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Florida Power and Light (FPL) He reported that based on upcoming Florida Municipal Power <br />Agency (FMPA) hearings on January 23 and February 19, 2014, Dr. Faherty and City Attorney <br />Wayne Coment have proposed that the City Council continue the abeyance of the Faherty/Heran <br />case that is before the Public Service Commission (PSC), through September 2014. Attorney <br />Reingold also recalled the Board's consideration of issuing a declaratory statement to FMPA <br />regarding non -renewal of the County's Franchise Agreement with the City, but he recommended <br />that the Board defer taking any action at this time and have the County Attorney's office report <br />back to the Commission after the FMPA meetings. <br />Commissioner Zorc noted that he would be attending the January 23, 2014 FMPA <br />meeting. <br />Scott Stradley, 1797 14th Avenue offered his remarks as a citizen, not in his capacity as <br />Chairman of the Utility Commission for the City of Vero Beach. He urged the County <br />Commission to maintain pressure on FMPA to approve the sale of the Vero Beach Electric <br />Utility to FPL <br />Chairman O'Bryan affirmed that if FMPA continues to stall after its meetings, the Board <br />will keep the pressure on. <br />Commissioner Solari agreed with giving the FMPA the chance to negotiate with the City <br />and requested that the County Attorney return with an update in March 2014, including analysis <br />on whether the County should issue the declaratory statement to the FMPA. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Solari, SECONDED by <br />Chairman O'Bryan, the Board unanimously: (1) approved <br />to monitor the hearings and action(s) taken by the Florida <br />Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) in January and <br />February 2014, as such action(s) could make any further <br />action by the Board moot; and (2) directed the County <br />January 7, 2014 16 <br />