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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 8, 2008 <br />Action Age ~a <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Greene Tract Status Report and Decision Points <br />DEPARTMENT: Managers Office PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />1. Greene Tract Development Feasibility <br />Abridged Report <br />2. Adopted Greene Tract Concept Plan <br />Map <br />3. Abridged March 24 Gwen Harvey <br />Memorandum (includes County <br />Attorney Letter) <br />4. Proposed Environmental Preservation <br />Parameters and Principles <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gwen Harvey, Assistant County <br />Manager, 245-2307 <br />Craig Benedict, Planning and <br />Inspections Director, 245-2592 <br />Dave Stancil, ERCD Director, 245-2598 <br />Tara Fikes, Housing/Community <br />Development Director, 245-2490 <br />Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Management <br />Director, 968-2885 <br />PURPOSE: Discussion of the Greene Tract regarding various aspects of development and <br />preservation. <br />BACKGROUND: The use of the Greene Tract is subject to the Solid Waste Agreement of <br />1999 and the Greene Tract Resolution of 2002. Although the discussion and development of <br />the Greene Tract has come up regularly at the Assembly of Government over the last few <br />years, in the spring of 2007 the Assembly of Government agreed to use a subcommittee to <br />more fervently examine the issues prerequisite and surrounding the development and <br />preservation of the Greene Tract. <br />A group of elected officials met twice with the managers, and staff to discuss the following topic <br />areas: <br />a. BACKGROUND LAND USE AND OWNERSHIP <br />b. ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL FEATURES/PRESERVATION PARAMETERS <br />C. UTILITY EXISTING AND PROPOSED <br />d. TRANSPORTATION AND ACCESS <br />e. AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRACT DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES <br />f. COMMUNITY TASK FORCE <br />Discussion points on each topic follow a general description of the pertinent issues noted above <br />(Attachment 1). <br />