2008 Abstract - Attorney -Public Works Land Exchange with Hillsborough Agreement

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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 3, 2008 Action Agenda Item No. ~--~( SUBJECT: Approval of Proposed Land Exchange for Orange County Public Works Land with the Town of Hillsborough Land Related to the Agreement Between the Town and the County DEPARTMENT: County Attorney, County Manager, ERCD, Parks & Recreation, Public Works PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Land Survey/Site Drawings from Summit Consulting Engineers This item was delayed from the Board's May 20, 2008 meeting due to time constraints. INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilbert McAdoo, 245-2627 David Stancil, 245-2590 Geoff Gledhill, 732-2196 Gwen Harvey, 245-2300 PURPOSE: To approve the proposed land exchange for Orange County Public Works with Town of Hillsborough related to the agreement between the Town and the County, thereby helping to finalize the Fairview Public Campus Master Plan approval process. BACKGROUND: In the fall of 2004, the BOCC asked the Town and County legal and management staff to refine a draft Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that would outline a design process for creating a Fairview Public Campus Master Plan. The Plan would encompass the 67-acre Fairview Park site and the adjoining 26-acre County Public Works property, including properties subject to land exchange discussions. A Memorandum of Agreement was approved by the BOCC and Town during November 2004. This item was further addressed at the January 23, 2007 BOCC meeting. The Board of Commissioners confirmed the proposed land exchange as outlined and applicable to the approved Fairview Public Campus Master Plan. The BOCC also committed to discuss/consider providing an alternative amenity instead of the tennis courts, as proposed by the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners, before the design and construction of the park facilities, and to seek further clarification in writing from the Town Board as to what it wished to pursue. The resulting land exchange has moved forward in such a way to be sensitive to the residences in the neighborhood. It should also be noted that the discussions between the Town and County in regard to meeting space for both Boards led to the protection of the mature hardwood trees on the Public Works property.