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Board of Commissioners 5/4/517 Minutes 1 ' Commissioner Carey stated the importance of the Chair ser‘.....p01 2 an ex officio member of any group involving the three governmental units 3 stating that this -is- a responsibility that goes along with being Chair. 4 It Wat7d4cided- that this recommendation would be reviewed at the- 410 first meeting -tft-Illecember. Commissioner Willhoit objected to the third recommendation stating 7 no need for this because no one has expressed an interest in talking about 8 extension of extra-territorial jurisdiction. 9 - Chair Marshall emphasized that the issue was raised when talking 10 about the swap of extraterritorial jurisdiction and it became quite clear 11 that there was one view of this intergovernmental cooperation and that it 12 was a territorial issue. Disenfranchisment was brought forward several 13 times at the public hearing. She feels it important that the citizens 14 understand that the Board is against moving people that are not in the 15 extra territorial jurisdiction into the extra-territorial jurisdiction and 16 that joint planning is the solution. 17 18 Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner 19 'Hartwell to instruct County members of the working intergovernmental group 20 to not consider, as a part of their deliberations, disenfranchisement of 21 county citizens through placing them in extra-territorial jurisdiction but 22 will emphasize and encourage intergovernmental cooperation to achieve 23 planning goals. 24 VOTE: UNANIMOUS. - - 25 26 Commissioner Willhoit suggested that a more formal mechanism be 27 . put in place to inform each other on the Board of the various happenings 28 on the different groups that each. represent and Commissioner Halkiotis 29 suggested that this be reviewed after the budget process is finished. 30 :..:, 2. JOINT PLANNING AREA LAND USE PLAN (1) EXPANSION OF TRANSIT/ON AREA 33 Ill BOUNDARY DESIGNATION - TRANSITION AREA/RURAL BUFFER 34 ' (3) ORANGE COUNTY-CARRBOR0 ZONING JURISDICTION BOUNDARY 35 36 Planning Board Chair Barry Jacobs presented the Planning Board 37 recommendation as stated below in the motion for approval. 38 39 - Judith Wegner, ' member of the Carrboro Board, stated that there is a 40 consensus on the Carrboro Board that the swap idea should not be pursued. 41 The Board agrees with the representation suggestion and she stated that 42 . the _ legislation submitted* provides for that representation. If the 43 Planning Board recommendation is adopted, the Carrboro Board will review 44 • and . provide additional - comments . if. necessary. She emphasized that 45 continued dialogue is very important. 46 Commissioner Willhoit referred to the two designations to be 47 established for Duke Forest. He questioned the rationale for indicating 48 that those properties abutting Duke Forest will be kept out— of the 49 transition area and placed as part of the Rural Buffer. As part of the 50 Land Use Plan this property would have a buffer as it was developed. 51 Collins indicated that the buffer would be a condition placed upon any 52 of the land developed along the Duke Forest line. 53 Don Epling, Associate University Counselor at Duke, stated that they 54 are in the process of studying the purposes and goals for the use of Duke 55 Forest land. He indicated that Duke does not object to any particula- 411 land use plan presented to date. The study will take into account he development may impact and how that fits in. 58 10.1.4;. Pope spoke-en behalf of one-of-the landowners who owns 90 acres of 59 land south of Duke Forest. He referred to a statement made in the Planning 4-