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22 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Revised Resolution below: <br /> 3 A RESOLUTION FOR A PATH FORWARD PROCESS FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT OF <br /> 4 THE GREENE TRACT <br /> 5 <br /> 6 WHEREAS, in 1984, Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill jointly <br /> 7 purchased the property known as the Greene Tract (164 acres more or less); and <br /> 8 <br /> 9 WHEREAS, in 2000, title to 60 acres of this property was deeded exclusively to the Orange <br /> 10 County Solid Waste Enterprise Fund for non-landfill solid waste purposes under provisions of <br /> 11 the 1999 Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste Management; and <br /> 12 <br /> 13 WHEREAS, at that time, the remaining 104 acres was retained in joint ownership by the three <br /> 14 governments (with the intent that the future uses of the property would be determined at a <br /> 15 future time); and <br /> 16 <br /> 17 WHEREAS, the 60-acre parcel (designated as the Headwaters Preserve by the Orange County <br /> 18 Board of Commissioners on October 18, 2016) was purchased by Orange County via <br /> 19 reimbursement to the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund in 2016; and <br /> 20 <br /> 21 WHEREAS, in 2002 Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill adopted the <br /> 22 2002 Resolution which called for approximately 86 acres for open space and 18 acres for <br /> 23 affordable housing on the jointly-owned land; and <br /> 24 <br /> 25 WHEREAS, the Greene Tract is part of the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood where the <br /> 26 Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro have researched market development potential and zoning <br /> 27 to implement a planning program in the overall area; and <br /> 28 <br /> 29 WHEREAS, over the last 16 years, various joint planning studies including the Historic Rogers <br /> 30 Road Task Force Report and Mapping Our Community's Future, and collaborations with the <br /> 31 community and school district have suggested land use and acreage needs; and <br /> 32 <br /> 33 WHEREAS, Mayors for Carrboro and Chapel Hill and the Orange County Commissioners Chair <br /> 34 have agreed to jointly pursue an update to the 2002 Resolution and have been meeting with <br /> 35 respective management and supporting staff, as suggested by the elected officials at an <br /> 36 Assembly of Governments meeting in 2017, to determine next steps for preservation and <br /> 37 development of the Greene Tract; and <br /> 38 <br /> 39 WHEREAS, on February 12, 2019 the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and on February 19, 2019 <br /> 40 the Orange County Commissioners voted to approve a resolution to support adjusting the <br /> 41 property lines of the 104-acre jointly-owned tract and the 60-acre Headwaters Preserve, <br /> 42 creating a jointly-owned preserve, indicating land uses, and conceptually agreeing to consider <br /> 43 development of the Greene Tract; and <br /> 44 <br /> 45 WHEREAS, on February 20, 2019 the Chapel Hill Town Council voted to approve the <br /> 46 exploration of ways to protect the County-owned Headwaters Preserve and a proposed jointly- <br /> 47 owned preserve area; and <br /> 48 <br /> 49 WHEREAS, the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools in a letter dated May 22, 2019, have <br /> 50 indicated the district's continued interest in designation of a school site to be located on the <br />