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17 <br /> • Preserve valuable environmental features and corridors <br /> • Protect historical and cultural resources <br /> • Promote cost effective infrastructure <br /> • Incorporate school and recreation site <br /> • Earmark development areas for mixed income housing and mixed use potential <br /> WHEREAS, the staff work group considered direction from the respective governing <br /> boards, specialized staff, housing partners, and community in developing a conceptual plan <br /> for the Greene Tract; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners: <br /> 1. Approve the accompanying map to modify the existing county owned (60 acres) and <br /> joint owned (104 acres) portions of the Greene Tract as shown in Exhibit 1. <br /> 2. Approve the accompanying conceptual master plan as shown in Exhibit 1 for the joint <br /> owned portion of the Greene Tract, not deeded exclusively to Orange County, which <br /> designates the following: <br /> • Approximately 22 acres for joint preserve <br /> • Approximately 11 acres for public school site <br /> • Approximately 4 acres for public recreational facility site <br /> • Approximately 67 acres for housing/mixed use <br /> 3. Authorize the exchange of acreage from Joint owned to County owned and County <br /> owned to Joint owned commencing the recombination process as illustrated in Exhibit <br /> 2. <br /> 4. Explore protecting the areas shown on the conceptual plan as Joint Owned Preserve <br /> and Headwaters Preserve <br /> 5. Solicit input from the public and respective governing boards regarding land use and <br /> mixed income housing needs during the master plan process. <br /> This the 191h day of February, 2019. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Marcoplos for the Board to approve the Greene Tract resolution and conceptual plan <br /> (Attachment 1) including definitions as noted in Exhibit 1; and pursue the timeline related to <br /> Next Steps A, B, and C with all due diligence. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> Sam Ebi lives on Billabong Lane. He thanked the Board for its work, and asked if <br /> any agency has done an environmental impact study. He said this is the first time he and <br /> his neighbors have heard about this project. He requested an environmental impact <br /> statement, as a lot of wildlife lives in this area, and he wonders where it can go. <br /> James Morgan said he also lives on Billabong Lane. He said he saw previous <br /> iterations of this plan several years ago, but this is the first time he's seen a school location <br /> determined. He said he has two concerns: a sewer system was recently installed, and he <br /> sees no access point from the school site to the sewer system; and the road connection <br /> from Merin Road to Purefoy, serving the school, which would be problematic for the <br /> intersection of Merin and Homestead, which is not capable to taking a stop light. He said <br /> these issues need to be addressed in the early stages of any development plan. <br />