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17 1 3. Jointly agree to not initiate formal public engagement until completion of the 2 Memorandum of Understanding document. 3 4. Jointly agree any potential developers of the Greene Tract may rely upon and utilize the 4 environmental assessment contemplated herein and shall not be required to conduct 5 or obtain a separate environmental assessment. 6 5. Jointly agree to a discussion of the Greene Tract at the 2020 Assembly of 7 Governments meeting on January 28, 2020. 8 9 2020 Greene Tract Resolution Potential Amendments 10 11 Amend Whereas Clause #7: 12 WHEREAS, over the last 16 years, various joint planning studies including the Historic Rogers 13 Road Task Force Report and Mapping Our CommunitV's Future, and collaborations with the 14 community and school district have suggested land use and acreage needs; and 15 16 Amend Provisions #3 and#4 17 3. Ininfhi agree to not initiate formal public engagement Until Gen"tion of the 18 . 19 3. Jointly agrees to have a ioint public information session that includes Orange County, 20 Chapel Hill, and Carrboro a minimum of 2 months after the Environmental Assessment 21 has been completed by the consultant and received by the iurisdictions. 22 23 24 4. Jointly agrees to not initiate formal further public engagement until completion of the 25 Memorandum of Understanding document. 26 27 Schedule for Consideration 28 • January 21 — Board of Orange County Commissioners 29 • January 21 — Carrboro Town Council 30 • January 22— Chapel Hill Town Council 31 32 Decision Points 33 Approve and Authorize the Chair to Sign the 2020 Greene Tract Resolution (Attachment 34 2) as amended, 35 Approve the Environmental Assessment Interlocal Agreement (Attachment 3) and 36 Authorize the Manager and Finance Director to Sign 37 38 Commissioner Price asked if there could be clarification given regarding the timeline. 39 Travis Myren said two months after the document is complete, and submitted to staff for 40 review, there will be a public information session. 41 Chair Rich said the minimum was proposed by Chapel Hill, who wanted staff to have 42 time to review the assessment and compare it to the work that has already been done. She 43 said the environmental assessment would happen after staff puts out an RFP, most likely in the 44 spring, and once the assessment is received, staff will have time to fully digest the content prior 45 to holding a public information session. 46 Commissioner Dorosin said the language is awkward. He clarified that there is no 47 actual time limit between the report being completed and the staff holding a public information 48 session. 49 Chair Rich said staff hopes it can do a review within two months, at a minimum.