HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-100BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Peter D. O'Bryan
District 4
Chairman
Bob Solari
District 5
Vice -Chairman
May 30, 2018
Chairman Commissioner Art Graham
Commissioner Gary F. Clark
Commissioner Julie I. Brown .
Commissioner Donald J. Polmann
Commissioner Andrew Giles Fay
Florida Public Service Commission
2,540 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850
Susan Adams
District 1
Tim Zorc
District 3
Joseph F. Flescher
District 2
Re: In re: Joint petition to terminate territorial agreement, by Florida Power & Light
and the City of Vero Beach
Docket No.: 20170236 -EU
In re : Petition by Florida Power & Light Company (FP Q for authority to charge
FPL rates to former City of Vero Beach customers and for approval of FPL's
accounting treatment for City of Vero Beach transaction
Docket No.: 20170235 -EI
Dear Chairman Graham and Commissioners:
As Chair of the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners, I respectfully
ask for your favorable consideration of the sale of the City of Vero Beach electric utility
system to FPL as is currently structured. Although I appreciate the Public Service
Commission staff support of the termination of the existing territorial agreement between FPL
and the City of Vero Beach and the charging of FPL rates, I am extremely disappointed that
the Public Service Commission staff opposed the sale as structured "and negotiated by the
parties and unanimously approved by the Florida Municipal Power Agency.
The acquisition is intended to bring much-needed rate relief to the residents of the
City of Vero Beach, and those residents in the unincorporated areas of Indian River County
and the Town of Indian River Shores that are currently served by the City of Vero Beach,
1801 27th Street, Building A
Vero Beach, FL 32960
(772) 226-1490
May 30, 2018
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while at the same time benefiting FPL's other customers. As recognized in the Public Service
Commission staff recommendation, the sale as structured will end "years of controversy" that
included "repeated efforts to address issues through legislation, multiple filings with the
Commission, and litigation between the City of Vero Beach and the Town of Indian -,River
Shores and Indian River County."
The Indian River County Board of County Commissioners has long believed that the
best thing that could be done for economic development and for providing special help for
many of our low income families would be for all county electric customers to have lower FPL
rates. The Public Service Commission must support the sale as structured in order to bring
rate relief and reliable service to the citizens of our community.
Sincerely,
Peter D. O'Bryan
Chairman
Indian River County Board of County Commissioners
Cc: Public Counsel J.R. Kelly
Kenneth Rubin, Esq., FPL