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Gravelly Hill Middle School at a point in time anywhere near the proposed August 25th middle schcol opening will require that the County initiate a construction project (EDD south of I-85/40 and Gravelly Hill) that is not funded through the STAG (State and Tribal Assistance Grant) process, It may be possible for a locally funded project to provide the means (completed water system, short term pump and haul wastewater system) to meet a projected August 25th school opening, Although a reconfigured project would nc longer fall under STAG review processes and extended timetable, the actual project review/approval/ permitting would remain under the purview of CGLS, The Board has asked that staff seek answers to several questions with the answers serving as a basis for Board deliberation and decision: z • Does the City of Mebane have a formal CIP process for upgrading its water and sewer infrastructure and is the upgrade of the existing 8" sewer line (the 1200 feet of line Mebane now proposes to upsize to 12" to address capacity concerns raised by CGLS) considered in the plan or process. City Manager Robert Wilson and City consulting engineer Darrell Russell have indicated that the City does not have a formal GIP process for these infrastructure upgrades and had not scheduled the existing 8" line for upgrade, • Does the City expect the County to participate financially in the cost of upgrading its existing infrastructure, how much cost is involved and can that cost be offset somehow. The City is asking that the County participate in the amount of $50,000 in upfront costs, The City, which proposes to dispense with tap-on fees to the school as well as to existing single family residences in the Buckhorn Community, has indicated in principle its willingness to enter a contract with the County whereby the City reduces its usual utility (sewer and or water) rates that would be applicable to the Buckhorn Community residents to approximately $4.50 per 1000 gallons of use. This reduction would be applicable until the $50,000 has been expended (projected to be in excess of 5 years, given estimated water consumption levels), The County and City Attorneys are working toward capturing this agreement in a written amendment to the existing County/City utility service agreement. • Is the County's STAG funding is in danger of being reduced or otherwise negatively impacted by reconfiguring the overall Buckhorn Road EDD/Community and Central Efland project withdrawing the portion of the project intended to serve Gravelly Hill Middle School from the grant funding process. CGLS Chief Bobby Blowe has responded -via email -the CGLS has nc problem with the Gravelly Hill portion of the project being broken out and that this does not endanger the funding in any way, Mr. Blowe has also indicated that the EPA has na knowledge as to the original configuration of the STAG project and consequently has now and will have no concern as to any project reconfiguration. As per the direction of the Chair, County staff will ask Mr, Blawe and Congressman Price's office to provide letters indicating that there is no issue with the STAG funding if the STAG project is reconfigured, Is Mebane's proposal to modify its existing infrastructure (redirecting the discharge from one pumping station and increasing the line size/capacity of a 1200 foot section of its gravity sewer) is going to satisfy CGLS requirements as to the capacity of Mebane's infrastructure. CGLS staff has provided email correspondence indicating that Mebane's proposal appears to be satisfactory in principal and theory, but that final approval depends on Mebane being able to show by engineering calculation and hydraulic modeling (computer