Agenda 10-15-19 Item 8-a - Minutes

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3 1 couple of months to get this off the ground, and when it does, the County needs to highlight 2 this project. 3 Chair Rich said the Climate Council has gotten some news coverage, which is great. 4 Chair Rich expressed thanks, on behalf of the BOCC, to Commissioner Bedford for all 5 she is doing with health care. She said the County has worked with Cardinal for a long time, 6 and many of us have been frustrated with the arrangement, and Commissioner Bedford has 7 spent a lot of time involved in this. 8 Chair Rich said the first pilot work session with Mebane and Carrboro happened 9 recently, and were successful. She said minutes will be turned around in about two weeks, 10 and will be distributed by the Manager, published online, and posted as a future information 11 item so all can keep abreast of the discussions. She said the meeting with Mebane was 12 great, and the Town wants to be involved in the Climate Committee, and space should be 13 made at the table. 14 Chair Rich said the Carrboro meeting touched on many of the same issues that have 15 been previously discussed. She said there was also a Managers, Mayors and Chairs (MMC) 16 meeting last week and the Greene Tract was brought up. She said there was follow up on 17 creating a governance document to move forward, but this is very, very preliminary. 18 Chair Rich said there is an upcoming meeting with Chapel Hill, and asked if the Board 19 would help her determine what the Board is seeking from Chapel Hill. She said there is a 20 desire to understand the partnership on the Greene Tract, and, while this is moving forward, it 21 is concerning that all are not on the same page. 22 Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is already a governance structure in place for 23 the three jurisdictions, and if this is being revisited. 24 Chair Rich said there was never anything put in place that specifically states how to 25 proceed if there is a disagreement between the 3 jurisdictions. She said Carrboro and 26 Orange County want to move forward and address needs like affordable housing, but it does 27 not seem that Chapel Hill is on the same page. 28 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the parcels were ever combined, or does the County 29 still own a portion with the Towns owning other portions. 30 Commissioner Price asked if Chapel Hill does not want to do affordable housing. 31 Chair Rich said it is not clear at this point, as there is nothing proposed with which to 32 agree or disagree. 33 Commissioner Price said she does not understand the problem. 34 Commissioner Dorosin said the BOCC and Carrboro agreed to the resolution, but 35 Chapel Hill did not agree to the resolution on how to move forward. 36 Travis Myren said the Carrboro and the BOCC passed a resolution and map, which 37 were identical, but Chapel Hill removed the designations from the map, and left them 38 unspecified in the planning process. He said it has not been possible to move forward with 39 reconfiguring the Headwaters Preserve. 40 Commissioner Dorosin said it sounds like the 60 acres have not yet been 41 reconfigured. 42 Travis Myren said he thinks the Town of Chapel Hill would agree to the 43 reconfiguration, but it may not be in everyone's interest to do so without having specified 44 purposes for the land. 45 Commissioner Marcoplos said one place to start is knowing what was agreed upon 46 during the last collaboration, and contrast that with what was passed on July 15, as this was a 47 confusing meeting. He would like to know what Chapel Hill passed, and how that contrasts 48 with what had been agreed upon up to that point, as no one really understands that. 49 Chair Rich said that was a two and a half year process, into which she joined at the 50 end. She said Commissioner Dorosin worked on Resolution A with Mayors Lavelle and