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