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9 <br /> Attachment 3 <br /> SECOND DRAFT <br /> AGREEMENT AMONG ORANGE COUNTY AND THE TOWNS <br /> OF CHAPEL HILL AND CARRBORO, NORTH CAROLINA TO OBTAIN <br /> AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE GREENE TRACT <br /> This Agreement is made among Orange County and the Towns of Chapel <br /> Hill and Carrboro, North Carolina to obtain an environmental assessment for the <br /> Greene Tract as follows: <br /> WITNESETH <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro ("the <br /> parties") each have an ownership interest in certain contiguous parcels of land <br /> located in the County and lying south of Eubanks Road, collectively known as the <br /> "Greene Tract," consisting of a total of approximately 164 acres ("the entire <br /> tract"), of which approximately 60 acres are solely owned by Orange County and <br /> approximately 104 acres are owned in different percentage shares by the County <br /> and the Towns; <br /> WHEREAS, on December 18, 2019, representatives of the parties met to discuss <br /> next steps in the parties' consideration about the future use of the Greene Tract and <br /> recommended obtaining an environmental assessment of the entire tract in <br /> furtherance of that consideration; <br /> WHEREAS, the parties conclude that obtaining an environmental assessment of <br /> the entire Greene tract would be beneficial to them as a first step in obtaining site- <br /> specific information on environmental conditions present on the tract; and <br /> WHEREAS, the parties have adopted a resolution to authorize an environmental <br /> assessment for the entire Greene tract. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and based on the promises <br /> and obligations herein, the County and the Towns agree as follows: <br /> 1. Orange County staff shall: (i) develop, through collaboration among the <br /> parties' staffs, an RFP for an environmental assessment of the entire tract and the <br /> scope of work for the assessment; (ii) disseminate the RFP to prospective providers <br /> of the assessment and select a suitable provider for the assessment based on the <br /> 1 <br />