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~~~ Mayor Hawkins introduced A. G. Holleman and Al Capehart to the Board. He stated he was present to extend an invitation to Orange County to join with the City of Durham and Durham County in developing a Manpower Program. Mayor Hawkins atated he felt the units could be prime sponsors of their own programs as the areas were compariable. A Manpower Advisory Ceuncil could be established with twelve (12) members from Durham and six (6) members from Orange. A $1,000.00 Federal Grant application would be made for the purpose of developing the pxvgram. He stated the Board had the choice of joining with Durham or coming under the State Manpower Council. The Mayor stated the duration of the grant would be for one (l) year and that he needed an answer by March 1st in order to proceed with the necessary details of establishing the program. Discussion ensued. Chairman Walker thanked Mayor Hawkins for the consideration that had been given to include Orange County and he advised him that the 3oard would defer action on the matter until the February 19th meeting. The County Administrator was renuasted to compile data on the Manpower Program and to secure the opinions of the Mayors of Hillsborough, Carrboro and Chapel Hill. Chairman Walker referred the Board to Item !} on the Agenda: (Resolution designating the City of Durham as Lead Agency for 201 Planning.) RESOLUTION DFSIGNATZNG THE CITY CF DURHAM AS LEAD AGENC7C FCR THE DURBAN COUNTY-ORANGE COUNTY 201 PLANNING AREA, AND DEFINING DUTIES FOR THAT AGENCY WHEREAS, the city of Durham, the Town of Carrboro, the Town of Chapel Hill, and portions of Orange and Durham Counties have been designated as a complex waste treatment management area (hereinafter called "the Area") pursuant to Section 201 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, P.L. 92-~00 (hereinafter called "the Act"); and - WHEREAS, such designation requires that an eligible unit of government within the Area be designated as the Lead Agency, through resolutions formally adopted by all units of government within the Area, and WHEREAS, the City of Durham is an eligible unit of government; and WHEREAS, a waste treatment management plan (hereinafter called "the Plan") must be prepared for the Area prior to awarding of Federal grants under Section 201 of the Act for waste treatment facilities within the Area; and WHEREAS, the Plan must also include adopted resolutions of the implementing units of government providing for acceptance of the Plan, assurances that it will be carried out, and statements of legal authority for implementation of the Plan; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that the County of Orange recognizes the City of Durham as the Lead Agency for the Area in the Preparation of the Plan. IT 2S FURTHER RECOGNIZED THAT Orange County has employed the engineering firma of Rose, Pridgen, & Freeman, Inc., as consultants to prepare the portion of the Plan affecting Orange County. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the designation of Lead Agency requires the City of Durham to prepare any and all grant abplicationa for work done on-the Plan, to act as mediator with other State and Federal agencies, to coordinate all work done on the Plan, to compile the Plan, to dell all public hearings recuired, and to submit the Plan to the State and the Environmental Protection Agency. Such designation also reauires the City of Durham carry out the 201 work in cooperation with and approval of Orange County to utilize the engineering work of the firm of Rose, Pridgen & Freeman, Inc, for Orange County and to consult with the Triangle J Council of Governments during the preparation - of the 201 work program and during the conduct of the study. IT IS FiTRTHER RESOLVED that Orange County requests the Triangle J Council of Governments to call a meeting of appropriate representatives of all unite of local governments participating in the Durham County-Orange County 201 Planning Study and their engineering consultants within 30 daps after this resolution shall have been adopted by all participating local governments for the purpose of coprdinating the 201 Planning Program and to schedule regular similar monthly meetings thereafter. IT IS FURTRER RESOLVED that the 201 plan aha11 not be considered official by Orange County until it has been mutually adopted by all local governments with the Area. IT IS F[TRTHER RESOLVED THAT the designation of the City of Durham as Lead Agency is binding only for the preparation of the Plan and not for subsequent implementation of the Plan, unless expressly atated in the Plan itself. Adopted this the 4th day of February, 197la..