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Darryl Butts directed the Commissioners to page 346 and noted the fee schedule change for Efland Sewer fund, as outlined in the budget highlights above. He said this will mean the fee matches the city fee structure. Frank Clifton said Efland will soon be taking ownership and operation of the expanded sewer system, and the County will be out of the sewer business. Craig Benedict reviewed the remaining budget highlights. He said he has been closely monitoring state legislative action and changes proposed to impervious areas, Jordan Lake Rules, storm water regulations, building inspections, and transit. Commissioner Pelissier referred to the performance measures for OPT and noted the increase in cost per hour and asked if this was due to the indirect cost. Craig Benedict said this is correct. Commissioner Pelissier said she wants to make sure the Board is comparing apples to apples when allocating percentages of sales tax revenue for transit to OPT and Chapel Hill. Craig Benedict said this is being done, and the low $43 per hour rate may allow for the addition of service hours as things move forward. Commissioner Gordon noted that the cost per hour is less for OPT than any other entity in this region, and it is very low. Frank Clifton said one of the distinguishing differences, when considering cost of TTA and Chapel Hill Transit, is that both have a dedicated maintenance operation. He said OPT maintains its own units out of the garages, and this cuts down on overhead. He said that if services were expanded to require a specific maintenance facility, the cost would go up. He said this maintenance facility cost is a big factor. Craig Benedict said there will be some re-organization within, as there has been some turnover with Storm Water Erosion Control Officers. Commissioner Rich asked how many buses are in the fleet. Craig Benedict said there are 19 small buses that hold 27 passengers. He said there are also 5 or 6 vans. Chair Jacobs referred to the non-departmental section on page 188. He noted the Piedmont Council funding of$2000, while it is also listed as an outside agency asking for $3000 and receiving no money. He questioned how much was requested by this program. Tonya Walton said these requests are for the same agency but not the same function. Chair Jacobs asked for information on the work with park and school site planning with Mebane. Craig Benedict said conversations have been had with Mebane, and this is on the docket and will come to the Board in the future. Chair Jacobs asked if this will come to the Board it in time for their meeting with Mebane in September, and Craig Benedict said yes. Commissioner Gordon asked how the transit consolidation plan is going. Craig Benedict said this is not going as well as he would like. He said the DOT funded this at 100%, but gave all of the money to the consultant before the project was done. He said it was meant to be a two part program. He said the project has stalled until the DOT can find out how to pursue additional money to complete the two phase program. ■ Public Affairs, Pg. 234 Tonya Walton said this is the department's first separate budget. She said the expenditures budget totals $312,052. She reviewed the following highlights: Budget Highlights: