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Q D c RESOLUTION NO. R 96-48 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, WAIVING THE SIXTY DAY REQUIREMENT IMPOSED BY SECTION 6.07(B) OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council entered into an Interlocal Agreement with Indian River County providing for the transfer of the City of Sebastian Water and Wastewater System on September 20, 1995; and WHEREAS, Section 6.07 (B) of the Interlocal Agreement empowers the County to finance, construct, acquire or extend water or wastewater transmissions, distribution or collection facilities and improvements and impose special assessments therefore upon benefitted parcels located within the incorporated area of the City, and further provides that the County notify the City of its intent to do so and provide a period of sixty days for the City to opt to finance, construct, acquire or extend the proposed facilities and improvements and impose special assessments upon benefitted parcels; and WHEREAS, City Council, by consensus at its March 27, 1996 Regular Meeting, directed the City Manager to request Indian River County to conduct the assessment hearings for the water expansion program; and WHEREAS, the Indian River County Commission, at its June 18, 1996 meeting, considered the City Manager's recommendation for the County to do the assessments and proceed with the water expansion project and opted to proceed with the creation of a Municipal Service Benefit Unit District (MSBU) in accordance with the Interlocal Agreement; and WHEREAS, in order for Indian River County to proceed with installation of water lines and establish the MSBU District, the sixty day time period must be waived; and. WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the best interest of the citizens of Sebastian that Indian River County proceed as soon as possible on the water expansion.