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APROVED 12/11/2012 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN <br /> JOINT MEETING <br /> October 11, 2012 <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Bernadette Pelissier and Commissioners <br /> Valerie Foushee, Alice Gordon, Pam Hemminger, Barry Jacobs, Earl McKee and Steve <br /> Yuhasz <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Valerie Foushee <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton, Assistant County Managers <br /> Gwen Harvey, Michael Talbert, Clarence Grier, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All <br /> other staff inembers will be identified appropriately below) <br /> CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mark Chilton and <br /> Aldermen Randee Haven-O'Donnell, Lydia Lavelle, Sammy Slade, and Michelle Johnson <br /> CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEMBERS ABSENT: Dan Coleman, Jacquelyn Gist, <br /> David Andrews, Town Manager <br /> Welcome and Openinq Remarks <br /> Chair Pelissier said that Commissioner Foushee was out of town and unable to attend. <br /> Mayor Chilton said that Alderman Dan Coleman would not be here tonight and Michelle <br /> Johnson would be late. He said that he appreciated that the County staff and Board of County <br /> Commissioners achieved an agreement with Triangle Transit and DCHC MPO to move forward <br /> with the proposal for a '/�-cent sales tax for transit. <br /> Chair Pelissier pointed out some handouts at everyone's places: <br /> - Information related to Access Road to Twin Creeks Park as requested by <br /> Commissioner Gordon <br /> - Summary of the Joint Economic Development activities for item #2 <br /> - Copy of legislation related to the new town hotel tax in Carrboro <br /> Introductions were made. <br /> 1. Access Road — Twin Creeks Park/ Ballentine Subdivision (MI Homes) <br /> Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation Director Dave Stancil <br /> introduced this item. He made reference to the adopted master plan for Twin Creeks. The <br /> map dates back to May 2005 and in March of 2006 the plan was presented to the Town of <br /> Carrboro. One thing that has changed is that the funding that was identified to build Phase I of <br /> the park was not adequate to build Phase I as planned. The staff then came back with a <br /> revised Phase I. In the fall of 2008-09 there was an economic downturn and this caused the <br /> park to be put on hold. If this park were built in total, it would cost about $8-12 million. There <br /> are no funds to construct this park at this time. Another Phase I was generated, which was to <br /> create a greenway in 2010-11. This greenway was built with stimulus funds. It should be <br /> noted that the greenway crosses Jones Creek. Another question in 2007-2009 was that when <br /> the park came forward, what form would the approval process take. The idea was that there <br />