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__. 1. Planning for Carolina North (UNC's Horace Williams Property) The purpose of this item is to provide information on the current status of planning for the University of North Carolina's Horace Williams Tract. For more than a decade, the University of North Carolina has been planning for the future use of the Horace Williams property. A Guide to Physical Development: Summary of the Campus Framework Plan, prepared by Johnson, Johnson and Roy (JJR) consulting firm was accepted by the UNC Board of Trustees on December 9, 1988. In 1994 the University began new land use framework plans for its outlying properties which included the Horace Williams Tract. The consulting firm JJR undertook this task which involved committees from both the University and the two towns as part of the planning process. -The consultants presented the Draft UNC Outlying Properties Land Use Plan on May 23, 1996. UNC land use planning advisory committees from both Chapel Hill and Carrboro submitted reports/recommendations to their respective town boards who in turn transmitted final comments to the UNC Board of Trustees in January of 1997. On January 24, 1997 the UNC Board of Trustees formally accepted JJR's plan for the Horace Williams and Mason Farm properties. The University published the Outlying Parcels Land Use Plans: Summary Report as well as a full technical report during September of 1998. Following the publication of the JJR plan, the University of North Carolina began a new central campus master plan process with the consulting firm of Ayers Saint Gross. In 2000 the work of Ayers Saint Gross was expanded to include a new look at the Horace Williams property. Representatives of the University presented a report in February of 2001 to both Chapel Hill and Carrboro that summarized the Horace Williams Committee's planning principles and the work completed by the consultant team (see Attachment D). The year 2003 has begun with the planning of the Horace Williams property under the name of "Carolina North". "Continuing to build on the foundation of the initial planning efforts, Carolina has created an Advisory Committee and associated Advisory Groups to provide .input and productive discussion regarding the planning of C;aro~lna Norm. uunng the course or tnis semes~er, uiC Executive Committee has asked the Advisory Groups to provide input in several specific areas that are critical to advance the planning of Carolina North. The input from the Groups will be incorporated into creating an updated development plan for Carolina North that will be ready for presentation and comment early this fall."source:carolina North Web Site http://carolinanorth.unc.edulvision.html Mission -Carolina North "Carolina North is a living and learning community, expanding Carolina's multiple missions, intensifying innovation and redefining our engagement with the region, the State and the world. Carolina North is an environment where diverse partnerships are created and new endeavors are born and nurtured. Carolina North is a place of exceptional energy, beauty and contemplation, connecting to and enhancing both the original campus and neighboring communities." Source: Carolina North Web Site http://carolinanorth. unc.edu/vision.html Also in 2003, the Town of Chapel Hill appointed members to the newly established Horace Williams Citizens Committee who began meeting on March 4, 2003. The Town of Carrboro established a Horace Williams Advisory Committee and appointed members in March. A summary of each advisory committee or group is attached. The following attachments provide information related to planning activities associated with the Horace Williams property..