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4 1 2 21 Review of the Draft Interim Recommendations from the Historic Rogers Road 3 Neighborhood Task Force 4 5 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the yellow sheet, which was for this item. 6 7 Michael Talbert said that the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force last met 8 on November 14th. This was supposed to be the last meeting and this was supposed to be the 9 final report. He reviewed the charge of the task force: 10 - Investigate and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners, the 11 Chapel Hill Town Council, and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen for neighborhood 12 improvements, including funding sources, financial impact to the County and the 13 Towns for the following: 14 o Sewer Service to the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood as defined by the 15 previously approved public water connections in the area 16 o A Neighborhood Community Center 17 - The Task Force is also directed to: 18 o Submit an Interim Report back to the County and the Towns by the end of 19 August 2012; and 20 o Submit a Final Report to the Assembly of Governments on December 6, 21 2012. 22 23 Attachment B includes the recommendations in draft form because the Task Force has 24 not seen them or approved them yet. There are five primary recommendations: 25 1 . That the costs of both a New Community Center and Sewer Improvements be 26 shared by the local governments, at the same costs sharing percentages as outlined 27 in the 1972 Landfill Agreement, 43% for Orange County, 43% for the Town of Chapel 28 Hill and 14% for the Town of Carrboro. 29 2. That the Managers and Attorneys originate a Memorandum of Understanding 30 between Habitat, Orange County, the Town of Carrboro, and the Town of Chapel Hill 31 for the construction of a new Rogers Road Community Center. The budget will not 32 exceed $700,000 and the project will be bid in compliance with North Carolina public 33 bidding requirements. Orange County will finance the project with reimbursement 34 from the Towns as outlined in (1) above. 35 3. That the governing boards continue to appropriate funds, as previously budgeted to 36 reimburse the Solid Waste fund for the purchase of the Greene Tract, for both a New 37 Community Center and Sewer Improvements. Funds budgeted in Fiscal Year 38 2012/2013 for the Greene Tract are as follows; $90,549 for Orange County, $90,549 39 for the Town of Chapel Hill and $29,524 for the Town of Carrboro. The governing 40 boards are also encouraged to locate other funding sources for a New Community 41 Center and Sewer Improvements. 42 4. That the Hogan-Rogers House no longer be considered as an option for a 43 Neighborhood Community Center. The St. Paul's AME Church is working with the 44 Chapel Hill Preservation Society to save the structure. 45 5. That the Task Force continue to meet to address the Charge of the Task Force, for 46 an additional six months with the original composition of the Task Force. The 47 composition of the Task Force originally included two members appointed by each 48 Town (Chapel Hill and Carrboro); two members appointed from the County; and two 49 members appointed from Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA). 50