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30 i Chair Jacobs said that the AOG could direct staff to do this, but the subgroup did not feel 2 that it was within its purview to do this. 3 Dan Coleman said that the first step is to flush out the details. 4 Jacqueline Gist said that the horse is out of the barn and Carrboro's issue is how it is 5 going to deal with the water and transportation issues. She is concerned about the commercial 6 development along the 15-501 corridor, because it will impact Carrboro in many ways. 7 George Lucier said that the Triangle J Council of Governments did a study that estimates 8 that eastern Chatham County's population will grow by three to four fold over the next 25 years. 9 There is a building moratorium right now on large residential developments that is scheduled to to be lifted in June. During the year of moratorium, Chatham County has established a Major 11 Corridor Ordinance, zoned all major corridors, completed four lanes on some highways, 12 modified some subdivision ordinances and watershed ordinances, etc. 13 Commissioner Gordon urged the AOG to do something more formal than has been done 14 in the past. She would like to see the meetings among the various jurisdictions formalized more 15 so that people can come and participate. 16 Bill Strom said that if transportation is being discussed, then Triangle Transit should be 17 brought to the table. 18 Commissioner Gordon said that the Special Transit Advisory Commission is coming out 19 with a new report about additional routes. Regarding the joint meetings, she suggested having 20 different elected officials attend, based on the topics that will be discussed. 21 Chair Jacobs said that when staff comes back with a proposed Memorandum of 22 Understanding, then it could include how to involve elected officials. 23 24 21 Potential Joint Use of the Jordan Lake Water Supply 25 Executive Director of OWASA Ed Kerwin said that Jordan Lake has been in OWASA's 26 contingency planning efforts for about 20 years. In 2005, the OWASA Board adopted a goal, 27 which said that it would work hard to maximize the local water resources. Key elements of that 2s would be more proactive conservation and alternative supplies such as reclaimed water, which 29 is a system that is now under construction and being funded by UNC. He said that they have 3o also learned with the droughts that maximizing the existing resources will be a challenge. He 31 said that the drought has continued since this group met last fall. Another key element is that 32 the City of Durham on March 3~' passed a resolution, which is incorporated in the package, 33 authorizing the staff to proceed with discussions with Orange County, Chatham County, and 34 OWASA staff to explore the possible costs and benefits of a regional approach to Jordan Lake. 35 Chair Jacobs said that this issue was raised originally at the first joint meeting to see if 36 Chatham wanted to access water at Jordan .Lake as opposed to going through Cary. Over the 37 course of the conversations, at the last meeting it was learned that there was a discussion about 3s Durham and Chatham working with OWASA to try and develop a regional intake because it is 39 the best way for planning. 40 Mark Chilton arrived at 8:06 pm. 41 Dan Coleman asked to hear from former OWASA Chair, Mark Marcoplos, on the strategic 42 plan that was adopted in 2005 when he was chair. 43 Joal Hall Broun said that she understood that the state had begun a procedure of 44 reallocation of water in Jordan Lake, and she asked if this allocation process has been 45 completed. 46 Ed Kerwin said that there is not an open allocation process at this time, but there may be 47 in the near future. 48 George Lucier said that there are about 38 million gallons per day that have not been 49 allocated out of Jordan Lake. He thinks that the allocation from Jordan Lake will only happen if 5o it is a regional intake with agreement among the major parties.