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l � f 7 <br /> Attachment 4 <br /> RES -202M72 <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 />