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7 <br /> 1 Pam Hemminger said DWQ will not accept individual monitoring, only project group <br /> 2 monitoring. <br /> 3 Commissioner McKee said he is almost ready to go the lawsuit route because this <br /> 4 makes no sense. <br /> 5 Pam Hemminger said she agrees that this makes no sense and she feels that this can <br /> 6 be proved with the scientific data being gathered. <br /> 7 Commissioner McKee asked if Falls Lake was designed to raise the water level <br /> 8 significantly. He said he believes the shallow depth and the upper end of the lake is the reason <br /> 9 for the algae blooms. <br /> 10 Pam Hemminger said that is part of the whole re-look at monitoring design. She said <br /> 11 that monitoring further down the lake would give totally different results. <br /> 12 Chair Jacobs said many think Orange County's regulations are too strong and slow <br /> 13 down development, where the board has staked out stronger regulations in an effort to get <br /> 14 credit. He said that the answer to Commissioner Pelissier's petition is to combine and simplify <br /> 15 these two letters and send them to DENR and Mr. Gillespie. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 3. Presentation of Manager's Recommended 2013-2018 Capital Investment Plan <br /> 18 (CIS <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Frank Clifton said each year the Manager's office presents a 5 and 10 year CIP plan, <br /> 21 but the primary focus of this discussion is the 2013-14 process. He said there are several <br /> 22 policy comments in the appendices and several different funds will be referred to. <br /> 23 Clarence Grier said this is the start of the budget process for 2013-14 and he introduced <br /> 24 the budget staff. <br /> 25 Paul Laughton said the County changed to a 5 year CIP plan a few years ago and the <br /> 26 years 2006-2010 are included as a history. He read through the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> 27 <br /> 28 County Manager's Recommended FY 2013-18 Capital Investment Plan <br /> 29 Presentation <br /> 30 Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill <br /> 31 Orange County, NC <br /> 32 March 12, 2013 <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Overview <br /> 35 5-Year Capital Investment Plan (CIP) with detailed information in Years 1-5, and an <br /> 36 overall picture in Years 6-10 <br /> 37 The CIP is a budget planning tool that is evaluated annually to include year-to-year <br /> 38 changes in priorities, needs, and available resources. <br /> 39 Funding decisions are approved only for Year 1 (FY 2013-14). <br /> 40 <br /> 41 CIP Format <br /> 42 Divided into the following sections/tabs: <br /> 43 - CIP Summaries <br /> 44 - County Projects <br /> 45 - Special Revenue Projects (Article 46 Sales Tax) <br /> 46 - Proprietary Projects (Water & Sewer, Solid Waste, and Sportsplex) <br /> 47 - School Projects <br />