Stewardship Committee Agenda
Legislative Committee Agenda
Budget Comittee Agenda
Acquistion Committee Agenda
Restoration/Stormwater Committee Agenda
Infrastructure/Wastewater Committee Agenda
Board of Trustees
Clean Water Management Trust Fund
Holiday Inn
5630 Dillard Drive
Cary, North Carolina
Monday, July 11, 2005
AGENDA
Executive Order Number One mandates that the Chair inquire as to whether any Trustee knows of any conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest with respect to matters on the agenda. If any Trustee knows of a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest, please so state at this time.
Robert D. Howard, Chairman, Presiding
8:30 AM - A. Call to Order - Chairman Howard
• Welcome to Cary - The Honorable Ernie McAlister, Mayor
• Welcome to Western Wake County - The Honorable Keith Weatherly, Mayor of Apex
• Roll Call - Gina Weaver
• Executive Order Number One - Chairman Howard
• Revisions, additions and adoption of the Agenda - Chairman Howard (Action Item)
• Please put cell phones on vibrate or off - Chairman Howard
• Review and approval of the transcript of the May 16, 2005 meeting of the Board of Trustees in Goldsboro - Chairman Howard (Action Item)
• Adopt 2006 CWMTF Schedule - Chairman Howard (Action Item)
• May 20, 2005 Meeting of the Wildlife Resources Commission - Trustee Wright
• May 25, 2005 Tour of Camp Lejeune - Trustees Coleman, Smith & Wright
• June 4, 2005 Little Sugar Creek Greenway Dedication - Trustee Markey
• June 8, 2005 Land & Water Conservation Day - Trustees McMillan, Smith & Wright
• June 10, 2005 Letter from James A. Johnson, Jr., Chairman of the NC Marine Fisheries Commission to CWMTF regarding oyster restoration - Chairman Howard
• Recognize CWMTF Advisory Committee Members - Chairman Howard
8:45 am - B. Update on Western Wake Regional Wastewater Management Facility - Francine Durso (Information Item)
Leila Goodwin, PE, Town of Cary, Water Resources Manager
8:55 am - C. Public Comments (Three Minutes Per Person) - Chairman Howard
• Kevin Brice, Executive Director, Triangle Land Conservancy
• Sig Hutchinson, Chairman, Wake County Open Space Advisory Committee
• Doug McRainey, Park Planning Manager, Town of Cary
9:05 am - D. Stewardship Committee Report - Chairman Baddour (See July 10, 2005 Stewardship Committee Agenda)
9:20 am - E. Legislative Committee Report - Chairman McMillan (See July 10, 2005 Legislative Committee Agenda)
9:30 am - F. Budget Committee Report - Chairman Vaughan (See July 10, 2005 Committee Agenda)
9:40 am - G. Executive Director's Report - Bill Holman
• Introduction of CWMTF Administrative Officer Christopher Fipps - Francine Durso
• 2004-2005 Budget Update - Francine Durso
• Status of Active Contracts - Francine Durso
• Status of Draft Contracts - Francine Durso
• Robin Hammond's Appointment to the Council of the NC Bar Association's Real Property Section - Bill Holman
• Nancy Guthrie's Graduation from Natural Resources Leadership Institute - Bill Holman
• July Communications Report- Lisa Schell
• April 20, 2005 Letter of Thanks from Dan Brown, Superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway to CWMTF and CTNC - Bill Holman
• May 2005 Local Parks & Recreation Trust Fund Grant Awards - Bill Holman
• May 26, 2005 Land Letter on timber divestment - Bill Holman
• Tennessee Heritage Conservation Trust Fund - Bill Holman
• Georgia Land Conservation Trust Fund - Bill Holman
• June 1, 2005 Letter from Wendell Gilliam, Deanna Osmond and Robert Evans of NC State University regarding riparian buffers - Tom Jones
• June 6, 2005 Letter from NC Coastal Land Trust to Hyde County (CWMTF #2001A-014) - Damon Tatem
• June 7, 2005 Land Trust Alliance News Release on Appraisal Standards - Bill Holman
• June 8, 2005 Washington Post on US Senate Finance Committee hearing on tax incentives for conservation easements - Bill Holman
• June 9, 2005 Greenwire on US Senate Finance Committee hearing on tax incentives for conservation easements - Bill Holman
• June 12, 2005 CQ Green Sheet on Financing Water Infrastructure - Bill Holman
• June 2005 Governing magazine on "Keeping the Outdoors Open" - Bill Holman
• Status of US Environmental Protection Agency's Budget, including Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund - Bill Holman
• NC Coastal Federation's 2004 Annual Report - Bill Holman
• June 23, 2005 Land Letter on loss of forestland - Bill Holman
• June 27, 2005 Fontana Lake Event (CWMTF #2004A-510) - Tom Massie
• July 8, 2005 Tour and Talk to New Hanover County Watershed Management Advisory Board - Lisa Schell & Bill Holman
• CWMTF Investments in Wake County - Bill Holman
• Letters of Support for CWMTF Projects - Bill Holman
• Electronic Applications to CWMTF? - Bill Holman
10:00 am - H. Break
10:10 am - I. Attorney General's Report - Frank Crawley
10:15 am - J. Update on NC Division of Water Quality's Voluntary, Regulatory, and Educational Stormwater Management Programs - Bradley Bennett
The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) has a number of programs that regulate stormwater pollution. DWQ began implementation of Phase II stormwater rules last year. DWQ recently issued Phase II stormwater permits to a number of municipalities. DWQ has proposed a Universal Stormwater Management Program. See www.h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/usmp.htm . DENR and DWQ provide public education about stormwater pollution at www.ncstormwater.org .
10:50 am - K. Allocation of CWMTF Grants - Chairman Howard (Potential Action Item)
1) 2004A and 2004B Grant Cycles Funded Projects Distributions - Tom Jones
Howard suggested that staff evaluate whether need to solicit more applications for the certain regions and project types. We need to be funding all types and in all the regions in accordance with our statutes. Markey suggested that we solicit proposals from regions of the state, such as the Yadkin River Basin, that aren't extensively covered by the state stormwater program and whose water quality is being impacted. Hollan concerned that an upfront allocation to each Committee might not lend itself to funding the best projects overall. Wright suggested that Board needs to look at the future funding blocks that the CREP program may need and acknowledge that CREP fits into the restoration project type as well as an acquisition project type. Cragnolin stated that this is a very unusual funding cycle with uncharacteristic regional and project type distributions.
11:30 am - L. 2004B-040 - Division of Soil & Water Conservation's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) - Chairman Howard (Information & Discussion Item)
DENR Secretary Bill Ross wrote CWMTF on June 28, 2005 to update the Board on DENR's efforts and recommendations to improve CREP.
11:50 pm - M. Acquisition Committee Report - Chair Cragnolin (See July 10, 2005 Acquisition Committee Agenda) (Action Items)
12:05 pm - N. Working Lunch
12:20 pm - O. Restoration/Stormwater Committee Report - Chairman Beane (See July 10, 2005 Restoration/Stormwater Committee Agenda) (Action Items)
12:30 pm - P. Infrastructure/Wastewater Committee Report - Chairman Mosley (See July 10, 2005 Infrastructure/Wastewater Committee Agenda) (Action Items)
12:40 pm - Q. Summary of 2005B Cycle Applications Received on June 1 - Tom Jones (Information Item) List of applications online
12:55 pm - R. Discussion
1:10 pm - S. Adjourn
CWMTF Announcements
The Town of Apex has invited CWMTF Trustees, guests and staff to tour property acquired for a new park on Beaver Creek (CWMTF Project #s 2001B-001 & 2004A-001) on Sunday, July 10. Meet at Apex Town Hall at 73 Hunter Street (near the intersection of Hunter and Salem Streets) at 10:30 am. See www.apexnc.org or www.apexchamber.com for more information about Apex. The Town of Cary will also brief CWMTF Trustees about its park and greenway project on White Oak Creek (CWMTF Project #s 2000A-003, 2001B-004 & 2004A-003).
The CWMTF Acquisition Committee (Trustees Cragnolin, Chair; Baddour, Garrett, Hollan, Lathrop, McLean, & Vaughan) will meet at 12:30 pm on Sunday, July 10 at the Holiday Inn at 5630 Dillard Drive in Cary.
The CWMTF Restoration/Stormwater Committee (Trustees Beane, Chairman; Coleman, Hester, Markham, McMillan & Weston) will meet at 1:40 pm on Sunday, July 10 at the Holiday Inn at 5630 Dillard Drive in Cary.
The CWMTF Infrastructure/Wastewater Committee (Trustees Mosley, Chairman; Howard, Markey, Smith & Wright) will meet at 2:25 pm on Sunday, July 10 at the Holiday Inn at 5630 Dillard Drive in Cary.
The CWMTF Stewardship Committee (Trustees Baddour, Chairman; Hollan, McMillan, Mosley, Vaughan & Wright) will meet at 3:30 pm on Sunday, July 10 at the Holiday Inn at 5630 Dillard Drive in Cary.
The CWMTF Legislative Committee (Trustee McMillan, All Trustees) will meet at 4:50 pm on Sunday, July 10 at the Holiday Inn at 5630 Dillard Drive in Cary.
The CWMTF Budget Committee (Trustees Vaughan, Chairman; Coleman, Howard, Markey, McMillan, & Smith) will meet at 5:30 pm on Sunday, July 10 at the Holiday Inn at 5630 Dillard Drive in Cary.
CWMTF Committee meetings will begin upon the conclusion of the previous Committee meeting and may start before or after the time shown on the agenda.
All CWMTF Committee meetings are open to the public; all Trustees are welcome.
Kim and Kevin Markham have invited CWMTF Trustees, guests, and staff to a reception followed by dinner at Vespa Ristorante at 200 South Academy Street in downtown Cary at 6:30 pm on Sunday, July 10. Contact 919-319-5656 if you need directions.
CWMTF Trustees and staff are staying and meeting at the Holiday Inn, Cary at 5630 Dillard Drive in Cary. Contact 919-851-1220 for more information.
See www.townofcary.org , www.boothampitheatre.com (Regency Park), and www.carychamber.com for more information about Cary.
CWMTF Staff will meet at 9:00 am on Tuesday, July 12 in Raleigh.
The Board of Trustees of the Clean Water Management Trust Fund will meet August 7-8 in Charlotte, September 11-12 in Rutherford County, October 9-10 in Edenton, and November 13-14 in Raleigh.
The next deadline for applications for grants from CWMTF is December 1, 2005.
See www.cwmtf.net for more information.
Other Announcements
The NC Division of Water Quality issued a general permit, as part of the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II program, to control stormwater pollution in May. See http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/documents/NCG23_general_permit.pdf .
NC Wildlife Resources Commission submitted its Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy to the US Fish & Wildlife Service for review and approval in May. Salinda Daley will step down as strategy development coordinator on July 30, 2005. Contact her at salinda.daley@ncwildlife.org or 252-726-5177. Scott Van Horn has been named "interim" strategy coordinator for WRC. Contact him at 919-528-9886 or scott.vanhorn@ncwildlife.org .
The US Environmental Protection Agency released its 2004 annual report on the Clean Water State Revolving Loan program highlighting activities and successes through the last fifteen years. See www.epa.gov/owmitnet/cwfinance/cwsrf/ .
The National River Restoration Science Synthesis (NRRSS) is trying to integrate access to disparate databases on river and stream restoration projects across the country. See http://nrrss.nbii.gov . NRRSS is a collaborative project of American Rivers, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the US Geological Survey's National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII). Contact Ron Sepic at 703-648-4219 or ron_sepic@usgs.gov .
Jim Stevens, former director of the NC Division of Parks & Recreation and former President of Friends of State Parks died on June 2, 2005 at age 82.
The 26 th Annual Festival for the Eno is July 2-4, 2005 at West Point on the Eno Park in Durham. All proceeds will be used to purchase and protect Eno River parklands. See www.enoriver.org .
The Board of Trustees of the Parks & Recreation Authority will meet at Kerr Lake State Recreation Area on July 22-23, 2005 and at Stone Mountain State Park on October 14-15, 2005. Contact Robin Munger at NC Division of Parks & Recreation at 919-715-2661 or http://ils.unc.edu/parkproject/partfund /html.
The deadline to apply for grants from the Tobacco Trust Fund is August 1, 2005. See www.tobaccotrustfund.org or call 919-733-2160. The Tobacco Trust Fund Commission plans to award grants on October 31, 2005.
Dan Brown, Superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway, will retire from the National Park Service on August 1, 2005.
The deadline to apply for grants from the Natural Heritage Trust Fund is about August 8, 2005. Contact Linda Pearsall at 919-715-4195 or http://ils.unc.edu/parkproject/heritage/nhtf.html .
The NC Association of County Commissioners will meet at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte on August 25-28, 2005. Contact www.ncacc.org .
Acquisition Committee
(Trustees Cragnolin, Chair; Baddour, Garrett, Hollan, Lathrop, McLean & Vaughan)
Holiday Inn
5630 Dillard Drive
Cary, North Carolina
Sunday, July 10, 2005
AGENDA
Karen Cragnolin, Chair, Presiding
12:30 pm - M-A. Call to Order
• Welcome - Chair Cragnolin
• Executive Order Number One - Chair Cragnolin
• Revisions, additions and adoption of the Agenda - Chair Cragnolin
12:35 pm - M-B. Status of Active Donated Easement and Mini-Grant Contracts - Francine Durso (Information Item)
12:40 pm - M-C. Requests for Donated Easement Grants - Chair Cragnolin & CWMTF Staff (Action Items)
CWMTF staff recommends that the Board allocate $500,000 for donated easement grants in fiscal year 2005-2006 to pay the transaction and stewardship costs associated with the donation of conservation easements. The Board allocated $400,000 for donated easement grants in fiscal year 2004-2005. The Board committed all the funds.
CWMTF staff has reviewed and recommends that the Board approve the following requests for donated easement grants. The easements will be held by land trusts - not by the State of North Carolina.
• 2005D-001 - Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust's November 30, 2004 $15,000 request for a Donated Easement Grant on the Almond farm on Piney Creek in Alleghany County -- Bern Schumak
• 2005D-002 - Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust's November 30, 2004 $25,000 request for a Donated Easement Grant on the Hilton Crews farm on Lewis Fork Creek in Wilkes County - Bern Schumak
• 2005D-003 - Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust's November 30, 2004 $24,000 request for a Donated Easement Grant on the Swansie Shepard farm on Little Horse Creek in Ashe County - Bern Schumak
• 2005D-004 - Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust's December 28, 2004 $24,000 request for a Donated Easement Grant on the Davis tract on Little Horse Creek in Ashe County - Bern Schumak
• 2005D-005 - Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust's April 29, 2005 $25,000 request for a Donated Easement Grant on C. Wyly Watson farm on Pig Pen Creek in Yancey County - Tom Massie
• 2005D-006 - National Committee for New River's May 3, 2005 $17,650 request for a Donated Easement Grant on the Kemp tract in Ashe County - Bern Schumak
• 2005D-007 - National Committee for New River's May 16, 2005 $29,275 request for a Donated Easement Grant on the Smith farm in Alleghany County - Bern Schumak
• 2005D-008 - Triangle Land Conservancy's May 30, 2005 $21,057 request for a Donated Easement Grant on the Mullen tract on Borland Creek in Orange County - Nancy Guthrie
• 2005D-009 - Triangle Land Conservancy's May 30, 2005 $24,671 request for a Donated Easement Grant on the Wilson tract on Borland Creek in Orange County - Nancy Guthrie
Committee Recommendation 7/10/05
Hollan- Staff should consider prioritizing future requests based on the value of the land, because there is wide variation among the proposals. Holman- Staff can bring back a recommendation to the next Acquisition Committee on increasing the funding to $500,000 and ranking the proposals through a cost:benefit analysis. Motion by Hollan, 2 nd by McLean, to approve staff recommendation for projects M-C #1-9. Motion carries.
Board Decision 7/11/05
Board accepts Committee recommendation with one opposing vote. Board noted that projects are considered funded subject to receiving an approved budget.
12:45 pm - M-D. Requests for Mini-Grants - Chair Cragnolin & CWMTF Staff (Action Items)
CWMTF staff recommends that the Board allocate $200,000 in fiscal year 2005-2006 for mini-grants to cover the transaction costs associated with future acquisition projects. The Board allocated $200,000 in fiscal year 2004-2005. The Board committed all the funds.
CWMTF staff recommends that the Board approve Mini-Grants for the following projects:
• 2005M-001 - Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust's December 3, 2004 $21,000 request for a Mini-Grant on the Teeter tract on Beech Creek in Watauga County in the Watauga River Basin - Tom Massie
• 2005M-002 - NC Coastal Federation's June 14, 2005 $25,000 request for a Mini-Grant on the Weyerhaeuser Tract on the Newport River in Carteret County in the White Oak River Basin - Damon Tatem
• 2005M-003 - Town of Troy's June 17, 2005 $20,000 request for a minigrant for four Densons Creek Phase VI tracts along Densons & Dumas Creeks in Montgomery County in the Yadkin River Basin - Bern Schumak
Committee Recommendation 7/10/05
Motion by Vaughan, 2 nd by Hollan, to approve projects M-D #1-3. Motion carries.
Board Decision 7/11/05
Board accepts Committee recommendation with one opposing vote.
12:55 pm - M-E. 2005A-012 - NC Coastal Land Trust's Cherry Point/Piney Island Protection Project - Damon Tatem (Action Item)
On May 20, 2005 the NC Coastal Land Trust wrote CWMTF and requested adding Luken's Island to the project. NCCLT has identified 10 priority parcels to be considered. CWMTF staff recommends that the Board approve NCCLT's request.
Committee Recommendation 7/10/05
Vaughan- Propose that the Board consider each of the 10 tracts individually at the time of final review for funding. Motion by Hollan, 2 nd by Vaughan, to allow applicant to substitute the Luken's property for another property, but that the application will still have to undergo the normal review and approval process. Motion carries.
Board Decision 7/11/05
Board accepts Committee recommendation.
1:00 pm - M-F. 2005A-005 - Goldsboro's Seymour Johnson/Stoney Creek Protection Project Phase II - Leland Heath (Action Item)
On June 7, 2005 Goldsboro and Wayne County wrote CWMTF to request that the budget for its project be reduced from $6,472,149 to $4,548,431. CWMTF staff recommends that the Board approve Goldsboro and Wayne County's request.
Committee Recommendation 7/10/05
Hollan- when the final review for approval is done, the Board will have to look at each tract individually, some of their assumptions and how they fit into the overall protection of the base. Motion made Vaughan, 2 nd by McLean, to approve staff's recommendation. Motion carries.
Board Decision 7/11/05
Baddour stated that it would make no sense to look at the tracts individually. Urged the Board to look at tracts collectively. Hollan stated that the application is still in rough form with many estimates. Some of the costs, especially transaction costs, seemed excessive for the smaller tracts. He would like to look at the overall project with respect to protection compared to the cost, rather than to remove certain tracts. Howard refers motion back to the Committee for consideration, especially related to looking at each tract indivudually. Hollan would like a map to review the added parcels. Board accepts Committee recommendation.
1:05 pm - M-G. 2004B-030 - NC Coastal Land Trust's Hughes Tract, Upper Broad Creek - Leland Heath (Information Item)
On May 27, 2005 the NC Coastal Land Trust wrote CWMTF to advise that the property value has increased and that the increase in value will be considered as a bargain sale contribution. The amount of the grant requested by NCCLT remains unchanged at $393,750. The increase in property value results in a revised water quality score of 89 (the previous score was 85).
Added Item M-G. 1. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)- Tom Potter.
Committee Recommendation 7/10/05
Cragnolin asked staff to review the proposal and provide a written recommendation to the Committee for consideration at the next meeting. Hollan- thought the request was to modify the existing grant. What would be the cost savings to switch to a lease? McLean- the savings would be on staff time to process a lease versus a conservation easement. Howard- Since the proposal deals with an existing grant, to the extent that the Board feels comfortable with the lease process, is there a reason to delay approval for another month? L. Smith- would like to delay decision for another month. Motion by Baddour, 2 nd by McLean to approve the request to use leases on properties less than $10,000, retroactive to properties that DSWC has in hand now, conditional to SPO approval. Motion carries with one opposing vote (Garrett). Motion by Wright, 2 nd by Vaughan, to table decision on the budget until next month. Motion carries.
Board Decision 7/11/05
Board accepts Committee recommendation.
1:10 pm - M-H. Status of Active Acquisition & Planning Contracts - Francine Durso
1:15 pm - M-I. Preparation for Priority Setting on 2005A Cycle Projects at August 7-8, 2005 Board Meeting - Chair Cragnolin (Discussion Item)
Committee Recommendation 7/10/05
Mosley- need to consider projects in light of the total funding that we get. Hollan- asked staff to rank projects with scores over 80 by criteria other than scoring, such as $ per LF of stream or LF of sensitive waterbodies, etc, so that can fund the ones with the biggest bang for the buck. Garrett- need to look at buying as much properties as possible along the coastline because of the astronomical increase in property values. McLean- Would help if each Committee had an idea of how much money they had to work with, rather than pooling all projects together. Weston- Do need more ownership within the Committees. Need to be totally award of what we are voting on regardless of the scoring. Wright- If we knew funding level before project review, then Board might ask tougher questions during the review process. Baddour- Have signaled some support for military projects, and can consider them for COPs funding. Will need input before final decisions are made from staff on which projects are appropriate for COPs funding. Holman- Hope to have input from other funding agencies before the August meeting. Baddour- This input is critical for the August meeting. Howard- Need to consider the enabling legislation and fund all eligible types of projects. Agree that Board needs to be more involved in deciding which projects to fund. Vaughan- Scoring system favors acquisitions and may need to reevaluate at some time in the future. Cragnolin- Have already adjusted the criteria to make the scoring more equal across project types. Hollan- Maybe Board should work off the bottom of the list, to remove the less beneficial projects. McLean- Have received feedback from applicants that our program favors acquisitions over other types of projects. Cragnolin- Would it be considered a rule to go to a specific allocation for each Committee? Crawley- Wouldn't be a rule, but a policy decision that could be changed by the Board. Cragnolin- Asked Committee members to look at Tom's charts of historical funding with regard to applicant type and project type.
Board Decision 7/11/05
Added Item M-I-2. Change in State Property Office's policy on appraisals- (Information Item)
1:30 pm - M-J. Adjourn.
Return to TopRestoration/Stormwater Committee
(Trustees Beane, Chairman; Coleman, Hester, Markham, McMillan & Weston)
Holiday Inn
5630 Dillard Drive
Cary, North Carolina
Sunday, July 10, 2005
AGENDA
Ron Beane, Chairman, Presiding
1:40 pm - O-A. Call to Order
• Welcome - Chairman Beane
• Executive Order Number One - Chairman Beane
• Revisions, additions, and adoption of the Agenda - Chairman Beane
1:45 pm - O-B. Status of Active Restoration/Stormwater and Planning Contracts - Francine Durso (Information Item)
1:50 pm - O-C. 2002B-704 - Fayetteville Public Works Commission's Little Cross Creek Stormwater BMP Project - Nancy Guthrie (Information Item)
In November 2003 the Board approved up to $766,000 to design, permit, and acquire the land or easements needed for construction of five stormwater best management practices (BMPs). Fayetteville PWC executed the contract in November 2004. PWC was unable to obtain permits for one BMP due to wetlands issues and the contract amount was recently reduced to $582,000 to reflect the reduced project costs. Recently, PWC found that property at the proposed site of another BMP is contaminated and they propose a revised design concept that will require acquisition of different (although adjacent) parcels than originally proposed in order to implement this BMP. CWMTF staff supports the revised concept and parcel acquisition as it does not significantly modify the project scope.
1:55 pm - O-D. Preparation for Priority Setting on 2005A Cycle Projects at August 7-8 Board Meeting - Chairman Beane (Discussion Item)
2:05 pm - O-E. Preparation for Review of 2005B Cycle Restoration/Stormwater Projects at August 7-8 Board Meeting - Chairman Beane (Discussion Item)
2:10 pm - O-F. 2005B-401 - Alamance Community College's Haw River Restoration Project - Withdrawal of Application - Nancy Guthrie (Action Item)
Committee Recommendation 7/10/05
Motion by McMillan, 2 nd by Weston, to accept withdrawal. Motion carries.
Board Decision 7/11/05
2:15 pm - O-G. Adjourn
Infrastructure/Wastewater Committee
(Trustees Mosley, Chairman; Howard, Markey, Smith & Wright)
Holiday Inn
5630 Dillard Drive
Cary, North Carolina
Sunday, July 10, 2005
AGENDA
Johnnie Mosley, Chairman, Presiding
2:25 pm - P-A. Call to Order
• Welcome - Chairman Mosley
• Executive Order Number One - Chairman Mosley
• Revisions, additions and adoption of the Agenda - Chairman Mosley
2:30 pm - P-B. Status of Active Infrastructure/Wastewater and Planning Contracts - Francine Durso (Information Item)
2:35 pm - P-C. 2005A-502 - Town of Biscoe's Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Project on Cedar Creek - Bern Schumak (Information Item)
2:40 pm - P-D. 2003A-601 - Bay River Metro Sewerage District's Reelsboro Project - Damon Tatem (Action Item)
In November 2003 the Board approved a grant of up to $136,000 to the Bay River Metro Sewerage District in Pamlico County in the Neuse River Basin to help eliminate failing septic tanks by designing and permitting wastewater service to the Town of Reelsboro. Bay River signed a contract with CWMTF in October 2004.
Representatives of Bay River MSD, McKim & Creed, and CWMTF met on June 8, 2005. Bay River and its engineer have determined that it has inadequate capacity to treat additional wastewater from Reelsboro.
On June 10, 2005 Bay River MSD requested that CWMTF amend its grant agreement to provide up to $136,000 for design and permitting of wastewater reuse project near Oriental. CWMTF staff recommends that the Board approve Bay River MSD's request and revised budget.
Bay River MSD requested $3,010,725 in December 2004 to construct the Reelsboro project (CWMTF #2004B-601). The Board has deferred this project.
Committee Recommendation 7/10/05
Motion by Wright, 2 nd by Beane, to approve staff recommendation. Motion carries.
Board Decision 7/11/05
Board approves Committee recommendation.
2:45 pm - P-E. 2002B-608 - Tyrrell County's Water and Sewer Districts One & Two Project - Damon Tatem (Action Item)
The Board approved a grant of up to $1,204,000 in July 2003 to match two Rural Center grants totaling $4,600,000 and local funds and to connect failing septic systems in the Scuppernong Township to sewer service. On June 13, 2005 Mr. Thomas Spruill, Chairman, Tyrrell County Board of Commissioners, wrote CWMTF to request removal of the clause in the contract with CWMTF requiring mandatory hookup to the sewer system in order to preserve treatment capacity for sites that lack suitable soils for on-site wastewater treatment systems. CWMTF staff supports the Tyrrell County's request.
Committee Recommendation 7/10/05
Motion by L. Smith, 2 nd by Wright, to accept staff recommendation. Motion carries.
Board Decision 7/11/05
Board accepts Committee recommendation.
2:50 pm - P-F. 2004B-508 - City of Kinston's Wastewater Reuse Project - Leland Heath (Action Item)
The Board approved a grant of up $1,290,000 in November 2004 to allow the City to purchase approximately 135 acres of which 79 acres will be used for the irrigation of up to 500,000 gallons per day of reuse-quality effluent from the Kinston Regional Water Reclamation Facility, and the design, permitting and construction of the land irrigation system. The City will donate a conservation easement to the State of North Carolina on the remaining 56 acres not used for land irrigation. On June 16, 2005, the City wrote CWMTF advising that the purchase of one of the tracts (34.55 acres) will not be possible due to the high price. The City requests that the contract be amended to allow the City to pursue other property - as yet to be determined - in order to replace the acreage that can no longer be purchased or to reduce the amount of acreage purchased and thus the amount of wastewater that can be reused. CWMTF staff supports the City's request to amend the contract to allow the City to pursue the purchase of other property around the existing plant site.
Committee Recommendation 7/10/05
Mosley recuses himself from discussion and vote. Hollan- How much is our contribution reduced? Holman- would need to look at the budget. Motion by Howard, 2 nd by Wright, to approve staff recommendation including reducing the scope of the project to include only the acreage that the City now has under option. Motion carries.
Board Decision 7/11/05
Mosley recuses himself from discussion and vote. Board accepts Committee recommendation.
2:55 pm - P-G. Update on Eureka, Fremont & Goldsboro Regional Wastewater Project - Francine Durso (Information Item)
3:00 pm - P-H. Preparation for Priority Setting on 2005A Cycle Projects at August 7-8 Board Meeting - Chairman Mosley (Discussion Item)
Committee Recommendation 7/10/05
Mosley- Will priority setting be done by each Committee and then brought back to the Board? Howard- Will ask that three Committee chairs meet together before the August meeting. Then in August will have Committee meetings on Sunday.
Board Decision 7/11/05
3:15 pm - P-I. 2005B-803 - Granville County Wastewater Planning Project - Bill Holman (Information Item)
Committee Recommendation 7/10/05
Motion by Wright, 2 nd by L. Smith, to table discussion until September. Motion carries.
Board Decision 7/11/05
Board accepts Committee recommendation.
3:25 pm - P-J. Adjourn
Stewardship Committee
(Trustees Baddour, Chairman; Coleman, Lathrop, Mosley, Vaughan & Wright)
Clean Water Management Trust Fund
Holiday Inn
5630 Dillard Drive
Cary, North Carolina
Sunday, July 10, 2005
AGENDA
Phil Baddour, Chairman, Presiding
3:30 pm - D-A. Call to Order
• Welcome - Chairman Baddour
• Executive Order Number One - Chairman Baddour
• Revisions, additions and adoption of the Agenda - Chairman Baddour
3:35 pm - D-B. Violation of CWMTF & NCCLT Conservation Easements on CWMTF Project #1998B-012 on the South River - Robin Hammond & Nancy Guthrie (Information Item)
3:40 pm - D-C. CWMTF Stewardship Policy - Chairman Baddour & Nancy Guthrie
At its May 16, 2005 meeting in Goldsboro the Board adopted a draft stewardship policy for public review and comment. CWMTF staff asked land trusts, other state agencies, and the public to submit comments by June 20, 2005.
Catawba Lands Conservancy, Conservation Trust for North Carolina, NC Coastal Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, Tar River Land Conservancy, and NC Conservation Income Tax Credit Program submitted comments to CWMTF.
3:50 pm - D-D. Comments on Draft CWMTF Stewardship Policy - Chairman Baddour
• Jeff Fisher, Tar River Land Conservancy
• Lisa Creaseman, Preservation Project Manager, Conservation Trust for North Carolina
4:15 pm - D-E. Adoption of CWMTF Stewardship Policy - Chairman Baddour (Potential Action Item)
4:35 pm - D-F. Stewardship Legislation - Chairman Baddour
4:40 pm - D-G. Adjourn
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(Trustee McMillan, Chairman; All Trustees)
Clean Water Management Trust Fund
Holiday Inn
5630 Dillard Drive
Cary, North Carolina
Sunday, July 10, 2005
AGENDA
John McMillan, Chairman, Presiding
4:50 pm - E-A. Call to Order
• Welcome - Chairman McMillan
• Executive Order Number One - Chairman McMillan
• Revisions, additions and adoption of the Agenda - Chairman McMillan
4:55 pm - E-B. Update on Development of 2005-2007 State Budget and Appropriations for CWMTF - Chairman McMillan
1) May 16, 2005 Wake County Board of Commissioners Resolution Supporting Funding for NC Conservation Trust Funds - Bill Holman
5:10 pm - E-C. Other Legislation - Chairman McMillan & Bill Holman
• SB 405, Wildlife Conservation Present Use Value Property Taxation, by Senator Fletcher Hartsell
• SB 521, Amend Conservation Income Tax Credit, by Senator Dan Clodfelter
• SB 981, Drinking Water Reservoir Protection Act, by Senator Janet Cowell
• SB 1046, Infrastructure for 21 st Century, by Senator Dan Clodfelter
• SB 1091, Clean Water Act of 2005, by Senator John Kerr
• SB 1117, 2005 Military Support Act, by Senator Tony Rand
• HB 347, Agricultural Development/Farmland Preservation, by Representative Rick Glazier
• HB 607, Enhance Voluntary Agricultural Districts, by Representative Harold Brubaker
• HB 942, 2005 Military Support Act, by Representative Rick Glazier
• HB 1687, Infrastructure Foundation for 21 st Century, by Representative Lucy Allen
5:20 pm - E-D. Adjourn
Budget Committee
(Trustees Vaughan, Chairman; Coleman, Howard, Markey, McMillan, and Smith)
Clean Water Management Trust Fund
Holiday Inn
5630 Dillard Drive
Cary, North Carolina
Sunday, July 10, 2005AGENDA
Stan Vaughan, Chairman, Presiding
5:30 pm - F-A. Call to Order
• Welcome - Chairman Vaughan
• Executive Order Number One - Chairman Vaughan
• Revisions and additions to the Agenda - Chairman Vaughan
5:35 pm - F-B. Update on CWMTF Audit - Francine Durso
5:40 pm - F-C. Update on COPS Sale and Repayment Schedule - Francine Durso
5:50 pm - F-D. Update on Contracts that May Be Unencumbered - Francine Durso
5:55 pm - F-F. Review of Proposed CWMTF Administrative Budget for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 - Francine Durso
6:15 pm -F-G. Adjourn
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