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She said that the recommendation is that the County move forward with four years of monitoring. She said that there are seven separate tributaries coming into the lake and everyone is being graded on this group project. She referenced the question of why the County couldn't get a delay and said that the EPA would be likely to come in if there were a delay. She said things are moving in the right direction. Commissioner McKee asked how long since DWQ stopped monitoring and Pam Hemminger said about two years. Commissioner McKee said he feels that Orange County needs to be doing their own monitoring in order to have scientific data to back up arguments. Pam Hemminger said DWQ will not accept individual monitoring, only project group monitoring. Commissioner McKee said he is almost ready to go the lawsuit route because this makes no sense. Pam Hemminger said she agrees that this makes no sense and she feels that this can be proved with the scientific data being gathered. Commissioner McKee asked if Falls Lake was designed to raise the water level significantly. He said he believes the shallow depth and the upper end of the lake is the reason for the algae blooms. Pam Hemminger said that is part of the whole re-look at monitoring design. She said that monitoring further down the lake would give totally different results. Chair Jacobs said many think Orange County's regulations are too strong and slow down development, where the board has staked out stronger regulations in an effort to get credit. He said that the answer to Commissioner Pelissier's petition is to combine and simplify these two letters and send them to DENR and Mr. Gillespie. 3. Presentation of Manager's Recommended 2013-2018 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) Frank Clifton said each year the Manager's office presents a 5 and 10 year CIP plan, but the primary focus of this discussion is the 2013-14 process. He said there are several policy comments in the appendices and several different funds will be referred to. Clarence Grier said this is the start of the budget process for 2013-14 and he introduced the budget staff. Paul Laughton said the County changed to a 5 year CIP plan a few years ago and the years 2006-2010 are included as a history. He read through the following PowerPoint slides: County Manager's Recommended FY 2013-18 Capital Investment Plan Presentation Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill Orange County, NC March 12, 2013 Overview • 5-Year Capital Investment Plan (CIP) with detailed information in Years 1-5, and an overall picture in Years 6-10 • The CIP is a budget planning tool that is evaluated annually to include year-to-year changes in priorities, needs, and available resources. • Funding decisions are approved only for Year 1 (FY 2013-14).