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4 to execution of a construction contract or receipt of any grant funds. Ownership of the STEP systems was to be assumed by OWASA. OWASA is now reconsidering its decision to own the STEP systems and County staff have responded by recommending that additional safeguards be included in the agreements. In the revised agreements, language specifically listing the STEP systems as a portion of the system to fall under County or OWASA ownership or legal responsibility has been excised. However, the revisions do specifically state that the home owners will be required to make an initial deposit or to utilize grant reimbursements to provide sufficient funds to the County and/or OWASA for the repair or replacement of the STEPs. In essence, the concept that the home owners deposit with the County all funds necessary for system construction remains intact within the revised agreements. The revised agreements do, however, provide a degree of flexibility with regard to financing the repair or replacement of the individual STEP systems by allowing for use of the proceeds from the grant funds. RECOMMENDATION: The administration and staff, while recognizing that the issues and solutions identified above and in the attached agreements could be seen in a different perspective by the Piney Mountain home owners or by OWASA, nonetheless recommends that the Board: a) approve the agreements as submitted; b) authorize the Chair to sign the agreements when finalized; c) authorize the Chair, County Manager and County Attorney to devise modifications to the agreements as necessary to secure accord among the other parties to the agreements, with the proviso that the intent of the agreements will not be modified without the approval of the BOCC; and d) withdraw from the grant funding and system ownership process if these conditions prove to be too onerous to either the home owners or OWASA.