HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 05-25-2006 - 2ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: May 25, 2006
Action Agenda
Item No.
SUBJECT: Carolina North (Horace Williams property) Leadership Advisory Committee
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Past Planning Efforts
2. Market Analysis Briefing prepared by Market
Street Services, Inc.
3. Leadership Advisory Council Charge given by
UNC Chancellor James Moeser
4. Location map and draft layout
5. Previous BOCC abstracts and minutes
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barry Jacobs, Co. Commissioner
Valerie Foushee, Co. Commissioner
Craig N. Benedict, Planning Director
245 -2592
Dianne Reid, Economic Development
Director, 245 -2326
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
Hillsborough 732 -8181
PURPOSE: To provide an update on the UNC at Carolina North (Horace Williams property)
development project and collectively provide County comments to the Leadership Advisory
Committee about County interest and topic areas.
BACKGROUND (Winter- Spring 2003):
UNC has implemented a new round of community involvement regarding the future development of
Carolina North. In the process, the County has a higher level of participation and contribution than
it has had in the past. BOCC Chair Barry Jacobs, Commissioner Valerie Foushee, Chair Jay Bryan
of the OC Planning Board and Bernadette Pelissier, Planning Board and Commission for the
Environment member, represent the County.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has undertaken two important initial planning efforts
for its approximately 1,000 -acre landholding surrounding the Horace Williams Airport. The initial
effort was completed in 1998 with the JJR Report which established key elements of the planning
and transportation systems for the development of the property. Next, the Horace Williams
Advisory Committee worked extensively with Ayers /Saint/Gross to develop a concept master plan
using the JJR Report as a basis, for the highest and best use of the Horace Williams property to
fulfill the Strategic Vision over the near term (10 -20 years) and long term (100 years.) The work of
this Committee helped establish more specific concepts of design for the type of mixed -use
innovative research park that could be created at the property.
Carolina crafted a conceptual mission statement for this land:
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
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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.
Orange County's interests in Carolina North, while often overlooked, are extensive. The County
provides or funds a number of services that are unique to its purview, including but not limited to
emergency management, Social Services, erosion control, solid waste management, animal
control, and public education.
Therefore, while it has not established its own body to make recommendations regarding Carolina
North, Orange County government has participated repeatedly in committees established by others
to review plans for the project. Moreover, the County Commissioners did receive presentations
from University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill officials at BOCC meetings on April 17, 2001 and
May 20, 2004. A portion of an Assembly of Governments meeting on April 29, 2003 also
addressed concerns regarding Carolina North.
Recent discussions before the Carolina North Leadership Advisory Committee led the County's four
representatives — Commissioners Valerie Foushee and Barry Jacobs, and Advisory Board
members Jay Bryan and Bernadette Pelissier — along with Planning Director Craig Benedict and
Economic Development Director Dianne Reid, to articulate a set of principles that are essential to
the County.
These are not meant to be all- inclusive or binding, as are the proposals from the Towns, the
University, and Chamber of Commerce. Rather, the recommendations reflect points that the
County representatives believe are consistent with previously articulated County principles and
concerns, and address issues essential to the long -term sustainability of Carolina North.
NOTE: As a reference, the past abstracts and minutes of previous board discussions of Carolina
North are included as Attachment 4.
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LEADERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL - 2006
Leadership Advisory Committee Draft Principles, and Orange County response
General — Sustainable development, balancing social, economic and environmental at a local and
County scale over the long -term.
a. Sustainable Community — Affordable housing and "meaningful jobs ", as they were
characterized by the Chamber of Commerce, scratch the surface of the notion of a
sustainable human community, Carolina North should have sufficient and affordable
housing for all of its workers, students and faculty, The University should also consider
addressing the shortage of beds on the main campus, and thus the adverse effect on the
local market of off - campus housing of students, by providing residential options that
would accommodate more than the population of Carolina North, Workers at Carolina
North should be guaranteed a living wage and adequate health care. Given crucial
shortages in the community at- large, Carolina North should provide adequate childcare
for its workers and students. UNC currently contributes approximately $200,000 annually
for childcare subsidies, but with 75 of its employees requiring assistance and an average
subsidy of $6,000 per client, this falls far short of addressing the University's current
impact on community resources. The University should consider providing senior
services to its faculty and workers at Carolina North, as well as sufficient recreational
opportunities, in order to promote the health of its staff and students.
b. County -wide Impact — Carolina North is a project whose public service impacts will be
experienced throughout the County. Stress will be placed on many County programs and
services, as well as on transportation infrastructure that extends beyond the Chapel Hill -
Carrboro urban area. Primary emphasis should be placed on servicing Carolina North
via public transportation, with direct, robust connections to Hillsborough to serve the
central and northern parts of Orange County. Multi -modal connections should be created
with the main campus of the University.
c. Inteqrated into Larger Community — Carolina North should be integrated into the fabric of
the surrounding community physically, so people may walk, bike, run on and off the
campus, and conceptually, While the focus of other efforts has rightly focused on
protecting existing neighborhoods, retail, recreational, and other facilities at Carolina
North should also be accessible to outsiders to the greatest extent possible.
Development Management — High performance building standards and Smart Growth design
attributes; Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED).
Fiscal Equity — A variety of County impacts must be considered in calculating fiscal equity,
especially sales tax revenues and the cost of a wide variety of services, not the least of which is the
provision of schools. With 6 million square feet of Institutional /Research space, 2 million square
feet of Residential, and 300,000 square feet of Service /Retail, the impacts are significant.
Depending on the final mix of housing types, there could be between 1,500 to 2,000 new units or
more if it includes dormitories, The local school impacts of the specific area, again depending if
housing type has a strong family orientation, could generate over 700 students, which is greater
than the size of one elementary school. However, the amount of indirect impacts, off -site, with over
6,000 new employees that are part of the Carolina North work force could triple the impact county-
wide,
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Water, Sewer, Stormwater, Energy Infrastructure — Low water use and high water reuse; Cost
efficient sewer design; Low Impact stormwater Design (LID); Xeriscaping.
Air Quality — Multi -modal transportation systems and Traffic Demand Management techniques
should be employed to further reduce dependency on single - occupancy vehicles.
Open Space — Accessible public spaces and trail systems augmented by new landscaping should
be encouraged, Bolin Creek should be placed in permanent open space protection, with an
easement perhaps held by another entity such as the County or the Triangle Land Conservancy,
Transportation and Land Use — All modes of public transportation should be implemented
including use of the rail line. The coordination of transit - oriented development land uses at
appropriate densities should be considered at Carolina North and also work with local governments
(Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough) for off -site programs.
Technology — Distance learning, teleconferencing and a high tech learning environment could be
considered as an international conference center.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: No financial impact at this time with this item, however the development of
Carolina North will have the single largest economic and social impact in the future,
RECOMMENDATION(S): Comment, approve in concept the Draft Principles on Pages 3 and 4,
and forward to the UNC Leadership Advisory Committee 2006,
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ATTACHMENT
PAST PLANNING EFFORTS (Carolina North 2003)
UNC created a Carolina North Advisory Committee and associated Advisory Groups to provide
input and productive discussion regarding the planning of Carolina North, UNC hosted a
community input process in 2003. The committees are noted below:
Infrastructure Advisory Committee (includes an environmental sub - committee)
Charge: To study, discuss, and develop advice on physical development issues (e.g,
roads, utilities, transportation, circulation, parking, airport, and other elements of the
physical environment), environmental impact (including stormwater management) and
general aesthetics (including both built structures and landscape design as well as
undisturbed vegetation) both within Carolina North and in terms of its adjacencies with
the community.
New Business Development Advisory Committee
Charge: To study, discuss and develop advice on defining, by category or type, those
private, public, or community uses that would both benefit from inclusion on Carolina
North and contribute substantively to furthering the vision and mission statements
established for Carolina North. This Advisory Group will identify and recommend
specific infrastructure and resources needed on the Carolina North campus in order to
facilitate the formation, operation and growth of start-up companies based on
university - generated intellectual property assets. All private or other uses (other than
purely University uses) may be considered, but there should be priority consideration
given to advanced knowledge -based activities that support and are supported by the
vision and mission above.
External Relations Advisory Committee
Charge: To study, discuss, and develop advice for (1) communication strategies and
(2) partnership approaches by the university to the State of North Carolina and to local,
regional, national and international communities and business organizations in ways
that will advance common interests for the success of Carolina North. This Advisory
Group also will recommend a strategy for capturing and tracking statistics and
indicators of the economic and business development impact of Carolina North over a
longitudinal basis, and for recommending strategic partnerships for Carolina North
which should be established with relevant local, regional, state, national and
international groups interested in the impact of universities on economic development.
Horace Williams Citizens Committee 2003
See Town of Chapel Hill website for information regarding principles at
www.townofchapelhill.org under services, Committees and Task Forces.
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ATTACHMENT 2
MARKET ANALYSIS BRIEFING (November 2004)
Submitted by Market Street Services, Inc.
Carolina North is a project with major economic impacts over its long development period. To put
this in perspective, the impact of Carolina North annual operations at the end of Phase 2 (which
excludes construction expenditures) is more than the current employment in the entire retail sector
in Orange County and more than twice the total salary and wages to the County's retail employees.
There is more to Carolina North than the economic impacts it has from construction and operational
expenditures. At least as important as its expenditure impacts are the impacts that Carolina North
will have on increased research and intellectual capacity for the state of North Carolina. Every
dollar spent by the state of North Carolina on university research funding can typically be leveraged
to attract an additional $9 from federal and private sources. Money invested in research facilities
and programs attract top faculty and students capable of doing cutting -edge research. Research
done at Carolina North can attract new and expanding firms to whom proximity to the university is
critical. Carolina North will allow UNC- Chapel Hill to be a leading research university in this
increasingly competitive environment. It will also be a key catalyst in helping the State to be a force
in the New Economy. Carolina North has important long -term and far - reaching benefits for its local
communities, the region, and the State of North Carolina.
Impact of Construction
When the Carolina North development is completed, about eight million square feet of
mixed use space will have been built. The first two phases, with approximately 2 -3
million square feet of development, account for over $527 million of construction
expenditures. By the end of Phase 2:
• Nearly 9,000 jobs will be created as a result of construction expenditures,
• Which equates to $353 million in salary and other personal income, and
• $979 million in business revenue will be generated.
Impact of Operations
In addition to the significant construction impacts, Carolina North will have a continuing
impact from the everyday operations of the university uses, joint research and private
firms, retail businesses, as well as the household expenditures or Carolina North
employees. Impacts from these components are ongoing and increase as more of
Carolina North is built and occupied. At the end of Phase 2:
• over 7,500 full -time, ongoing jobs will be created as a result of Carolina North
operations,
• which equates to $433 million in annual salary and other personal income,
• and $600 million in annual business revenue will be generated.
Tax Impact
The Carolina North development will provide a new and significant source of revenue to
both Carrboro and Chapel Hill, as well as to Orange County and North Carolina. This
impact analysis looks at property, sales, and income tax from direct Carolina North
expenditures. Actual tax impact will be considerably higher from indirect expenditures
and other types or taxes that have not been estimated here. By the end of Phase 2:
• Carolina North is expected to generate $48 million in tax revenue annually;
$26 million in state income tax, $17 million in sales tax, and $5 million in
property taxes.
• Construction expenditures will generate an additional $5,8 million in sales tax
revenues. These are not recurring revenues.
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ATTACHMENT
Chancellor Moeser's Charge
"What is the work of this committee? The first and most important step is to develop the
guiding principles for the physical development of Carolina North. The question for the
committee is not "whether we should build Carolina North" but "how" to build it. What
type of campus would you visualize that would be a proud and integral part of the
community and support the missions of the University? As you develop principles for this
vision, I expect you will address some of the key community uses including fiscal equity,
housing, transportation and the environment,
One of the lessons I have learned from main campus is that having principles, a
touchstone of ideas that everyone agrees on, is critical.
I am reminded of Polk Place when I think of building out a campus over many years.
Although the physical plan for the quad was drawn up in the 1920's, the last building, Dey
Hall, wasn't completed until 1964. The details may have varied from the original
drawings, but the principles were maintained over 40 years. Because we can't know with
certainty the timeline for completion of Carolina North, having a set of guiding principles
will help maintain our vision.
I am also asking you to help us be thoughtful stewards — not only of the physical
landscape of Carolina North — but the idea and potential of this campus — and what it can
mean to the University, our community and to this state, While Carolina North will
provide room to grow, it has the potential of being a place of amazing discovery and
innovation, and new model of sustainable community,
Your work will be an important step in helping us prepare our submissions to Chapel Hill
and Carrboro for development approval. I hope that your deliberations will give us the
information and guidance we need to present applications that receive wide community
support.
What about our previous planning for Carolina North and the work of the Chapel Hill and
Carrboro Horace Williams committees? We know that the best planning is based on a
collaborative process that pays close attention to what has come before. Planning is a
process that involves constant reflection and fine - tuning. While the Leadership Advisory
Committee develops principles for Carolina North, I expect the work that has already
been done by both our campus leaders and consultants, and by the local Horace
Williams committees, will be an important contribution to your ideas."
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APPROVED 11/7/2001
MINUTES
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SPECIAL SESSION
April 17. 2001
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Tre Orance Count?: Board of Corn ssicne - - "s met in reguiar session on T uescay. Apni 17, 2,-01,
at 5 :30 p.m. in the board room of the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
for the purpose of meeting with the University of North Carolina staff to hear the Universitys campus
plan..
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Stephen H. Halkiotis and Commissioners
'.1a c are: '.'• . Ercv.n, (loses Carey, Jr., X'ce '.'. GP -dg , and Ba-r Jacobs
r v COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: G=__-f--'v G!ed;`!
COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Ccun. y Manage -Jch :^ M Link, Jr., Assistant County'.';anace-
Rcd Visser, Assista; t to the Clerk Nano: Pac ga, a:-.d C er< to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (Al,'! ci;^;er
staff members wilt be identffiled appropriately be'g:vj
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA- CHAPEL HILL STAFF: Jack P. Evans, Professor of
Business Administration; Susan Ehringhaus, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel; Nancy
Suttenfie €d, Vice - Chancellor of Finance and Administration; Linda Convissor, and Peter Krawchyk
NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT
AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Chair Ha ?kiotis :'.'elcomed everyone and i..r^ductlons vie re made,
r rtcocn � h I wn o I V IYI Y"MJI I I yr wvn In l,f1RV LIlY/1 — ti('Ih1r GL HILL
Jack P. Evans made a presentation using a LCD slide projector on the big screen consisting of
59 slides. He gave some background about the planning of the Horace Williams Tract, 'There have
been meetings every quarter for the past two years. He noted that the Board of Trustees had adopted
camps master plan. However, the t.ork for the riorace Williams Tract is at a prelimin -ry stage
and w_s o -, „ °¢n presented to the Board f ustees even in a work session.. He said that Ste
consul—e- s_ _ _. ,.e_za.._s :end would not hapc r. e '�`Vr
..._d __ a I.a- tihe rnain campus. as it + nly 500 acres G.mcare^ p e£
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�,a a:. n the Horace Tract. �e g^ vim;: p.ar proposes development rc, .%'e r Es
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acres of the tract. He pointed out the differences in the JJR plan in 1998 and the current plan. There
is additional land preservation in the current plan of more than 25% of the total land. He pointed out
the rail line to the west of the parcel and said that this was a key to part of the transit solution He
pointed out the Public spaces on the tract. There is a former landfill on the site that can be capped
and vented, which Could Include recreation srace. T his pan of the site could be a set of socce( fields.
I,..,._ s a`.so a Cner,niCal taste site He no e-d .. _. _ ._ env; ;.- onm_Intal planning was very !m,: ''art L
=_'=':e:' He ,. SLmmanZed the ve PreC .,.,, ....._ eject- east, centre est. ^ l . ....
_..^,. rc ec. _rg L., .: fo(resldenaai, reia'�. C +..v, c >ep CC : •n,: ;'spaces He'eemp •a =,__...re
amount of time it vrou!d take to build out the Jack Evans Evans answered several clari Virg questions. He made reference to the neighbcrhocds
around the property The project has been presented to the Chapel Hill Town Council, the Carrboro
Board of Alderman, representatives from the school systems, and two presentations have been made
I the campus community. There will be pr- _santations scheduled for anyone from any of the
Commissioner Jacobs asked about the civic ai-d community spaces and Jack Evans said that
it �"e !, -= P!ay , no fields and Possibly some- -='ea f"', -"e�-tlnC Spaces The active recr=n-*t--.,
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2�:=S* C- •..Es -r-d ally ,-" -e,=e
Jack Evans said that the research could ta --:IIA S=-Varai -1 Mare could be private a4 ,C
alliance research with the University
Cha;r made reference t-- the meetir,,s he and the Couniv Manacer had v.,1 41h the
a s S=ff and some rzo:-=s--ta!: . CC r.,t-=7. There h, a
ve t-ee
C�S G -.,. I= .,tars about lin"'in.- T-P z,=,am in t.e Universin., and an
hcc'%- up vI the Senior Center in Chapei Hiii He 5a�d tnat ine- County would continue to PurSILle Tn,S
issue vAtrl the Chancellor.
Chair Halkiot:-s said that 31.000 square f_ef of open space did not sound like much to the
Hle about the stz2o'-.�ve rc?.s t, ::�ays :r, .. v,..in.+ ac{i UNC
issues on Franklin Street, home games, -=C
He me refe pence 'to some public
some citizens expressed concern about affordable housing as a result of this development. He said
that the 1,900 units of housing would be a wonderful addition if they, in fact, provided housing for
P=,::)!e 'Arnrklno f - the University' One of fi�e =n�-rns is that there will b children as a result of
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hcus�rm,,- fin -"=- deve'corinent, itinicin irnpac-s te 1,"-?s He asked the represent2tiV=5 fi-Crn t``e
University to please keep in mind that,.vhat they do has an impact on the County and its !=_Cal
responsibility (i.e., classrooms for children, affordable housing opportunities, etc
Jack Evans stated that the concepts in this development are consistent with the County's
ccncA-ms =- said znat 'this development has to fit !ne community.
Commie sio-ar Jacobs said that he a _ _._; esantiaticin and heanra lrl= G
beh-.,een fne c0nceot Plains fOr 1993 and -K0 , a -uh-=! it seems !!',-,,a the current Plan fs rrc-
e n.,1: O.eni
in the use of the land and less invasive and altering of the land He said that the plan makes it easier
for automobiles to come into the central precinct. He suggested narrower roads and less parking in
the ---ritral to discourage cars so that Pe-c-!= have to use public transit.
C,-r,-,7-S ;cner Jacobs asked if :s a ac_c-S-s and Jack =-v-nr,5 S=7y f" = 13
southern access by Seawall School Rcad.
ADJOURNMENT
V,'ith no lun"er, �items to discuss, Cheer 1 r-faik'c-.2s 2^-,iou-ned the meeting at 7:00 p m- T�.=- ncx!
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!ai mreet%nz: is scheduled for this sa nr- 7:-0 P.m. in the boardroom c'
Human Servroes Center in Chapel Hill, North CarcIna
Stephen H. Halkiotis. Chair
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APPROVED 6!2612003
MINUTES
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMh11SSIONERS
ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENTS
APRIL 29, 2003
The Cran,_ce County Board o- Ccr, nasoners rrm_ in regular session for an
Assemo y of Governments meetlnc on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Margaret Brown and
Commissioners ftoses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordon. Stephen Halkiotis and Barry Jacobs
COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geo fey Gledhiil and S Sean Borhanian
COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Courit Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant Count.,
Managers Rod Visser and Gwen Harvey and Clerk to the Board Donna S Baker (Ali
other staff members will be Identified appropriately below)
CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Kevin C Foy and
me ^hers F(icka Bateman, Pat Evans, Ed Harrso !.':ark K "einschmidt. Jim Ward, Edith
%V�ccins, Bill Strom
CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Dorothy Verkerk
CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEMBERS PRESENT: Jacquelyn Gist,
Diana McDuPfee, Alex Zaffiron. Joai Hail Broun and Marc Dorosin
CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEMBERS ABSENT: Mayor Mike Nelson
and John Herrera
HILLSBOROUGH TOWN COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Mayor Joe Phe ":ps and
embers Frances L. Dancy, , Mar:c Sher<dan.
HILLSBOROUGH TOWN COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Michael Gering, Kenneth
Chavious and Evelyn Lloyd
NOTE: All other participants are listed in the text as appropriate.
Chapel Hill — Carrboro City Schools - Board Members: Gloria Faley and Maryanne
Rosen
Orange Countv Schools- Board Members: Brenda Stephens, Randy Copeland,
Libbie Hough
NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE
PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
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exemptMc certain deserving gr
o L; -- s. _.....e roPes -,,,:s vitill not exempt groups
that Should Pay,
Commissioner Jacobs said that the differential fees sound like
0% J;SA 's discussions about paying far cost of service and then backing away
h v to adjust the rues - a =x Ora He said that some ol the
and , o,. L L - t- 'e-
sizes of the funds are based on large ticket items that the Board has not
discussed yet. These fees are including a lot of assumptions that look like lots or
Mon=-V
Bill Strom said it is good to kno, ' that the Board of County
Commissioners is still in the early stages of this Regarding "pay as you throw',
he said that in order to attain the higher volumes of recycling, there should be
enhancements to recycling and possibly rclf carts for recycling.
Chair Brown asked that these items be put in writing so that the
County Commissioners can factor them into the discussions,
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si e) Carolina North
Chair Brown said that this item was a result of a conversation vitth
the Mayors. This property used to be called the Horace Williams Tract and the
University has changed the name to Carolina North. She made reference to a
document from Carrboro.
Carrborc, Planning Director Roy Williford said that the information
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. as from a request from Mayor Nelson, There have been committees formed
-Mith the goal of formulating a final plan by the fall for this property.
Diana McDuffee said that Carrboro has not been very involved in
these committees. She is on two committees but has been unable to attend on
short notice There are two other citizens that were appointed, but she did not
see their names on the committee list They also wanted Mayor Nelson on the
Infrastructure Committee, but he is not on this. She does not know what is going
OR
Roy Williford said that the information on the committees came
from the website.
Alex Zaffron said that this illustrates a lack of transparency in the
Process,
Mayor Foy said that Chapel Hill is participating in two committees -
the University's committee and the Council's committee He made reference to
attachment E, which outlines Chapel Hill's concerns, They anticipate that the
University will come forward with a reque-st for something firm with regard to the
development process within the next year.
Jim Ward said that the whole committee has not met since the first
rr,ael�ng, The University has four major committees and more sub-committees
and it is hard to feel on top of issues. !Ie said that it is a very diffuse Process
Bill Strom said that he is a member of the Chapel Hill committee
and the goal is to have some town-created principles with which the University's
proposal can be compared. He asked Roy %VNIfford if 'there was going to be a
10 from 4'
,inal plan in the fall. Roy Williford sa:d :gat he go' his information T the
,.,,mabsite.
Bill Strom said that ,,,Id be sN'grised if they were still on the
sane timeline because he had no, c_ ^se V at th _ Lras going to be drav;n toce-ner
by the fall,
Jim Ward said that something is going to be drawn together by the
end of May because the current committees are going to be asked to submit their
niat presentations by that time.
Flicka Bateman safd that her committee has been meeting steadily
and that their report is due this summer and some broad report will come out in
the fall. They are anticipating that this will be a long process.
Commissioner Gordon said That she wondered ondered if anyone knovis if
t; ley are actually going to adopt a clan at the University level this time. She has
been involved in two other studies in the past.
Jim Ward said that a couple of things have changed - a
cor ni tment of UNC to close Horace Williams airport and getting serious about
c',aanng up the chemical waste Site. inKS something will be built here Vtit in
ten years.
Chair Brown said that she and Commissioner Jacobs sit on
committees for this plan.
A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded ov
Commissioner Gordon to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 p m.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
Margaret Brown, Chair
Donna S„ Baker
Clerk to the Board
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APPROVED 08/1712004
MINUTES
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSSONERS
BUDGET PRESENTATION AND WORK SESSION
MAY 20, 2004
7:30 p.m,
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Presentation and Work
SeSs on on Thursday, May 20, 2004 p.m. at 7730P m. at the F, Gordon Battle
Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs, Moses Carey, Jr,
Aida t. Cordon, and Stephen Halkio5s
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: MFrgarat Brcvm
COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill, Sean Borhanian
COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County
`:'a-2cers P.od Visser and Gwen Harvey and C!erk to the Board Donna S. Baker (Ai
other start members will be identified appr opr iatehv be!ow)
NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE
PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order and said:hat tonight they will get the 200 5
Manager's recommended budget and CIP plans and then have a recess and have
presentations on Carolina North and Twin Creeks.
1. Presentation of Manager's Recommended FY 2004 -2005 Budaet
John, Link thanked all the staff that worked so hard on the budget, including Budget
Director Donna Dean, Rooney Mestas, Paul Laughton, MPA budget intern Rebecca
Crav,lo. d, Assistant County Managers Rcd Visser and Gwen Harvey, Purchasing and
Central Services Director Pam Jones, Personne! Director Elaine Holmes, Keith Cook,
and Greg Wilder, He said that there was also good participation with the two school
superintendents
The proposed budget is $137 million and the total request was $147 million from coon:
departments and both school systems. The largest percentage goes to education, at
48.4.i The next largest goes to Human S=ervices, at almost 22 %.
County Manager's Recommended 2004.05 Annual Operating Budget
Proposed General Fund Budoet Totals S137.351.929
Proposed General Fund Tax Rate Increase of 4.5 Cents
• Recommended tax rate of 89 cents per S100 of assessed valuation
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Go- ntssi par Haikiotis asked about CHCCS ha'v'en- a total CIP of S 138 million Wth
'.4J- i:5 and many more schou._ ^ Cra;.ce C-un`✓ and GCS has S21 ,
€: on in CIP He thought it was 5211 minion Donna Dean said that she would tied out
this information.
Commissioner Halkiolis said that he V :an'S a fist!'C of all the projects from b0vn
systems in their CIPs. Donna Dean said that the two CIPs were in a packet for each
County Commissioner.
Camrniss cner Gordon asked for the ccmplete list for future County facilities for S8 .5
million.
Donna Dean answered some clarifying quest ons far Commissioner Gordon.
Chair Jacobs made reference to "Highlights of CHCCS Projects" and asked if they were
going to contribute S2..6 million from their capital funds to provide all utilities and
connector roads. Donna Dean said that this eras inciuded as an unfunded prcact.
Commissioner Gordon asked for Donna Dean to folios•✓ tip with CHCCS on this issue.
Commissioner Brown asked for clari icatio n on High School =3. Her undertar: -cy .-;as
that the price was $27.8 million, She asked about the S30 million. Donna Dean said
that the high school #3 project would include t'r•,e S22 million for smart growth, making
the total budget $30 million.
At this point, the County Commissioners took a shot; break
4. Presentation on the Proposed Develooment of Carolina North (Horace
Williams Property)
Chair Jacobs introduced Tony Waldrop, Vice Chancellor for Research and Development
at UNC, and Mark Crowell, Associate Chancellor for Economic Development
Tony Waldrop and Mark Crowell made the following presentation.
CAROLINA NORTH
Conoectual Draft Master Plan Mav 200=
Ayers /SainUGross - StonebridgeAssociates - Martin/Alexicu?Brfson
MISSION STATEMENT
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Ca-." N , is a Irving and le �: n! , nand 'c Carolinas mu 6ple
, n❑ innovation rd d_ -. _ _. _ aa_=emen ..ith se r_, c. .-2
s.- _ and the world. V
Carolina North is an environment where diverse partnerships are created and new
e-deav rs are bom and nurtured.
Carolina North is a place of exceptional enercy, beauty and contemplation, connecting
to and enhancing both the original campus and neighboring communities.
CAROLINA NORTH
CHARACTERISTICS
1. Living and learning community
2, Mixed uses including office space and res=_ar;. , residential and service retail
3. Environmentally sensitive
4. k1ulti -modal transportation
5. Pedestrian- and bicycle - friendly
5. Look and feel of Carolina's historic campus
THE RIGHT TIME FOR CAROLINA NORTH
i. Expanding academic programs
Research, teaching, engagement
2 Engacing with partners to connect the Un ;�rersity to economic development o f f he
region and state
3. Responding to employee housing needs
4.. Ability to plan carefully for future of University
LOCATING AT CAROLINA NORTH
I Any program or organization desirinc to loca:e at Carcl:na North must support and
advance the mission of the University in research. teaching and public service
2. All programs must have a University sponsor
3. All programs should provide opportunities for involvement by faculty, staff and
sfiudents
4. Caro ina North should contribute to ^e economic development of the region and ',he
State of North Carolina
AERIAL LOOKING NORTHWEST
Chapel Hs l High School
Smith : ".idd =e School Seawall Elem. School
Horace Williams Airport
Airport Road
EXISTING STREETS
Vl'ea.'er Dairy Extension
Homestead Road
Airport Road
Seas. :rell School Road
Estes Drive Extension
TIMIELINE CREATING DRAFT PLAN
1. Miss on Statement Created by University Leadership - Felt 2002
2 North Carolina Advisory Groups Work EiiOrt and Reports - Spring 2003
_a' Carolina North Oran Concact_a! P.a. - , _I! 2003
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urlty e oa;
.:r ^nd State P ed
5. Revised Carolina North Conceptual Plan- Spring 2004
6. Presentation to University Board of Trustees - March 2004
7. Presentation to Town of Chapel KH Ccunci! - May 2004
8, Presentaticn Yo the Orange CoUni .' 50a7d of Con'mdss!oi ers — May 21004
TIMELINE FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
i. c,7 ted build out of 50 years
2 Pace of ceve!opment date", in-ed by pro. .,.ma:iC ,.eads for space and rescarcas
3. Developed in 5- to 10 -year phases
4 Mixed -use communities will be created
DEVELOPMENT
Full Build Out (7 phases)
Off- Street Deck Parking 101 ,6J3 space;
Off - Street Surface Parking 1,400 spaces
On -Street Parking (all streets) 5,000 spaces
Enst?utionaUResearch - 6 million, cross square feat
Residential - 2 million gross square feet
Service Retail - 300,000 gross square feet
Common Uses - 100,000 gross square feet
48 acres of green space
30 acres of landscaped parks & quads
1 o acres of natural areas
NEIGHBORHOODS
The plan includes five neighborhoods, each having a recognizable center, mix of uses
and a pedestrian- friendly street network.
The goal would be that anyone that worked in the development would be able to afford
to live there.
LAND CURRENTLY IN USE
AND STREET NETWORK
landfill
--he. ical site
G."M Public Works
Horace W lliams Airport
U:NIC Facilities Services
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TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION GOALS
1. Maximize accessibility by all modes
2. Desk- >or and encourage use cf aft =rna`ave m ♦ores
3. ' :'. -d nine impacts on neighbotccds
TRANSPORTATION PLAN ELEMENTS
1, Trio- r=_ducton measures
2, Local transit enhancements
3 Regional transit connections
Park -and -ride
5 Rcad'Way and traffic improvements
6. Bicyc'e and pedestrian routes and =nnectons
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
I . Imcrovements •rill be phased
2. %lust partner With local and State covET.ments
RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PLAN
1. School Site
2, P.ealianed Street
3, Residential Buffer
4.. Parking Reduction
5. Building Heights
6, Housing
7. Green Space
& Stream Buffers
The reoorts from the four advisory groups, as well as all other documents, are on the
website, which is cn.une.edu.
i ne Countv Commissioners asked ho,. ;e prcps lty would be developed `.Yuen ther-
Was still uncertainty about whether and:'or v✓nen the airport would be closing_ NJhan
Tony Waldrop indicated the University Was looking for another airport site in Orange
County or Chatham County, the Commissioners expressed great concern about UNC
Icwtnc another airport in Orange Counb✓.
Tony Waldrop said that they were asked to meet v. -;ih the CHCCS regarding an
elementary school site at Carolina North. The school system indicated that it would
need 12 -14 acres for an elementary school site for the CHCCS.
Go- rnissioner Brown asked 'riho v.ou!d pay yr u? cropen:y and the new s,c ^poi. 'env
,'a!drop said that the University would pro, de the land and the school would be pad for
in the normal fashion.
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i—C, .... ci Brov;n said that slit he ^.Gt t2,e C— nm•issioners would
.,.e bL G of .tr,,e Frank Porter Gr=na :o a T Ory '.Va drop s3'd t ^a... c
prank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is in the early planning stages to
deve—! o a nev, type of school that has been presented in concept to the school board.
The 5..-.00 :'. WOUId focus on early ch'l'.dhccd and v --uld ?_i•:e children from aces 3-- and
nave them M, school until V of - glade. I h ='are Ciah ^' ^g for it t0 be bUili as a Cha ^a.
school, in which the University with the help of a donor would construct the school and
pay for it. This is not the school site identified on. the map
Retarding building heights, 'the buldir,cs vr,,uld range between two and rive stores, ::vih
the bigger buildings more interior to the property so hat they would not be next to he
neighbor hoods.
Regarding housing, Tony Waldrop said that they are referring to it as housing that vi!I
reflect he income levels of the people that would work at Carolina North.
Commissioner Brown asked if they v:cu'd want to use t7ie County's definition G
affordable housing. She asked if they would come to the County for affordable housing
money. Tony Waldrop said that their plan is to not seek money from the municipalities..
TomJ ,';taidrop said that there is a Great deal of concern about Bolin Creek. i'.e said thy;
they could not, as the University, permaner �tby set aside any lands for conservation
easements, but hey are recommending that these be set aside by the State. He said
that they did not intend to develop he rest of the property but they are not permanently
se` no it aside because they do net v.—an' to tie the hands of future leadership cf the
University.
Commissioner Halkiotis asked about the total number of parking spaces on campus at
this umc and Tony Waldrop said that he could not remember Commissioner Ha`;dotis
said that there are a lot of parking spaces and he saw only one bus in the presentation.
He made reference to Duke and the people mover that they have. He hopes that there
is a futuristic plan to move people without depending on cars so much.
Tony Waldrop agreed and said that they need to look, at alternative transportation, and
this plan does show many parking spaces He said that this is not something that the
Un 'ersity can or should do unilaterally. They do not want people driving back and `or th
between the two campuses and they'.vould like to look at light rail or a dedicated ci3s
way.
Commissioner Gordon asked what the Unersify is budgeting for transportation. Tony
Waldrop said that in the beginning here woud be a heavy dependence on bussing, but
they will be looking beyond the traditional. They do not want to develop a plan by
,hamseives, but they want to have a plan that deals with transportation for the
c^�mmunity as a whole. They would like 'a meet vrith Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and ot^-Ars
to develop a plan.
Commissioner Gordon said that the question is what the University can do to participate
ens tatlon n!anning for t tc -n e sa.d t at it would also be .:ego sl ,
UnNer sift' could provide sore .T.o ies to _'p . %im the trans porta ticn plan and
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,.,¢'n c-,7er entities (OPT, TTA, Chapel H is [,a.^, _.c.). Tony Vdaidrop said tha sc ta..
=- rave arked v:ith NCDOT to cet soa.e
Commissioner Gordon asked if there were any plans for an Institute of Aging Tony
'f `c'gMp said i ^ :ci they have n 02 m ad e a :
yet to anyone, but he has
. %ith Chair Jacobs and the-. tit7e _ __ ,. as rc been ruicd out. . ^ -ev ' ...c
LO get the departments that are in leased space to this campus, such as the institrte of
Aging,
CcTmissioner Gordon asked about fisca' impacts such as the schools. She said sat
T he residential component would be under the impact =e structure
Commissioner Gordon said that the first phase is right where the airport is She does
not understand the logistics, Tony �,'a!dfop said that r the airport does not c!'-se
immediately, they could go ahead and'bWd some things wrh the airport in place. This
would include office, research, residential, service /retail, and community uses.
Commissioner Gordon said that this is a serious ;croblem because it will not be easy to
relocate an airport. Tony Waldrop said that there are major things to overcome, but
they could build some areas with the airport in place.
s Commissioner Brown said th at she sen ed or, t is commita
e for transportation Shc
•rrcu!d like to have a regional transportation pia=. She said that 17,000 parking spaces
seems to be reverting to the year 1950 The impact on the town alone would be hard to
comprehend. The impacts are directly related to the citizens of the County picking up
the bill for a lot of this.
Tony Waldrop said that he agrees that this shows a reliance that they do not want to
have on the automobile. They want to join with the other municipalities and develop a
transportation plan for the future. They are eager to •.vork together
Commissioner Brown said that the County Commissioners are practical, and this County
is not awash in money and there are very limited resources. She would like to see the
cost- benefit analysis of this dev=_opment fgr the Coun y.
Chair Jacobs suggested that they draw in trolleys, busses, and trains because the
subliminal message is all cars. This contradicts v ;hat is being said. The pictures are
vrhat mako the impact.
Chair Jacobs said, regarding the airport that he would encourage them to make it clear
to the citizens and to the users that the only purpose for the airport is for the program
and not for trustees who have jets to core in for football games. The more constrained
the facility is, the more likely a suitable sate ::t {i be found..
Commissioner Halkiotis said that the last time the County Commissioners heard this
preser,tauon, there was a bigger de'ecatcn.. and omen the question was asked about
the housing and impact fees being assessed, it was not positive- The Board ;r.,as
basically told that there would not be any impact fees paid 'because there would not be
any children coming out of the housing. He is pleased to hear that the door has not
O
c' —d on the opportun tv to '.' ct tirs housinc.. He mace
refs e to Carolina Inn and the St c. 5:._ :ess rot wanting to pay tria _.
tax, and said that the University has not historically been cooperative in County
ritiat'ves with Chapel Hill and Carrboro and collacting revenues that benefit all citizens
oft_ °Coon
Commissioner Gordon said that it is to be commended that 75% of the proposal is open
sonCe,
Commissioner Brown said that the County Com:missioners need to understand vwhai
kind of property taxes will come from this development. Tony Waldrop said that they do
excect that there will be property taxes on the buildings, but not on the land. University
buifdings would be exempt. Gomm'S� ones 3rov. -n said that they would have 'to work out
something about that because this is a huge development and will have a lot of Irt. pads.
S. Discussion of Plans for Twin Creeks f".loniese NomD)
Environmental and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stencil said that there are
three_ thincs to discuss:
1, Carrboro wants a public comment on this project and this could be in August.
2. Page 5 of agenda - issues about the master Plan and if there are revisions the
Country Commissioners want to make.
3. The conditional use permit for the prcject for Carrboro_ The staff can prepare
the application over the summer for a CUP for a possible phase one of the park,
Char Jacobs said that they could cet public input r7st, They could also solicit Courryy
CFmmiss:cners' comments in writing and put it on the agenda as a special presentation.
Commissioner Haikiotis asked for the rationale for Carrboro needing additional public
input, Dave Stancil said that since Carrboro is coinc to be reviewing the CUP, they
would need to gather additional public inp;tt. The other reason is that they W.ked about
having a community info session for other residents around the park that have not been
heard.
Commissioner Gordon said that it has 'teen a year since the Work group finished, so it i>
important to move the process along. She would like to start the CUP process With
Carrboro on phase 1.
Commissioner Gordon said that she wculd like 'to know about the educational campus
and the use of smart growth design The campus would accommodate tvro schools,
Since she has heard some claims that the schools were not located using smart growth
D^nC Ales, she would like to knot.: v.,H-h of .ne smart crow; h principles that the ?CRrtiOn
of theschools would be violatinc..
Commissioner Carey said that he thinks that if Carrboro is making a decision about this,
ther 'he County should ackno:-.i>_doe _ art. ha' e a Public input session. He also
'"here i� :,...r are going to be significant changes after the Hoard commons,
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