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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN <br />JOINT MEETING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 17, 2013 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 4 <br />SUBJECT: Update on Roberson Street/Main Street Sewer Line Replacement Proiect <br />DEPARTMENT: Economic Development PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />A) Original MOA Between Orange <br />County and Town of Carrboro for <br />Repairs to the Main Street Sewer <br />Line - October 22, 2012 <br />B) State of North Carolina CDBG <br />Award Letter to Town of Carrboro - <br />June 25, 2012 <br />C) Letter from Carrboro Town <br />Manager to Orange County <br />Manager - April 17, 2012 <br />D) Letter from Orange County <br />Manager to Carrboro Town <br />Manager —April 26, 2012 <br />E) E -mail from Town of Carrboro's <br />Economic Development Staff to <br />Orange County Economic <br />Development - August 27, 2013 <br />F) Summary of Joint Annual Meeting <br />Between Orange County & Town of <br />Carrboro - October 1, 2012 <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Steve Brantley, Economic Development, <br />Director, (919) 245 -2325 <br />Michael Talbert, Interim County <br />Manager, (919) 245 -2300 <br />PURPOSE: To update the Boards on the Roberson Street /Main Street sewer line replacement <br />project. <br />BACKGROUND: In April 2012 the Town of Carrboro contacted the County about a privately <br />owned sewer line located in the downtown business district. The sewer line, which initially failed <br />on August 26, 2011, serves 22 businesses with 140 total employees. Anticipating another <br />eventual failure to this sewer line, and the resulting disruption to one of Carrboro's key business <br />areas, the Town approached the County for financial assistance to help fund the repair cost <br />through use of the County's one - quarter (1/4) cent sales tax for infrastructure improvements. <br />Based on an initial $258,500 total project repair cost estimate that Carrboro had received, a joint <br />funding arrangement was established wherein the Town would apply to the State of North <br />Carolina for a "Community Development Block Grant" (CDBG) to receive 70% funding <br />($183,500), and the Town and County would contribute a 50/50 co -share for the required 30% <br />