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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 16, 2021 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Greene Tract Resolution Approving the Draft Recombination Plat and <br /> Conceptual Plan <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Proposed 2021 Joint Resolution Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 919-245- <br /> 2. Greene Tract Vicinity Map 2575 <br /> 3. Proposed Modified Parcel Lines Map Ashley Moncado, Planner II, 919-245-2589 <br /> 4. Land Ownership Status and Transfer Map <br /> 5. Greene Tract Update <br /> PURPOSE: To consider approval of the Greene Tract Resolution Approving the Draft <br /> Recombination Plat and Conceptual Plan for the 60-acre Portion of the Greene Tract in County <br /> Ownership and the 107-acre Portion of the Greene Tract in Joint Ownership between Orange <br /> County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Greene Tract is a 167 acre parcel of which 107 acres is jointly owned by <br /> Orange County/Chapel Hill/Carrboro and 60 acres owned by Orange County (Headwaters <br /> Preserve). The parcel is located east of the Rogers Road community within the Town of Chapel <br /> Hill's ETJ (Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction) — see vicinity map in Attachment 2. <br /> In May 2017, a joint staff work group began to examine the preservation and development <br /> potential of the Greene Tract. This process included specific elements and goals including, but <br /> not limited to: <br /> ■ Incorporate a future elementary school and park site, <br /> ■ Preserve valuable environmental features and corridors, <br /> ■ Protect historical and cultural resources, <br /> ■ Encourage cost effective infrastructure, and <br /> ■ Identify areas for future development. <br /> In addition, the Managers, Mayors, and Chair (MMC) group recommended staff examine the <br /> reconfiguration of the joint-owned and County-owned tracts. <br /> Greene Tract Resolution for a Path Forward <br /> In January 2020, the Towns and County adopted the 2020 Greene Tract resolution. Not only did <br /> this resolution identify land use acreages for the Greene Tract and initiate an environmental <br /> assessment, but it also initiated the drafting of an Interlocal Agreement between the three <br /> jurisdictions. <br />