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Commissioner Jacobs said that it is important to Hate the impact that this will have on the Rogers Road community in a positive way, and it will help to affect the community goal of making it possible to have affordable housing and some kind of recreation in this portion of the Greene Tract. He suggested when they finish this item, that staff revisit the issue of the solid waste operations center that is proposed and see if it needs water and sewer, and if so, take it through Rogers Road, which would serve that community. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacabs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve awarding housing bond funds in the amount of $205,000 to Habitat for Humanity to purchase land on Purefoy Drive in the Rogers Road community in Chapel Hill, authorize the Manager in consultation with the County Attorney to enter into a Development Agreement detailing the conditions of the award, and direct staff to revisit the solid waste operations center needs of water and sewer and the possibility of taking the route up Rogers Road. Commissioner Gordon said that this would go through rural buffer. She said that she wants to approve the first part but there is a problem going through the rural buffer. She will vote but she has not changed her position on the rural buffer. The motion is only for the issue to be studied. Chair Carey said that he supports looking into the study of Rogers Raad. VOTE: UNANIMOUS d. Durham Technical Community College: Sustainable Design Features in New Building The Board discussed and provided direction to the Durham Technical Community College (DTCC) officials and project designer regarding desired sustainable design features for passible inclusion in the new campus building and direct staff to prepare a budget amendment to support the expenditure for design fees. Jahn Link said that they received correspondence from President of DTCC Dr. Phail Wynn about costs to add sustainable features to DTCC, and the itemized estimated costs are before the Board tonight. He said that they are only focusing on the building tonight and not the site. The issues on the site will be coming back as soon as possible. Commissioner Halkiotis said that there seems to be another land dispute in Waterstone. He asked how they would stay abreast of these issues. He said that the developers have changed and he does not know the expectations of them. He asked if the staff has met with the new developers. He is not feeling good about this project and he wants to feel in the loop. John Link asked Geof Gledhill about the agreements in place with Hillsborough and the developers. Geof Gledhill said that Orange County does not have any agreements with Hillsborough, but only with the developers. The agreement survived the transfer of developers and they have to meet the requirements of the old developer. The contract the County has now is double protection that the requirements of the contract are going to be met. The design guidelines are the same. Commissioner Jacobs said that his concerns are that he does not want to wait and he would like a staff group made up of Orange County Planning staff, the architect, and DTCC staff to let the Board of County Commissioners know every step. He has heard that the new developers want to change the road that will have impacts on the access, etc. He does not want to find out about these things too late. He wants to be in the loop. John Link agreed with that idea and he looks to Craig Benedict as the focal person. He said that he would be at every meeting they have and he will talk with the Town Manager tomorrow. He has asked Craig Benedict to report to the Board by the end of the week. Purchasing and Central Services Director Pam Jones said that on September 20th the Board heard sustainable design elements from Ken Redfoot. The Board had asked far more areas of study, including solar usage, public transportation, reduced parking, multi-story buildings, and operable windows.