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092 <br /> A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A NEW JOINT <br /> PLANNING AGREEMENT WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> AND THE CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN (87-10-26/R-1) <br /> WHEREAS, representatives of the governing bodies of Orange County <br /> and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill began meeting in the <br /> fall of 1986 to prepare a new Joint Planning Agreement; and <br /> WHEREAS, these representatives of the 3 jurisdictions have <br /> addressed issues including: <br /> *establishing a rural buffer in Orange County around Chapel <br /> Hill and Carrboro; <br /> *future "urban services" or transition areas for Chapel Hill <br /> and Carrboro, <br /> *planning for the University Lake watershed; <br /> *long-term boundaries for annexation by Chapel Hill and <br /> Carrboro; <br /> *representation of Transition Area residents on municipal <br /> Planning Boards and Boards of Adjustment; and <br /> WHEREAS, the proposed new Joint Planning Agreement and the new <br /> Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan adopted in 1986, as amended, <br /> would establish a long-term urban form for the Chapel <br /> Hill-Carrboro area, and these documents thereby represent a major <br /> achievement by the three jurisdictions; and <br /> WHEREAS, the new Joint Planning Agreement was the subject of a <br /> public hearing by the three jurisdictions on October 14, 1987; <br /> and the concepts of resource protection and growth management in <br /> the agreement have the support of many citizens; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Council hereby expresses its appreciation to the <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Carrboro Board of <br /> Aldermen for their cooperation and dedication to developing a new <br /> agreement which is in the best interest of the citizens of Orange <br /> County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of <br /> Chapel Hill that the Council hereby approves, and authorizes the <br /> Mayor to sign on behalf of the Town, the Joint Planning Agreement <br /> substantially in the form distributed by the Town Manager for the <br /> Council 's October 26, 1987 meeting. A copy of said Agreement as <br /> distributed on October 26, 1987 shall be retained with the <br /> records of this meeting. <br /> This the 26th day of October, 1987. <br />