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Commissioner Carey asked if the change in the expected completion date from December 1990 to December, 1991 would affect the number of units to be built. Mr. Staats said no, that it would just affect to timing of the units. Council Member Pasquini asked if the applicant were required to provide on-site public recreation space how that would be accomplished. Mr. Staats replied that he did not know, but that it would require a major redesign of the site as that requirement would mean approximately 60% of the site used for recreation purposes. Ms. Gerrie Nunn, a resident of Eubanks Road, spoke in support of the proposal. Ms. Eliza Liptzin, a resident of Eubanks Road, spoke in support of the proposal. John Carne, a resident, spoke against the proposal due to the expected increase in traffic on Eubanks Road and Northwoods Drive. He said he would prefer to see approval of the project include conditions for improvements to the intersection of Eubanks Road and N.C. 86. Mr. Harry Poole, a resident, spoke against the proposal because of the expected increase of traffic on Northwoods Drive. He stated that the current condition of the intersection of Eubanks Road and N.C. 86 already had people cutting through Northwoods subdivision in order to avoid the intersection. He also commented that he would prefer to see more green space in the proposal. Council Member Andresen asked if the County did not require off-site improvements, how would the improvements get done and who would pay for them. chair Willhoit responded that the County did not have a policy hot to require off-site improvements, they had just not required such improvements to date. He said this was something the County needed to review and examine, especially when the applicant pointed out in his application that the intersection Alf Eubanks and N.C. 86 was already at or over capacity. COUNCIL MEMBER HOWES MOVED, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PRESTON TO REFER THE INFORMATION RECEIVED TO THE COUNTY MANAGER, PLANNING STAFF, AND PLANNING BOARD AND TO ADJOURN THE HEARING TO DECEMBER 1, 1986 WHEN IT WOULD RECEIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PLANNING BOARD AND CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, (4-0) . Joint Planning Agreement Ken Thompson, Orange County Manager, gave a presentation on the proposed amendments to the joint planning agreement between Chapel Hill and Orange County. He said, in essence the proposal would grant Chapel Hill the authority over development applications in the transition areas. Orange County would present a recommendation on the applications but the approval would come from the Town. He said the proposal would give the County the approval authority for the joint land use plan and