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4 ~ ~l Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Cammissa.oner Willhoit, it was moved and adopted to approve the recommendation of the staff to enter into a contract with Integrated Energy Systems and the hir- ing of an energy coordinator to work with Integrated Energy Systems in developing an Energy Program for Orange County. Commissioner Willhoit expressed his desire for the County to employ a staff engineer to look at long term planning. Mr. $radshaw was requested to forward to the Board a copy of his pre- sentation of the proposal of Integrated Energy Systems. Commissioner Gustaveson stated that the County should start moving on establishing an Energy Commission to work with the area schools in con- serving energy. The contract with Integrated Energy Systems will be signed at the January 17, 1978 meeting of the Board of Commissioners. The County Manager asked the Board to hear the report of the Social Services Director concerning the General Assistance Fund of that agency. Mr. Ward informed the Soard that the General Assistance expenditures for the month of December, ].977 was $1,618.89. The Social Services Board had projected an expenditures of $1,5D0. Item 3: Representatives of the State Department of Natural and Economic Resources will review a draft of the Water Framework 5tudy~that is presently under consideration by that agency. The County Manager introduced to the Soard Messrs, John Wray, John_ 5outherland and other members of Mr. Wray's staff. Mx. Wray stated the study would be submitted to the various Boards and Commissions':of the State and hopefully would be adopted by executive order of the Governor to be used by various agencies around the State in dealing with water resources problems. A number of recommendations in the Study will go through the General ASsembly. The study is proposed to be State policy for water resources through the years of 1990. The study contains problems, constrains, additions, and opportunities of various subjects under water resources. The study speaks of alternative courses of action in attempting to meet three objectives: 1) Economic Development, 2) Environmental Quality, and 3) Mixed Objectives. If the Governor choses to adopt the study, the document will become the North Carolina Water Resources Framework Plan and will be updated annually. Specifically in Orange County, the Study will speak of the transfer of water from one river basin to another, the potential of development due to the Interstate Highways, the possibility of paying more for water in 15 to 20 years than Orange County is paying now, since water will not be available and look at this in terms o f future growth fox the County. The representatives from the Department of Natural and Economic Re- sources presented to the Board a slide and tape presentation of the Water Resources Framework Study. Maps of Orange County were shown with three Economic Development pro- jects proposed for Northern Orange County: 1) A~proposed reservoir on the upper Eno River, 2) Seven Mile Creek project and 3) A floodway system along streams in Northern Orange County. The Environmental S?uality map projected preservation areas along the Eno River and along the floodplain in the County. The Mixed objective maps, which contained a balance between economic and environmental considerations, included all projects except the project on the upper Eno. This project was excluded because rationale was that Seven Mile Creek would be sufficient as a water source for Northern Orange through the year 1990. Cane Creek Reservoir is shown as an alternative water source for Chapel Hi11-Carrboro area on the Economic Development plan, Also shown is a regional water-sewer system for Chapel Hill-Carrboro tied into Durham.