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33 Approved 9/7/11 178 Susan Levy: The Phoenix Place project is in the Town of Chapel Hill's jurisdiction. Habitat does apply for monies available 179 through the County. We will do the same thing but there is less of it now. We like the way Phoenix Place looks and we have 180 tried to model this .after it. I am concerned about the homeowners association being responsible. 181 182 Maxecine Mitchell: I live in a Habitat neighborhood and we don't have sidewalks so most of have kids say in the yards and play. 183 I have been there 15 yeas and no child-has ever been hit. I don't know if people would be able to afford the maintenance. I don't 184 want to add any extra financial burden to them. 185 186 Pete Hallenbeck: Related to the sidewalks. It is specified as being five feet. If you take a field and mow a five foot path over the 187 course it becomes a six inch path. Is there a wider area to be mowed? Or is it just the five foot area. You usually have to 188 maintain an area on each side. 189 190 Michael Harvey: I think you will find the POSA will be maintained by the homeowners association. It will not be in lot meaning 191 that it will be its own property owned and maintained_by the proposed homeowners association. 192 193 Pete Hallenbeck: We expect the homeowners to deal with that. 194 195 Michael Harvey: If the Board would like to add language about the maintenance of the POSA that is not unreasonable but 196 typically yes local homeowners associations would be responsible for maintaining the area. 197 198 Pete Hallenbeck: I'm happy saying if there is a general understanding to mow a little more on each side. 199 200 Michael Harvey: That is generally how it is handled. 201 202 Brian Crawford: While we are still on POSA sidewalk. issues, can it be-part of our recommendation that we highly encourage 203 sidewalks but we request the BOCC to maintain the sidewalks as part of oar recommendation. 204 205 Buddy Hartley: Are you going to ask the BOCC to support sidewalks for another development? 206 207 Brian Crawford: We do it on a case by case basis. 208 209 Alan Campbell: To me, the notion of reserving space but not have construction because with the budget issues, it would not be 210 expected for the County to commit to additional funds. 211 212 Brian Crawford: Reserving space literally means on this project it won't happen. 213 214 Michael Harvey: The applicant suggested that if there are sidewalks they be located within the right of way. The concern as 215 expressed by the applicant is they can't accept or afford the perpetual maintenance responsibility for the sidewalks. 216 217 Brian Crawford: According to Larry's point, part of the Comprehensive Plan was sidewalks so we would encourage any project 218 to have sidewalks but who will maintain it. We are asking the BOCC to consider maintaining them in the future. 219 220 Lisa Stuckey: These roads are being developed to lead to other roads with more traffic. 221 222 Brian Crawford: In the past, the County has had funds set aside for this sort of thing. It may be in a more financially rich time, 223 the County may be able to make that happen. 224 225 Larry Wright: Chapter 4 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan emphasizes importance of Affordable Housing while Chapter 9 226 stresses installing sidewalks within new developments, rendering them walkable. For the BOCC, they want Affordable Housing, 227 we see there is connectivity here and it would be nice to have people off the streets where they would not have to go around a 228 bicycle. 229 230 Pete Hallenbeck: I support preserving the space and telling the BOCC they have to fund this. It is unlikely these roads that 231 extend north...That area flattens out and it is swampy. This road won't go for miles with a lot of traffic. 232 233 Michael Harvey: Staff has come up with a list of conditions that the applicant has no issue with. They would like to be able to 234 respond to. 235 236 Brian Crawford: They are coming back to us in August with responses from today. 4