Agenda - 03-10-20; 8-a - Minutes

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6 1 Chair Rich asked if she was referring to discussing the environmental assessment with 2 the public. 3 Carrboro Town Council Member Haven O'Donnell said no, overall public engagement. 4 Chair Rich said these decisions have not been made yet. 5 Carrboro Town Council Member Haven O'Donnell said she would want to have a feel for 6 the check-ins and if these could engage the public. 7 Chair Rich said Reverend Campbell told the BOCC that he wanted to hear one voice, 8 and not several, when it comes to this issue. She said he desires a unified voice. 9 Commissioner Price said there should be a mechanism from the beginning to include 10 community engagement in the process and schedule. 11 Commissioner Price said the boards are waiting on the MOU and its purpose. She said 12 this process has taken a long time, and wonders if there is a lack of trust. 13 John Roberts said it is a process for the boards to move forward, and it will set out 14 public engagement, staff meetings, how to resolve disputes, etc. He said currently all three 15 parties must agree unanimously for things to move forward, and there has been no forward 16 movement for a significant amount of time. 17 Commissioner Dorosin asked if options are unanimous consent, vote by the parties, or 18 by percentage of ownership. 19 John Roberts said he has a basic draft, which includes an initial meeting of appointed 20 representatives of the three boards and Managers and Attorney to try and reach an agreement. 21 He said if that does not work he suggests bringing in a mediator, and if that still does not work 22 even after a lengthy time, then allow a vote of ownership by percentages. He said this is all just 23 his proposal and is subject to change. 24 Mayor Hemminger said overall clarification was needed, as there was varying 25 terminology, it was unclear who should sign, etc. 26 Mayor Hemminger said there is a working template, and the whole has been broke into 27 pieces to make it more manageable. 28 Mayor Lavelle said it is both complicated and not complicated. She said everyone wants 29 affordable housing, open space, connectivity, etc., but it is complicated because there are three 30 joint owners, but one owner is the permit issuing authority. She said the property is located in 31 an ETJ, which is also unusual 32 Mayor Lavelle said the biggest question is how to make decisions going forward. She 33 said the only example she can think of that is somewhat similar was the Solid Waste Advisory 34 Group (SWAG). She said there was a SWAG vote regarding the recycling fee, and every 35 jurisdiction had a vote and there had to be a resolution available if unanimity could not be 36 reached. 37 Commissioner Marcoplos referred to the issue of community engagement, and said 38 everyone is committed to that process. He said the boards will schedule these meetings later 39 when there is more information to share. He said it important to keep it simple with what is 40 being done now: the Environmental Assessment, the MOU, and the school site. He said it 41 would be wise to work through these three tasks without much distraction. He said it is 42 important to get it right this time. 43 Chapel Hill Council Member Bin said the timeline is process focused. She said she 44 would like to see more about what kind of information should be collected to reach the point 45 where the boards can agree. She said her Council talked about the importance of connectivity 46 analysis, environmental assessment, and what kind of financial commitments are needed. She 47 said these things need to be presented to the public, and she would like to know when these 48 key pieces of information will be known.