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A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to close <br />the nominations and approve the appointments with the changes as made above. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />10. REPORTS <br />a. No Fault Well Repair Fund Policy <br />The Board received a report and considered approving a policy for administering the no fault <br />well repair fund. <br />Health Director Rosemary Summers said that the Board of Health created this policy in <br />response to a special use permit that the Board of County Commissioners approved in October 2001 <br />for the American Stone Company and OWASA. An excerpt from the special use permit is in the <br />agenda packet. This policy was developed to implement the special use permit. She reminded the <br />Board that the repair fund was for those residences within a 3,000-foot radius of the quarry operation, <br />and is intended to go through the year 2033 or three years after mining operations cease at the quarry, <br />whichever is sooner. The fund is to address well failures that are determined to be not as a result of <br />the operation of the quarry. The fund would be used to repair, renovate, or replace the affected wells. <br />Chair Jacobs asked Rosemary Summers if she plans to have a community meeting to let <br />people know about this policy. Rosemary Summers said that she did not plan to have a community <br />meeting because the residents are aware of this process. <br />John Link said that he is confident that Environmental Health staff knows how and when to <br />address the issues. It may be a good idea to have a pamphlet on what will be covered by the fund. <br />Chair Jacobs feels we should make an effort to provide the community the opportunity to <br />make comments about this policy before the County Commissioners approve it. <br />Chair Jacobs made reference to page seven and what American Stone will provide to take <br />care of the wells. He is not clear about the transition between what is going to qualify as something <br />that American Stone has to take care of and what the fund is going to take care of. He suggested a <br />different heading besides "Other Considerations." Rosemary Summers said that what American Stone <br />takes care of is not addressed in this policy, other than the fact that they have an initial responsibility to <br />determine whether the well failure is a probable result of quarry operations. American Stone is <br />responsible for paying for the determination out of their funds. <br />Chair Jacobs asked how many units were within the 3,000-foot radius. No one knew the <br />answer to this. Chair Jacobs would like to mail out some pamphlets about the fund to all of the <br />residences. <br />Rosemary Summers said that the staff was intending to develop some educational materials <br />for the community. <br />John Link said that they would proceed with pursuing the educational effort for the <br />community and report back to the Board. <br />The Board agreed that the content of the policy is acceptable. <br />b. Rural Planning Organizations <br />The Board received a report on rural planning organizations. <br />Planning Director Craig Benedict made this presentation. He summarized the information in <br />the agenda. <br />Commissioner Gordon clarified that the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning <br />Organization is involved in three divisions -Durham (division 5), Orange (division 7), and Chatham <br />(division 8). The funding is allocated by divisions. <br />Craig Benedict said that these are options and there is not any formal recommendation at <br />this time. Option 1 is that the rural portion of Orange County could join the Durham/Chapel <br />Hill/Carrboro MPO. Option 4 is that Orange County joins the Burlington MPO. This is not a suggested <br />recommendation. Option 2-A, which was suggested by the Triangle J Council of Governments, is that <br />Triangle J would be the lead planning agency for Johnston, Lee, Moore, part of Chatham County, and <br />the western portion of Orange County. Option 2-B is where western Orange County gets together with <br />