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22 <br /> WHEREAS, the Greene Tract is part of the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood where the <br /> Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro have researched market development potential and zoning <br /> to implement a planning program in the overall area; and <br /> WHEREAS, over the last 16 years, various joint planning studies including the Historic Rogers <br /> Road Task Force Report and Mapping Our Community's Future, and collaborations with the <br /> community and school district have suggested land use and acreage needs; and <br /> WHEREAS, Mayors for Carrboro and Chapel Hill and the Orange County Commissioners Chair <br /> have agreed to jointly pursue an update to the 2002 Resolution and have been meeting with <br /> respective management and supporting staff, as suggested by the elected officials at an <br /> Assembly of Governments meeting in 2017, to determine next steps for preservation and <br /> development of the Greene Tract; and <br /> WHEREAS, on February 12, 2019 the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and on February 19, 2019 <br /> the Orange County Commissioners voted to approve a resolution to support adjusting the <br /> property lines of the 104-acre jointly-owned tract and the 60-acre Headwaters Preserve, <br /> creating a jointly-owned preserve, indicating land uses, and conceptually agreeing to consider <br /> development of the Greene Tract; and <br /> WHEREAS, on February 20, 2019 the Chapel Hill Town Council voted to approve the <br /> exploration of ways to protect the County-owned Headwaters Preserve and a proposed jointly- <br /> owned preserve area; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools in a letter dated May 22, 2019, have <br /> indicated the district's continued interest in designation of a school site to be located on the <br /> Greene Tract; and <br /> WHEREAS, on July 15, 2019 the Chapel Hill Town Council adopted a resolution to support <br /> adjusting the property lines on the tract and the Headwaters Preserve, creating a jointly-owned <br /> preserve, and conceptually agreeing to consider development of the Greene Tract; and <br /> WHEREAS, at that time the Chapel Hill Town Council did not agree to designating the land <br /> uses indicated on the maps attached to the Carrboro and County's resolutions; and <br /> WHEREAS, the three jurisdictions agreed conceptually to the following land use designations: <br /> • Approximately 22 acres for joint preserve; <br /> • A minimum of 16 acres for public school site and public recreational facility site; <br /> • Approximately 66 acres for housing/mixed use; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Chapel Hill Town Council also adopted a resolution on July 15, 2019 <br /> committing to holding a series of community meetings, soliciting input from the public and <br /> respective advisory boards regarding land uses and densities, initiate environmental and <br /> connectivity assessment; and initiate steps to protect the jointly-owned preserve and the <br /> Headwaters Preserve in perpetuity; and <br /> WHEREAS, an environmental assessment would be based on the highest protective <br /> environmental regulations of the three jurisdictions (Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Orange County) <br /> and as also defined by the Army Corps of Engineers for wetlands determination; and <br />