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Mr. Randy Danzinger, of 212 Dairyland Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, commented that he was strongly in favor of the moratorium being adopted. He stated that he is not in favor of the development proposals that Carrboro has presented. He expressed his concern that Carrboro officials do not have the best interests of the Calvander community in mind. This is a particular concern to them because they are not voting members of the Carrboro community. They need to have their concerns taken seriously by the Board of Commissioners as they are the only elected officials that the residents of Calvander have. Ms. Fay Hogan Daniel, a Calvander landowner, expressed her displeasure that Carrboro could make decisions regarding her land but she could not vote for them. She requested that the Board of Commissioners be the decision makers for this area. She strongly supported the moratorium. Mr. Curtis Hogan stated that this land represented his retirement fund. He did not support Carrboro having power over the future use of his land. JEF, a Calvander resident, spoke in support of this proposed moratorium. It is important that there be time to complete the planning process for future development. Mr. Stephen Dear, a Stony Hill Road resident, spoke in support of the proposed Moratorium. Ms. Carol-Ann Greenslade spoke in support of establishing a moratorium. She stated that it would be in the best interest of the community to complete the planning process before allowing future development. Neil Alderman indicated that he was speaking on behalf of one of the property owners and that he did not support this proposal for a moratorium. A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Gordon, to refer the proposed amendment to the Joint Planning Agreement to the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro for a decision at which time the matter will be referred to the Orange County Planning Board to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than June 22, 1998. MOTION: APPROVED TOWN OF CARRBORO: JPA-2-98-Facilitated Small Area Plan For Carrboro's Northern Study Area - Mayor Mike Nelson presented a brief history of this item. He indicated that a year ago they engaged in two-day long work sessions on the Small Area Plan. Everyone in this area was invited to attend and there were more than 150 participants at those two meetings. It was led by Randall Arendt and all decisions were unanimous and made by consensus. The plan you see before you came out of that meeting. There were very diverse views from the participants. It was important such a wide range of views and issues could be resolved by consensus. The item was presented by the Carrboro Planning Director Roy Williford for the purpose of receiving public comment on a proposal to amend the Joint Planning Area (JPA) Land Use Plan and Map to incorporate the facilitated small area plan accepted by the Board of Aldermen on August 19, 1997. In February 1992, the Board of Aldermen for the Town of Carrboro determined that a comprehensive planning effort was needed for those areas of the town's jurisdiction which are expected to receive the bulk of any growth and development occurring in the coming years. Population projections at the time indicated this growth was expected to include nearly 12, 000 new residents by the year 2010, and associated civic, business, and commercial ventures. Due to environmental constraints associated with the protection of the University Lake water supply to the south and west of Carrboro, growth was expected to occur primarily to the north and east of the town in areas where public water and sewer service could be extended. The Northern Study Area plan proposes to cluster a bulk of the new residential development by encouraging village-scale development to conserve natural and environmentally sensitive areas, allow density bonuses for affordable housing meeting certain development criteria, and sanction neighborhood and community