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2 <br /> 1 NOTE: This request has been suggested by the Orange County Manager and his staff <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Justified on the basis of the following additional reasons: <br /> 4 <br /> 5 1. The Voluntary Capacity Use Agreement of 1988 is outdated and does not reflect current <br /> 6 water user needs or other contemporary issues of the day. <br /> 7 2. Lake Orange Inc.'s financial operations are impacted by the continual breach of their <br /> 8 contract with the County in maintaining water levels sufficient for "deeded recreational <br /> 9 rights" and land development. <br /> 10 3. Current water release schedules for Lake Orange have not been revised due to the <br /> 11 additional capacity of the West Fork Reservoir since it was brought online in 2000; the <br /> 12 planned second phase of the WFER will increase its storage by an additional billion+ <br /> 13 gallons with no relief defined for Lake Orange. <br /> 14 4. Application of the NC DWR's "Hydrological Model" demonstrates that the "Safe Yield" <br /> 15 for Lake Orange is being exceeded by the current management plan while the WFER is <br /> 16 being underutilized. <br /> 17 5. The revision of the Volunteer Capacity Use Agreement may affect current investigations <br /> 18 and decision alternatives regarding water supply sources (e.g.: Jordan Lake, OWASA, <br /> 19 Haw River) <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Current practices affecting Lake Orange's water level represent a significant problem to Lake <br /> 22 Orange, In. and those of us who enjoy use of the lake; there are options. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 We seek `common ground' among all parties to mitigate the situation and be more sensitive to <br /> 25 the needs of Orange County residents, commercial businesses, and the value of our limited <br /> 26 water-related recreational assets we have in the county. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 George T. (Buzz) Koenig <br /> 29 President, Friends of Lake Orange <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Don O'Leary said at the last meeting he had requested a response to sit down and meet <br /> 32 and Chair Jacobs said this is forthcoming. He said Orange County is committing high treason. <br /> 33 He said that he spoke as an expert on ICLEI and Article 21. He said that there was quite a <br /> 34 response. He said that he is creating a task force to eliminate ICLEI. He said that one way or <br /> 35 another, Orange County is going to get out of ICLEI. He said that he is doing what he has to <br /> 36 do. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> 39 (These matters were considered when the Board addressed that item on the agenda <br /> 40 below.) <br /> 41 <br /> 42 3. Petitions by Board Members <br /> 43 Commissioner Gordon petitioned to have a more formal process for the closed <br /> 44 sessions. For each closed agenda item the Board should receive these closed session items <br /> 45 along with their regular meeting agenda packet. The packet would include an agenda abstract <br /> 46 with the purpose of the item, any decisions that the Board is expected to make, and any <br /> 47 relevant background materials because of the closed sessions. She said the Board sometimes <br /> 48 gets these materials during the meeting and it is a lot of information to process at such late <br /> 49 hours of their closed sessions. <br />