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Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a 2022 Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with Orange County and Town of Carrboro Related to the Historic Rogers Road Area Private Sewer Service Lateral Connection Installation for Qualified Low-to- Moderate Income Homeowners Cost Share.
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Staff:
Department:
Colleen Willger, Planning Director
Planning Department
Judy Johnson, Assistant Planning Director
Overview: The proposed amendment primarily relates to adding preamble language to the previously amended 2020 Interlocal Agreement to expand the potential number of Historic Rogers Road area properties that may be eligible to receive public financial support to cover the capital costs of private sewer lateral connections.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council adopt Resolution A, authorizing the Town Manager to sign the attached 2022 Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement between Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro, and Chapel Hill. Text changes are highlighted in the attachment.
BACKGROUND
The recently constructed Historic Rogers Road Area gravity sewer system 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 Report1. The costs associated with the design and construction of the sewer system were shared between Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro as specified in an Interlocal Agreement entered into on December 20162.
Chapel Hill, in partnership with Town of Carrboro and Orange County (also known as the partners), are providing 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 Low-Moderate Income (LMI) homeowners of existing dwelling units l...
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