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Attachment 1 0 k � - � � t to �a <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> i <br /> A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DRAFT RECOMBINATION PLAT AND <br /> CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR THE 60 -ACRE PORTION OF THE GREENE TRACT IN <br /> COUNTY OWNERSHIP AND THE 107-ACRE PORTION OF THE GREENE TRACT <br /> IN JOINT OWNERSHIP <br /> WHEREAS , in 1984 , Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill jointly I <br /> purchased the property known as the Greene Tract ( 167 acres more or less) ; and <br /> G <br /> WHEREAS , in 2000 , title to 60 acres of this property was deeded exclusively to the Orange <br /> County Solid Waste Enterprise Fund for non4andfill solid waste purposes under provisions of <br /> the 1999 Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste Management; and <br /> WHEREAS , at that time , the remaining 107 acres were retained in joint ownership by the three <br /> governments (with the intent that the future uses of the property would be determined at a future <br /> time) ; and <br /> i <br /> WHEREAS , in 2002 Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill adopted the <br /> 2002 Resolution which called for approximately 86 acres for open space and 18 acres for <br /> affordable housing on e th J' ointlY - owned land ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Greene Tract is part of the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood where the <br /> Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro have researched market development potential and zoning to <br /> implement a planning program in the overall areas and <br /> WHEREAS , over the last 20 years , various joint planning studies , including the Historic Rogers <br /> Road Neighborhood Task Force Report and Mapping Our Community ' s Future , and <br /> collaborations with the community and school district have suggested land use and acreage <br /> needs ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the 60 - acre parcel (designated as the Headwaters Preserve by the Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners on October 18 , 2016) was purchased by Orange County via <br /> reimbursement to the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund in 2016 ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Mayors for Carrboro and Chapel Hill and the Orange County Commissioners <br /> Chair have agreed to jointly pursue an update to the 2002 Resolution and have been meeting <br /> with respective management and supporting staff, as suggested by the elected officials at an <br /> Assembly of Governments meeting in 2017 , to determine next steps for preservation and <br /> development of the Greene Tract; and <br /> WHEREAS , on February 12 , 2019 the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, and on February 19 , 2019 <br /> the Orange County Commissioners , voted to approve a resolution to support adjusting the <br /> property lines of the jointly - owned tract and Headwaters Preserve , creating a jointly- owned <br /> preserve , indicating land uses , and conceptually agreeing to consider development of the Greene <br /> Tract; and <br /> WHEREAS , on February 20 , 2019 the Chapel Hill Town Council voted to approve the <br /> exploration of ways to protect the County- owned Headwaters Preserve and a proposed jointly - <br /> owned preserve area, and <br />