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Chair Jacobs said there is a consensus about going forward with the community center and he said they can entertain a motion to go ahead with a community center. The motion is to continue the task force. He suggested talking about the motion, which is to continue the task force, if the community center has been addressed. Commissioner Price said with the task force, at least they are keeping the community in the dialogue. Commissioner Dorosin made a friendly amendment to the motion to continue the task force with the charge as follows: 1) finalizing the cost and installation of sewer and water utilities in the community; 2) analyzing options to prevent gentrification and consider the Chapel Hill SAP; 3) considering funding options related to Greene tract; and 4) monitoring the progress of construction and development of the community center and agreements related thereto. He would like to add to the sewer charge that the primary goal be to provide the sewer at no cost to the residents of the community. Commissioner Price accepted the friendly amendment. Commissioner Dorosin seconded. Commissioner McKee said he cannot support this motion because of gentrification. He said that the day the sewer is built, development will happen. To try to prevent the development impinges on the rights of the property owners. Commissioner Pelissier said she has concerns about gentrification and this is a vague term. She said that it would be better to look at the Small Area Plan (SAP). Commissioner Gordon said that the motion is getting more complex, and it would better to vote the motion up or down now. Commissioner McKee said this is getting more convoluted and the focus should be on the community center and then what to do with the task force and the charge. Commissioner Price asked Commissioner McKee how he sees the task force prohibiting the center from moving forward. Commissioner McKee said he does not think the task force would slow down the center but it does not need to be a part of the task force if the County is going to build it. Commissioner Price said that she and Commissioner Dorosin would like to make sure the center gets built and to monitor that. She asked if Commissioner McKee would object if these two were on the task force, and Commissioner McKee said no. Chair Jacobs said Commissioner Dorosin's wording could be amended and he read: To continue the task force and update the charge: There are 4 parts to the charge: 1) Task force to look at final costs and provision for sewer and preference for no cost for Historic Rogers Road residents 2) Address gentrification 3) Consider funding options including the Greene Tract 4) Monitor progress on construction and development of the community center and agreements related thereto with the specifications outlined below: • The facility would be no larger than 4000 sq foot and would not exceed $700,000 • Long term low cost agreement with Habitat related to disposition and ownership of property • Interlocal agreement with managers that includes funding from the county and towns and the concept that the facility will be open to public