Agenda - 05-15-2018 8-a - Minutes

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3 Farms and the future Twin Creeks Park. We recently received an update from the Carrboro 1 Planning Staff who confirm the project is stalled since Ballentine (MI Homes) has not proceeded 2 with the last phase of their development. It’s our understanding that an engineering review of 3 the bridge crossings required to complete this connection is being conducted. What funding, if 4 any, has the County allotted to Twin Creeks Parks and the completion of the connector road? 5 We recommend that the Commissioners and BoA discuss the North-South Connector Road 6 project at their next joint meeting. 7 8 Carrboro Advisory Board Guidelines and Staff Resources: 9 We would like to report that over the past year the communication and dissemination of 10 materials to the NTAAC have improved. Yet we remain concerned that the newly enacted 11 advisory board guidelines (Rules of Procedure for Town of Carrboro Boards and Commissions 12 Administrative Policy) have already had the consequence of canceling our March meeting due 13 to lack of Staff resources. (IE Item 4. Meeting agenda… If the agenda is not posted prior to 14 96 hrs. of the meeting, the meeting will be cancelled and items will be continued to the 15 next properly posted meeting.) The NTAAC cannot complete our charge or even meet 16 without dedicated and consistent staff. We meet once a month, a cancellation is more 17 consequential for us compared to other advisory boards who meet more frequently. Also as 18 you may know, the NTAAC is the only board whose members are not the constituents of the 19 BoA. We can’t vote for them, only the Orange County Commissioners. 20 21 The rest of the NTAAC’s projects from the past year are listed below in the report. As you can 22 see, the majority of these projects involve Old NC 86. We believe this focus will continue into 23 the future. We have accomplished our work while having committee vacancies and membership 24 turn over, monthly meetings (if not cancelled), and limited staff resources. 25 26 Thank you for your time and this opportunity to provide this update. Do you have any 27 questions? 28 29 Proposed FLX Applicant/Development at Old NC 86 and Eubanks Roads: 30 As the Commissioners may know, the NTAAC has spent significant time (i.e., years) addressing 31 proposed development and zoning changes within the Northern Transitional Area (NTA). In 32 2011, our members attended a two day charrette, along with other neighbors and citizens. This 33 charrette developed plans and brought forth concerns and interests regarding the development 34 of the property located at the corner of Old NC 86 and Eubanks Road. We have participated in 35 all of the public hearings and meetings concerning this development and new zoning. We have 36 also offered detailed recommendations. Nevertheless, the NTAAC still finds FLZ zoning 37 confusing, especially after attending the 2/7/2017 BoA meeting when the FLX applicant was 38 approved to apply for FLX even though all the zoning terms were not met. We anticipate that an 39 application for FLX zoning will be submitted once the current Eubanks construction projects are 40 completed and may need the county’s assistance to interpret the FLX zoning. 41 42 Multi-use Paths Along Homestead Road and Greenway Connectors: 43 The NTAAC participated in several meetings concerning the developments at the corner of 44 Homestead Road and Lake Hogan Subdivision. On 9/20/2017, we also attended a public 45 hearing with the Board of Adjustment to emphasize our recommendation that, in lieu of two 46 sidewalks (for the interior project), a multi-use path be added to the developments along 47 Homestead Road. Our recommendations were denied though this path would facilitate 48 pedestrian and bicycle safety. Carrboro is not a continuous town but the construction of multi-49 use paths along main roads as development occurs is a good solution to promoting citizen 50