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BOOK 95 PAGE 7764 contractor, but that it was an additional remedy available to the County to resolve the matter in court. Commissioner Tippin wanted to proceed to court post haste. Commissioner Adams advised that she reluctantly supported the motion, because she felt the arbitration clause should be honored. She agreed a mistake had been made initially by not including arbitration in the architect's contract. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE QUESTION and the motion carried unanimously. Chairman Macht, Commissioners Bird and Adams asked that the provisions of the architect's contract be researched and information brought back at the next meeting. Mr. Cummings indicated that he had a copy of the contract and Director Dean advised he had a copy in his office. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATORY PROGRAM AND SURVEILLANCE FEES WASTEWATER PERMITS County Attorney Vitunac presented the Board with the first page of a Petition for Informal Administrative Hearing to the State of Florida, Department of Environmental Protection, concerning an invoice submitted to the County relating to the costs of wastewater regulatory and surveillance fees, pursuant to Section 120.57, F.S., and Rule 62-4.052, Florida Administrative Code. Chairman Macht reminded the Board that this matter was before them pursuant to their direction to staff to forward an appeal and follow it up with a lawsuit. County Attorney Vitunac explained that in preparing the petition, it turned out that the actual fee itself was set out in Florida Statutes, so the DEP was following the law precisely. Since it was really a political/ legislative matter, instead of filing a useless challenge, he recommended they authorize correspondence with the Florida Association of Counties (FACo) to challenge the law on a statewide level. He believed Commissioner Adams was a member of that Board and might carry it to FACo. 64 July 18, 1995