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12 1 J.B. Culpepper said this is correct. 2 Commissioner Dorosin said current requests for re-zoning require approval from the 3 County and the Town. He said, if the ETJ change is made, only the Town will have to approve 4 it. He noted that this is the only substantive change between the planning agreement and the 5 ETJ. 6 J.B. Culpepper said this is correct. 7 Commissioner Dorosin clarified that the reason this expansion was recommended by 8 the task force is because the only way Chapel Hill can expend funding in this area is if this land 9 is in the ETJ or the Town limits. 10 Chair Jacobs said the Board of Commissioners wanted to be clear regarding the impact 11 on the Joint Planning Agreement before signing off on the agreement. 12 J.B. Culpepper said this question can be discussed with the attorneys. 13 Commissioner Gordon said she has the JPA in front of her. She read from section 2.6 14 regarding the amendment of the land use map, which states that "no such amendment may 15 become effective until after it has been adopted by Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro, 16 following a joint public hearing by all three governing bodies." 17 J.B. Culpepper said staff will research this and report back. 18 Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is anything noted in Chapel Hill's long range plans 19 regarding re-zoning in this area. 20 J.B. Culpepper said there is a draft Rogers Road Small Area Plan that would require 21 some adjustments to land use if it were adopted. 22 Mayor Chilton said this calls for mixed use development near the Greene Tract. 23 J.B. Culpepper said the majority of the changed uses recommended in the report are 24 associated with the Greene Tract. She said this area is jointly owned by Orange County, 25 Chapel Hill and Carrboro, and this adds another layer of complication. 26 Mayor Kleinschmidt said it should be noted that for at least the last 13 years Chapel Hill 27 has not planned for re-zoning anywhere in the town. He said the Town addresses re-zoning 28 when a developer comes forth with a project. He said the lack of a plan to change zoning does 29 not really inform anything. He said applications to re-zone are accepted like any other 30 application. 31 Chair Jacobs said the next step is for Chapel Hill to consider this on January 13th, and 32 presumably the JPA issue will be addressed. 33 Mayor Chilton asked why this is a draft plan. 34 J.B. Culpepper said this is because it has not been adopted. She said it was referred to 35 a joint hearing and became absorbed in some of the other issues associated with the Rogers 36 Road area. 37 Mayor Chilton asked Mayor Kleinschmidt if this is coming back to the Town Council for 38 consideration at some point. He asked what significance should be attached to the fact that the 39 plan has not been adopted. 40 Mayor Kleinschmidt said, in his opinion, very little. He said this was a citizen developed 41 plan and it offers very good guidance. 42 43 4. Report from the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force 44 45 Michael Talbert said the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force finished up 46 their work this past September and the report has been presented to all three Boards. He 47 noted that the Rogers Road Small Area Plan was included as an attachment. He said this plan 48 was accepted in 2009, but nothing has been brought forward other than where things are now 49 with the task force.