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7 <br /> Mayor Hemminger said the environmental assessment and school site will inform the <br /> connectivity piece. She said the MMC can discuss these items and share back out with the <br /> various boards. <br /> Mayor Hemminger said the MMC did agree that the local partners do not want to be the <br /> developers. <br /> Chair Rich said the MOU will guide the boards on how to move forward in the process <br /> with the partners. She said discussions about actual development are far off. <br /> Chapel Hill Council Member Bin said the MOU will layout the decision process and <br /> resolution of disputes. <br /> Chair Rich said yes, the MOU takes all the partners and guides them on how everyone <br /> moves forward. <br /> Chapel Hill Council Member Ryan said the time schedule notes that in August there will <br /> be a time for refining goals and preservation, and she would like for the public to weigh in <br /> before it gets back to the MMC. She said ideally it would be good to have public engagement in <br /> June. <br /> Travis Myren said points #2 and #3 are from staff's perspective, signaling what work <br /> needs to be done before staff can make sense out of any development proposal. <br /> Chapel Hill Council Member Ryan said as long as it happens in a way that allows public <br /> engagement on the earlier end. <br /> Carrboro Council Member Seils said #2 and #3 are separate activities from the process <br /> of developing the MOU and beginning the environmental assessment. He said the MOU needs <br /> to be in place first, and he appreciates the intent of staying focused on the most pressing items <br /> first. He said he would like to consider what other approaches there may be, and asked <br /> Commissioner Dorosin to expand on his previous thought. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said he thought the boards could do some brain-storming and <br /> see what alternatives exist. He said there are inefficiencies in the unanimous consent <br /> requirement, but some may think this is the best way. He said SWAG voting was done by <br /> entity, and voting by percentages of ownership is another option. He said the MOU will define <br /> how this project gets done; and it is important to consider how to proceed if agreement cannot <br /> be reached. <br /> Carrboro Council Member Seils said it sounds like the draft MOU will go to the MMC, but <br /> asked if it will then back to the individual boards for discussion. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said the boards are here to give feedback tonight. He said he <br /> personally does not want to adopt an MOU that requires unanimous agreement. <br /> Chapel Hill Council Member Stegman said the MMC process has been frustrating in the <br /> past, but has improved with the recent changes of facilitation and notes coming back to the <br /> boards. She said it would be helpful to know the agendas are ahead of time, as well as set <br /> meeting and check in times. She said unanimity is not working, and she would be interested to <br /> hear more about other options. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said right now the focus is the environmental assessment, the <br /> school site, and the MOU, and there will not be much further progress without agreement on <br /> those three items. He said once those are completed, further items could come down to a <br /> majority vote. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said everyone has agreed upon the environmental assessment, <br /> and the MOU and the school site are the next topics for discussion. He said he does not think <br /> unanimous agreement on these matters will come easily. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said he does not think it will be easy either, but if there is one <br /> party that does not agree to the MOU, then further discussions will fail as well. <br /> Mayor Lavelle said it really does not make a difference if it is one vote each or a <br /> percentage. <br />