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MEMORANDUM <br />Page .3 of 6 <br />I~ . <br />Environmental Benefits: <br />We believe that there would be environmental benefits to connecting the facility as envisioned to <br />water and sewer services rather than to rely on a well and on-site septic system or' alternative <br />wastewater treatment system.. <br />Procedural Option: <br />A procedural option that could be explored would involve an amendment to the .Ioint Planning Area <br />Land Use Plan and Map to include the proposed Solid Waste Operations Center site within Chapel <br />Hill's Transition Area. If this item is included on the agenda for the September 29 Assembly of <br />Governments meeting this option could be discussed. <br />CONCLUSIONS <br />We believe that there aze provisions within the existing policies, plans and agreement concerning this <br />location that would allow for the extension of public utilities to an essential public facility in the <br />Rural Buffer. We also believe that it would be beneficial for the Council to receive additional <br />information about the County's proposal before offering comments or taking other action. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Man_ager's Recommendation: We recommend that the Council adopt Resolution A requesting that <br />the Boazd of County Commissioners present additional information about this proposed development <br />at the Assembly of Governments on September 29, 2005. Alternatively, the Council could conclude <br />that it has sufficient information to agree or disagree that the proposed development is an essential <br />public facility. Resolution B would find that the proposed Solid Waste Operations Center is an <br />essential public facility and is consistent with the water and sewer boundary agreement. Resolution C_. <br />would find that the proposed Solid Waste Operations Center is not an essential public facility and is <br />not consistent with the water and sewer boundary agreement. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />1. Memorandum to Orange County Board of Commissioners dated May_17~ 2005 (p. 7). <br />2. Letter to Mayor Foy dated August 10 2005 (p. 11). <br />3. Location Map (p. 14). <br />4. Summary of Agreements (p. 15). <br />5. Water and Sewer Management. Plamring and Boundary Agreement, November 2001 (p. 35), <br />http://townhalhtownofchapelhill, org/agendas/ca050912/ 12-proposal_to~rovide_water_an,,. 9/14/2005 <br />