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� 90 D . / GREENE TRACT WORK GROUP � - A RESOLUTION REPORTtNG THE RECOMMENDED CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE PORTION OF THE GREENE TRACT THAT REMAINS IN JOINT�WNERSHiP • WHERE4S, Orange Caurity and fhe Towns of Carrbaro and Chapet Hill acquired the properLy known as the Greene Tract in 1984 as an asset of the joir�f solid waste managemer�t system; and � WHEREAS, �le to 60 acres Qf this property was de�eded exdusively to Orange Courdy in 2000 under provisions af the 1999 interiocal°Agreement for SoEid Waste ManagemenY; and . WHEREAS, under the same iriferlocal agreement the CouMy and Tovms agreed'to bargain in good farth during the fwo year period following the effective date of the agreement to detetmine the ultimate use or disposition of the ba(ance af the acreage on the Greene Trac� and . WHEREAS,the end date of the�trargaining period°as deftned in the agreemerrt was April 17, 2002, the secand anniversary af the date upon which the CouMy assumed overali responsibitity � for sofid waste management in Orange Counfy; and WHEREAS.the Greene Tract Work Group considered direction from the r�spective goveming . boards, comments from interested atizens and organ'�ations, and information developed by staffi in response ta Work Group inquiries in developing a recommended concept plan for the balance of the Greene Tract; and WHEREAS��he Work Group reported to alf three goveming boards in a resofufion dated March 21, 2002 that it had reached substar�iaf agreement on a cancept plan providing for approximately 78 acres to be earmariced far open saace protected by conservation easemer�ts and approximately 15 acres to be earmarked for afiforclable housing but had not yet reached � ' � agreemerit regarding what designation should be placed on fhe remaining 11 acres; and WHEREAS�the Work Graup had recommended in that March 21� 2002 resolution fihat the following addi�onal steps be taken: • Tfie area shovm on the concept plan as open space shouki be protected by executing a conserva�ion easement befween appropriafe parties • The Board af Counfy Commissioners should consider protecting �s 60 acxe portion of the Greene Tract by execufing a consenration easemer�t with an appropriate Erarty • The Chapel Hill Town Counal should consider infiafing a small area planning process to examine desirable land uses for the Purefay Road area • The praperiy should be renamed in a manner that recagnizes the significance of this area as the headwaters for three important streams (Botin Creek, Old Fiefd Creek, and Boofcer Creek) � • The goveming boards should take nate af the pubiic investment aiready made in the generaf � vicinity af the Greene Tract, as cataloged in an accompanying table; and WHEREAS, the governing baards of all three jurisdictions approved resolutions exfending the bar�aining period beyand April17. 2002 in order to allow the Greene Tract Wark Group addifiona!time to try to reach consensus on the basic uses to be estabtished for the approximately 11 acres at that time unresoived; and