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City Commission Meeting March 24, 2003 Page 25 understand some of the profit margins you are talking about, potentially, look into those options. Maybe it pans out, maybe it doesn't, but don't limit, don't try to create something that gives an unfair advantage to one entity. They understand that is good, they also understand the litigation costs and [ talked extensively about the history of where we came from and where we ended up and how we got here. We need to make that very very clear to the citizens and I think, I have been waiting for a City Manager to get here, he is almost here and we are going to move in some directions and it is going to positive for Casselberry and Progress Energy can play it strategic games with Longwood and Winter Park and Apopka and Maitland and we will just move forward with making sure the citizens truly understand, understand where those costs come from, understand where they originate from and how you get to the end product because it is not always all in the figures so much as what got you to that point. It is just like the adult entertainment issue, it is no different and basically the process is the same, you get out and you talk to people. We have got great citizenry, they are smart once they have the information, they can see through no matter who is presenting it, something that is incorrect. PRONOVOST: From what I am hearing from both Commissioner Doerner and Commissioner Hart that Progress Energy is contacting Commissioners to set up meetings. DOERNER: They are not contacting me but I stated that a while back that you know, are we gong to do this, are we talking to people are we not. If we are, then I will be interested in checking with OUC to see what they have to offer that has always been something of interest. I am not looking at the utility operating, the City of Casselberry particularly, but if something is set up, I will certainly come and hear the information. I think that is only fair. If somebody considers that an option of the five members on this board, if somebody is (inaudible) I am more than willing to work at it. If we are going to start talking to people ..... PRONOVOST: To look at .... DOERNER: At Casselberry running the utility, I mean I'm saying that all those options are there, that is fine. I have preferences, I have no problem with Progress Energy but I have three points that they have to meet - it's a thirty year contract, I think it more than reasonable, the franchise, its litigation and some sense of reliability, a general reliability clause because they have not always come through on that. That's their business, that's good business. OUC, I think is very interesting - Kissimmee and Lakeland I know very little about. I know people who use OUC who have businesses and warehouses in Orlando, so I have a little bit of history with them. We can start doing this in whatever fashion you want. If we don't have meetings, I am going start doing door to door. Maybe I can't spend $3,000 to put out a pamphlet, maybe I don't have that access and money, I can go knock on doors.