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

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8 1 Chapel Hill Council Member Anderson said earlier she did not mean she did not 2 understand the purpose of the MOU, but rather she seeks clarity on point#2 and #3, and to 3 insure public input on these items earlier in the discussions. 4 Chapel Hill Council Member Anderson said the boards are not agreeing together on 5 what foundational information is needed to make decisions, or how to engage the public in 6 advance. She said it is right to do incremental steps, and she would like to see agreement on 7 what information is needed, or not needed, to make decisions and be fully informed. She said 8 the public should be engaged purposefully. She said the connectivity and environmental 9 analyses are critical to be able to make decisions. 10 Chapel Hill Council Member Parker said the two voting options are unanimity or 2/3. He 11 said the County Attorney has done a good job trying to bridge this by starting with a hope for 12 unanimity, but going to mediation and 2/3 voting if necessary. 13 Chapel Hill Council Member Parker said what is causing some confusion is that two 14 processes have been conflated: the process of figuring out the MOU (what is in it, decision 15 making processes, etc.) and the work plan itself, which should actually be a separate 16 document. 17 Carrboro Council Member Damon Seils said # 2 and 3 are important to the process, but 18 the boards need to focus on the MOU first. He said he would like to see the MOU approved 19 early on, and as quickly as possible. 20 Commissioner Greene said this vote is not like other votes the boards have taken, 21 because all are very interested in the real estate. She said there needs to be unanimous 22 agreement about the nature of the development, or mediation should be employed. 23 Chair Rich asked Commissioner Greene if she feels John Roberts is heading in right 24 direction with the draft MOU. 25 Commissioner Greene said yes. 26 Chapel Hill Council Member Huynh said the jointly planned community meeting is a 27 good idea to avoid confusion, but if there will only be one meeting he would like to insure that it 28 is recorded and posted on the website. 29 Chair Rich said there will be more than one meeting, and everything will go on the 30 Orange County website. 31 Chair Rich said the public can come to any of the BOCC's business meetings and make 32 comments. 33 Chair Rich asked if everyone feels the boards are heading in the right direction with the 34 draft MOU. 35 Chapel Hill Council Member Huynh said he is concerned about the presentation of the 36 materials, and making sure that the public is clear about the dates and locations of any 37 presentations. 38 Chair Rich said this is just a stab at a schedule, and nothing is written in stone. 39 Chapel Hill Council Member Ryan said actually no meetings are able to occur until the 40 MOU is signed. 41 Mayor Hemminger said that is not correct, and this point has been taken out of the 42 resolution. She said there will be a joint meeting once the environmental assessment is 43 completed. She said no one jurisdiction will have a special meeting for the public until the 44 information is together. 45 Chapel Hill Council Member Ryan said it also says, "we jointly agree not to initiate 46 further formal public engagement until completion of the MOU document." She asked if this 47 limits everyone to one formal meeting until the MOU is signed. 48 Mayor Hemminger said that was not the intention, rather that when meetings do occur 49 about the Greene Tract, it would include everyone together.