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WHEREAS; House Bill 1231 amended Subchapter IX of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes by adding a new Article 50 which permits Regional Public Transportation Authorities to levy up to a five percent tax on rental vehicle gross receipts; and, WHEREAS; The Board of Trustees of an Authority may not levy a tax under this section or increase the tax rate of a tax levied under this section until: 1) the Board of Trustees has held a public hearing on the tax or the increase in the tax rate after giving at least 10 days' notice of the hearing, and, 2) if the Authority has a special tax board, the special tax board has adopted a resolution approving the levy of the tax or the increase in the tax rate, and 3) the board of commissioners of each county included in the territorial jurisdiction of the Authority has adopted a resolution approving the levy of the tax or the increase in the tax rate. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners approves the levy by the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority of a rental vehicle tax levy pursuant to Article 50 of Subchapter IX of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes equal to five percent of the gross receipts taxable thereunder derived by retailers, effective the later of January 1, 1998 or the first day of the second month after the Authority's Board of Trustees adopts the Rental Vehicle Tax Levy Resolution. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 10. REPORTS a. Proposed OWASA Revisions to University Lake Water & Sewer Extension Policy The Board considered a request from OWASA to provide comments on proposed revisions to its University Lake Water and Sewer Extension Policy. John Link provided background information as included in the agenda. Planner Mary Willis gave specific information on the amendments. Regulations for the extension of water and sewer are included in three County ordinances. She elaborated on these regulations and how, for the most part, the policies created by OWASA were consistent. One of the administration's recommendations is to review all these ordinances for consistency. County Engineer Paul Thames summarized some of the conditions that are prevalent in this area. He said that there are some discharge issues with regard to public health. Mr. Thames clarified for Commissioner Brown how OWASA is going to protect University Lake itself. Under this change people will have a choice of being connected unless they have a failing system, in which case, they would be forced to tap into the sewer line. Commissioner Brown feels that before the County Commissioners act on this, she would like to have a meeting with OWASA. Commissioner Carey noted that tap ons would be driven by complaints. Commissioner Halkiotis said that the issue of who is going to pay for this needs to be addressed as well as other issues. Commissioner Gordon ask about OWASA's intent and for a map showing the lots where they intend to run water and sewer. Paul Thames said that OWASA is trying to do anything they can to avoid development. Commissioner Carey does not support moving ahead with this policy change because there are issues that need to be clarified. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the notation "public health emergency" and said that we need to stress to OWASA that this is the County's responsibility. CITIZEN COMMENT - Gordon Fisher said that the citizens in this area have a serious problem. There are 27 property owners asking for help. They have received information on costs. Barry Jacobs, Chair of the OWASA Board, said that he believed they used 15 properties when they did their assessment of the problem. They are talking about the Brookfield area. They did apply for a grant which was not approved - these were Clean Water Funds. He feels this is a good opportunity for the two boards to work together and come up with a plan to address these problems.