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<br />Page 2 <br />Agenda Item Abshact D(I) <br />September 6, 2005 <br />alternative should operate with gravity flow verses the proposed connection which relies <br />on the use of a pump station. An evaluation of this alternative may be worthwhile from <br />an overall benefit-cost and customer service perspective, and should assist in the <br />decision-making process. <br />Orange County is seeking feedback from parties to the .Joint Planning Agreement and <br />the Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement (water and sewer <br />agreement) since the site for the new Solid Waste Management Operations Center is <br />located within the rural buffer as defined by the ,joint planning agreement and within <br />OWASA's Long Term Interest Area as defined by the water and sewer agreement. <br />Orange County is referring to the Solid Waste Operations Center as an "essential <br />public facility" and is asking for comments on their request to OWASA for an <br />extension of public sewer to serve an essential public facility as provided for' by the <br />water and sewer boundary agreement. Relevant sections of both agreements are <br />provided as follows and the agreements are provided as attachments "C" and "D" <br />respectively, <br />Relevant Sections from the Joint Ptannine Agreement <br />Section 1.2((3) of'the Joint Planning Agreement defines the Rural Buffer as follows: <br />Rural Buffer. <br />That portion of the Joint Planning Area designated on the .Joint Planning Area Land <br />Use Map as such and designated in the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan as Rural <br />Residential, Agricultural, Public/Private Open Space, Resource Conservation, <br />Extractive/Disposal Use and the overlay district designated University Lake <br />Watershed Area. This area is further defined as being aloes-density area consisting <br />ofsingle-family homes situated on large lots having a minimum size of two (2) acres.. <br />The Rural Buffer is further defined as land which, although adjacent to an Urban or <br />Transition area, is coral in character and which will remain rural, contain low-density <br />residential uses and not require urban services (public utilities and other town <br />services). <br />Section 1.4 of Joint Planning Agreement incorporates the water and sewer agreement as <br />follows: <br />Linkage with the Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement <br />The Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement (hereinafter <br />WSMPBA) is incorporated into this agreement by reference. A copy of the <br />WSMPBA is Exhibit B to this agreement. Termination of the WSMPBA does not <br />terminate this agreement. The withdrawal by a party from the WSMPBA does not <br />constitute withdrawal from this agreement.. Termination of this agreement or <br />withdrawal from this agreement can only be accomplished as provided in this <br />agreement, <br />Relevant Sections from the Water and Sewer Agreement <br />Section III of the Water and Sewer Agreement defines OWASA Lone-Term Interest Area <br />as: <br />An area (as shown on the Water and Sewer Service Boundary Map, which is Appendix <br />A) within which public water and/or sewer service is not anticipated to be made, but if <br />09-06-2005#3 <br />