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~,: wastewater treatment plant capacity, carrying capacity of the Eno and land use and planning issues that need to be addressed. He stated, however, that these do notY ~~ need to be discussed in the same forum as the discussion of the reservoir. He - -. would feel more comfortable acting on this agreement if he knew what. some of the issues and answers to pressing questions were. He is not prepared to act on this agreement tonight. He does favor an agreement with Hillsborough. . Commissioner Marshall emphasized that the land use issues need to be addressed at this time instead of later. Some very important supplemental agreements need to be acted upon. If this agreement is approved and the supplemental agreements are never reached, it may be difficult to reverse a decision. Commissioner Halkiotis expressed that there needs to be additional opportunities for face-to-face discussion between the two elected boards. He expressed a concern about the 160 acres and the lengthy time-frame repayment for this land. He expressed opposition to spending Orange County money to help economic development in Alamance County. He feels there is a need for the two Boards to resolve land use issues. Chairman Carey will set up a meeting between the two Boards and request an update on the progress made by the two planning boards on land use issues. Paul Thames clarified that the expansion of the reservoir to accommodate economic development refers to an agreed upon incremental reserve in the first phase for Economic Development purposes. When this reserve beco-nes required for other uses, then the reservoir must be expanded to its ultimate capacity to maintain the required Economic Development reserve. In terms of land acquisition, there should be no additional land costs for reservoir expansion, because the property required for the ultimate reservoir development should be purchased in the initial phase of development. Commissioner Marshall stated that the original proposal made by Hillsborough showed the reservoir being built in phases. Hazen and Sawyer has -- indicated this is not very efficient. She expressed a desire to work with Hillsborough but does not want to participate in building a reservoir which is not designed to be efficient and practicable. Commissioner Halkiotis expressed concern about the reservoir being built in phases. The phases need to be described in detail in the agreement. Motion was made by Chairman Carey, seconded by Commissioner Hartwell, to affirm the Board's commitment to pursue a reservoir agreement with the Town of Hillsborough that will include additional clarity on out-of-basin transfers, economic development set-aside, expansion of reservoir as it relates to recreation, and further supplemental agreements between Orange County and Hillsborough on land use planning and wastewater capacity. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 3. UNIVERSITY LAKE WATERSHED STUDY IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES Chairman Carey gave an update on the progress of the Joint Chatham-Orange work group on issues associated with the implementation of the University Lake Watershed Study. A set of issues was drafted by the Planning Directors of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County. The next step will be to receive a recommendation from the work group on how to incorporate the Camp Dresser and McKee recommendations into local ordinances. Chatham County indicated that they did not feel the primary recommendations for the vast majority of the watershed were going to be relevant to the small portion in Chatham County and that the five acre minimum was unacceptable. Gommissioner Marshall pointed out that the final findings from the Rural Character Study should adapt themselves to what is done in the watershed. These