HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2002-024 Resolution to Extend the Bargaining Period for Disposition of the Greene Tract S�
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GREENE TRACT WORK GROUP
A RESOLUTION REPORTING PROGRESS TOWARDS A RECOMMENDED
CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE PORTION OF THE GREENE TRACT THAT
REMAINS IN-JOINT OWNERSHIP
WHEREAS, Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill acquired
the 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 balance of the
acreage on 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;
and
WHEREAS, the governing boards of all three jurisdictions approved resolutions
in November or December 2001 that outlined-their interests for programming
basic uses of the balance of the Greene Tract; and.
WHEREAS, the Work Group was charged to develop a more detailed written and
graphic concept plan for the use of the remaining 109 acres for presentation to
each board by March 2002; and
WHEREAS, the Greene Tract Work Group has considered direction from the
respective governing boards, comments from interested citizens and
organizations, and information developed by staff in response to Work Group
inquiries in developing a recommended concept plan for the balance of the
Greene Tract; and
WHEREAS, the Work Group has reached substantial agreement on a concept
plan as outlined on the accompanying map, including consensus that
approximately 78 acres (shown in green) should be earmarked for open space
protected by a conservation easement and approximately 15 acres (shown in
brown) should be earmarked for affordable housing; and
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WHEREAS, the Work Group has not yet reached agreement regarding what
designation should be placed on the approximately 11 acres shown in blue;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Greene Tract Work Group
does hereby recommend that the Carrboro Board of'Aldermen, the Chapel Hill
Town Council, and the Orange County Board of Commissioners accept the.
accompanying map as an interim progress report on a concept plan for future
uses of the portion of the Greene Tract that remains in joint ownership.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Greene Tract Work Group does hereby
recommend to the governing boards of Orange County and the Towns of
Carrboro and Chapel Hill that the following additional steps be taken:
• The area shown on the concept plan as open space (green) should be
protected by executing a conservation easement between appropriate parties
• The Board of County Commissioners should consider protecting its 60 acre
portion of the Greene Tract by executing a conservation easement with an
appropriate party
• The Chapel Hill Town Council should consider initiating a small area planning
process to examine desirable land uses for the Purefoy Road area
• The property should be renamed in a manner that recognizes the significance
of this area as the headwaters for three important streams (Bolin Creek, Old
Field Creek, and Booker Creek)
• The governing boards should take note of the public investment already made
in the general vicinity of the Greene Tract, as cataloged in the accompanying
table
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Greene Tract Work Group does hereby
request that each governing board agree to extend the bargaining period, as
defined in the interlocal agreement, by a period of 60 days to permit further Work
Group effort to finalize a recommended concept plan for subsequent approval by
each governing board.
This, the 21 st day of March, 2002.
Moses Carey, Jr.
Chair
Greene Tract Work Group