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2 <br />b) Hillsborough Public Works Facility <br />Town of Hillsborough staff requested that this item be placed on the agenda so that various <br />issues related to future planning could be discussed. Town and County staff will provide any <br />materials and /or maps at the meeting. <br />No Attachments <br />2. Urban Transition Area Task Force Draft Report <br />At the last joint meeting between the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the <br />Hillsborough Town Board of Commissioners on March 22, 2004, a topic of discussion was the <br />formation of a task force to study the County's Transition Areas (located adjacent to the Town's <br />planning jurisdiction) and make recommendations on the location of Transition Areas and the <br />provision of public services. <br />Therefore, on May 4, 2004, the County Commissioners adopted a Resolution Authorizing the <br />Creation of a Joint Orange County/Town of kilsborough Urban Transition Area Task Force and <br />Appointment of Members to Serve on the Task Force. The Hillsborough Town Board adopted a <br />similar resolution on June 14, 2004. <br />The Task Force met four times between September 23 and December 15, 2004 to evaluate <br />land use and service area issues pertaining to growth potential within the urban influence of the <br />Town of Hillsborough and develop their recommendations and compile a report. <br />Staff will present the Task Force's draft report and respond to questions. <br />Attachment 2 — Orange County/Town of Hillsborough Urban Transition Area Task Force <br />Draft Report (UNDER SEPARATE COVER) <br />3. Water Resource Topics <br />a) Conservation Easement Acquisition Collaboration for Watershed Protection <br />Over the past four years, Orange County has - through its Lands Legacy Program - succeeded <br />in working with 10 landowners on conservation easements totaling 648 acres of land, most of <br />which is within water supply watersheds (consistent with the criteria and priorities for <br />conservation easements). The County has partnered with Triangle Land Conservancy, USDA <br />and the Orange Soil and Water District, and the Orange Water and Sewer Authority on some of <br />these easements. In recent months, OWASA and the County have split the cost of acquiring <br />easements in Cane Creek and University Lake watersheds that will serve to protect drinking <br />water supplies. A letter was sent to the City of Durham and the Town of Hillsborough in 2004 <br />asking about the potential for similar partnerships for watershed protection- oriented <br />conservation easements (a copy of the letter to Hillsborough is attached). <br />Attachment 3 -a — 11112104 BOCC Chair Letter to Hillsborough Mayor <br />