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1 <br />their use. BMPs included on this list include agricultural practices, ecosystem practices such as <br />riparian buffer enhancement measures, wastewater practices such as improving the functioning <br />of onsite wastewater systems, programmatic practices such as street sweeping, and <br />infrastructure enhancements such as the repair or replacement of leaking wastewater collection <br />lines. <br />The consultant retained by the UNRBA estimates that the cost of analyzing the 55 potential <br />BMPs and determining nutrient reduction credits for approximately 20 to 25 of these BMPs will <br />range from $258,081 to $414,801, depending on which optional tasks are ultimately included, as <br />shown in Attachment 2. <br />The final scope of the project depends, in part, upon the dedicated funding that is received from <br />the UNRBA members for this project. At the September 18, 2013 UNRBA Board of Directors <br />meeting, the following commitments for funding were reported: <br />NC Division of Water Resources $50,000 <br />City of Raleigh up to $150,000 <br />City of Durham $50,000 <br />Upper Watershed Stormwater Utility Group $50,000 <br />Durham County $25,000 <br />Town of Hillsborough up to $5,000 <br />Total <br />$330,000 <br />At this time, Orange County is being asked by the UNRBA to provide $20,000 for the BMP <br />nutrient credit determination project, in order to achieve $50,000 in total funding from Durham <br />County, the Town of Hillsborough, and Orange County. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The UNRBA has requested that Orange County provide a total of <br />$20,000 over a two -year period for the BMP credit development project. The $10,000 in County <br />funds for FY2013 -14 is proposed to come from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance. <br />The General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance is approximately $36.5 million. With approval of <br />Budget Amendment #2 (also on the October 15, 2013 Board agenda), $215,539 will have been <br />appropriated from the Unassigned Fund Balance prior to this proposed action to appropriate <br />$10,000. <br />The remaining $10,000 would be included in the County Manager's recommended budget for <br />FY2014 -15. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Interim Manager recommends that the Board approve Budget <br />Amendment #2 -A authorizing the County to provide the requested $10,000 from FY2013 -14 <br />General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance, with the remaining $10,000 to be included in the <br />Manager's recommended budget for FY2014 -15. <br />