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Jeff Thompson showed some site photos and said the major site plan difference is that <br /> the parking is being flushed out on the south side, including a truck dock to feed the storage <br /> for PFAP. He said there is a potential bus shelter being studied in the front and back on the <br /> north side. <br /> Jeff Thompson reviewed the floor plan and he noted that the blue area is the <br /> community center; and the PFAP and county storage are shown on the wings. <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked how the circulation would work for public transit. <br /> Jeff Thompson said the two specified locations meet the geometry for the bus assets. <br /> He said the southern lot is tight, and the topography is challenging. He said it is much easier <br /> to circulate on the other side. <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked if people would be able to leave their cars. <br /> Jeff Thompson said there is parking in the back, and other parking sites are still being <br /> considered. <br /> Commissioner McKee noted that the Little Free Library is located in the upper right <br /> hand corner of the bus shelter potential location. <br /> Chair Jacobs asked if any of this information is posted at the site so that the <br /> Community can be informed. <br /> Jeff Thompson said this has not been posted, although it has been distributed to the <br /> resident advisory group and the stakeholder group. He said it could be posted. <br /> 2. Upper Neuse River Basin Association Update <br /> Dave Stancil said this is the 3rd year in a row that staff has had a "water night' to catch <br /> up on water issues that affect Orange County. <br /> Tom Davis said approximately half of Orange County is located in the Falls Lake <br /> watershed, and Falls Lake is rated as impaired by the state division of water resources. He <br /> referred to a slide showing that the upper end of the lake is more impaired than the lower end <br /> of the lake. He said the Falls Lake Rules were enacted in 2011 to address this impairment. <br /> He said Stage II of the rules require unprecedented reductions in nutrient runoff. <br /> Tom Davis reviewed key portions of the following information from the abstract: <br /> The Falls Lake Nutrient Management Strategy (Falls Lake Rules) require local governments, <br /> the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), the agricultural community, and <br /> other regulated parties located in the Falls Lake watershed (Attachment A) to reduce nitrogen <br /> and phosphorus nutrient loading to the lake by 40% and 77%, respectively, by 2036. <br /> Regulated parties anticipate significant financial and technical difficulties with meeting the <br /> mandated nutrient reduction targets. The fiscal note prepared by the State at the time the Falls <br /> Lake Rules were developed estimated the cost of compliance with the rules to be at least $1.5 <br /> billion. Many affected parties believe the phosphorus reduction goal of 77% is not attainable at <br /> any cost. <br /> As a result of the challenges with meeting the goals of the Falls Lake Rules, the Upper Neuse <br /> River Basin Association (UNRBA), of which Orange County is a member, is working to revise <br /> Stage II of the Falls Lake Rules. The activities of the UNRBA are guided by the Consensus <br /> Principles, which were adopted by nearly all of the jurisdictions in the Falls Lake watershed, <br /> including the Orange County Board of Commissioners on March 16, 2010 (Attachment B). The <br /> Consensus Principles emphasize the protection of Falls Lake as a water supply for the City of <br /> Raleigh, while also stating the need for re-examination of Stage II of the Falls Lake Rules. <br />