ORD-2014-011 Report and Recommendations from the County and Town Managers Regarding the Implementation of Improvements in the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood

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;74/7 -.22 /1°01/ 7. Regular Agenda a. Report and Recommendations from the County and Town Managers Regarding the Implementation of Improvements in the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood The Board considered recommendations from the County and Town Managers regarding Rogers Road Sewer and Community Outreach to implement improvements in the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood. Michael Talbert said it is a nice step to finally be moving forward with this item. He went through the various attachments included in the abstract. He said there was a report given to the board on November 21st that included the recommendations from the task force, and these are included in the packet. He said one of these recommendations was for the town and County managers to explore a collaborative approach to making this work. He said the managers have met and are moving forward with this, with the Board's approval, and the Town of Chapel Hill met on February 10th and approved this in a resolution. He said the managers, including the Town of Carrboro, have approved going forward with funding the engineering study for the Rogers Road sewer; and there is agreement on the proportionate funding of 43 percent for the County, 43 percent for the town of Chapel Hill, and 14 percent for Carrboro. He noted that this involves the 86 parcels that did not have sewer when this process was started. Michael Talbert reviewed the managers' recommendations as outlined below: 1. That the Cost associated with preliminary engineering for OWASA sewer infrastructure and community outreach is shared 14% Carrboro, 43% Chapel Hill and 43% Orange County. 2. That the County contract with OWASA for a preliminary engineering estimate to provide sewer to the 86 parcels identified by the Task Force not to exceed $130,000. The cost of the preliminary engineering will be shared with the Town of Chapel Hill and the Town of Carrboro. 3. That the County participates in community outreach partnering with organizations such as the Jackson Center and/or the Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA) to identify action steps needed to provide sewer service to the Rogers Road Neighborhood and lay the groundwork for a master plan for the development of the Rogers Road area (including the Greene Tract), not to exceed $50,000. Carrboro, Chapel Hill and the County will share in the cost of this outreach. 4. Consider a budget amendment of$77,400 (43% of$180,000)for the initial engineering and community outreach expected to take 8-10 months to complete. Michael Talbert said the preliminary report that OWASA will provide does not commit the Board to future actions, nor does it jeopardize the EPA investigation. He said the estimates of these costs do not put the Board in any type of commitment for future action. He said this will move toward a firm number of engineering costs and a clear picture of where the project could go. He said there are a lot of changes going on with community development block grant funds in North Carolina. He noted that Commissioner Dorosin alerted staff to the issue that the state was holding a meeting regarding possible allocation of$25 million. He said the information he described for the engineering study is part of the first steps in getting to the point of applying for this grant.