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I 1 i } i Community and Environment NonmDepartmentals Blackwood and Cate operations $'10,000 These funds will provide the necessary operational costs associated with security system service and maintenance, grounds maintenance, as well as utility costs at the Blackwood Farm Property. Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Strategic Growth: Plan Phase 11 $10,000 In FY 2005-06, the BoCC and Town of Hillsborough collaborated on the Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Strategic Growth Plan Phase 1, which was adopted by both entities. Phase I set the growth management framework through a resolution to prompt work to be done in Phase 11. Coordinated Planning Zones, annexation boundaries, land use patterns and intensities and complementary resource and infrastructure plans and outreach are all part of Phase 11. on February 19th, 2009, orange County and the Town of Hillsborough met in joint meeting and received the draft Phase 11 report. The next phase is the implementation phase of the Coordinated Planning Interlocal Agreement Initiative. Jordan Lake Dues $10,500 This line item includes several initiatives related to Jordan Lake. Jordan Lake water Storage Allocation ($2,600) Represents orange County's annual payment to the State of North Carolina for the current 1 million gallons per day (mgd) Level 11 allocation the County holds. To retain the allocation, the County pays one percent of the operations, maintenance and rehabilitation program costs. The State of North Carolina has the responsibility to allocate and manage water supply storage in Jordan Lake, and the Division of water Resources is the lead agency for carrying out this charge. Jordan Lake Partnership Dues ($2,500)—New Initiative On February 17, Grange County joined an 11 local government coalition with a goal of "collaboratively defining Jordan Lake's role in a long term sustainable and secure regional water supply for the Research Triangle Region." Partnership members pay annual dues toward the partnership efforts and administration. Jordan Lake Regional water Supply Plan and Coordinated Allocation Requests ($5,500)—New Initiative As the initial task of the Jordan Lake partnership, the County is participating in developing a regional water supply plan for Jordan Lake, and for data collection and documentation toward future allocation requests. This is a one-time cost and is the County's share (3.5%) of the total project cost.