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9 <br /> purposes. The County states its current intention not to bury mixed solid waste or construction <br /> and demolition waste on any portion of the Greene Tract. The County states its recommendation <br /> to future County Governing Boards that the County make no such burial. <br /> The Greene Tract Owners agree to bargain together in good faith and with all due <br /> diligence, and to use their respective best efforts, to determine an ultimate use or disposition of <br /> the remainder of the Greene Tract as soon as possible and in any event by June 30, 2001. During <br /> this bargaining period, no Greene Tract Owner shall make any use of the remaining portion of <br /> the Greene Tract without the consent of the other Greene Tract Owners. <br /> The Greene Tract Owners agree that among the issues to be addressed in the bargaining <br /> process are (1) the specific future uses, or ranges of use, to be made of the Greene Tract <br /> (including issues of devoting different portions to different uses, devoting portions to public uses <br /> and the possibility of making portions available for sale or private use), (2) whether to impose <br /> specific use restrictions, either through deed restrictions or through governmental regulation, and <br /> (3) issues of reimbursement to the landfill fund (both legal issues and issues of the extent of <br /> reimbursement). The Greene Tract Owners agree that during the bargaining period each should <br /> provide opportunity for public comment on possible or proposed uses or dispositions. <br /> Prior to July 1, 2001,no Greene Tract Owner shall(1) file any legal action or proceeding <br /> to force any sale or division of the Greene Tract, or (2) enter into any agreement to sell, <br /> mortgage or otherwise transfer all or any part of its ownership interest in the Greene Tract, in <br /> either case without the consent of the other Greene Tract Owners. To the extent permitted by <br /> law, Chapel Hill agrees not to initiate any proceeding to rezone any portion of the Greene Tract <br /> prior to July 1,2001,without the consent of the other Greene Tract Owners. <br /> On or after July 1, 2001, no Greene Tract Owner shall (1) file any legal action or <br /> proceeding to force any sale or division of the Greene Tract, or (2) enter into any agreement to <br /> sell, mortgage or otherwise transfer all or any part of its ownership interest in the Greene Tract, <br /> in either case without giving the other Greene Tract Owners at least 60 days' prior notice of such <br /> filing or entering into an agreement. In addition, on or after July 1, 2001, any Greene Tract <br /> Owner may give 60 days' prior notice of an election to be no longer bound by the restrictions of <br /> this Part 5, and such election shall be effective at the end of the notice period. <br /> 6. The County will finance community benefits from <br /> System funds to the extent legally permissible. <br /> The Parties will cooperate to provide public benefits to the community of residents and <br /> property owners in the neighborhood of the existing landfill. <br /> The Parties note the expected forthcoming report of the Landfill Community Benefits <br /> Committee that has been studying the question of community benefits. Upon the release of the <br /> report, each Party shall provide for its Governing Board to discuss the working group's proposal <br /> for community benefits, and shall provide for such legal and other staff analysis of the proposed <br /> list as it may deem appropriate (especially including legal analysis concerning the use of System <br /> funds to pay the costs of such benefits). After each Party has completed its own analysis, the <br /> Draft of June 1, 1999 7 <br />