Minutes 01-21-2020 Business Meeting

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18 resolution tonight, hoping the other entities approve it as well, and then all can move to the MOU. John Roberts said if substantive changes are made, then other parties would have to review again. Chair Rich said this item is on the AOG agenda. Commissioner Price said there should be more specificity on a timeline of the public information sessions. Travis Myren said he would put together a target schedule to bring to the AOG meeting, if that would resolve concerns. Commissioner Price asked if this proposed timeline would include a time limit on when a public information session would be held, after the assessment is completed. Travis Myren said he is not sure how much of this was a point of a negotiation, but said he can focus on getting the staff's work completed in a certain time frame. Chair Rich said the intent of this statement is to give the ability to staff to look at the assessment, compare it with original assessment, and create a group of staff to hold a public information session. She said staff needs time to do its work. She said the intention is not to withhold the information from the public, and the Mayor of Chapel Hill wanted to ensure that staff has time to complete its work thoroughly. Commissioner Price said she wants to ensure that the public has an idea as to when it can see this report. She said she understands that staff needs time to complete its work, but the public has requested that this assessment be done, and the public should have an idea of when it will be available. Commissioner Dorosin said once the assessment is released to the County, it is a public record. Commissioner Price said she would be satisfied if the resolution included that the assessment would be made available online, once it was received. Commissioner Greene said it is a good step to agree to move forward with the assessment, while also working on the MOU. Commissioner Greene agreed with Commissioner McKee that there is a concern if the Board does not pass this tonight. Commissioner Greene proposed alternate language for number 3, but said she is not proposing to change the language, as it would cause delay. Commissioner McKee asked if this alternate wording were adopted, would it require the approval of the other parties. He said his concern is that this wordsmithing will cause delay. He suggested that the Board approve this resolution tonight, and all other details can be discussed at the AOG meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT: Delores Bailey said she has been working on the Greene Tract since 2003. She said she is concerned that the language is not clear as to when this is coming to the public for review. She said once the public receives this information it can start thinking through how this will affect the Rogers Road Community. She said if the MOU takes 2 years, the Greene Tract will have been worked on for 33 years total, and that is too long. John Roberts said the MOU can be entered into immediately, but there is a 2-year window in the case of disputes. Delores Bailey said all involved are desperate to move this issue forward, and there needs to be some clarification as to when the public will be able to look at the document. Chair Rich said the reason the Mayors/Managers/Chair (MMC)wanted to keep this open was so that there can be a full discussion at the AOG. She said the hope is that everyone will be at this meeting to have productive conversation.