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MEMORANDUM Page 5 of 6 I~ RESOLUTION B A RESOLUTION FINDING THAT ORANGE COUNTY PROPOSAL TO EXTEND WATER AND SEWER TO A SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS CENTER LOCATED IN THE RURAL BUFFER IS DEEMED AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITY (2005-09-12/R-19b) WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners in a letter dated August 10, 2005 requested comments from the Chapel Hill Town Council on the proposal to apply to OWASA to extend water and sewer facilities into the Joint Planning Area Rural Buffer to service a new Orange County Solid Waste Operations Center; and WHEREAS, the proposed Solid Waste Operations Center site is located within OWASA's Long- Term Interest Area as defined in the Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement (Water and Sewer Boundary Agreement) adopted by Orange County, Cazrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough; and WHEREAS, the Joint Planning Agreement adopted by Orange County, Cazrboro and Chapel Hill defines the Rural Buffer as an area that is rural in character and which will remain rural, contain low- density residential uses and not require urban services (public utilities and other town services); and WHEREAS, the Water and Sewer Boundary Agreement allows the extension of water and sewer facilities to exclusively serve an "essential public facility" located within OWASA's bong-Term Interest Area which includes the rural buffer ; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council finds the C.ounty's request for extending water and sewer facilities to serve the proposed Solid Waste Operations Center is consistent with the water and sewer boundary agreement authorizing the extension of water and sewer to serve an essential public facility.. This the 12d' day of September, 2005, http://townhall.townofchapelhill.org/agendas/ca050912/ 12-proposal_to~rovide_water_an,.. 9/ 14/2005