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E 8 V. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - NONE Vi. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE VII. REPORTS A. DEVELOPMENT OF HUNTING AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCES County Manager John Link reported that for the proposed hunting ordinance, an implementation plan will be developed and presented to the Board for their approval at their October 22 regular meeting. With regard to the Human Rights Ordinance, an amended ordinance will be presented to the County Commissioners for review in November. At this same meeting, a recommended implementation plan and timetable for adopting the ordinance will be presented. B. REPORT ON REGIONAL BICYCLE PLAN Planner Gene Bell gave a status report on a proposal for a Regional Bicycle Plan. The Board discussed the proposal at length. Seventy -five percent of the $30,000 cost would go for education and enforcement and twenty -five percent would go for planning bikeways. After an extended discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Gordon to approve Orange County's participation in the study by providing $6,025 if all the $30,000 is used for laying out a framework for planning and constructing new bicycle corridors as specified in the scope of the plan. (This motion died for lack of a second). Commissioner Insko asked that this information be forwarded to the Transportation Advisory Committee without the obligation of funds. She asked that the plan be revised to focus on development of a bikeway plan. After additional discussion by the members of the Board, a motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner Insko to not fund a study which would focus mainly on education and enforcement but to inform the TAC that the Board agrees that efforts should be devoted to planning for bikeways. VOTE: UNANIMOUS C. OWASA IS REQUEST FOR COMMENTS - HILLSBOROUGH'S RE QUEST FOR USE OF SIXTEEN INCH WATER LINE In a memo from Lois Herring, Chair of the OWASA Board, dated August 30, 1991, she asked that the Board comment on.Hillsborough's request for use of their 16 -inch transmission line that is along the Old Chapel Hill - Hillsborough Road and north of Davis Road. Bob Rose, Hillsborough Town Commissioner, read a prepared statement which is in the permanent agenda file. He emphasized that Hillsborough has offered $250,000 for this transmission line. This line will be used to increase the water pressure for that area served by this line. It would still be used for transmission of water from OWASA to Hillsborough as needed. Rose emphasized that OWASA no longer has any use for this line. After an extended discussion, the Commissioners asked that the County Engineer provide them with a report on the appropriate use of this 16 -inch line and the impact of OWASA selling this line to Hillsborough.