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This agreement was a necessary preamble to beginning Article 46 economic development <br /> infrastructure investment in the area. The County wanted to ensure that investments would be <br /> linked to capital returns and operational responsibilities by the City of Durham once facilities <br /> are installed in this jointly designated Orange County and Durham City economic development <br /> area. <br /> This area has been designated for this land use since the early 1980's. <br /> A lengthy engineering feasibility analysis of what area could be served and at what cost was <br /> conducted by a jointly approved outside firm (CDM Smith) starting in late 2012. The findings of <br /> the study showed that the costs for a large EDD 796 acre district-wide solution were prohibitive <br /> at this time due to high off-site (i.e. Durham area) infrastructure costs. This was noted in <br /> County CIP work sessions in early 2014. The scope (Section 1) of the original study and <br /> conclusions <br /> (Section 8) are in Attachment 3. <br /> The full report is available on the Orange County website <br /> at: http://orangecountync.gov/planning/documents/ENOReportNovember2013.pdf <br /> However, a scaled-back program (see Focus Area in Attachment 4) could focus on prime land <br /> with interstate visibility with willing property owners who are presently marketing their land. This <br /> new study and sewer project will take additional time to accomplish beyond the original <br /> timeframe to begin construction of January 2015, but because of a smaller scale, will be easier <br /> to accomplish once designed and agreed to by Orange County and the City of Durham. A <br /> water extension may also be possible. <br /> Therein, this request is to amend the agreement for a new design and construction timeline as <br /> noted in Section 12 (shown in Attachment 2). Only 2 additional years is necessary to initiate <br /> construction since the design would likely not include a sewer lift station which is time <br /> consuming and be designed as a simpler sewer gravity extension of existing Durham facilities <br /> near the County border. This 100± acre area is in the far northeast corner of the Eno EDD <br /> between I-85 and US 70. This is also the most distant part of the Eno EDD from where <br /> residents had concerns in 2012. Attachment 2 also contains a "clean" version of the language <br /> (e.g., changes are not tracked). <br /> Joint staff discussions have found this option a reasonable alternative. <br /> Pending Board approval, the amendment will be transmitted for City of Durham approval since <br /> Orange County is the requesting party. <br /> Orange County/ <br /> City of Durham <br /> Utility Service Agreement Amendment <br /> BOCC Regular Meeting <br /> December 1, 2014 <br /> Item 7-c <br /> Purpose <br /> To amend agreement to permit additional time (i.e. 2 years) for water and/or sewer system <br /> construction initiation in the Eno Economic Development District (EDD) <br /> Background <br /> In late 2011 and January 2012 Orange County and the City of Durham- <br /> • Interlocal Agreement <br />