Agenda - 04-29-2008 Meeting Cancelled

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�j 0 c4- I S, 2,,.002-1 Another student spoke about the finances. She said that they need $25,000 every year in order to reach their goal of one home each year. The grant from the AAMC runs out in 2004. Over three years, they are short $58,500. They are asking for a one-time supplement to the AAMC grant in the amount of $58,500. This will allow the creation of a permanent endowment to support annual home construction. Their goal is to raise $500,000 for a SHAC Health for Habitat endowment by the year 2005. This money will be placed at the North Carolina Medical Foundation. At a rate of 5% interest, this will accrue $25,000 annually, which is what is required to build one home each year. This is a one-time request for funds. Chair Jacobs said that it was great to see students that are committed to the community. Commissioner Brown asked that Housing and Community Development Director Tara Ekes review any proposals fiom SHAC. Commissioner Carey said that this would be the next step, for them to put the proposal in writing. One of the students introduced the faculty advisors. b. Recognition of County Participation in the Cape Fear River Assembly The Board received a special presentation of a plaque recognizing the County's participation in the Cape Fear River Assembly. • Dave Stancil said that last year the County joined the Cape Fear River Assembly. It is an organization of over 400 members and has a Board of Directors. ' The charge of the group is to address quality of life and water quality issues in the Cape Fear basin. He introduced Executive Director Don Freeman. Don Freemen presented a plaque to the County and distributed bumper stickers. He is a former student and resident of Orange County. He said that they have recently received $500,000 from the North Carolina Attorney General's officefor environmental enhancement purposes. They intend to accomplish continued availability of water for their use and for healthy ecosystems. He said that we cannot take water for granted. He heard at a drought meeting that it takes 50 inches of rainfall to result in one inch of groundwater. He recognized Orange County's leadership and commitment to proper resource management He thanked Chair Jacobs for his participation on the Board of Directors. Don Freeman said that 27% of North Carolina's population is within the Cape Fear River Basin. It extends from Greensboro down to Wilmington. Commissioner Brown said that our County is the headwaters for both the Neuse and the Cape Fear Basin and we are very cognizant of this fact Working together with the other counties is very important C. omrnetYaations from the Greene.Tract Work Group Thiel B6ikrd received a report from the Greene Tract Work Group regarding their recommendations to the goveming boards of Orange County and the Towns of Can-boro and Chapel Hill regarding the disposition of the 104 acres of the Greene Tract that remain in joint ownership. Assistant County Manager Rod Visser said that the Greene Tract Group has been working for a year. Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro are the joint owners of 104 acres of the Greene Tract. The remainder of the property is currently a landfill asset. The group had seven or eight meetings including a public input meeting. The work group has approved a resolution, which lays out the recommendations. The main points include that 85 acres be held in open space protected by conservation easements and that 18 acres be earmarked for affordable housing to be placed in a land trust The main factor that affected the decision about affordable housing was related to the capacity of the land to. carry development that would be necessary for affordable housing. There was a lot of discussion about how sewer lines could be developed to serve the development Commissioner Carey chaired the work group and said that this is one of the most studied pieces of land in all of Orange County. He thinks that the resolution and the concept plan achieve the charge and the group should be commended as well as the staff. A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Brown to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the resolution. Commissioner Gordon asked about the second to the last paragraph and if this means reimbursement for the open space and the housing area. Rod Visser said that there is a fair amount of latitude that the local governments have on the timeline of the reimbursement He does not have a direct answer to this question. Commissioner Carey said there is no answer to this question, and that is why they asked.the managers to work on this and bring some recommendations back. Commissioner Gordon said that the housing area would have to be paid for whenever it is used for housing. She asked if the whole 18 acres had to be paid for. She asked about the following paragraph, which is about reimbursement of the Solid Waste Landfill Enterprise Fund for the portions of the site designated for affordable housing and open space. She asked which options this was talking about: Rod Visser said that there might be other options besides just the local governments coming up with their own general fund money. There may be some grant opportunities or other options.