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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 2, 2017 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-c <br /> SUBJECT: Amendments to the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary <br /> Agreement <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: (919) <br /> 1. Resolution & Maps Craig Benedict (Orange County), 245- <br /> 2. Overall WASMPBA Map with Proposed 2592 <br /> Perdita Holtz (Orange County), 245- <br /> Amendments Shown 2578 <br /> 3. Existing OWASA Service — Smith <br /> Level Road Area Trish McGuire (Carrboro), 918-7324 <br /> 4. Ruth Rouse (OWASA), 537-4214 <br /> . Existing Water and Sewer <br /> Management, Planning, and Boundary Margaret Hauth (Hillsborough), 732- <br /> 1270 x86 <br /> Agreement <br /> Ben Hitchings (Chapel Hill), 968-2731 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider adopting amendments to the Water and Sewer Management, <br /> Planning, and Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA) map. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement is <br /> was signed in 2001 between Orange County, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA), <br /> and the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough. The agreement (included for <br /> reference purposes as Attachment 4) provides a comprehensive county-wide system of utility <br /> service areas upon which signatory entities could rely when making decisions related to issues <br /> such as planning, land use, annexation, zoning, and growth management. <br /> Potential amendments to the WASMPBA map were presented to the Board of County <br /> Commissioners at the February 13, 2017 work session. The amendments currently proposed <br /> for adoption include only areas south of the Hillsborough Economic Development District (EDD) <br /> and areas in the vicinity of Smith Level Road in the Town of Carrboro's Extraterritorial <br /> Jurisdiction. The February presentation included areas north of Chapel Hill, but Town of Chapel <br /> Hill staff is currently studying those potential amendments and not ready to move forward. <br /> However, Orange County and the Town of Carrboro are interested in moving forward at this <br /> time with the two areas under consideration in this agenda item. <br /> Orange County/Hillsborough EDD Area <br /> The proposed amendments in the Hillsborough EDD Area include: <br />