Agenda - 01-21-20 8-k - Revised Interlocal Agreement with Towns Related to the Historic Rogers Road Area Private Sewer Service Lateral Connection Installations for Qualified LMI Homeowners

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: January 21, 2020 Action Agenda Item No. 8-k SUBJECT: Revised Interlocal Agreement with Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro Related to the Historic Rogers Road Area Private Sewer Service Lateral Connection Installations for Qualified Low-to-Moderate-Income (LMI) Homeowners — Cost Share DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACTS: 1. Executed Interlocal Agreement Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 2. Revised Interlocal Agreement for 919-245-2592 Approval Consideration Christopher Sandt, Staff Engineer, 3. Revised Lot Map (November 25, 2019) 919-245-2583 PURPOSE: To approve a revised Interlocal Agreement between Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro to jointly fund the costs of private sewer service lateral connection installations for qualified Low-to-Moderate-Income (LMI) homeowners in the Historic Rogers Road sewer service area. The revision primarily relates to modifying the method of hiring licensed plumbers to install the onsite private sewer lateral connections. BACKGROUND: The newly constructed Historic Rogers Road Area gravity sewer system is a public system owned by Orange County and operated by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA). The general contractor for the sewer expansion project has installed approximately 108 sewer service stub-outs/clean-outs to lots within the Historic Rogers Road sewer service area. The design and construction of the Historic Rogers Road Area gravity sewer system was initiated based on the recommendations contained within the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force Final Report dated September 17, 2013. The 67-page Report is available on-line at https://www.townofchapelhill.org/home/showdocument?id=25341. The costs associated with the design and construction of the gravity sewer system were shared between Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro as specified in an Interlocal Agreement entered into on December 13, 2016. Orange County, in partnership with the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, will be providing joint funding to cover the costs of private sewer service lateral connection installations, septic tank abandonments and payments of OWASA sewer system development fees for qualified LMI homeowners of existing dwellings located on Heritage Lots within the Historic Rogers Road sewer service area. The costs associated with private sewer service lateral connection installations for qualified LMI homeowners were shared between Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro as specified in a separate Interlocal Agreement entered into on July 1, 2019 (Attachment 1).