we said, and now we are back asking for <br />$10,000 more. Commissioner Scurlock asked what the original <br />price was. <br />Director Pinto advised that he went back and looked at that, <br />and the original was $83,100. <br />56 <br />