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25 <br /> 1 • The budget is to be $650,000, not to exceed $700,000 and 4,000 sq ft. <br /> 2 • Confer with the towns about financial participation <br /> 3 • Staff will come back with recommendations for the Board to consider on how the <br /> 4 center is to be operated <br /> 5 <br /> 6 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 7 <br /> 8 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Rich to <br /> 9 reconstitute the task force for six months and that the task force be charged with, considering <br /> 10 the final cost provision and installation of water and sewer utility extensions, preferably at no <br /> 11 cost for members of the Historic Rogers Road Community; consider options to address <br /> 12 gentrification and consider Chapel Hill's most recent SAP; consider funding options including <br /> 13 the Greene Tract. <br /> 14 Commissioner McKee asked if Commissioner Dorosin would consider deleting the part <br /> 15 about gentrification and Commissioner Dorosin said no. <br /> 16 Commissioner Dorosin said they are only asking the task force to look at gentrification. <br /> 17 Commissioner Rich asked if the managers continue on their path with conversations <br /> 18 with OWASA about utilities. <br /> 19 Frank Clifton said they have done a lot of work on technical details of how the utilities <br /> 20 will be provided, and the Board of County Commissioners will become the primary Board. He <br /> 21 does not think anything will change over the six months, but it is just a matter of working out the <br /> 22 details and technical issues. <br /> 23 Commissioner Rich asked whether they would start first with the sewer authority and <br /> 24 how it works, to see whether it is something we would agree to do. <br /> 25 Frank Clifton said that the significant issue with the sewer is the debt. There are two <br /> 26 ways of handling this, and the first way is paying for it out of the general fund. The second is <br /> 27 creating a utility district and contracting with OWASA to run the sewer district. <br /> 28 Commissioner Pelissier said she will vote against this because she wants to make sure <br /> 29 they do sewer. She does not want to add new charges when the other ones have not been met <br /> 30 yet. <br /> 31 Chair Jacobs pointed out that it is 10:30, which is the normal adjournment time and the <br /> 32 building has to be vacant by 11:30. Also, the six months would be July 24th and the County <br /> 33 Commissioners do not meet until the first week in September. <br /> 34 Commissioner McKee said he will vote for this motion despite his reservations. He has <br /> 35 concerns with expanding the charge. His primary concern is to move the community center <br /> 36 forward. He has concerns about the cost of the sewer. He said that if he had calculated <br /> 37 correctly, there were 28 parcels that wanted sewer and the cost was about $6 million. He said <br /> 38 those were very expensive hook-ups. <br /> 39 Chair Jacobs read the motion for the charge of the task force: (from Commissioner <br /> 40 Dorosin <br /> 41 • To continue the task force for six months <br /> 42 • To have the task force consider the final costs, provision and installation of water and <br /> 43 sewer utility extensions preferably at no cost for members of the Historic Rogers Road <br /> 44 community <br /> 45 • Consider options to address gentrification and consider Chapel Hill's most recent Small <br /> 46 Area Plan <br /> 47 • Consider funding options including the Greene Tract <br /> 48 <br />