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38 <br /> Ms. Hammersley added it was very recent—2015. Ms. Rich stated she understood the town <br /> had to wear different hats, but emphasized ultimately the town also has to work with what the <br /> partnership looks like because we were partners way before the Greene Tract was in the ETJ. <br /> Ms. Hemminger said the town still wants to be partners and disagreed with Ms. Rich's <br /> statement. From her perspective, the MOU stopped the town from moving forward on the <br /> environmental impact study because they said they wanted that first. If we were to stop doing <br /> everything we wanted to do to move the housing part forward, she said she felt that was a <br /> roadblock. Mr. Jones added technically the town stopped because we weren't getting the <br /> cooperation needed. <br /> Ms. Chotas shared her observation it seemed there was common ground being identified <br /> throughout the conversation and she saw some openings for building the partnership back up <br /> and strengthening the collaboration. She advised you can do both: plan for worst case <br /> scenarios while working toward your vision. <br /> Ms. Rich added it's important to have these conversations with the other partner and we could <br /> take the notes from this Work Group meeting to the MMC meeting in November. <br /> Ms. Anderson said it seems like another next step is to have foundational information so <br /> everyone is operating from the same facts. In watching the county meeting last night, she <br /> observed folks were asking for the differences between the resolutions and other foundational <br /> information. There seemed to be a lot of misconceptions and misinformation. To move <br /> forward either way, people need to operate with the same information. <br /> Ms. Hemminger emphasized the importance of having information at the MMC meetings and <br /> producing next steps to share back with boards and the public. <br /> Ms. Rich added the topic needs to be on the Assembly of Governments agenda, no matter <br /> where things stand, so we can discuss it together. <br /> Mr. Myren described how in the introduction to the governance document, he tried to lay out <br /> the differences in the resolutions. He asked if the Work Group would be comfortable sharing <br /> just that part of it to the boards, with the attached resolutions. If so, everybody would know <br /> what everybody else does. Mr. Myren requested Work Group members look at the introduction <br /> in that light and let the county know if they are comfortable sharing the information with the <br /> boards. <br /> Climate Action <br /> Ms. Hemminger asked for more information about the parameters with the new tax to have an <br /> understanding of what it can be used for. Ms. Rich responded the group just had their first <br /> meeting and Chapel Hill has a representative on the committee. She further elaborated the <br /> county is relying on countywide groups for recommendations about what to spend the tax on <br /> and County Commissioners will have it as an agenda item. <br /> Chapel Hill Work Group Minutes, October 2019, Page 11 <br />