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The Cauned received the report a the end of September 1999. The Council held two Public Hearings and conducted three work sessions at which it discussed the drsft materials and heard public comment. The Council also discussed a revised timeline for consideration of the draft plans at its January 14, 2000 Planning Session. At that tim% the Council set target goals of adoptingthe Downtown Small Area Plan by April 1,2000,and adopting the full Comprehwsive Plan(which includes anew Land Use Plan)by May 1,2000. At the and of the Council's February 7, 2000 work session the Council directed the staff and neultsnt to make adjustments to the draft plan in response to the public comments and Council statemenrs. The Council asked that this revised plan come to the Council 9 its March 27,2000 meeting for passible adoption. On March 27 the Council decided he hold three additional public Infammtlon meetings at locations around Chapel }lily on the draft Plan in response W a citizen petition. The Town Council subsequently adopted the Comprehensive Plan on May 8,200. On April 11, 2001, a joint public hearing was held to receive public comment on the proposed amendments. A resolution approving the amendments was forwarded t0 the governing bodies of Orange County,the Town ofCanbom,and the Town of Chapel Hih for approval. Recent Actions On May 7, 20D1, We Chapel Hill Town Council adapted Resolution 2001-05.07IR-16b (see Attachment 1), amending the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Map, according to the map attached to the resolution. The resolution would designate mo Grome Tract as Homi4Opeo Space and leave the Neville Tract as Open Space as shown on the 1986 Land Use Plan. This resolution was adopted prior to the convening of the inner jurisdictional Greece Tract Work Croup(see below,'Greene Tract Process'). The Carrboro Hoard of Aldermen took action on the mnrndmente in Jwe, 2001,but the Orange - County Hosed of Corumissioners have nut acted on the resolution to amend the Joint Planning Land Use Plan sad Map. All duce jurisdictions see participating in a joint Work Group coricurnmag far disposition of the Greece TracS as noted below. Greece Tract Process In 1984,the pace governments of Orange County, Gorham, and Chapel Hill acquired the 169 acre Orions Tract. in 2000, 60 acres of this property was deeded to Orange County weer the provisions of the 1999 interlaced"Agrewneat for Solid Waste ManegmrenC' This Agreement also gave the County and Towns two yearn following the effective date of she agreement to determine the ultimate use or disposition of the remaining 109 acres of Ne Greene Tract. The end date of the bargaining penal as defined is the Agevnent is April 17,202. In 2001, the three governments adopted aprocess to determine the Whence use or disposition of the remaining 109'asses. Ajoint work group of We elected officials from enehjurisdiction was has met since October, 2001. The Work Group held a public founa on a proposal to consider. three basic uses of affordable housing, open closer, and recreation an November 15, 2001. In