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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 18, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. I- y- <br />SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing Agreements Between Norfolk Southern Railway <br />Company, the North Carolina Railroad, and Orange County for the Installation and <br />Maintenance of a Sanitary Sewer Pipeline for Barber & Ross Facility in The Buckhorn Road <br />Economic Development District <br />DEPARTMENT: Economic Development PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Attachment A: Resolution <br />Attachment B: Agreement between the <br />County and Norfolk Southern Railway <br />Company <br />Attachment C: Agreement between the <br />County and the North Carolina Railroad <br />Attachment D: Agreement between the <br />County and Barber & Ross <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Dianne Reid, ext 2325 <br />Paul Thames, ext. 2303 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 9684501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: <br />In order to complete the installation of a sanitary sewer line connecting the Barber & Ross plant <br />to the Efland Sewer System, it is necessary to bore under the railroad which lies north of the <br />property. Norfolk Southern requires that the agreement covering such a connection be with a <br />public body rather than a private entity. The attached Resolution (Attachment A) authorizes the <br />County Manager to sign the agreements with Norfolk Southern (Attachment B) and with the <br />North Carolina Railroad (Attachment C), and the attached Agreement (Attachment D) spells out <br />the obligations of the County and Barber & Ross regarding this matter. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />As previously authorized by the Board of County Commissioners, Barber & Ross is connecting <br />its sanitary sewer stream to the Efland Sewer System by constructing a pump station and <br />running a 3-inch pipeline to the nearest manhole on Route 70. This project requires boring <br />under the railroad owned by the North Carolina Railroad and leased to Norfolk Southern. <br />Because of the difficulty of securing railway permits, the agreements ensure that the proposed <br />boring and pipe casing will serve as the connector if and when sewer is extended throughout <br />the Economic Development District. Accordingly, the County and Barber & Ross have agreed <br />that: <br />• Barber & Ross will purchase and maintain the required liability insurance covering the <br />pipeline, and will indemnify the County to the extent of the insurance limits;