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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 14, 2006 Action Agenda Item No. 5 - h SUBJECT: Approval of Easements for Gravelly Hill Middle School DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Declarations of Amended & Revised INFORMATION CONTACT: Easements (Joint Access and Geoffrey Gledhill - 732-2196 Parking) Craig Benedict - 245-2585 Utility Easements (Water and Sewer Lines) Sewer Lift Station Easement PURPOSE: To authorize the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners to sign easement documents for utility and access for Orange County Gravelly Hill Middle School and West Ten Soccer Center. BACKGROUND: In October 2004, the Board of County Commissioners and Orange County Board of Education created an interlocal agreement setting forth a variety of aspects related to the construction of Gravelly Hill Middle School and the West Ten Soccer Center. These included the `Exploration of Cost Saving Approaches', `Special Use Permit', `Smart Growth Considerations', and `Interlocal Agreement' related in part to cross-access and parking easements for joint use. Subsequent to that agreement, both parcels are now under County ownership. Public water and sewer utilities have now been installed and easements reflecting their location have been prepared. The utility easements (including the sewage lift station) are jointly declared between Orange County and the Orange County Board of Education for future conveyance to the City of Mebane who has accepted maintenance of the utilities. Since they are public, Orange County has access for extension. in the future to the West Ten Soccer Center. In addition, the joint access driveway bridging the two projects (school and park) has been adjusted to the east to accommodate better traffic sight visibility. Accordingly, a revised joint access easement is also provided herein. The access easement is declared between Orange County to the Orange County Board of Education (Orange County presently holds lands on behalf of the Orange County School District), so in any future event, joint use and access will be assured. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Attorney for the Orange County Board of Education and the Orange County Attorney's Office have prepared the easements. RECOMMENDATION(S): The. Manager recommends the Board of County Commissioners authorize the Chair to sign the easements.