Agenda 03-07-24; 6-a - Amendments to the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement

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13 0R0 RESOLUTION Amending the Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Orange County and OWASA o 17 541, Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement ITN C NRw WHEREAS, in 2001, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Orange County, and OWASA adopted a Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement(WASMPBA); and WHEREAS,the agreement was last amended on Nov. 17, 2020; and WHEREAS,the Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro submitted a petition to the Town of Chapel Hill on June 14, 2023, requesting that the town extend the water and sewer boundary along the US 15-501 South corridor to the Chatham County line; and WHEREAS, OWASA's Primary Service Area (Urban Services Area) is where water and/or sewer service is now provided or might reasonably be provided in the future; and WHEREAS, the area proposed for inclusion into OWASA's Primary Service Area is within the Town of Chapel Hill's planning jurisdiction and is currently designated as either Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) or"Transition Area" on the Orange County- Chapel Hill - Carrboro Joint Planning Land Use Plan Map and Agreement; and WHEREAS, both of these designations expect urban services,such as public water and sewer will be provided; and WHEREAS, the area proposed for designation as OWASA Primary Service Area has been reviewed by OWASA and is technically feasible for the provision of both water and sewer service; and WHEREAS, amendments to the agreement require the approval of all signatories to the agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners approves the amendments to Appendix A of the agreement to designate additional "Primary Service Area" in Chapel Hill's jurisdiction as shown on the map attached hereto. Approved this 12th day of February of the year 2024. ° R o AACJ BW Mark Bell, Mayor y Town of Hillsborough o �7 54`, C A�°~ Attestation: Sarah Kimrey,Town qlerk