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6 <br />Attachment 2 <br />RESOLUTION OF COOPERATION <br />A resolution of cooperation between the City of Durham North Carolina, the <br />Durham County, North Carolina, the Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and <br />Orange County, North Carolina relating to land use planning along and near <br />jurisdictional boundaries. <br />WHEREAS, all four governing bodies seek to have appropriately planned development for their <br />respective areas; and <br />WHEREAS, Durham County, the City of Durham, the Town of Chapel Hill, and Orange County <br />desire to foster good relations; and <br />WHEREAS, officials from all four jurisdictions have met jointly to discuss their' mutual <br />concerns; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, in order to foster and maintain a system of <br />sound land use planning and regulations which can be relied upon by the public and private <br />owners of land as a basis for investment decisions, the protection of the environment and a <br />climate conducive to healthy economic and social growth and development of our four <br />jurisdictions, by mutual consent it is agreed by the governing bodies of the City of Durham, the <br />County of Durham, the Town of Chapel Hill, and Orange County that: <br />(1) A Durham/Chapel HilUOrange County Work Group will be established, <br />made up of two representatives from each of the four elected bodies of Durham City, <br />Durham County, Chapel Hill and Orange County, along with one representative from each <br />jurisdiction's Planning Board. This Work Group will meet at regular intervals to discuss <br />issues of common concern to the four jurisdictions, and to serve as a mechanism for <br />exchange of information between the elected boards. The location of the Work Group <br />meetings will alternate between Durham City and County, Chapel :Hill and Orange <br />County, with a representative of the host community chairing the <br />rou ~• <br />(2) The role, purpose, and function of the Work Group will be to enhance <br />coordination and consultation among the governments. This will not be adecision-making <br />body, and no votes will be taken. <br />(3) The group's objectives are to cooperatively <br />a. Seek compatible uses of land and natural resources: <br />