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38 <br /> On February 26, 2021, the MMC reviewed and discussed the revised draft of the ILA. Due to <br /> concerns with Section 5, Disputes, revisions were made to the document. At that meeting, the <br /> MMC decided to move forward with presenting the ILA to their respective Boards in April. <br /> Greene Tract Interlocal Agreement <br /> The attached Interlocal Agreement ("Agreement"), contained in Attachment 1, related to the <br /> Greene Tract is intended to begin the process of resolving longstanding issues related to the <br /> property that began with the adoption of the 1999 Agreement for Solid Waste Management by <br /> and between the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill and Orange County. The Greene Tract <br /> was addressed briefly in the 1999 agreement primarily in requiring the parties to determine the <br /> ultimate uses of the property. The process to make the determination of uses was initiated <br /> several times over the years, but was never completed. <br /> The key aspects of the Agreement include the following: <br /> ■ An initial two-year term followed by five five-year terms; <br /> ■ Termination of the Agreement by either mutual agreement of all parties or by any single <br /> party upon 60 days' written notice to the other parties; <br /> ■ Requiring that the parties act jointly in selecting professional services, entering <br /> development agreements, engaging in public outreach, receiving public input, assigning <br /> the Mayors, Chair, and Managers to form a working group to negotiate ultimate uses of <br /> the Greene Tract before submitting their recommendations to the governing boards of <br /> the parties, and reaching final determinations of the ultimate uses of the property within <br /> 18 months of execution of the Agreement; <br /> ■ Agreeing that the initial intent of the parties is for the property to include mixed use and <br /> affordable housing, a school site with a public recreation component, a joint preserve <br /> area, and connectivity (pedestrian, vehicular, utility, transportation); <br /> ■ Providing a dispute resolution process that requires good faith participation by the <br /> parties and includes initial negotiation by the working group followed by mediation if <br /> necessary; <br /> ■ Providing a means by which the parties may partition their ownership interests and <br /> dispose of the property if agreement cannot be reached on the ultimate uses of the <br /> property. <br /> The Interlocal Agreement is planned for adoption consideration at the April 6, 2021 Carrboro <br /> Town Council meeting and the April 7, 2021 Chapel Hill Town Council meeting. Any <br /> amendments to the Interlocal Agreement by the Town of Chapel Hill or the Town of Carrboro <br /> would prompt a return to the BOCC for consideration. <br /> Greene Tract Update <br /> Additional information on the Greene Tract, including next steps following the adoption of the <br /> Interlocal Agreement, is contained in Attachment 3. Staff will not present the update at the <br /> BOCC meeting, but will be available to address any questions. <br /> John Roberts reviewed the background information, and the terms of the interlocal <br /> agreement. He said the Town of Carrboro approved the interlocal agreement with the following <br /> change: deleted last sentence in mediation paragraph (page 8) and replaced with "an <br /> agreement will be binding contingent upon approval by each of the governing bodies." <br /> Commissioner Greene clarified that in 2g, the words "final approval" means after a lot of <br /> discussion by all of the boards. <br /> John Roberts said yes. <br />