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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 11, 2017 A discussion followed about the Utilities Amnesty Program and a policy or plan to deal with the stranded ERUs. Commissioners Solari, O'Bryan, Adams, and Flescher were opposed to revisiting the Amnesty Program, but would support staff looking at other policies or options on the stranded ERUs. Attorney Reingold recapped the Board's discussion and said it was the consensus of the Board for staff to look at the stranded ERUs issue and to bring back some proposals to the Board. Commissioner Zorc also wanted staff to consider ERU donations for non -profits. Joseph Paladin, President of Black Swan Consulting, stated that ERUs were reservation of capacity. He felt that it was double dipping to pay both ERU fees and impact fees, and suggested that going forward, to apply ERU fees to the future impact fees. A discussion ensued on ERU fees, base facility charges, operational costs to maintain the Utilities, and impact fees. Utilities Director Vincent Burke explained that when someone enters into a contract for ERUs and the impact fees are paid, you are entering into a contract for the County Utilities to build and reserve the capacity. David Ederer, Manager of WCF2, LLC, Bella Vista Isles Development, appreciated the Board's discussion on opening up the Amnesty program one more time, because of the impact the Indian River Mall has had on his development and the $1,410 minimum ERU charge per month. The Chairman called for a recess at 12: 57 p.m., and reconvened the meeting at 1:07 p.m., with all members present. 15. SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS A. Emergency Services District B. Solid Waste Disposal District The Board reconvened as the Board of Commissioners of the Solid Waste Disposal District. The minutes will be approved at an upcoming Solid Waste Disposal District meeting. Indian River County Florida Page 26