Agenda - 11-07-2024; 8-a - Minutes

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45 1 Chair Bedford said they are aware of the concerns and wonder how they may address 2 those issues. 3 Dan Jewell said there is a connection to Purefoy Road to the west, two on the east, and 4 parallel to the railroad tracks that connect Merrin Road to Homestead Road. He said they have 5 also shown a future connection across the railroad right of way and this would require approval in 6 the future. He said there is also a connection to Lizzie Lane and another that goes to the north 7 and west that connects to county property. He said there are six eventual entrance and exit roads 8 coming in with two readily available now and the others would be addressed with right of way 9 acquisition. 10 Commissioner Fowler said they should be there now rather than waiting. 11 Perdita Holtz said that part of this will depend on what the approval from Chapel Hill. She 12 said the intention is to have multiple exits as construction begins. She said they will find out more 13 about costs as part of the DFI analysis. 14 Chair Bedford said that she thought that you cannot build a building unless there are two 15 exits. 16 Perdita Holtz said that is true because of a fire standard. 17 Commissioner Fowler said she sees trails and asked if they exist or envisioned. 18 Dan Jewell said these are envisioned. 19 Perdita Holtz said that DEAPR is working on a preservation plan and trails may be part of 20 that. 21 22 PUBLIC COMMENTS: 23 Jenny Qusenberry said she lives in Phoenix Place and is on the HOA board. She said that 24 her house is on the corner of Phoenix and Lizzie. She said she attended all three community 25 engagement meetings. She said she supports more affordable housing and wants to do due 26 diligence to steer the project in a way that benefits her neighborhood. She said that the 27 neighborhood wants a large buffer of untouched trees between Phoenix Place and the 28 development. She said that they do not want to see new houses through the trees. She asked 29 the BOCC to only approve plans that have a thick buffer of trees along Phoenix Place. 30 Abel Hastings said there are two issues he has with the plans. He said it addresses 31 affordable housing but makes a mockery of preserves by having two through roads. He said it 32 feels like bait and switch to the public. He said running a road through the Nevelle property, owned 33 by Orange County, would have been a better solution. He said the current plan will funnel 100s 34 of cars through Rogers Road. He said that the Carolina North Forest is a preserved land, but is a 35 voluntary preservation and that it is on the short list for the next home of the Dean Dome now. 36 Elizabeth Young said she has attended all meetings and workshops and feels there was 37 a lot of community involvement and input and feels staff and consultants did a good job of hearing 38 priorities and concerns from the community. 39 40 Chair Bedford said there will be other rounds of public engagement. She asked about 41 planned buffers. 42 Dan Jewell said earlier plans had lower density residential closer to the houses on Phoenix 43 and this plan puts a buffer of trees around existing neighborhoods. 44 Chair Bedford said she was at the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Planning Organization 45 meeting, and they are working on animal corridors. She said she appreciates all of the input from 46 the community and said she likes the concept of this plan. She asked if staff will be the ones 47 involved with Chapel Hill zoning process. 48 Perdita Holtz said yes. She said at some point an application will have to be signed off on 49 by the property owners. She said that they will need substantively the same resolution between 50 owners. 51 Vice-Chair Greene thanked everyone involved with this plan.