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18 1 penalize the residents that don't have water and sewer. She said one of the appeals of the 2 larger sewer district is to make sure that when that area is developed, there will be a way to 3 recoup the cost from the developer. 4 Council Member Storrow said multiple funding formulas were discussed for over 12 5 months. He said the reality is that all the governments have been at fault here and there is no 6 magic bullet that will make everyone happy. He feels that this funding formula best addresses 7 the root concerns about the impact made on this neighborhood by dumping trash next to it. 8 Mayor Chilton referred to the map on page 67 showing the different sewer segments. 9 He noted the area marked in A and asked how sewer service gets to that point. He questioned 10 whether this $900,000 line that needs to be built through Carrboro up to Rogers Road serves 11 just Carrboro, or will also serve residents in Chapel Hill. 12 Mayor Kleinschmidt said it will serve residents if it is in the town of Chapel Hill. 13 Mayor Chilton said if there is complaint that Chapel Hill is paying for lines in Carrboro, 14 he is saying that Carrboro is paying for lines that are going in locations outside of Carrboro. He 15 said he will be bringing sewer lines into the Chapel Hill annexation area. He said the idea that 16 Carrboro is not living up to its responsibility is not valid. He said Carrboro has stepped up the 17 plate and put up a large chunk of money, and he expressed frustration that there are 18 complaints that it is not enough. 19 Mayor Kleinschmidt said the discussion is around where the money comes from, and 20 this discussion includes the possibility of a utility district. He said Chapel Hill is not abandoning 21 this project. 22 Mayor Chilton said he would be more open to the input that Carrboro needs to put forth 23 more money if that input was coming from people who were also putting up money. 24 Chair Jacobs said one of the options was for the managers to look at the larger district, 25 which would generate revenue, as well as the Greene Tract that would generate revenue; and 26 the other option was to just focus on the task force recommendation. He said this second 27 option would be the more feasible short term solution. He said the managers have certainly 28 heard the opinions of the elected officials. 29 Michael Talbert noted the legal distinctions. He said the task force recommendation 30 was the provision of sewer to the 86 homes. He said OWASA already owns the water 31 infrastructure in that area. He said if a small or large district is created, the district will own the 32 infrastructure. He said the idea is that a district could be funded through all three entities, and 33 when all of the debt is paid off, the district will be given back to OWASA for operation. He said 34 the idea is just to contract with OWASA to do this, and then make the capital contribution. 35 Chair Jacobs suggested that the managers could have a draft proposal ready for 36 consideration by the time of the ETJ public hearing. 37 Michael Talbert said the managers could work toward this goal. 38 Chair Jacobs said it is clear that the elected officials want this to happen as soon as 39 possible. He said the issues about funding need to be addressed in the interim. He noted that 40 if there are more people in the district, the rates would go down. 41 Commissioner Dorosin said there is water infrastructure in place, but not all of the 86 42 homes are connected to water. He said this needs to be considered, and the available funds 43 need to be used to connect anyone who is not connected. He said the proposal needs to have 44 an emphasis on providing the connection to the sewer line at no cost to homeowners. 45 Chair Jacobs clarified that this is part of the task force recommendation. 46 47 Alderman Gist left at 9:47. 48 49 5. Accommodating Appropriate Agricultural Support Enterprises in the Rural Buffer - 50 Proposed Changes to the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (Perdita Holtz)