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Commissioner Brown asked and Mayor Foy said that they could put it on the next Assembly <br /> of Governments meeting agenda. <br /> Commissioner Brown said that it was her understanding that it already has been adopted into <br /> the water and sewer boundary agreement. Craig Benedict said that the water and sewer boundary <br /> agreement was a separate document. The agreement reflects the change in the map. <br /> Ed Harrison clarified that all areas in the rural buffer are in the Joint Planning Area, but only <br /> Orange County has zoning jurisdiction in them. He asked if areas have been added to the rural buffer <br /> over time and the County Attorney said that no change has been made. <br /> 3. REFRESHER ON SOLID WASTE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT <br /> a. Greene Tract Disposition/Reimbursement <br /> Commissioner Carey made reference to the work that has been done by the Greene Tract <br /> Work Group. He said that a 60-day extension has been given by Orange County and Carrboro. Chapel <br /> Hill will be considering it on their agenda soon. He commended the work group for the six meetings and <br /> the hard work. There is a little more work to do and the staff has to pursue a survey of the area around <br /> the Greene Tract to learn the best (most appropriate) route to get public sewer to the site. This will help <br /> in deciding where affordable housing can go on the site. <br /> Pat Evans said that the Chapel Hill Council has worked to try to integrate types of housing <br /> rather than having a single range of housing types. In the resolution that the Council passed in regard to <br /> the Greene Tract, they included moderately priced housing as well as affordable housing because of <br /> their policy of not locating public housing all in one neighborhood. They would prefer to have mixtures of <br /> housing types. <br /> Commissioner Carey said that he believes that most people in the work group want to <br /> maximize the amount of affordable housing that can be built on the site because there are so few <br /> opportunities available for affordable housing. <br /> Flicka Bateman asked if the Greene Tract Work Group has talked about the number of units <br /> that may be allowed on the rest of the tract because that would better tell how many people would be <br /> served as opposed to talking about the acreage. Commissioner Carey said that they started out talking <br /> about the number of units but gravitated toward talking about acres. The work group will talk about this <br /> further after the survey is finished. <br /> Jackie Gist said that the work group needs to further discuss the future of the 11-acre tract. <br /> She asked that this 11 acres be put in a trust to be used in 25 years to provide affordable housing. <br /> Kevin Foy made reference to the map of the Greene Tract. He noted that the blue on the <br /> map is the location of the eleven (11) acres in question. He made reference to the pink and brown areas <br /> located to the north and adjacent to the eleven acres and said that water and sewer could probably be <br /> provided to this area most economically. This is the area where the survey will take place. <br /> A lot of money will be invested for some housing on the pink and brown part. He feels that the <br /> neighborhood needs to be involved in the decision for this entire area. He urged all of the boards to also <br /> put the 11 acres in a trust for affordable housing use at a later time. <br /> Jim Ward said that it seems that this is going to be a very close dense affordable housing <br /> project. The transportation issues concern him. He wants the County to take the next step to decide on <br /> the acreage that is solely owned by Orange County. <br />