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`emu The difference between the 5 and 7 year lease/purchasing is that financing is spread out over two additional years. z~ the system is paid for in 5 years instead of 7 years, there would be a savings of approximately $16,000. The bid results as shown includes maintenance and cost of the machine, with the DD5 System, the County would pay $46,398 for five years. At the end of five years, the County would own the equipment and maintenance would drop to $960. The difference in cost is in the financing of the system. The finance Officer recommended to the Board a five year lease with an early conversion written into the contract with the Company. Mr. Brooks stated that if contracts are finalized and signed in -- August, delivery of the system can be expected December 1, 1977. He added that DDS is also in the business of selling hardware and software. DDS will tailor software to. the County's specification. Money is available in the budget for the purchase of the software package. Further discussion ensued regarding the bid opening for .the Data Processing equipment. Upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, it was moved and adopted that the Manager's recommendation to accept the bid of Distributive Data System to purchase equipment and software be approved and that the Manager should negotiate the best financial arrangement with Distributive Data System and/or the third party giving special attention to a possible. lease provision that would allow the County of Orange to accelerate payments without a penalty. . Chairman Whitted referred to Item 10 on the Agenda: The Board of Commissioners should consider a resolution stating its position regarding primary highways in Orange County. This resolution should be approved prior to the Public Hearing, conducted by the Department of Transportation in Burlington an August 23, 1977. The Chairman read the resolution to the Board of Commissioners and certain changes were recommended. Upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit, it was moved and adopted to approve the resolution as amended. (For copy of Resolution, see page 347 of this book) The Chairman reminded the Board that the Department of Transportation would meet with the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, August 17, 1977 at a public meeting in the County Courthouse to discuss the Secondary Roads program for 1977-78. Ztem 12: The Manager will report results of a meeting with PRr. James Wray of the State Department of Natural Economic and Resources concerning the issue of water allocation from the Eno River Basin. Chairman Whitted stated that during the August 1, 1977 meeting with officials from the Orange Water-Sewer Authozity, the Board has talked about some allocation system for water from Lake Orange. The County Manager has since talked with Mr. Wray, who is the person who is con- tacted when an area is declared to be at•capacity use in granting permits for withdrawals of water in excess of 100,000 gallons per day. The County Manager stated that the concept of th%s idea goes back to the Water Conservation Act of 1967 which delegated responsibility to DNF.R for planning and conducting a state-wide survey of all principle river basins. A basic goal for this planning is to make a long range State Plan forwater allocation from the principle river basins in the State, No special funds have been appropriated from DNEW to carry out this program. A schedule of the late 1980's had been set for the completion of the sur- vey of all basins. Each river basin will be done separately with the ?vuese River Basin as having priority on the list. The DNE~+1 will develop a plan and public hearings will be scheduled. Mr. Gattis stated that there was not much of a possibility of. accele- rating the State schedule, but plans will ga through the normal stages. If the County wants to develop any plan of water allocation itself, nNER will meet with the County and will advise with planning.