HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2004-007 Resolution approving Interlocal Agreement with Mebane - Orange Co -Buckhorn EDD Area1~~5 -aoo ~ - 0 0 '7.
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS `~a-
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A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MEBANE, NORTH .CAROLINA AND
ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
PROVIDING FOR MEBANE PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER SERVICE
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WHEREAS, .the City of Mebane is in part located in Orange County; its extra-territorial
planning jurisdiction is also in part located in Orange County; and
'WHEREAS, in 1999, the City of Mebane and Orange County began discussions to
pursue elements of cooperative planning in areas of mutual interest; and
WHEREAS, cooperation and communication between governments are important
facets of quality land use development and effective government; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the discussions, a 1999 resolution of agreement regarding
satellite annexations was approved; and
WHEREAS, ongoing cooperation since then has fostered continued dialogue regarding
land use and utility planning in the area of western Orange County near
the City of Mebane; and
WHEREAS, Orange County's land use and zoning plans designate areas near
Buckhorn Road and I/85 - I/40 as an Economic Development Districts
which is compatible in use with existing industry in the area and intended
to promote a high quality pattern of non-residential growth; and
WHEREAS, some existing homes and churches in the area have been reported to
have fragile well and septic systems; and
WHEREAS, development activity in the I-85/Buckhorn Road EDD has not occurred
because of a lack of public water and sewer; and
WHEREAS, Orange County wants to partner with the .City of Mebane to make possible
the installation of public water and sewer in a part of the I-85/Buckhorn
' Road EDD and to Commercial/Industrial nodes in the vicinity of the I-
85/Buckhorn Road EDD to provide public water and sewer service to
existing homes, where possible, and make available public water and
sewer service to new economic development activity; and
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WHEREAS, Orange County has obtained a $900,000 grant from the federal
government to install a primary sewer system in the area; and
WHEREAS, research shows that the City of Mebane is a logical choice as a public
sewer and water provider based on its proximity and technically sound
infrastructure and available capacity to provide potable water, sewer
treatment and fire suppression system pressures; and
WHEREAS, an interlocal agreement can set the limits of utility service, so areas will be
clearly delineated where public water and sewer systems will be available
and where they will not be available; and
WHEREAS, the development process is intended to occur under Orange County's
EDD Design Guidelines and/or zoning regulations while under Orange
County's jurisdiction employing a collaborative courtesy review process
with the City of Mebane; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the interlocal agreement, property owners/developers
desirous of public water and sewer will sign a utility agreement with the
City of Mebane; and
WHEREAS, properties not within the City of Mebane are subject to City of Mebane `out
of town' rates for water and sewer service; and
WHEREAS, Orange County has a role in helping locate schools on appropriate sites
having desirable characteristics such as compatibility with County land
use planning and having readily available public water and sewer utility
services; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Education has identified the
Efland/Cheeks/Mebane community as the area where a new middle
school would best meet the needs of the school population in the school
district; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Education has identified a potential school
' site within the I-85/Buckhorn Road EDD and adjacent to the core
elements of a proposed wastewater collection system intended to serve
the I-85/Buckhorn EDD; and
WHEREAS, the projected .opening for a new Orange County Schools middle school
puts time constraints on school site acquisition, school design, school
construction activities and whatever utility construction is required to
ensure that water and wastewater utilities are available to the site; and
WHEREAS, such an Interlocal Agreement is in the best interests of the citizens of the
City of Mebane and the citizens of Orange County.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the public water and sewer service
agreement, a copy of which is Exhibit A hereto, is, subject to final review and approval
as to legal form by the County Attorney, approved. The Chair and the Clerk to the
Board are authorized to sign the agreement in its final form.
pon raiotion of Commissioner ~ ,seconded by Commissioner
the foregoing resolution w~pted this the ~-day of
2004.
1, Donna S. Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of
Orange, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foreg ing is a true copy of so
much of the proceedings of said Board at a meeting held on , 2004 as
relates in any way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proce ings are
recorded in Minute Book No. of the minutes of said Board.
2004.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said unty, thiso~ day of
Clerk to the Boar of Commissioners
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