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17 <br /> 3. lo4nt4y agFee to not initiate formal nuhliG engagement URN oom ninon of the <br /> Memorandum of Under—standing i-lonUme t <br /> 3. Jointly agrees to have a joint public information session that includes Orange County,_ <br /> Chapel Hill, and Carrboro a minimum of 2 months after the Environmental Assessment <br /> has been completed by the consultant and received by the iurisdictions. <br /> 4. Jointly agrees to not initiate formal further public engagement until completion of the <br /> Memorandum of Understanding document. <br /> Schedule for Consideration <br /> • January 21 — Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> • January 21 — Carrboro Town Council <br /> • January 22— Chapel Hill Town Council <br /> Decision Points <br /> • Approve and Authorize the Chair to Sign the 2020 Greene Tract Resolution (Attachment <br /> 2) as amended,- <br /> 0 Approve the Environmental Assessment Interlocal Agreement (Attachment 3) and <br /> Authorize the Manager and Finance Director to Sign <br /> Commissioner Price asked if there could be clarification given regarding the timeline. <br /> Travis Myren said two months after the document is complete, and submitted to staff for <br /> review, there will be a public information session. <br /> Chair Rich said the minimum was proposed by Chapel Hill, who wanted staff to have <br /> time to review the assessment and compare it to the work that has already been done. She <br /> said the environmental assessment would happen after staff puts out an RFP, most likely in the <br /> spring, and once the assessment is received, staff will have time to fully digest the content prior <br /> to holding a public information session. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said the language is awkward. He clarified that there is no actual <br /> time limit between the report being completed and the staff holding a public information session. <br /> Chair Rich said staff hopes it can do a review within two months, at a minimum. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said none of this has a timeline, and some target dates are <br /> needed on all this: a target date for the RFP, a target date for a completed report, a target date <br /> for staff to be done with its review, etc. <br /> Chair Rich said the intent of this agreement is not to get the target dates, but rather it is <br /> an agreement to gather the information first and to work together, etc. She said if all three <br /> partners do not approve to move forward, then any target dates are null and void. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said he just wants a sense of a timeline. <br /> Chair Rich said discussing the timeline is one of the goals of the Assembly of <br /> Governments (AOG) meeting next week. <br /> John Roberts said the draft document is finished, and was submitted to the other three <br /> attorneys three weeks ago. He said it sets an 18-month window, where all of the uses have to <br /> be firmly established and if they are not, there is a 6-month window to resolve disputes, or there <br /> will be a vote of the parties by ownership interest, allowing two parties to overrule a third. He <br /> said two years is a reasonable time to resolve all issues, and there is always the last resort of <br /> partition of the land, and returning it to Orange County jurisdiction. <br /> Chair Rich said if the BOCC changes anything tonight, the process must start over. She <br /> said Carrboro is voting on this tonight and Chapel Hill tomorrow night. <br /> Commissioner McKee said this is moving slowly, but the Chair is correct; if the Board <br /> changes anything the process must start over. He said the Board should approve this <br />