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8 <br /> Resolution (Approving the Boundary Agreement Amendment) <br /> A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX A OF THE WATER AND <br /> SEWER MANAGEMENT, PLANNING AND BOUNDARY AGREEMENT (WASMPBA) TO <br /> DESIGNATE 360.23 ACRES IN THE SOUTHEAST CHAPEL HILL AREA AS ­OWASA <br /> PRIMARY SERVICE AREA" (2023-11-15/R-5) <br /> WHEREAS, in 2001, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Orange County, and the Orange <br /> County Water and Sewer Authority ("OWASA") adopted a Water and Sewer Management, <br /> Planning and Boundary Agreement ("Agreement"); and <br /> WHEREAS, the Agreement was last amended on November 17, 2020; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro submitted a petition to the Town <br /> of Chapel Hill on June 14, 2023, requesting that the Town extend the water and sewer <br /> boundary along the US 15-501 South corridor to the Chatham County line; and <br /> WHEREAS, the petition notes that the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area is experiencing significant <br /> pressure on the housing supply which is causing prices of housing to increase by up to 20 <br /> percent per year; and <br /> WHEREAS, the petition also notes that approximately 43,000 workers commute into Chapel <br /> Hill daily; and <br /> WHEREAS, OWASA's Primary Service Area (Urban Services Area) is where water and/or <br /> sewer service is now provided or might reasonably be provided in the future; and <br /> WHEREAS, expanding the Primary Service Area to the Chatham County line will enable <br /> opportunities to expand housing diversity and bring more housing adjacent to a potential <br /> transit corridor; and <br /> WHEREAS, the 139 lots or portions of lots of Proposed New Service Area as shown on the <br /> map attached hereto, constituting a total area of approximately 360.23 acres, has been <br /> reviewed by OWASA and is technically feasible for provision of both water and sewer <br /> service; and <br /> WHEREAS, to ensure that this proposed service expansion aligns with our Climate Action <br /> plan and our goals of increasing middle housing (including but not limited to townhomes, <br /> triplexes, quadplexes, cottage courts) along with multi-modal infrastructure in this area, we <br /> request that our staff bring back additional steps or strategies the Town Council needs to <br /> take to guide growth in this area and achieve these results; 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 Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the <br /> Council approves amending Appendix A of the Agreement to designate approximately <br /> 360.23 acres in the southeast Chapel Hill area as an addition to the "OWASA Primary <br /> Service Area", as shown on the map attached hereto. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council hereby requests that the governing boards of <br /> the Town of Carrboro, the Town of Hillsborough, Orange County, and OWASA consider <br /> approval of the amendment. <br /> This the 15th day of November 2023. <br />