Agenda - 05-04-2021; 8-a - Minutes

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39 1 John Roberts said yes, there will need to be unanimous agreement between all of the 2 jurisdictions. 3 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the parties cannot come to agreement, could the County 4 request that its share be bought out by the other parties. 5 John Roberts said that is an option, as well as a judicial partition of the tract. 6 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the property is in the Chapel Hill extraterritorial 7 jurisdiction (ETJ). 8 Craig Benedict said yes. 9 Commissioner Dorosin said ultimately Chapel Hill controls the review process for any 10 developments. 11 John Roberts said yes. He said there is the possibility that it could be withdrawn from 12 the ETJ, but that would be an extreme situation, and take about 2 years. 13 Commissioner Dorosin said he is concerned that development of the Greene Tract will 14 continue to be delayed, and that the County has a more expansive vision of affordable housing 15 than other jurisdictions. 16 Chair Price said the pandemic interrupted public engagement with the community on the 17 property. 18 Commissioner Dorosin said he appreciates the work the group has done, but he would 19 prefer a tighter timeline than 18 months. 20 Chair Price said the timeline could be tightened. 21 Commissioner Hamilton asked if clarification could be provided of what a judicial 22 partition means. 23 John Roberts said it would require going to the court system to divide the property. 24 Commissioner Hamilton said she supports the agreement and it does show progress. 25 She said the current board has intent and vision for the property, but the property being vacant 26 is supporting environmental goals. She said there are some benefits to leaving it undeveloped. 27 She encouraged the Board to focus on the present, and move forward to the benefit of the 28 community, the environment and economic development. 29 30 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to 31 approve the interlocal agreement with the change as approved by the Town of Carrboro and 32 authorized the Chair to sign. 33 34 Commissioner Dorosin clarified that he does not want to short circuit the process, or not 35 have public input, but the tract has been in discussion for 20 years, and there is already 36 opposition to any development. He said he is concerned about further delays. 37 38 Roll call ensued 39 40 VOTE: Ayes, 6 (Commissioner Bedford, Commissioner Fowler, Commissioner Greene, 41 Commissioner Hamilton, Commissioner McKee, Chair Price); Nays, 1 (Commissioner 42 Dorosin) 43 44 MOTION PASSES 45 46 b. Follow-up on Orange County's Proposed 2021 Legislative Agenda 47 The Board will: 48 1) review and discuss an updated Draft 2021 legislative package in follow-up to the Board 49 of Commissioners' discussion of the Legislative Issues Work Group's recommended 50 package at the March 16, 2021 Business meeting;