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�� BOOKS FAGS �. The Board reviewed the following memo dated 4/15/92: TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FROM: Charles P. Vitunac, County Attorney DATE: April 15, 1992 RE: UTILITIES - BULK RATE RESOLUTION The Department of Utility Services engaged the firm of CH2M Hill to develop a bulk rate for the provision of wastewater services. This rate would be available for customers, such as the City of Sebastian, who wish to provide utilities services other than the treatment of wastewater. The attached resolution would adopt the bulk rate suggested by the rate consultants, to be effective immediately. The resolution also deletes two words, i.e., "ratio of," which were added inadvertently to one line of the existing rate schedule. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of this resolution. Utilities Director Terry Pinto explained that this resolution represents the establishment of a bulk rate for our uti'l'ity system in regard to wastewater service. The City of Sebastian wishes to go on to its own utility system, and while they are doing that, they would offer services that the County would not have to offer in the future. We were asked to enter into an agreement with them. In doing so, we had our rate consultant establish a bulk rate for sewer service that would be effective county -wide should the municipalities wish to establish the same -type of service. The rate consultants are here today to answer any questions. Commissioner Scurlock noted that in negotiating this particular rate, the prime emphasis was that whatever we did would not negatively impact our existing customers, and he understood that was borne out in this rate. Director Pinto confirmed that it was. He explained that when the special rate was requested, we instructed the consultants to go back in and look at our rates and extract those types of services that we would not be offering. We also instructed them that at no time could the rate be reduced where it would negatively affect -any 36 M