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17 <br /> Attachment 4 <br /> RES-2020-072 <br /> A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX A OF THE WATER <br /> AND SEWER MANAGEMENT, PLANNING AND BOUNDARY AGREEMENT <br /> (WASMPBA) TO DESIGNATE 31.88 ACRES IN THE SOUTHEAST CHAPEL HILL <br /> AREA AS "OWASA PRIMARY SERVICE AREA" <br /> WHEREAS, in 2001, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Orange County, and the <br /> Orange County Water and Sewer Authority ("OWASA") adopted a Water and Sewer <br /> Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement ("Agreement"); and <br /> WHEREAS, the Agreement was last amended on October 6, 2020; and <br /> WHEREAS, Chapel Hill residents Frank Baumgartner and Rachel Sumney submitted a <br /> petitions to each of the WASMPBA signatories in February 2020, requesting approval to <br /> hook up to existing water and sewer lines at 1204 and 1205 Bayberry Drive in Chapel <br /> Hill; and <br /> WHEREAS, the two lots in question are immediately adjacent to other residential lots <br /> that receive OWASA services, and are located on the eastern side of the Hunt's <br /> Reserve neighborhood which is predominately located in the "OWASA Primary Service <br /> Area" as defined in the Agreement; and <br /> WHEREAS, OWASA staff have advised that, from an engineering perspective, it is <br /> feasible to provide water and sewer service to all lots in the Hunt's Reserve <br /> neighborhood; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County staff has determined that it is reasonable to include all lots <br /> and portions of lots accessed via Bayberry Drive within the boundary of the OWASA <br /> Primary Service Area, in order to provide consistent water and sewer policy for all lots in <br /> the Hunt's Reserve neighborhood; and <br /> WHEREAS, eleven lots or portions of lots accessed via the eastern end of Bayberry <br /> Drive, constituting a total area of approximately 31.88 acres, are currently designated as <br /> "OWASA Long-Term Interest Area" in the Agreement; and <br /> WHEREAS, amendments to the Agreement require the approval of all signatories to the <br /> Agreement. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners that the Board approves the amendment to Appendix A of the <br /> Agreement to designate approximately 31.88 acres in the southeast Chapel Hill area as <br /> an addition to the "OWASA Primary Service Area", as shown on the map attached <br /> hereto. <br />