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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 18, 2014 Action Agenda Item No. 7 -b 1 SUBJECT: Buckhorn- Mebane Phase 2 Utilities —Transfer of Ownership to City of Mebane DEPARTMENT: Planning, Manager's Office, PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No Attorney's Office ATTACHMENT(S): 1) System Map 2) Utility Dedication Form INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Benedict, Planning, (919) 245- 2592 Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager (919) 245 -2300 John Roberts, Attorney's Office, (919) 245 -2318 Kevin Lindley, Planning, (919) 245 -2583 PURPOSE: To consider transferring ownership of the recently built Buckhorn- Mebane Phase 2 water and sewer utility infrastructure to the City of Mebane. BACKGROUND: The County has a Utility Service Agreement (signed in 2004, expanded in 2012) with Mebane for provision of water and sewer utility service in the area east of the city and along the interstate and Highway 70 corridor. In the agreement, Orange County agrees to turn over ownership and operation of any utility infrastructure built in the agreement's designated service area to the City of Mebane. In this sense, the County is acting as a developer of this designated growth area, building a framework of water and sewer infrastructure from which future development can grow. The Buckhorn- Mebane Phase 2 Utility project was completed in September 2014 at a total project cost of approximately $5.1 million. The project was funded by Article 46 Sales Tax Revenue and is intended to provide a backbone of water and sewer infrastructure for an area that has been designated for development for many years but had no utility infrastructure readily available. Before the project was complete, the Morinaga Corporation announced it would be locating a candy production plant in an area which flows to a portion of gravity sewer line constructed as part of this project. Additionally, the water line for this project has already been put into service providing a loop through the Buckhorn development area which increases available water volume and pressure. A map of the project is shown in Attachment 1. The next step is to transfer ownership to the City of Mebane. The water and sewer infrastructure installed by the County as part of this project and the associated easements are the property of the County. Per the interlocal agreement, this property must be transferred to the ownership of the City of Mebane. This transfer of property needs to be approved by the BOCC. Staff has developed a utility infrastructure dedication form