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12 1 one of the big changes in the landscape is whether we get the 25 percent state funding. She 2 said the light rail is going through the federal process now, and we cannot expect the state to 3 commit at this point. She said this funding split is an important thing to remember. 4 Commissioner Gordon agrees that Carrboro should be connected to the 405 route. 5 Commissioner Pelissier said knowing that the state funding is uncertain the federal 6 landscape is also continuing to change. She said Triangle Transit is proactively looking at other 7 ways to fund and finance that 25 percent state money. She said there are a lot of places 8 across the country that is using other sources, and there are other alternatives to make this 9 happen. 10 Chair Jacobs said he assumes the Board can count on staff getting updates from all 11 three transit entities on the status of the priority projects. He said this can be distributed to 12 everyone here. 13 Commissioner Rich said it would be good to put information on the website listing how 14 the transit tax is being spent. 15 16 6. Agricultural Support Enterprises in the Rural Buffer 17 Mayor Lavelle said Perdita Holtz has provided them with a summary of the text 18 amendments to the Joint Planning Use Plan and Agreement. 19 She said there have been several meetings to discuss this, and there is one item that is 20 the sticking point. She said Carrboro is recommending that once these amendments are 21 adopted, after five years all jurisdictions have to sign off and state that they like the way this is 22 working out. She said the Alderman wanted to have a few years to see how this process is 23 working out and have a chance to evaluate it. 24 Mayor Lavelle said the Alderman had asked the attorney to look into a sunset clause 25 that requires all jurisdictions to act after five years. 26 She said the Chapel Hill has not looked at this yet, and it is a work in progress. 27 Chair Jacobs said there are three governments involved in this, and it would be good to 28 get all three staffs and attorneys to review and hash out the concerns and sticking points before 29 continuing to go down the road separately. He said maybe this could be done before the 30 Assembly of Governments meeting. He said the Joint Planning Agreement (JPA) is a 31 significant agreement, and he thinks that it is important to first make sure that everyone is in 32 agreement about the issues. He said the Board of County Commissioners has not had any 33 discussions on changes to the JPA, and they are not in any position to discuss what Carrboro 34 has adopted. He would like to have a meeting of the minds to find out where the common 35 ground is and to help make some intelligent joint decisions. 36 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the concern from the Carrboro Aldermen is about 37 making changes to the JPA, or if there are specific concerns about the Agricultural Support 38 Enterprise amendments. He wants to know if this is a discussion of procedure or substance. 39 Mayor Lavelle said this is more about assessing the impact on the rural buffer. She said 40 the five year point was a place in time to stop and see what is happening. 41 Alderman Slade said the rural buffer has been a feature of the joint governments 42 protecting what a lot of people in the towns' value. He is surprised at how little public input has 43 been given. He said this would be a measure that would guarantee that people get a sense of 44 what this means, while allowing time to come back and reconsider. He said this is not a 45 question of procedure, but it is specific to this one issue. 46 Alderman Slade said he would hope the effect of the sunset clause is that it could revert 47 the rural buffer back to what it currently is. He said this is just a measure to safeguard the 48 future of the community.