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12 1 the Mayors, Chair, and Managers to form a working group to negotiate ultimate uses of 2 the Greene Tract before submitting their recommendations to the governing boards of 3 the parties; and reaching final determinations of the ultimate uses of the property within 4 18 months of execution of the Agreement; 5 Agreed that the initial intent of the parties is for the property to include mixed use (e.g. 6 residential and/or low intensity commercial, service uses, and maker/incubator space, 7 which serve the needs of the surrounding neighborhoods) affordable housing, a school 8 site with a public recreation component, a joint preserve area, and connectivity 9 (pedestrian, vehicular, utility, transportation). 10 11 Modifications to the County-Owned (Headwaters Preserve) and Joint-Owned Tracts 12 Over the summer, planning, environmental, stormwater, transportation, surveying, and 13 engineering staff met to review the findings of the Greene Tract Environmental Assessment and 14 discuss other key elements (i.e. connectivity, green space, infrastructure, land use, transit, etc.) 15 in order to assist in determining the modified parcel lines of the County-owned (60 acres) and 16 Joint-owned (107 acres) tracts. 17 18 One of the main goals of this process was to encompass the most environmentally sensitive 19 features of the Greene Tract within the County-owned (Headwaters Preserve) or future Greene 20 Tract Preserve areas. The purpose of this was to protect and preserve these areas in the future 21 while balancing development goals of the Greene Tract related to affordable and mixed income 22 housing (housing which is affordable to residents at different income levels) needs and the 23 public school and recreational site. In order to achieve this, environmental staff reviewed 24 preservation plans from 2019 and the Environmental Assessment, completed fieldwork, and 25 drafted new parcel lines for the County-owned and Joint-owned tracts. The proposed parcel 26 lines were presented to the MMC for their review. Based on comments received from the MMC, 27 land use acreages designated in the 2020 Resolution, and additional analysis and fieldwork, 28 modified parcel lines for the County- and Joint-owned tracts were drafted (Attachment 3). The 29 final draft of the proposed County-owned and Joint-owned parcels was utilized in preparing the 30 draft recombination plat and conceptual plan contained in Attachment 1. 31 32 September 30 and October 21 Managers, Mayors, and Chair (MMC) Meetings 33 The Greene Tract staff work group presented the draft Resolution and conceptual plan for 34 review and comment. In addition, the group reviewed and outlined next steps including 35 community outreach meetings. 36 37 November 2021 Community Open House and Virtual Meeting 38 Local government staff members conducted two outreach events in order to update the 39 community on the status of the Greene Tract, present the draft resolution and conceptual plan, 40 review next steps, and receive any questions or comments. 41 ■ Sunday, November 7 - In-person Open House at RENA Community Center 42 ■ Monday, November 8 - Virtual Engagement Session 43 Information regarding these events, including comments and questions received at both events, 44 can be found at the following link: https://www.orangecountync.gov/2127/Greene-Tract. A 45 summary of key themes and comments received at these events will be shared at the BOCC 46 meeting. 47 48