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� <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Hemminger to approve changes in the Capital Funding, Debt Management, Fund Balance <br /> Management and Investment Policies. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> d. Efland Sewer Rate Schedule Amendments <br /> The Board considered amendments to the existing Efland sewer rate increase <br /> schedule. <br /> Staff Engineer Kevin Lindley gave the background on this sewer system. The rate has <br /> been held static on this system for the first 20 years of operation. Staff brought forward a <br /> proposal to increase the rates to a point where they would actually cover the cost of operating <br /> the system. The Board approved a four-year series of rate increases starting in July 2009. <br /> One of the issues with the increases is that the rate that the customers would be paying by the <br /> fourth year has the potential to be extremely difficult for the residents to afford. Several <br /> members of the community have come up with ways to reduce this rate. One of the options is <br /> sending the wastewater to Mebane to be treated. The staff is still discussing this with Mebane <br /> officials. Currently, the rates are $2 per thousand gallons less than Mebane's out of town <br /> rates. <br /> Craig Benedict went over the proposals. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs made reference to Ashwick and said that it still bothers him that <br /> he is subsidizing $300,000 homes on this rate. He would like to at least propose considering <br /> that this is counted toward affordable housing efforts. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> Tish Galu said that she is a member of the Justice United team that has worked with <br /> the County Manager, Craig Benedict, and Kevin Lindley over the last year or more on this <br /> issue. They support the Manager's recommendations. This is an equitable solution. Since <br /> there is economic development planned in this area, this supports that effort. She thanked the <br /> Board, the Manager, and the staff for working to get to this point. <br /> Chair Pelissier thanked the staff for working with the community. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Foushee to approve the Manager's Recommendation for Proposal 2, which is a revenue <br /> neutral option to the proposed rate schedule that would increase the base change from $10.16 <br /> to $12.68 per month and approve the amendment to remove the Efland Sewer Rate Schedule <br /> from the Efland Sewer Resolution, with the rate schedule to remain/be addressed as part of <br /> the County's annual fee schedule/budget amendment. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 9. Reports <br /> a. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) — Implementation Bridqe Report <br /> The Board considered a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) — Implementation <br /> Bridge Report from Clarion Associates. <br /> Craig Benedict introduced Roger Waldon from Clarion Associates. <br /> Roger Waldon thanked the Planning Board for working on the UDO. He said that this <br /> document is a resource that compiles all of the comments made about the UDO. Going into <br /> Phase II, the County Commissioners will have to make some decisions about the next <br /> increment and which issues to tackle first. The suggestion is to take the issues that were most <br /> commonly brought to the Board by the public— conditional districts, economic development, <br /> streamlining the process, and adjusting location-specific standards. <br />