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CASSELBERRP CITY COMMISSION Minutes of December 10, 2012 — Regular Meeting Page 10 of 19 required fenced area for limited times. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 5 — 0. A. Ordinance 12 -1383 — Amending Ordinance 12 -1382 Establishing New Sewer, Reclaimed Water and Water Fees and Charges The City Clerk read Ordinance 12 -1383 by title as follows: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA; AMENDING CHAPTER 86, UTILITIES, ARTICLE IL SEWER, DIVISION 3, SECTION 86 -72, SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES, AND ARTICLE III, WATER, DIVISION 2, SECTION 86 -189, SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES, OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES; CORRECTING A SCRIVENER'S ERROR CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE 12 -1382 ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 13, 2012, TO REVISE WORDING IN SOME OF THE NEW SEWER, RECLAIMED WATER AND WATER FEES AND CHARGES TABLES TO STATE "RE, FLECTS THE CHARGE PER 1,000 GALLONS "; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND EFFECTIVE DATE." Staff Presentation: City Manager Randy Newlon explained that on November 10, 2012 the Commission had approved on second reading new rates for the City's water and sewer utility; however, during the revision of the ordinance the language that spoke to the multiple on which those rates were applied was inadvertently struck from the document. He explained that those rates are applied to each thousand gallons that a customer uses and this ordinance being considered now would correct that scrivener's error and make the intent of the ordinance whole. Budget Impact: There is no impact to the City Budget. Recommendation: The City Manager and the Finance Director recommended approval of Ordinance 12- 13 83 on first reading. Public Hearing: Mayor Glancy opened the public hearing relative to Ordinance 12 -1383. The following individuals came forward: Mr. James Fraleigh, 23 Teresa Court, voiced opposition to Ordinance 12 -1383 and expressed concerns about the higher utility rates charged to customers outside the City limits. Mr. John Casselberry, 700 South Lost Lake Lane, expressed concerns about the language in the ordinance relating to the scrivener's error, and also suggested the possibility of utility rates being stabilized across the board countywide at some point in the future. No one else came forward. Mayor Glancy closed the public hearing relative to Ordinance 12 -1383.