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Chairman Solari wanted to redirect the questions to discussions on policy because he said that was what he thought was the purpose for today ' s meeting . He said many of the questions on detail asked by the City were concerns the County had not thought out, and he was frustrated to see that the City waited to bring those questions to the meeting today , when he had asked for similar questions from the City several times over the past three months . Council member Fletcher replied that policy is made on details , and there was nothing wrong with details . The questioning continued by Council member Carroll regarding the piping at the old postal area that sits on City property , and by Interim City Manager Falls questioning the capacity for storage reuse . Mayor Kramer thought the Council members definitely needed to talk about this proposal among themselves before they could come close to making a policy statement . He had been doing the numbers , and he said he would like to have some figures from the County, even if it is the worst case scenario . Chairman Solari recalled the numbers being provided in the County ' s presentation made on February 15 , 2011 at the City Council meeting . He found it incredibly disappointing to have the City come to this meeting today with numerous questions when he had been asking for them since December. He advocated in support of regionalization . For emphasis , he read aloud the City ' s Consultant report regarding the plant on the lagoon and pollution risks . He spelled out reasons to accept regionalization : civic pride , increasing the quality of life for people who live and work in the area, reducing or eliminating pollution risks , the financial consideration, the economies of scale benefits , and having one rate for everybody in the County . Mayor Kramer reiterated his earlier request for a price . Joint Meeting — City of Vero Beach 5 Regionalization water and sewer utilities April 29 , 2011