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40 <br /> Preston said that this is a good plan,but she would have liked to see something a little more like <br /> an affordable housing complement. However, she knows that this would have been difficult. <br /> AGENDA ITEM#11: CHAPEL HILL TOWNSHIP PARK AND EDUCATIONAL <br /> (ADDITIONAL ITEM) CAMPUS MASTER PLAN WORK GROUP <br /> Benedict said that Orange County has purchased a 193-acre parcel at the corner of Eubanks Road <br /> and Old NC 86 at the southeast comer. The purpose of the purchase is for open space <br /> preservation of the farm onsite and the possibility of a passive park. There are also possibilities <br /> for a school site. The Board of County Commissioners has formed this work group with <br /> representatives from Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Orange County,recreation departments, and school <br /> representatives to look at the master plan. The charge of the work group is to discuss the uses of <br /> the site. The Board of County Commissioners is looking for a representative from the Planning <br /> Board to serve on the work group. The work group will probably meet over the next year with <br /> about 8-10 meetings. There is also money from the November 2001 bond referendum to fund <br /> improvements on this land. <br /> Price volunteered to be on the work group. Bryan will be the alternate. <br /> AGENDA ITEM#12: PLANNING BOARD ISSUES <br /> (ADDITIONAL ITEM) <br /> Goodwin said that the Planning Board should experiment with different devices to see if the <br /> board can be more effective. In particular, the board might delegate to subsets of the <br /> membership responsibility to become well informed on certain topics and perhaps lead the <br /> discussions. He has certain frustration with addressing big topics led by the staff. He thinks it <br /> would be helpful to develop experts on water,traffic, ordinance review, etc. in order to have <br /> conversations about the real issues. He is interested in the issues of groundwater. <br /> Benedict thought that this.was an excellent idea. He hopes to work on this at the meeting on July <br /> 10, 2002, to see what this structure would look like. He suggested meeting at 6:00 p.m. <br /> Tadd would like to support Goodwin on the issues of groundwater. <br /> Katz said that before the next meeting,the board should come up with a list of topics that it <br /> needs to learn about. <br /> Bryan would like to see a written outline of the steps of how to get amendments through the <br /> process from Benedict. <br /> Benedict said that the three things he sees for the next meeting are the process, the topic areas or <br /> subcommittees, and concerns within those topic areas. <br /> The Planning Board agreed to meet at 6:00 p.m. on July 10, 2002. There was discussion about <br /> whether the meeting should be in a restaurant or in the Food Lab. <br />