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water and wastewater service within the Sebastian city limits . This agreement has been prepared at the direction of the County Commission to accede to the request of the City that the City be able to provide its own utilities system for its residents. Effective May 1, 1992, the City would become the utilities authority and, for one year, by contract would have the County provide all utility services at the County's retail rates. After one year the responsibility for all utilities services, including wastewater treatment and water production, would be the responsibility of the City. Their staff hopes to have acquired General Development Utilities' facilities or to have constructed a new City -owned facility. If the City is not ready to provide all the necessary services at the end of this first year, the County would be in -a position to provide wastewater service at the recently adopted bulk rate. The bulk rate service could continue for an indefinite time until the City is ready to totally separate itself from the County system. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends execution of the attached agreement. Attorney Vitunac advised that this is the interlocal agreement that has been the subject of negotiations for over a year, ever since the City of Sebastian indicated they wanted to get into the utility business on their own. The County Commission indicated that we would accede to whatever wishes of the City, and the City has made it clear through their consultants that they are ready, willing and able to undertake the provision of water and sewer services in the City limits. Their consulting team, including lawyers and engineers, have worked with our negotiating team for a full year and have arrived at the proposed utilities agreement between the City and County. Staff recommends its approval. He noted that today's public hearing is just a matter of courtesy to the citizens. A public hearing will be held tomorrow in the City of Sebastian to cancel the franchise that the County has had with the City for some years. The Chairman opened the Public Hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this matter. There being none, she closed the Public Hearing. ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously approved the Interlocal Utilities Agreement with the City of Sebastian, as recommended by staff. AGREEMENT IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD 41 APR r2i 199 L`��K FAUr