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20 1 years, but nothing has happened. He said the County has had an affordable housing crisis for 2 years, and nothing has happened. He said it was very disappointing, and caused him a bit of a 3 loss of faith, when the Town of Chapel Hill left the collaborative process. He said the historical 4 timeline shows Carrboro and the County trying to move this forward, but Chapel Hill did not, and 5 the points of disagreement should have been worked out at the MMC, as they were not 6 complicated issues. He said he was part of a group that met in the spring, which prodded 7 Chapel Hill to meet in July in order to move this project forward. He said the July meeting was 8 actually a confusing set back. 9 Commissioner Marcoplos said there were then discussions in Chapel Hill about tall 10 buildings, etc. on the Greene Tract. He said the map of uses out there matches what is on the 11 ground, and he has been out to this area many times. He said from his observation, the 12 County's assessment did what it was supposed to do. 13 Commissioner Marcoplos said he then learned of the option of gaining the partition, 14 which seemed the quickest way to move this project forward, which is his main goal. He said 15 many issues were misunderstood, and the Rural Buffer is a 5-minute walk from this area and 16 there are a lot of opportunities to enjoy the natural areas. He said he will support it this 17 resolution, and he does not know why this process went off the rails. 18 Commissioner McKee said the key word for him is the completion of the MOU, and not 19 the adoption. He said he does not want the boards to start talking about the nuclear option 20 (partitioning of the property). He said the AOG meeting will give everyone an opportunity to 21 work out the kinks and hear the same thing. 22 Commissioner Dorosin said he appreciated Commissioner Bedford's comments. He 23 said the hope that they will reach a consensus next week is great, but probably unrealistic, as 24 even late today the Board received a change by one of the parties. He said he favors moving 25 the assessment forward and setting some hard targets and timelines for that at the AOG 26 meeting. He said some in the collective want to move this forward, and others are not as 27 enthusiastic. 28 Commissioner Dorosin said the Commissioners need to be cognizant that everybody 29 that lives on Rogers Road, and to the east, are Orange County's constituents. He said Chapel 30 Hill is not politically accountable to anyone that lives in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). He 31 said all three of the boards need to be collectively involved in the public engagement process, 32 and things seems to have gone awry because different people had conversations with different 33 people in the community, and everyone was not on the same page. Commissioner Dorosin 34 said, at the very least, all parties need to agree next week as to what will be communicated to 35 the public, otherwise it is just a massive game of telephone. 36 Chair Rich said at the end of the last MMC meeting, everyone involved had an 37 assignment to complete. 38 Commissioner Dorosin said all are agreeing to the environmental assessment, which 39 seems quite straightforward. He asked if there is a plan as to what will happens after the 40 parties sign the other MOU; is there is a checklist that there will be 10 public meetings, etc. 41 Chair Rich said these details will be discussed at the next MMC meeting. She said the 42 environmental assessment needs to be done first, and after the AOG, the MMC will reconvene 43 and put in timelines, etc. 44 Commissioner Dorosin said this was all laid out 2-3 years ago when he was Chair, and 45 the process should not be starting at zero. 46 Chair Rich said one of the partners did not want that plan anymore, and the 2002 47 agreement states that all three partners must agree. 48 Chair Rich said Chapel Hill added point #3, and Carrboro added point#4. She said a 49 meeting occurred, of which the County and Carrboro were not aware, and staff was blindsided