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3 <br /> <br />Chair Rich said the Climate Council has gotten some news coverage, which is great. <br />Chair Rich expressed thanks, on behalf of the BOCC, to Commissioner Bedford for all <br />she is doing with health care. She said the County has worked with Cardinal for a long time, <br />and many of us have been frustrated with the arrangement, and Commissioner Bedford has <br />spent a lot of time involved in this. <br />Chair Rich said the first pilot work session with Mebane and Carrboro happened <br />recently, and were successful. She said minutes will be turned around in about two weeks, <br />and will be distributed by the Manager, published online, and posted as a future information <br />item so all can keep abreast of the discussions. She said the meeting with Mebane was <br />great, and the Town wants to be involved in the Climate Committee, and space should be <br />made at the table. <br />Chair Rich said the Carrboro meeting touched on many of the same issues that have <br />been previously discussed. She said there was also a Managers, Mayors and Chairs (MMC) <br />meeting last week and the Greene Tract was brought up. She said there was follow up on <br />creating a governance document to move forward, but this is very, very preliminary. <br />Chair Rich said there is an upcoming meeting with Chapel Hill, and asked if the Board <br />would help her determine what the Board is seeking from Chapel Hill. She said there is a <br />desire to understand the partnership on the Greene Tract, and, while this is moving forward, it <br />is concerning that all are not on the same page. <br />Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is already a governance structure in place for <br />the three jurisdictions, and if this is being revisited. <br />Chair Rich said there was never anything put in place that specifically states how to <br />proceed if there is a disagreement between the 3 jurisdictions. She said Carrboro and <br />Orange County want to move forward and address needs like affordable housing, but it does <br />not seem that Chapel Hill is on the same page. <br />Commissioner Dorosin asked if the parcels were ever combined, or does the County <br />still own a portion with the Towns owning other portions. <br />Commissioner Price asked if Chapel Hill does not want to do affordable housing. <br />Chair Rich said it is not clear at this point, as there is nothing proposed with which to <br />agree or disagree. <br />Commissioner Price said she does not understand the problem. <br />Commissioner Dorosin said the BOCC and Carrboro agreed to the resolution, but <br />Chapel Hill did not agree to the resolution on how to move forward. <br />Travis Myren said the Carrboro and the BOCC passed a resolution and map, which <br />were identical, but Chapel Hill removed the designations from the map, and left them <br />unspecified in the planning process. He said it has not been possible to move forward with <br />reconfiguring the Headwaters Preserve. <br />Commissioner Dorosin said it sounds like the 60 acres have not yet been <br />reconfigured. <br />Travis Myren said he thinks the Town of Chapel Hill would agree to the <br />reconfiguration, but it may not be in everyone’s interest to do so without having specified <br />purposes for the land. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said one place to start is knowing what was agreed upon <br />during the last collaboration, and contrast that with what was passed on July 15, as this was a <br />confusing meeting. He would like to know what Chapel Hill passed, and how that contrasts <br />with what had been agreed upon up to that point, as no one really understands that. <br />Chair Rich said that was a two and a half year process, into which she joined at the <br />end. She said Commissioner Dorosin worked on Resolution A with Mayors Lavelle and <br />Hemminger, which was brought forward at the Assembly of Governments and agreed upon by <br />all parties.