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Commissioner Jacobs asked if the moratorium would commence when Orange County <br />agrees and Trish McQuire said yes. <br />Public Comment: <br />Phil Post distributed letters from property owners in the affected area that are opposed <br />to the moratorium. He is the engineer on two projects that will be stopped by this moratorium. <br />The two projects total about 50 acres and 60 lots. He said that in the Orange County <br />jurisdiction, it will be about 200 acres and 2I3 of the moratorium space. He said that the <br />planning process can go forward and nothing is being held up because these projects would not <br />be an impediment. He said that both of his projects have been in the pipeline for about two <br />years. He said that it takes a long time to get a project in the Carrboro process. He said that <br />the Town of Chapel Hill did a complete comprehensive plan without a moratorium, and Orange <br />County is also doing a comprehensive plan without a moratorium. He thinks that the <br />moratorium is unnecessary. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to <br />refer this item to the Planning Board for consideration on May 2nd for a recommendation back to <br />the Board of County Commissioners no sooner than May 3rd <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />E. INFORMATIONAL ITEM <br />Jordan Lake Rules -County staff will present a short update on the status and <br />implications of proposed rules that provide a mechanism for the State to enforce nutrient <br />limits and implement a nutrient management strategy. Nate: This is strictly an <br />informational item. Amore detailed presentation can be scheduled far a future <br />meeting if the Board desires. <br />Craig Benedict said that staff would be bringing a full presentation at a later time. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that her understanding is that part of this will impact Chapel <br />Hill and Carrboro more than Orange County. She asked if retrofitting is still in there - to reduce <br />nutrients from existing development. She said that it would be helpful to see the positive <br />consequences of reducing nutrients and the casts. <br />Craig Benedict said that this is coming from the state EMC (Environmental Management <br />Commission). It is not as critical for the County because there is not so much intense <br />development. There will probably be a partnership between the Jordan Lake and Cape Fear <br />basin partners to achieve some of the goals. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that most of the people in this meeting were around when <br />Jordan Lake was being developed. He said that this was predicted and it was why Mayor <br />Wallace was opposed to OWASA ever taking water out of Jordan Lake because it was <br />projected as the most entrapic lake in the southeastern United States. He said that it looks like <br />exactly what was predicted is what is coming to pass, and the state is belatedly trying to <br />address it. <br />F. ADJOURNMENT <br />The meeting was adjourned at 8:51 PM. <br />Moses Carey, Jr., Chair <br />Donna S. Baker <br />Clerk to the Board <br />