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<br /> <br />Page 2 of 10 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, representatives of the County and Towns have previously agreed in <br />principle that 65 of the 84 Heritage Lots in the Rogers Road Sewer Project Area had <br />existing dwellings located on the respective Heritage Lot parcels concurrent with the <br />release date of the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force Report (based on <br />the evaluation of March 2013 aerial imagery), and have identified the 65 Heritage Lots <br />with existing dwellings; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 65 Heritage Lots in the Rogers Road Sewer Project Area with existing <br />dwelling units may have household income levels at or below 80% of the area median <br />income as defined by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, representatives of the County and Towns have previously agreed in <br />principle to jointly fund the installation of private sewer service lateral connections for <br />the 65 Heritage Lots with existing dwellings and with household income levels at or <br />below 80% of the area median income (LMI Heritage Lot Households) to the public <br />sewer system under construction; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, as defined in the following schedule, the timeline for joint funding coverage <br />will begin after the execution of this Agreement by all Parties and upon the County’s <br />receipt of a valid dated application from the LMI Heritage Lot Household: Year 1 and <br />Year 2 (100% cost coverage); Year 3 (50% cost coverage); Year 4 and beyond (0% <br />cost coverage); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, representatives of the County and Towns have previously agreed in <br />principle that the County will solicit competitive bids from licensed local plumbing <br />contractors, and will select the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the <br />installation of private sewer service lateral connections for LMI Heritage Lot <br />Households; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the County has pre-allocated $220,000 for the installation of private sewer <br />service lateral connections for LMI Heritage Lot Households wishing to connect, to be <br />reimbursed by the Towns, in part, in accordance with this Agreement; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the County’s expenditures for the installation of private sewer service <br />lateral connections for LMI Heritage Lot Households will include the cost of installation <br />by the lowest responsive and responsible bidder of the private sewer service lateral and <br />associated appurtenances (i.e. from the existing sewer service stub-out at the property <br />line to the household to be served), the cost of disconnecting and abandoning the <br />existing septic system per County standards, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority <br />(OWASA) sewer system development fee, and all other applicable fees; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the total number of LMI Heritage Lot Households wishing to connect within <br />the specified three-year period for joint funding (i.e. Year 1, Year 2, Year 3) and the <br />exact cost for each LMI Heritage Lot Household wishing to connect are unknown at this <br />time due to the variable sizes of the dwellings to be served, the variable distances <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 384CD59B-6E10-4B9C-BA6B-376259C3B5A6