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20 <br /> 1 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the charge of the task force could be identified. He said <br /> 2 a task force sounds like reinventing the wheel again; and it is important to know what is being <br /> 3 sought. He said affordable housing is a universal goal, and said perhaps an RFP is next. <br /> 4 Mayor Lavelle said to have Managers to come up with something, and let the Mayors <br /> 5 and the Chair be the task force and provide feedback to the respective boards. <br /> 6 Commissioner Rich said some points are in the abstract, and provides a starting point. <br /> 7 Mayor Hemminger said that is why she asked the Managers to come back with a <br /> 8 strategic process. <br /> 9 Chair McKee said when this topic was put on the agenda he noted that he is at the <br /> 10 same point, with the Green Tract now, that he was 10 years ago with the Rogers Road <br /> 11 Community Center. He said he is tired of this topic going nowhere, and is ready to make a <br /> 12 plan and take action, or stop talking about it altogether. <br /> 13 Commissioner Price said a deadline should be set for establishing a plan. <br /> 14 Commissioner Jacobs said this was discussed at the joint meeting with Chapel Hill <br /> 15 months ago, and staff was asked to take their vision and put it on to paper. He said that would <br /> 16 be a reachable goal. He said a strategic plan must reflect how the elected officials think <br /> 17 currently, which includes mixed-use development. <br /> 18 Alderman Chaney said there must be a grocery store within a mile of a low-income <br /> 19 housing tax credit application site, if any type of multi-family units is planned. <br /> 20 Chair McKee asked if it is agreeable to have the Managers put together a unified <br /> 21 proposal for the three boards. <br /> 22 There was general consensus. <br /> 23 Commissioner Price said the community is being left out of this discussion. <br /> 24 Chair McKee said it is important to keep it concentrated at the beginning, in order to <br /> 25 keep things moving. <br /> 26 Mayor Lavelle said a starting point would be to have a meeting between the Managers, <br /> 27 the Mayors and the Chair. She said the community will not be excluded. <br /> 28 Commissioner Price said she is outnumbered, but feels the community should be <br /> 29 included from the start. <br /> 30 Chair McKee said to start with the Managers, the Mayors and the Chair. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 The meeting adjourned at 10:12 p.m. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Earl McKee, Chair <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Donna Baker <br /> 37 Clerk to the Board <br /> 38 <br /> 39 <br /> 40 DEFERRED <br /> 41 <br /> 42 a) Brief Historical Update <br /> 43 <br /> 44 The Greene Tract (164 acres)was acquired in 1984 and came to Orange County as an asset of <br /> 45 the Solid Waste Fund. The 1998 Interlocal Solid Waste Agreement (amended April 12, 2000) <br /> 46 established the three owning partners for a 104 acre parcel. The remaining 60 acres, long held <br /> 47 by Solid Waste, is in the process of being transferred to an asset of the General Fund to be <br /> 48 used for preservation and low impact recreation purposes. <br /> 49 Although there has been considerable discussion about the future of the Greene <br />