HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-391-E County Mgr-Town of Chapel Hill and Carrboro Env assessment interlocal agremenet-Greene Tract
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AGREEMENT AMONG ORANGE COUNTY AND THE TOWNS
OF CHAPEL HILL AND CARRBORO, NORTH CAROLINA TO OBTAIN
AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE GREENE TRACT
This Agreement is made among Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill
and Carrboro, North Carolina to obtain an environmental assessment for the Greene
Tract as follows:
WITNESETH
WHEREAS, Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro (“the
parties”) each have an ownership interest in certain contiguous parcels of land
located in the County and lying south of Eubanks Road, collectively known as the
“Greene Tract,” consisting of a total of approximately 164 acres (“the entire tract”),
of which approximately 60 acres are solely owned by Orange County and
approximately 104 acres are owned in different percentage shares by the County and
the Towns;
WHEREAS, on December 18, 2019, representatives of the parties met to discuss
next steps in the parties’ consideration about the future use of the Greene Tract and
recommended obtaining an environmental assessment of the entire tract in
furtherance of that consideration;
WHEREAS, the parties conclude that obtaining an environmental assessment of the
entire Greene tract would be beneficial to them as a first step in obtaining site -
specific information on environmental conditions present on the tract; and
WHEREAS, the parties have adopted a resolution to authorize an environmental
assessment for the entire Greene tract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and based on the promises
and obligations herein, the County and the Towns agree as follows:
1. Orange County staff shall: (i) develop, through collaboration among the
parties’ staffs, an RFP for an environmental assessment of the entire tract and the
scope of work for the assessment; (ii) disseminate the RFP to prospective providers
of the assessment and select a suitable provider for the assessment based on the
recommendation of the parties’ staffs; (iii) notify the Towns of the provider selected
by the County to conduct the assessment; (iv) enter into a contract for the assessment
DocuSign Envelope ID: 8176E2D7-AB7F-4319-9475-B4319CB57675
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with the provider selected and provide a copy of that contract to the Towns; and (v)
provide to the Towns a copy of the assessment when it is completed.
2. Orange County shall be responsible for paying to the provider of the
assessment the total cost of it under the County’s contract with the provider; and the
Towns shall, after notification by the County of its payment to the provider and the
total amount of that payment, promptly authorize reimbursement to the County for
the total cost of the study as follows: for Chapel Hill, 43% of the total cost; and for
Carrboro, 14% of the total cost.
3. This agreement shall be effective as of the date when all of the parties have
executed it by their managers with the attestation of the parties’ clerks below and
shall terminate upon full performance of the obligations of all parties under the
agreement.
In witness whereof, the parties, by their authorized managers, with the attestation of
the parties’ clerks, have hereunder set their hands and seals on the dates provided:
______________________________ _____________________________
Manager, Orange County Finance Director, Orange County
ATTEST
By: ___________________________
Clerk
Date: __________________________
____________________________ _______________________________
Manager, Town of Chapel Hill Finance Director, Town of Chapel Hill
ATTEST
By: __________________________
Clerk
Date: _________________________
DocuSign Envelope ID: 8176E2D7-AB7F-4319-9475-B4319CB57675
5/27/2020
6/5/2020
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_______________________________ _____________________________
Manager, Town of Carrboro Finance Director, Town of Carrboro
ATTEST
By: __________________________
Clerk
Date: _________________________
DocuSign Envelope ID: 8176E2D7-AB7F-4319-9475-B4319CB57675
6/3/2020