Agenda - 02-20-2018 6-a - Greene Tract Conceptual Plans

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maintains the same total acreage for each of the areas but aligns them differently. The reconfigured tracts were drafted with environmental staff from the Town of Chapel Hill, the Town of Carrboro, and Orange County in order to create new parcels which endeavored to protect environmental features and habitats located on site. The proposed reconfigured Headwaters Preserve area alternatives are also contained in Attachment 3. Attachment 4 includes land use and density outcomes for the different alternatives. Attachment 5 includes potential affordable housing outputs based on different affordable housing proportions. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact related to this item. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to this agenda item: • GOAL: ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE LAND-USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people of all races, cultures, incomes and educational levels with respect to the development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, policies, and decisions. Fair treatment means that no group of people should bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, governmental and commercial operations or policies. • GOAL: FOSTER A COMMUNITY CULTURE THAT REJECTS OPPRESSION AND INEQUITY The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race or color; religious or philosophical beliefs; sex, gender or sexual orientation; national origin or ethnic background; age; military service; disability; and familial, residential or economic status. • GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their dependents. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board define its preferences for the Greene Tract in terms of 1. Reconfiguration of the Headwaters Preserve area; 2. Size of the development and preservation areas within the Greene Tract; 3. Density of the development area; 4. Land uses and affordable housing preferences in the development area The Manager further recommends the Board authorize staff to communicate the Board’s preferences to Chapel Hill and Carrboro town staffs and request feedback from the towns by May 1, 2018. Upon receipt of feedback from both towns, County staff - in concert with town staffs - will prepare a draft resolution for future approval by the Board of Commissioners, the Chapel Hill Town Council and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen to codify the preferences/input from all three entities. With adoption by all three governing boards, the resulting resolution would supersede the 2002 Resolution that outlined the County and Towns’ intentions for developing the Greene Tract. 2