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3 1 process. He said community meetings continue, and readying homes to be connected once 2 plumbers are lined up. 3 Chair Rich said the MMC also spoke about the Greene Tract governance document, 4 and plans to bring in a facilitator to meet with the attorneys, mayors, chairs and managers. She 5 said the BOCC agreed to move forward with a governance document, and proposed some 6 initial language, which Chapel Hill rejected. She said the Town wants to go back to a process, 7 and has requested Maggie Chotas as the facilitator. She said this will occur as soon as 8 possible. She said the Mayor of Chapel Hill wants to move forward on an environmental study 9 that would cost around $25,000-$30,000, but no one has a clear understanding on the scope on 10 this survey. 11 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the governance document has an intended purpose. 12 Chair Rich said there is an original document from 2000-01 which includes some 13 thoughts as to how to move forward with affordable housing; but since then, the Greene Tract 14 has become part of Chapel Hill's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). She said the older document 15 gives little guidance on working as partners together, and moving the process forward. 16 Travis Myren said conceptually the governance document would establish a process to 17 establish some decision points and to understand what will happen if a 3-party agreement 18 cannot be reached. He said this property is jointly owned and there are a variety of ways to 19 make this partnership work, and previous efforts have resulted in stalemate. 20 Commissioner Dorosin clarified that nothing can move forward with affordable housing 21 until these details are settled. 22 Travis Myren said yes. 23 Commissioner Greene referred to the environmental study, and said she is unclear on 24 why there is confusion. She said some work has already been done regarding environmental 25 issues. 26 Chair Rich said, at the MMC meeting, it was not clear from Chapel Hill what the scope of 27 the project would be. She said the feeling is that Chapel Hill wants an environmental study, but 28 does not know what it hopes to get out of said study. She said the Craig Benedict suggested 29 the Army Corps of Engineers, but the offer was declined. 30 Chair Rich said County staff did an environmental study, and that is where some of the 31 suggestions came from. 32 Commissioner Marcoplos said some of the BOCC have walked the Greene Tract and 33 can see how the map reflects the environmental study that was done. He said it all makes total 34 sense, and that work was done to bring everyone to the point where serious decisions could be 35 made. He said it seems that there is a now a backtracking, and perhaps it would beneficial for 36 more elected officials to walk the Tract. 37 Commissioner Price said she heard that the environmental study was not conclusive 38 enough to determine density and planning options. 39 Commissioner Marcoplos said his experience of walking the tract with the map is that 40 they are 90% there, and another study is unnecessary. 41 Commissioner Price said it seems greater information is desired. 42 Chair Rich said the Town of Carrboro wants this document up and running before 43 spending any more money on the Tract. 44 Commissioner Price asked if Chapel Hill will pay for the study that it has suggested. 45 Chair Rich said Chapel Hill is not planning to do anything on its own, and is requesting 46 that the partners join in with the study. 47 Chair Rich said some requested topics for the upcoming Assemblies of Government 48 (AOG) meeting are: 49 • Green Tract update 50 0 Census update