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19 1 Commissioner Greene proposed alternate language for number 3, but said she is not 2 proposing to change the language, as it would cause delay. 3 Commissioner McKee asked if this alternate wording were adopted, would it require the 4 approval of the other parties. He said his concern is that this wordsmithing will cause delay. 5 He suggested that the Board approve this resolution tonight, and all other details can be 6 discussed at the AOG meeting. 7 8 PUBLIC COMMENT: 9 Delores Bailey said she has been working on the Greene Tract since 2003. She said 10 she is concerned that the language is not clear as to when this is coming to the public for 11 review. She said once the public receives this information it can start thinking through how this 12 will affect the Rogers Road Community. She said if the MOU takes 2 years, the Greene Tract 13 will have been worked on for 33 years total, and that is too long. 14 John Roberts said the MOU can be entered into immediately, but there is a 2-year 15 window in the case of disputes. 16 Delores Bailey said all involved are desperate to move this issue forward, and there 17 needs to be some clarification as to when the public will be able to look at the document. 18 Chair Rich said the reason the Mayors/Managers/Chair (MMC) wanted to keep this open 19 was so that there can be a full discussion at the AOG. She said the hope is that everyone will 20 be at this meeting to have productive conversation. 21 John Roberts said the public will have access to this document as soon as the Planning 22 Department puts it on the website, and there will be a minimum of two months for the staff to 23 prepare for the information sessions. 24 Commissioner Bedford referred to newly worded point#4, which says: "Jointly agrees 25 to not initiate formal '' -r public engagement until completion of the Memorandum of 26 Understanding document". She said it is possible that the MOU will not be completed, and this 27 will end up in court. She said she does not see the purpose of refusing to have formal public 28 engagement before the MOU is completed. 29 John Roberts said the purpose of#4 is only for the environmental assessment, and the 30 MOU will focus on uses, where they go, how much acreage, etc. He said until all of that is 31 decided, the only thing to discuss with the public is the environmental assessment. 32 Commissioner Bedford said she thought the MOU was about what to do if parties do not 33 agree. She said if the MOU is to include land uses, etc. then the public absolutely should be 34 involved. She said this process is confusing. 35 John Roberts said the MOU will decide how this property is used. 36 Commissioner Dorosin said the MOU will determine how the discussions will move 37 forward. 38 Chair Rich said the MOU is a governance document, and the issues being raised by 39 Commissioner Bedford will be discussed is a series of public meetings/hearings. She said the 40 MOU will determine how to move forward. 41 Commissioner Bedford asked if there is a process to move forward if the parties do not 42 agree on the MOU. 43 John Roberts said he has put a two-year time frame, but this may not stand. He said if 44 the parties cannot agree on the MOU after two years, as is currently written, then the option 45 could be partitioning the property and taking Orange County's property out of the ETJ to do as it 46 wants to with the land. He said the partition is a judicial process, if the boards cannot agree. 47 Commissioner Marcoplos said he will very reluctantly support this resolution because 48 there is one shot to do something impactful and historic with this land. He said this opportunity 49 has existed for years. He said the County owns the land and can build more for less money 50 there. He said the Rogers-Eubanks neighborhood has had the road stubbed out for years and