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12 <br /> ■ Required that the parties act jointly in selecting professional services; entering into <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 /> ■ Agreed that the initial intent of the parties is for the property to include mixed use (e.g. <br /> residential and/or low intensity commercial, service uses, and maker/incubator space, <br /> which serve the needs of the surrounding neighborhoods) affordable housing, a school <br /> site with a public recreation component, a joint preserve area, and connectivity <br /> (pedestrian, vehicular, utility, transportation). <br /> Modifications to the County-Owned (Headwaters Preserve) and Joint-Owned Tracts <br /> Over the summer, planning, environmental, stormwater, transportation, surveying, and <br /> engineering staff met to review the findings of the Greene Tract Environmental Assessment and <br /> discuss other key elements (i.e. connectivity, green space, infrastructure, land use, transit, etc.) <br /> in order to assist in determining the modified parcel lines of the County-owned (60 acres) and <br /> Joint-owned (107 acres) tracts. <br /> One of the main goals of this process was to encompass the most environmentally sensitive <br /> features of the Greene Tract within the County-owned (Headwaters Preserve) or future Greene <br /> Tract Preserve areas. The purpose of this was to protect and preserve these areas in the future <br /> while balancing development goals of the Greene Tract related to affordable and mixed income <br /> housing (housing which is affordable to residents at different income levels) needs and the <br /> public school and recreational site. In order to achieve this, environmental staff reviewed <br /> preservation plans from 2019 and the Environmental Assessment, completed fieldwork, and <br /> drafted new parcel lines for the County-owned and Joint-owned tracts. The proposed parcel <br /> lines were presented to the MMC for their review. Based on comments received from the MMC, <br /> land use acreages designated in the 2020 Resolution, and additional analysis and fieldwork, <br /> modified parcel lines for the County- and Joint-owned tracts were drafted (Attachment 3). The <br /> final draft of the proposed County-owned and Joint-owned parcels was utilized in preparing the <br /> draft recombination plat and conceptual plan contained in Attachment 1. <br /> September 30 and October 21 Managers, Mayors, and Chair(MMC) Meetings <br /> The Greene Tract staff work group presented the draft Resolution and conceptual plan for <br /> review and comment. In addition, the group reviewed and outlined next steps including <br /> community outreach meetings. <br /> November 2021 Community Open House and Virtual Meeting <br /> Local government staff members conducted two outreach events in order to update the <br /> community on the status of the Greene Tract, present the draft resolution and conceptual plan, <br /> review next steps, and receive any questions or comments. <br /> ■ Sunday, November 7 - In-person Open House at RENA Community Center <br /> ■ Monday, November 8 - Virtual Engagement Session <br /> Information regarding these events, including comments and questions received at both events, <br /> can be found at the following link: https://www.orangecountync.gov/2127/Greene-Tract. A <br /> summary of key themes and comments received at these events will be shared at the BOCC <br /> meeting. <br />