AGENDA #10e
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Joyce A. Smith, Town Clerk
SUBJECT: Appointment to a Working Group on Disposition of the Remaining 109 Acres of the Greene Tract
DATE:
We have been requested
by
We understand from the Mayor that Council Members Kevin Foy and Bill Strom have volunteered to serve.
The attached resolution would appoint two members of the Council to the Working Group.
1. Letter from John Link (p. 3).
2. Resolution adopted by the County (p. 5).
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING TWO MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL TO SERVE ON A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ULTIMATE USES AND DISPOSITION OF THE REMAINING 109 ACRES OF THE GREENE TRACT (2001-08-27/R-15)
BE IT RESOLVED by the
Council of the Town of
This the 27th day of August, 2001.
ATTACHMENT 1
Mr. Robert W. Morgan, Town Manager
Town of
Mr. W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager
Town of
Dear Bob and Cal:
There was brief discussion
at the April 19 Assembly of Governments meeting about moving forward with
a process whereby the governing boards of Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro
and Chapel Hill would agree to the future disposition of the remaining 109
acres of the Greene Tract. At their May 1 meeting, the
In adopting that resolution, the Board of Commissioners asked that several related documents be transmitted to the municipal governing boards, along with the resolution itself. These documents include:
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· the “Agreement to Amend the Agreement for Solid Waste Management”, Section 5 of which describes relevant points regarding the disposition of the Greene Tract
· an excerpt from the Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste Management that reflects the definition of “Reimbursement amount” in the event that the owners decide to do something with the Greene Tract other than use it for solid waste system purposes
· copies of the Biological Resources and Cultural Resources Surveys that were prepared in 2000 by consultants as part of the process for determining which 60 acres of the Greene Tract would be reserved for solid waste system purposes
I would appreciate your conveying copies of the County Commissioners’ resolution and accompanying documents to your governing boards so they may consider the adoption of similar resolutions and the appointment of two elected officials to serve on the working group that will develop recommendations for the ultimate uses and disposition of the Greene Tract.
Sincerely,
John M. Link
County Manager
ATTACHMENT 2
Approved
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING A PROCESS FOR RESOLVING THE DISPOSITION OF THE REMAINING 109 ACRES OF THE GREENE TRACT
WHEREAS, Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill acquired the 169 acre property known as the Greene Tract in 1984 as an asset of the joint solid waste management system; and
WHEREAS, title to 60 acres of this property was deeded exclusively to Orange County in 2000 under provisions of the 1999 interlocal “Agreement for Solid Waste Management”; and
WHEREAS, under the same interlocal agreement the County and Towns agreed to bargain in good faith during the two year period following the effective date of the agreement to determine the ultimate use or disposition of the remaining 109 acres of the Greene Tract; and
WHEREAS, the end date of the “bargaining period” as defined in the agreement is April 17, 2002, the second anniversary of the date upon which the County assumed overall responsibility for solid waste management in Orange County;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby affirm that it will consider the following general uses of the Greene Tract: open space, affordable housing, school sites, and other non-solid waste public purposes; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby affirm the following points as the process to be pursued jointly with the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill to resolve the disposition of the remaining 109 acres of the Greene Tract:
· All three governing boards adopt a formal resolution affirming the general proposed uses of the property they would be willing to consider
· Consideration of uses should be based on the cultural and biological resources assessment reports that were produced regarding this property
· Jointly appoint a working group comprised of two elected officials from each of the three entities
· Each Manager assigns specific staff to support the work group in planning different options, consistent with the general direction from the three governing boards
· Hold a public forum on the general uses affirmed by the three governing boards during the early part of the process
· Consider the use of consultants to assist in developing a realistic site analysis and preliminary land use plan
· Refer the options developed to each of the three jurisdictions’ Planning Boards for comment
· Try to develop options that provide as much specificity as possible (e.g. roadbeds, utility lines, drainage, building footprints, buffers, etc)
· Target completion of the work group recommendations during September -October 2001
· Target reaching agreement among all three governing boards on the disposition of the remaining 109 acres between October – December 2001
This, the 1st day of May, 2001.
______________________________
Stephen H. Halkiotis
Chair