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ment Resolution is $20,768.63. THERE BEING NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, THE HEARING .WAS CLOSED. 3. .IMPACT FEES - 19~ Marvin Collins presented far the receipt of public comment a reso- lution requesting that the legislative delegation introduce special legis- laticri in the 1986 Session of the General Assembly, to enable the County to establish a system of Impact Fees. The Planning Board, Planning Staff and Board of Commissioners have expressed a desire for such legislation and to incorporate impact fees into the planning process countywide. In order to accommodate the Carrboro and Chapel Hill Land Use Ordinance and Chapel Hill development standards, it would be necessary to have such a system of impact fees authorized. Fees would be designed to .help defray the cost of expand- ing public facilities and the costs would be placed on new development on a per lot or per unit assessment. Collins briefly summarized the purposes of the impact fees. Commissioner walker asked for further clarification on what would be included for impact fees and expressed a concern that it would create double taxation on the developer. THERE BEING NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. D. PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BE CONTINUED UNTIL JULY 7 1986 Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Carey o approve the continuation of the public hearings for Heartwood at Black- ood Mountain and the Pantry Area Study until July 7, 1986. .:VOTE: UNANIMOUS. E. REPORTS 1. TELEPHONE TECHNICAL TASK FORCE Dick Helwig, Chair of the Telephone Technical Task Force, reported on the Commissioners' action that is before the Utilities Commission with regard to telephone long distance failure in Central and Northern Orange County from April 3-11. The responses that have been received from the telephone companies and the Utilities Commission all indicate that the failure was extremely massive and widespread. The task force recommends that the Board consider requesting the Utilities Gommission for an extension to mid July. Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Carey to .approve the letter addressed to the Utilities Commission which requests an extension of time for a response until mid July and authorize the Chairman to sign on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. Helwig also reported on the extended telephone area service cost data. He briefly summarized the report. It has been determined that a digital switch will resolve the switching problems and help diagnose cable problems and give everyone access to all the long distance lines. The :witen that Centel plans to install in an appropriate switch. The task Force recommends that the Board consider requesting Centel provide to the :ask force a list of precisely what will go into the system and a comprehen- aive list of auxiliary equipment (long distance connections, cable plan, etc.) and that these lists, along with a report from the task force be forwarded to the North Carolina Utilities Commission asking them to review