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City of Mebane and Orange County
Joint Meeting Agenda
September 18, 2014
Dinner 5:30 p.m., Meeting 6:00 p.m.
Mebane City Hall
106 East Washington Street
Mebane, NC 27302
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1) Call to Order, Welcome and Introductions ............ ............................... Glendel Stephenson, Mayor
Barry Jacobs, Chairman
2) Meeting Overview and Jurisdiction Updates .......... ............................... David Cheek, City Manager
Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager
3) Economic Development
a) Development Activity Update ............................................ ............................... Steve Brantley
County Economic Development Director
Morinaea America Status Report
In September 2013, Orange County, the City of Mebane and the State of North Carolina jointly
announced that Morinaga America Foods, Inc. selected a 21 -acre light industrial site where the
Company will build a 98,000 square foot candy production facility to make the "Hi- Chew" snack
product, employ 90 workers and invest up to $48 million.
• The site has been annexed and rezoned by the City of Mebane.
• Site work began in March 2014 and the Company plans to be in production by mid -2015.
• The site location in the Buckhorn Economic Development District is large enough to
accommodate additional plant expansions in the future.
• The 3,500 -foot access road is under construction by the North Carolina Department of
Transportation (NCDOT).
Draft Master Roadway Plan & Network Concept
Other Joint Economic Development Activities
The Orange County Economic Development office continues to market various properties within
the Buckhorn Economic Development District, such as the Oakwood Business Center in Mebane,
and the empty 51,400 square foot former Hancor manufacturing facility on U.S. 70 near
Buckhorn Road, to other industrial investment prospects. These properties have been submitted
to an increasing volume of new project inquiries originating from the North Carolina
Department of Commerce, from the listing realtor, local developers and the Research Triangle
Regional Partnership. The Orange County Economic Development office has a good dialog with
the City Manager's office and staff in Mebane, and anticipates seeing additional prospect
activity developing. Finally, increased effort is underway to prepare updated site maps and
marketing materials, and identify new properties for development within Mebane's city limits
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b) Infrastructure Update ...................... ..........................Craig Benedict, County Planning Director
Buckhorn Mebane EDD Utilities Phase 2 is a $4 million dollar water and sewer project. Over 3
miles of 16" water main and over 3 miles of sewer gravity create 'backbone' utility infrastructure
that will serve a 1,000 -acre economic development zone primarily south of the interstate. The
Phase 2 (Phase 1 provided service to Gravelly Hill Middle School in 2007) water and sewer
improvements are approaching completion. A portion of the 18" gravity sewer has been
completed that provided for the Morinaga project to proceed. The 16" water line loop along
East Washington Street to West Ten Road has been installed and is in the final testing phase.
Completion is expected within the next several months.
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c) Efland Sewer Changeover .............................. ............................... Darrell Russell, City Engineer
Design, engineering and construction plans for the Efland Sewer Changeover are progressing
and nearly complete. The final design as currently planned includes the following major
components:
The existing Brookhollow pump station (550 GPM peak & .32 MGD average) force main will be
redirected to a new 12" gravity sewer line that will flow to a new pump station on West Ten
Road (700 GPM peak & .40 MGD average). A 12" force main from the West Ten Road pump
station will connect to the existing 18" gravity sewer in Rock Quarry Rd. that flows to the
existing South Regional pump station (2500 GPM peak & 1.0 MGD average). The designs also
provide for possible future flow increases to the West Ten Road pump station and the Southeast
Regional pump station by pump or impeller change outs subject to treatment capacity
availability.
Future Considerations
1. City and County staff will need to develop an "Operation and Maintenance Agreement" for
the operation of the Efland Sewer System prior to the changeover.
2. The City of Mebane will be developing policies and procedures to address protocol for new
connections in the Efland sewer service area once the changeover is completed, including a
flow tracking system.
3. Both the City and County need to evaluate the amount of Orange County's sewer capacity
reservation. The Utility Service Agreement between Orange County and Mebane currently
reserves 250,000 GPD in the Mebane Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). With Morinaga
(^'30,000 GPD) and Efland (^'50,000 GPD) coming on line in the near future, only 170,000
GPD remain in the current reservation. As previously indicated, low volume water users are
desired for location in this area due to capacity limitations. Orange County may want to
consider increasing the reservation by participating in a capacity increase at the WWTP.
4) Transportation ................................................ ............................... ..........................Craig Benedict
a) Orange Public Transportation /Triangle Transit Connector Route
Triangle Transit, in partnership with Orange County and City of Mebane staff, is refining
logistical implementation details associated with the planned Mebane- Efland- Hillsborough-
Durham express bus route (with Route 420 connections to Chapel Hill). Phase 1 of the Orange
Durham Express (ODX) route has been implemented to Hillsborough. Phase II of Triangle
Transit's ODX is scheduled to come online in January 2015 completing the Mebane -
Hillsborough- Durham connection. During this same period, OPT will begin providing peak period
service from Mebane to Efland to Hillsborough to link with Triangle Transit. Research has shown
that over 1,400 people in the Mebane zip code work at Duke and UNC. Staff will provide any
other information at the meeting, and the governing boards can discuss issues related to this
item as necessary.
b) Mebane Park and Ride
Potential park- and -ride locations have been
identified in Mebane near 1 -85/40 including
the following near Mebane Oaks
Interchange:
1. MeclCenter Mebane (Cone Health)
2. Tanger Outlets
3. Vacant land behind Wendy's
Potential temporary sites for the park -and
ride lots include:
1. Walmart Shopping Center
2. Mebane /Cone Health Medical
Center
There may be an opportunity for Triangle
Transit to collaborate with the Piedmont
Authority for Regional Transportation
(PART) to implement a joint facility to serve
both the Orange County /Triangle Transit
regional express route and PART's plans for
connections from the Burlington and
Mebane areas to the Triangle region.
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c) Burlington- Graham Urban Metropolitan Planning Organization
Staff will provide information at the meeting, and the governing boards can discuss issues
related to this item as necessary.
d) Mattress Factory Road Interchange Opportunities
The Interchange Analysis and Corridor Study for Mattress Factory Road was completed in
November 2012. A modified diamond interchange design was recommended for the
interchange design. The conceptual design in this study considers one bridge structure over 1-
40/85 at the new interchange with Attachment 3a -1 - Mattress Factory Road study area
a 5 -lane cross - section, and a bike
lane and sidewalk. The
interchange design would also
require the relocation of a portion
of the Industrial Drive Service
Road.
The Buckhorn Road intersection
was studied as part of the
Mattress Factory Road Study. The
study found that under future
(2018) traffic conditions, Buckhorn
Road at 1 -40 Eastbound Ramps are
expected to operate at level of
service (LOS) F during the weekday
peak hours. The traffic study did
not consider any future
developments in the Buckhorn
EDD, so the impact to Buckhorn
Road could be notably greater
than anticipated by the study. The
first development in the Buckhorn
EDD will be completed next year,
with more anticipated pending
completion of public water and
sewer infrastructure in the area.
The 1 -85/40 New Interchange
project is listed on the Burlington -
Graham Metropolitan Planning
Organization (B -G MPO)
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). In order to receive approval of an interchange at
the proposed location from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), additional studies and
coordination would be required. Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the
governing boards can discuss issues related to this item as necessary.
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3a -2 - Mattress Factory Road Recommended Interchange Design
5) School Site Collaboration ................................ ............................... ..........................Craig Benedict
Bonnie Hammersley
a) Future School Siting Process
Orange County and the City of Mebane, over the years, have been pursuing collaborative
planning in areas of mutual interest. Discussions between Orange County Schools (OCS) officials
and County officials note that a new elementary school may be needed for the district before
the SAPFO projection of 2022 -23. The Orange County Planning and Inspections Department,
based on the guidance from the SOCC, is initiating the school siting process, if only for land -
banking purposes to meet future needs. Past discussions have suggested the next OCS
elementary school be sited within the City of Mebane's utility service area because of the
continued growth within the western portion of the county concentrated around the City of
Mebane.
Planning staff has begun evaluating the existing "Policy on Planning and Funding School Capital
Projects" and the pre - planning phase of the process. Criteria will be created based on national,
state, and local guidelines, as well as utilizing smart growth principles and input from our
planning partners at this phase to select a site that will be the most suitable and effective for a
successful elementary school site. Once criteria has been created, staff will continue the process
by creating a series of GIS maps to locate parcels in the search area that meet the list of criteria
and analyze which sites may act best for a future land banking site.
Future School Site Zones `' -�
b) School Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance ( SAPFO)
The Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance ( SAPFO) and its Memorandum of
Understanding are ordinances and agreements, respectively. Since annual changing conditions
of membership, capacity and student projections may affect the School Capital Investment Plan
(CIP), a formal annual report is completed each year as new information is available. The annual
report and any comments from the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance partners is
considered in the first half of each year by the Board of County Commissioners and "certified" to
be formally considered in the process of the upcoming Capital Investment Plan.
The City of Mebane lies partially within Orange County and students within the Orange County
portion of Mebane attend Orange County schools. However, the City of Mebane is not a party
to the SAPFO agreement and therefore does not require that CAPS (Certificate of Adequate
Public Schools) be issued prior to development approvals. In previous years, development
activity and platting of new subdivisions increased within the Orange County portion of Mebane.
While the "Great Recession" somewhat curbed new platting and new construction in the past
few years, Mebane has begun exhibiting strong residential growth in 2013 -14. The significant
proposed residential growth occurring within Mebane's jurisdiction has not been fully entered
into the historically based projection methods and there are still a substantial number of
approved, but undeveloped residential lots. Currently, there are approximately 1,000 approved
undeveloped residential lots in the portion of Mebane that lies within Orange County. With an
uptick in residential activity, increased coordination with the City of Mebane regarding
development issues may be necessary, especially as it relates to the SAPFO.
6) Recreation — Lake Michael Trails .......................... ..........................Chris Rollins, Asst. City Manager
As Orange County continues to discuss a future bond referendum for public improvements, Mebane
would be interested in funding some potential trail improvements within Orange County and
Mebane. Mebane is planning to complete is Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan later this year which will
show future trails in the Orange County side of Mebane and around Lake Michael. The following
map shows some of the possible trails around Lake Michael. Staff will provide any other information
at the meeting, and the governing boards can discuss issues related to this item as necessary.
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7) Other Topics for Discussion
8) Adjournment ....................................... ............................... Mayor Stephenson & Chairman Jacobs