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6 <br /> for policy issues —too staff-driven facilitator and lead staff— potential <br /> addition to MOU? Spell out more explicit <br /> role for elected boards. May also be <br /> addressed by interlocal agreement or <br /> other existing joint committee mechanism <br /> (please see below) <br /> Need to address growth management and The proposed MOU is a technical <br /> planning /water policy issues document built around water supply and <br /> infrastructure planning, and may not be <br /> the most practical place to address these <br /> important issues. Several options to <br /> address this topic may exist, including 1) <br /> Create separate interlocal agreement with <br /> appropriate jurisdictions as needed; and/or <br /> 2) work through existing TJCOG <br /> development and Infrastructure <br /> Committee for policy dialogue; or others <br /> as the Board identifies. <br /> Inter-basin transfers (IBT) should be One option to avoid the potential for IBT's <br /> addressed and avoided if possible. is to indicate future service areas that are <br /> within the Cape Fear (Jordan Lake basin) <br /> and/or discharge wastewater within the <br /> basin to avoid IBT. Staff will prepare an <br /> issue paper on this topic for subsequent <br /> discussion. <br /> Role of City of Durham as lead entity Durham has indicated that it sees its role <br /> as administrative lead and contracting <br /> agent, and would not undertake <br /> Partnership tasks or duties without the <br /> consent of the signatories (and their <br /> policy-making bodies). This could be made <br /> explicit in the MOU through an additional <br /> sentence? <br /> David Stancil reiterated that the partnership was about the future and collaborative <br /> relationships among the jurisdictions and water providers. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz asked about the City of Durham's lead role and its authority to <br /> act. He is concerned that the City might get advice from the partnership that may be in <br /> contrast to what the City wants. <br /> Assistant Manager of Durham Ted Voorhees said that the City of Durham would view <br /> its role as a fiscal and administrative agent. The thinking was primarily executing contracts <br /> and making payments for the independent facilitator. There has been no thought about any <br /> activities that would commit anyone in the group. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that he wants to make sure that whatever Durham is saying <br /> on behalf of the partnership has in fact been agreed to by all members of the partnership. He <br /> thinks that the wording allows that not to happen. <br />