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16 <br /> 1 Commissioner Greene said the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation might <br /> 2 be worth contacting as well. <br /> 3 Commissioner Marcoplos clarified that the serious work on the preservation goals <br /> 4 will happen during the summer. <br /> 5 Craig Benedict said yes, and staff will talk more about this next Wednesday. He <br /> 6 said details will need to be ironed out, such as typical development and preservation goals; <br /> 7 how many units can be there; which portion will be affordable housing; will it be a mixed <br /> 8 income community as previously desired, etc. <br /> 9 Commissioner Marcoplos said he foresees some serious discussions about this that <br /> 10 may take some time. He said the Mayors and Chairs will do this work, and he suggested it <br /> 11 would be helpful to have a connection to the rest of the Board during the summer. <br /> 12 Craig Benedict said staff can bring back briefings, and plans to have community <br /> 13 meetings. <br /> 14 Craig Benedict said staff has moved with more speed recently by updating boards, <br /> 15 having community meetings, getting feedback, and then repeating the process. <br /> 16 Commissioner Dorosin said Chair Rich can update the Board as needed. <br /> 17 Commissioner Marcoplos said this is a huge opportunity, and the Board needs to <br /> 18 get this right. <br /> 19 Commissioner Greene said as the policymakers, it is not ideal to settle this during <br /> 20 the summer. <br /> 21 Chair Rich said it is ambitious to think this will be settled over the summer, but she <br /> 22 will keep the Board informed. <br /> 23 Commissioner Dorosin said the key is to keep the momentum going, and use the <br /> 24 summer to go forward with the process. <br /> 25 Chair Rich said she was greatly encouraged about the Greene Tract at the most <br /> 26 recent Mayors' meeting, and all seem to realize that now is the time to move forward. She <br /> 27 said bringing the conversation back to some of the boards is the challenge. <br /> 28 Commissioner Dorosin said he is available to help in any way since this is tangible, <br /> 29 and can be used to make a real difference in the community. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 A RESOLUTION APPROVING MODIFICATIONS TO THE 60 ACRE PORTION OF THE <br /> 32 GREENE TRACT IN COUNTY OWNERSHIP AND CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR THE 104 <br /> 33 ACRE PORTION IN JOINT OWNERSHIP <br /> 34 <br /> 35 WHEREAS, Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill jointly acquired the <br /> 36 property (104 acres) known as the Greene Tract in 1984 which was purchased from the <br /> 37 joint solid waste management system; and <br /> 38 <br /> 39 WHEREAS, title to 60 acres (also known as Headwaters Preserve) of this property was <br /> 40 deeded exclusively to the Orange County Solid Waste Enterprise Fund in 2000 under <br /> 41 provisions of the 1999 Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste Management and was <br /> 42 purchased by Orange County via reimbursement to the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund in <br /> 43 2016; and <br /> 44 <br /> 45 WHEREAS, Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill adopted the 2002 <br /> 46 Resolution which called for approximately 86 acres for open space and 18 acres for <br /> 47 affordable housing on the jointly owned land; and <br /> 48 <br />