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Npvember 29,lB3 -7- County Manager 2. Revision of forms and fee schedules to reflect Ordinance changes. 3. Establishment of clear administrative procedures with the Town of Carrboro. 4. Assistance in inspection of buffers where requires (This has been typically found in zoning provisions, but is now contained in the ErOsion Control Ordinance due to the amendments). 5. Screening of building permits to insure that permits in University 'Ake • area are not inadvertently issued without review and approval. " 6, Technical assistance to developers and contractors who must learn the new requirements. Some of these tasks must be accomplished "up front", including the establishment of forms and fees, administrative procedures, etc. Others, such as the screening of building permits, are on-going activities. The current staff load plus the additional requirements imposed by the Ordinance amendments point to the need for an additional staff person. Additional justifi- , cation is thelprobability of the same or similar requirements being applied in other watershed areas within the County. Furthermore, the adoption of watershed protection measures such as the infiltration of the first half-inch of runoff will require the additional staff help to administer those provisions. Funding Requirements - Shown on the accompanying page are estimates of the cost for providinglan additional Erosion Control Inspector, a vehicle for his use, office equipment, surveying equipment and transportation expenses. An additional vehicle is needed, since only one is assigned to the current staff and two would be needed to adequately cover the County. The type of v4hicle needed is a mid-size, 8-cylinder, pick-up truck with four-whell drive to provide better site access. An extended cab is also needed to carry tools • and surveying equipment, Office equipment is needed for the staff member and would include a desk, chair, filing cabinei, bookcase and miscellaneous equipment such as scales, stapler, • . tape dispenser, etc The surveying equipment would be necessitated by the additi n of stormwaterjmanagement practices and would be used to determine site elevations and slope to insure that control measures were properly installed to achieve desired goals. • ,- Transportation costs would have to be ideluded,for operation of the truck. No firm estimate can be provided as to mileage driven, but the current vehicle assigned to Erosion Control is driven approkimately 14,400 miles per year. •