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3 The Task Force wishes to continue to meet, for an additional 6 months, to address the Charge with the original composition of the Task Force. The composition of the Task Force originally included two members appointed by each Town (Chapel Hill and Carrboro); two members appointed from the County; and two members appointed from Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA). Cost Sharing The Task Force made significant progress to allocate and share the cost of improvements in Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood. Recommendation #1 is that the costs of both a New Community Center and Sewer Improvements be shared by the local governments at the same costs sharing percentages as outlined in the 1972 Landfill Agreement -- 43% for Orange County, 43% for The Town of Chapel Hill and 14% for The Town of Carrboro. Also, the individual governing boards are recommended to continue to appropriate funds, originally budgeted to reimburse the Solid Waste fund for the purchase of the Greene Tract, beyond Fiscal Year 2012/2013 to fund both a New Community Center and Sewer Improvements. Funds budgeted in Fiscal Year 2012/2013 for the Greene Tract are as follows: $90,549 for Orange County, $90,549 for the Town of Chapel Hill and $29,524 for the Town of Carrboro. The governing boards are also encouraged to identify other funding sources for a New Community Center and Sewer Improvements. Neighborhood Community Center The Task Force recommends that the Managers and Attorneys draft a Memorandum of Understanding between Habitat, Orange County, the Town of Carrboro, and the Town of Chapel Hill for the construction of a new Rogers Road Community Center. The budget for the Community Center will not exceed $700,000, and the project will be bid in compliance with North Carolina public bidding requirements. Orange County will finance the construction of the Community Center with reimbursement from the Towns as outlined in the cost sharing recommendation. Agreements for the operations of the Community Center with the County, Habitat, and the Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association have not yet been drafted, but the agreements shall provide for the operation & maintenance of a new Rogers Road Neighborhood Community Center including services, programs & activities to be provided in the Center. Sewer Service Sewer Service to the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood, as defined by the previously approved public water connections in the area, has proven to be an expensive and complicated issue to resolve. Attachment C is an updated map of the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood, identifying sewer availability, existing sewer customers, and the expressed desire of some homeowners to be connected to sewer. The creation of a County Sewer District for all property owners in the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood that are not currently served by a municipal sewer system is being investigated. Participation by the Towns in a Sewer District located outside of the Towns jurisdictions presents legal challenges for both the Town of Chapel Hill and Town of Carrboro. The Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) could be the service provider for the creation of a County Sewer District. Contract terms and policy standards for governmental projects would have to be discussed before a Sewer District could be established.