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Frank Clifton said that he thinks there is an opportunity for a conversation to occur about the ro�e that OWASA can play versus the role that it does play. Council Member Czajkowski said that Council Member Harrison made a request for staff to come back with a report as to what can be done. He said that two days ago a Superior Court judge ruled that what the General Assembly did was unconstitutional. He does not think that they should start with the premise that all of those provisions are going to survive. b) Greene Tract Michael Talbert gave the history of the Greene Tract. The Greene Tract (164 acres) was acquired in 1984 for $608,000 and came to Orange County as an asset in the Solid Waste Fund. As a result of the Inter Local Agreement, 60 acres of the Greene Tract was conveyed to Orange County for "Solid Waste management purposes". The Inter Local Agreement (amended April 12, 2000) provided for the three owning partners to determine, over a two-year period, the ultimate disposition of the remaining 104 jointly held acres. A Greene Tract Work Group that included representatives of all parties to the Inter Local Agreement began meeting in 20a1 and presented Recommendations on March 21, 2002. A Greene Tract Work Group Resolution, making recommendation on the 104 acres jointly owned by Orange County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro, was approved by the BOCC on December 10, 2002. The Agenda Abstract'�and Resolution from the December 10, 2002 Board of Commissioners' meeting are p�ovided as an attachment. The remaining 60 acres of the Greene Tract continues to be owned as an asset in the Solid Waste Fund. A five-year payment plan for the 104 acres jointly owned by Orange County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro was approved by all parties to the Inter Local Agreement. Fiscal Year 2011/12 is the 4th year of the five year plan. As of June 30, 2012, the end of the fourth year of the payment plan, a total of $842,488 will have been paid to the Solid Waste Fund from Orange County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Final payments will be made in Fiscal Year 2012/13. The attachments also include an agenda abstract that was published for an April 29, 2008 Joint Greene Tract Work Session (The Meeting was subsequently canceled; however, the documents provide a brief history of activities related to the Greene Tract.) Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the governing boards can discuss issues related to this item as necessary. Attachment 2-b-1 —April 29, 2008 Joint Greene Tract Work Session Agenda Abstract Attachment 2-b-2 — December 10, 2002 BOCC Agenda Abstract — Approval of Recommendations from the Greene Tract Work Group Attachment 2-b-3—June 26, 2002 Greene Tract Concept Plan Commissioner Hemminger said that during this time she was on the school board and there was discussion about locating Elementary School #12 on this site along with affordable housing. Commissioner Jacobs said that his recollection was to preserve the 60 acres as a natural area. He made reference to page 45 and the Greene Tract Work Group Resolution. He said that Council Member Greene was very adamant about the County executing the conservation easement on the 60 acres. He remembers that it was the intention of all three