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I <br />Chairman Eggert questioned whether the proposal also includes at least one meeting <br />with the public, and Mr. Anderson advised they have estimated 72 hours for public <br />participation. They can have meetings with the public, with the Utilities Advisory <br />Committee, with staff, and before the Board and would defer to the Board in terms of any <br />mix of those meetings. <br />County Attorney Vitunac questioned whether they have ever done a study based on <br />a facility charge where the use is zero, and Mr. Anderson responded affirmatively although <br />that class still pays a base facility charge to cover any debt service. <br />Commissioner Adams commented that when you finish paying a mortgage, the <br />property is yours; whereas utility charges go on and on. Florida Power does not have a base <br />facility charge and she wondered at what point Camp Dresser and McKee would anticipate <br />that situation occurring for a utility. <br />Mr. Anderson answered that as a practical matter, it is a perpetual utility charge. The <br />County will be expending funds for expansion and incurring more indebtedness to be <br />recovered through a base facility charge which may diminish but will never completely go <br />away. The largest utility in Florida, Miami -Dade, is volume -based, but they have a full-time <br />rate specialist who predicts next year's consumption. <br />Chairman Eggert thanked the representatives and advised that, if a decision were not <br />reached today, a decision would be made on Tuesday, November 18, 1997. <br />NOVEMBER 5, 1997 <br />�+ <br />-35- <br />