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On December 6, 2012 the Assembly of Governments received an interim report from the <br /> Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force and held a lengthy discussion of the <br /> accomplishments of the Task Force. One of the recommendations from The Task Force was <br /> that the Task Force continues to meet for an additional 6 months to address the Charge with <br /> the original composition of the Task Force. <br /> On February 5, 2013 the Orange County Board of Commissioners authorized the continuation <br /> of a reappointed Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force and approved the Charge of <br /> the Task Force. The composition of the Task Force includes two members appointed by each <br /> Town (Chapel Hill and Carrboro); two members appointed from the County; and two members <br /> appointed from Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA). <br /> Charge of the Reappointed Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force <br /> 1. Request that the towns confirm the continuation of the Historic Rogers Road <br /> Neighborhood Task Force and appoint members to the Task force; <br /> 2. Confirm the appointment of Commissioners Rich and Price as the County's members <br /> on the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force; <br /> 3. Request that the Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association confirm the <br /> continuation of the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force and appoint two <br /> members to <br /> the Task Force; <br /> 4. Confirm the charge and a timeline for the Task force as specified by the motion <br /> approved at the January 24 meeting: <br /> ❑ To continue the Task Force for six (6) months; <br /> ❑ To have the Task Force consider the final costs, provision and installation of <br /> water and sewer utility extensions preferably at no cost for members of the <br /> Historic Rogers Road community; <br /> ❑ Consider options to address gentrification; <br /> ❑ Consider Chapel Hill's most recent Small Area Plan; <br /> ❑ Consider funding options, including the Greene Tract. <br /> 5. Specify that the Task Force provide a report to the Board of County Commissioners <br /> no later than the Board's September 17th meeting. <br /> Subsequent Local Government Actions: <br /> 1. On April 9, 2013 the Board of County Commissioners was presented the schematic design <br /> of the Rogers Road Community Center and authorized the manager to award the bid for <br /> construction in an amount not to exceed$650,000. The project was bid in August, 2013. The <br /> Town of Chapel Hill has expedited the site plan review, permitting and other associated <br /> processes for the project as well as waived all associated Town fees related to those <br /> processes, normally estimated to be $25,000. <br /> 2. On September 18, 2012 the Town of Carrboro approved the Town's intention to contribute <br /> not more than $900,000 for the Town's 14% portion of the $650,000 Community <br /> Center and estimated$5.8 million cost of the Sewer Project. <br /> On June 18, 2013 the Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved a Resolution (Attachment 2) to <br /> Provide Comment on Alternatives Discussed by the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task <br /> Force. The Town has also appropriated$450,000 (112 of the $900,000 the Town has <br />