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APPROVED 11/7/2001 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />SPECIAL SESSION <br />April 17, 2001 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, April 17, 2001 <br />at 5:30 p.m. in the board room of the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina <br />for the purpose of meeting with the University of North Carolina staff to hear the University's campus <br />plan. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Stephen H. Halkiotis and Commissioners <br />Margaret W. Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordon, and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager <br />Rod Visser, Assistant to the Clerk Nancy Paciga, and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (All other <br />staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br />UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL STAFF: Jack P. Evans, Professor of <br />Business Administration; Susan Ehringhaus, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel; Nancy <br />Suttenfield, Vice-Chancellor of Finance and Administration; Linda Convissor, and Peter Krawchyk <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE, <br />WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS <br />Chair Halkiotis welcomed everyone and introductions were made. <br />PRESENTATION BY UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA -CHAPEL HILL <br />Jack P. Evans made a presentation using a LCD slide projector an the big screen consisting of <br />59 slides. He gave some background about the planning of the Horace Williams Tract. There have <br />been meetings every quarter for the past two years. He noted that the Board of Trustees had adopted <br />the campus master plan. However, the work for the Horace Williams Tract is at a preliminary stage <br />and has not been presented to the Board of Trustees even in a work session. He said that the full <br />development of the property would consume several decades and would not happen quickly. He <br />pointed out that the main campus, as it is now built, occupies only 500 acres, compared to 979 acres <br />available in the Horace Williams Tract. The concept plan proposes development of fewer than 300 <br />acres of the tract. He pointed out the differences in the JJR plan in 1998 and the current plan. There <br />is additional land preservation in the current plan of more than 25% of the total land. He pointed out <br />the rail line to the west of the parcel and said that this was a key to part of the transit solution. He <br />painted out the public spaces on the tract. There is a former landfill on the site that can be capped <br />and vented, which could include recreation space. This part of the site could be a set of soccer fields. <br />There is also a chemical waste site. He noted that the environmental planning was very important in <br />the project. He then summarized the five precincts of the project -east, central, west, hilltop, and <br />north precincts. The breakdown of the ultimate development is estimated to be 75°r6 for institutional <br />and research and 25% for residential, retail, civic, and community spaces. He reemphasized the <br />amount of time it would take to build out the property. <br />Jack Evans answered several clarifying questions. He made reference to the neighborhoods <br />around the property. The project has been presented to the Chapel Hill Town Council, the Carrboro <br />Board of Alderman, representatives from the school systems, and two presentations have been made <br />to the campus community. There will be presentations scheduled for anyone from any of the <br />neighborhoods. <br />