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Mayor Brackett said they have done that to the best of their ability without the rate study, which they stated was about $17.77 over a 10 -year period of time. He said this has been communicated to IRS and to the people of South Beach. He said they have done the most they can based on the information they currently have and without a rate study. He said they believe the $17.17 is a worst case scenario. Mrs. Adams said the Chairman stated earlier in today's meeting that they would be willing to take no position on the TA provided that they receive something on the rates for South Beach residents. Mayor Brackett said the City needs a position to be taken. Mrs. Adams said regardless of what position the County takes related to the TA today, the TA is going to be litigated. Either the City is going to sue them or IRS is going to sue them when really this is between the City and IRS. What they can resolve is the South Beach issue. Mayor Brackett felt the City had a solid plan in place that IRS would be happy with if the City gets a chance to speak with them. Mrs. Adams said that she is struggling to understand why they are here when the issue is between the City and IRS. She felt that the County was being sucked into this. Mayor Brackett said that is not it. He said the County is only brought into this because the agreement is between the City and the County. He explained that the City needs to be sure that the County has the same viewpoint as the City has on the agreement. He said what that means is what if the County 10 -years from now recruits IRS. He said then the City would be stuck with a facility that they overbuilt. The City needs to make sure that they have an agreement and that is all they are asking of the County. If they don't then the City can move on from there. Mrs. Adams said based on that argument, nothing they decide would prevent that from happening anyway because they can't bind a future Commission or Council. Mayor Brackett said that is correct, but this would give the City more of a sense of security with an honorable agreement. He said the City has a current contract with IRS and does not have a contract with South Beach. Chairman Flescher asked how can they move forward today if they don't know a reasonable price and if they don't know if the agreement is in concrete, changeable, etc. He felt that once they find out where the court case goes and the City feasibility study is done as to the cost factor, they would be able to hold a one-stop shop meeting and get this done. Until then the ratepayers do not feel that they have a safety zone as far as the rates go. Mr. Winger said that he did not think IRS was part of this conversation. He said the City Council and the County Commission makes policy, budget, and laws, but he thinks it is staffs responsibility to work out negotiations and to run the day to day business. 7 09/08/21 Joint City Council/County Commission