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11 <br /> OWASA maintains 750 miles of water and wastewater pipes, a water treatment plant, a <br /> wastewater treatment plant, pump stations, and other infrastructure. Meeting the community's <br /> needs and increasing system resiliency requires ongoing rehabilitation of the water, wastewater, <br /> and reclaimed water systems. Capital investments, including debt payments for capital projects, <br /> account for about half of our costs. In the last fiscal year, we invested about $17.3 million to <br /> renew, replace and improve infrastructure. Our five-year Capital Improvements Program can be <br /> viewed here. Notable infrastructure work in the past quarter included: OWASA Quarterly Report <br /> January 16, 2020 <br /> 1. Rogerson Drive Pump Station and Force Main: Large projects were completed to <br /> improve electrical, HVAC, and controls at OWASA's largest wastewater pump station <br /> near Cleland Drive. A major replacement of a portion of the Rogerson Drive force main at <br /> Raleigh Road has also been completed. <br /> 2. Water Main Replacement: Water line replacement on Manning Drive has been <br /> completed. Work is continuing on replacement of water mains at the service road to <br /> Fordham Boulevard east of Scarlett Drive and at Dobbins Drive between Erwin Road and <br /> East Franklin Street. Projects to replace water mains along Barclay Road, Weiner Street <br /> and Country Club Road were also recently started. <br /> 3. Investment in Our Treatment Facilities: Construction is underway on projects to <br /> improve the pumping system at University Lake and rehabilitate concrete at the Water <br /> Treatment Plant sedimentation basins. <br /> We would be happy to provide you more detailed information on the items above or other topics <br /> of interest as desired. Please feel free to contact Executive Director Ed Kerwin <br /> (ekerwin@owasa.org or 919-537-4211), or me. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Raymond DuBose, Chair <br /> OWASA Board of Directors <br /> c. Update on the Orange County Food Council <br /> The Board received an update from the Food Council about activities in the 2019 — 2020 <br /> fiscal year and the proposed scope of work for the 2020 - 2021 fiscal year. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Food Council Coordinator was hired in July 2019. This new <br /> Coordinator position was approved through an interlocal agreement process and is jointly <br /> funded by Orange County, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Carrboro. The Coordinator is charged <br /> with coordinating the Food Council and helping it achieve its goals. This presentation will <br /> provide an update of the Coordinator's work and progress since July 2019 plus an overview of <br /> the Food Council's plans for the 2020 - 2021 fiscal year. <br /> Ashley Heger, Food Council Coordinator, made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Orange County Food Council <br /> 2019 Review and 2020 Scope of Work <br /> 2019 - 2020 Fiscal Year <br /> • Hired full-time coordinator <br />