Agenda - 01-21-20 6-a - 2020 Greene Tract Resolution and Environmental Assessment Interlocal Agreement

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Attachment 2 6 R ES-2020-001 RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION FOR A PATH FORWARD PROCESS FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT OF THE GREENE TRACT WHEREAS, in 1984, Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill jointly purchased the property known as the Greene Tract(164 acres more or less); and WHEREAS, in 2000,title to 60 acres of this property was deeded exclusively to the Orange County Solid Waste Enterprise Fund for non-landfill solid waste purposes under provisions of the 1999 Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste Management; and WHEREAS, at that time, the remaining 104 acres was retained in joint ownership by the three governments (with the intent that the future uses of the property would be determined at a future time); and WHEREAS, the 60-acre parcel (designated as the Headwaters Preserve by the Orange County Board of Commissioners on October 18, 2016) was purchased by Orange County via reimbursement to the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund in 2016;and WHEREAS, in 2002 Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill adopted the 2002 Resolution which called for approximately 86 acres for open space and 18 acres for affordable housing on the jointly-owned land; and WHEREAS, the Greene Tract is part of the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood where the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro have researched market development potential and zoning to implement a planning program in the overall area; and WHEREAS, over the last 16 years, various joint planning studies and collaborations with the community and school district have suggested land use and acreage needs;and WHEREAS, Mayors for Carrboro and Chapel Hill and the Orange County Commissioners Chair have agreed to jointly pursue an update to the 2002 Resolution and have been meeting with respective management and supporting staff, as suggested by the elected officials at an Assembly of Governments meeting in 2017, to determine next steps for preservation and development of the Greene Tract; and WHEREAS, on February 12, 2019 the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and on February 19, 2019 the Orange County Commissioners voted to approve a resolution to support adjusting the property lines of the 104-acre jointly-owned tract and the 60-acre Headwaters Preserve, creating a jointly-owned preserve, indicating land uses, and conceptually agreeing to consider development of the Greene Tract; and WHEREAS, on February 20, 2019 the Chapel Hill Town Council voted to approve the exploration of ways to protect the County-owned Headwaters Preserve and a proposed jointly- owned preserve area; and WHEREAS, the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools in a letter dated May 22, 2019, have indicated the district's continued interest in designation of a school site to be located on the Greene Tract; and