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8 <br /> 1 Damon Seils said he would not want the goal of fixing the whole pie to slow down the <br /> 2 immediate need of fixing the five specific properties. <br /> 3 Alderman Chaney asked if it is that much more complicated to look at the whole area. <br /> 4 Trish McGuire said it is just a matter of finding all the areas that have split zoning, and it <br /> 5 should not be terribly cumbersome. <br /> 6 Mayor Lavelle said she does not want to do anything to delay the five properties, but it <br /> 7 makes sense to take care of the entire area. She said if staff can do it via a phasing process, <br /> 8 this would be acceptable, as long as the issue does not get bogged down. <br /> 9 Mayor Lavelle said Carrboro staff will communicate with Orange County staff to look at <br /> 10 timeline options, and to do it as expeditiously as possible. <br /> 11 Alderman Gist asked if there are any unintended consequences of moving from one <br /> 12 zone to another. <br /> 13 Alderman Seils said affected residents would get a letter that explains the planning <br /> 14 jurisdiction changes, and the tax jurisdiction would not change. <br /> 15 Trish McGuire said there would be some decision points to address by staff before <br /> 16 notifying residents. <br /> 17 Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director, said the focus should be on the <br /> 18 commercial node area at this time, and results for the other areas can be achieved later. <br /> 19 Trish McGuire said a point of difference between the two jurisdictions is the issue of <br /> 20 voting representation among ETJ members. <br /> 21 Chair McKee said to focus on the five properties first, with the intent to look at the other <br /> 22 properties and corridor in the second phase. <br /> 23 Commissioner Dorosin said the whole corridor should be done at one time. <br /> 24 Alderman Seils said staff needs to determine how complex it is to do it all at once. He <br /> 25 said if it is straightforward, then it should be done at the same time. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 2. Greene Tract— Current Situation and Future Uses <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Craig Benedict showed a context map via a PowerPoint presentation, and reviewed the <br /> 30 following information: <br /> 31 <br /> 32 The Greene Tract (164 acres)was acquired in 1984 for $608,000 and came to Orange County <br /> 33 as an asset in the Solid Waste Fund. The 1998 Interlocal Solid Waste Agreement and <br /> 34 amended April 12, 2000 provided for the three owning partners to determine, over a two-year <br /> 35 period, the ultimate disposition of the remaining 104 jointly held acres. The Agreement further <br /> 36 included a repayment mechanism to the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund. The financial <br /> 37 reimbursement to the Solid Was Fund began on July 1, 2008. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 This link— <br /> 40 http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/WebLink8/DocView.aspx?id=27031&dbid=0 <br /> 41 — provides a history of the Greene Tract from 1999 through 2008 which is a compendium of <br /> 42 various reports and studies which was presented at a `Joint Greene Tract Work Session' on <br /> 43 April 29, 2008 and at an Assembly of Governments meeting on December 6, 2012. Attachment <br /> 44 2a provides information regarding the last action taken by the Board of County Commissioners <br /> 45 (BOCC) on December 10, 2002. Although there has been considerable discussion about the <br /> 46 future of the Greene Tract, no action has been taken by the BOCC since 2002. Although not <br /> 47 specific to the Greene Tract, multiple Historic Rogers Road Area (HRRA) small area studies <br /> 48 and planning efforts have been conducted by the local governments over the last 15 years. <br /> 49 <br />