Agenda - 02-19-2019 8-a - Minutes

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20 1 there will be no census staff following up on paper forms. She said plans need to be created to 2 communicate all this information, as well as ways to make access to online forms and people to 3 help on site. 4 Mayor Hemminger said a staff committee is needed to make sure that all people are 5 counted. She said data will be provided on areas that typically underreport, but there needs to 6 be a strategy to make use of this data. She said volunteer enumerators are one possibility, but 7 would be labor intensive. She is particularly concerned about rural residents without electronic 8 access, as well as the entire online system crashing on April 1. She said the local and state 9 populations have changed drastically in the last 10 years, and it is vital to get all the state and 10 federal dollars that are available. She said these numbers are used for so many things, and 11 accuracy is paramount. 12 Commissioner Dorosin said the County had a committee in 2000 that was more of an 13 public education campaign, which the County funded, and there were a lot of volunteers. He 14 asked if it was possible to have enumerators to follow up. 15 Mayor Hemminger said the Governor is trying to figure out the best strategies, and there 16 is a census committee for the State. She said the online component is an unknown. She said 17 initially paper forms were not even going to be sent, but now they are. 18 Commissioner Dorosin asked if enumerators can be hired at the County level to follow 19 up. 20 Mayor Hemminger said there will be some, but not nearly as many as before. She said 21 the Governor is focused on this, and local planning is crucial. 22 Councilman Bell said there has been a lot of talk about policy this evening, and the need 23 for collaboration. She said it would be really good to come up with a policy to determine the 24 worth of an accurate count and whether funds should be dedicated to ensure greater accuracy. 25 She said she is hearing a desire to get an accurate count, and she would encourage individual 26 entities to discuss this further in order to create joint memorandums of agreement. She said 27 this issue affects every part of the County. 28 Chair Rich said everyone can follow up on this. 29 30 Town of Hillsborough elected officials and staff left at 9:07 p.m. 31 32 7. Greene Tract— Decision Points and Decision Timelines for Each Jurisdiction 33 Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director, reviewed the following information: 34 35 The Greene Tract is a 164 acre parcel of which 104 acres is jointly owned by Orange 36 County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro and 60 acres owned by Orange 37 County (Headwaters Preserve). In 2002, local governments approved a resolution 38 conceptualizing uses of the 104 acre joint owned area. In 2017, local governments agreed to 39 have the Managers, Mayors, and Chair (MMC) consider preservation and development options 40 for the Greene Tract. In addition, the MMCs recommended staff examine the reconfiguration of 41 the joint-owned and county-owned tracts. The purpose of this request was to determine the 42 feasibility in adopting a revised resolution supporting the reconfiguration of these tracts. The 60 43 acres which are county-owned would be established as prime preservation areas. 44 45 At the January 30, 2018 Assembly of Governments meeting, the proposed modified headwaters 46 preserve area and alternatives were presented to elected officials. At the February 20 Board of 47 County Commissioners meeting, the Board stated support for modification to the Headwaters 48 Preserve area. The Chapel Hill Town Council considered this item on June 6, 2018 and stated 49 support for the reconfiguration of the Headwaters Preserve area. The Carrboro Board of 50 Aldermen considered this item on June 12 and stated support for the reconfiguration of the