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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - 04-16-2002 - 5e ' 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 16, 2002 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Resolution to Extend the Bargaining Period for Disposition of the Greene Tract DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Proposed BOCC Resolution INFORMATION CONTACT: 3/21/02 Work Group Resolution John Link or Rod Visser, ext 2300 (incorporates Map of Concept Plan 4 and Table of Public Investments in the TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Greene Tract Area) Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider adopting a resolution extending the bargaining period for Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill to resolve the disposition of the remaining 109 acres of the Greene Tract. BACKGROUND: The solid waste management interlocal agreement signed by the County and Towns in September 1999 and amended in March 2000 lays out parameters under which the Greene Tract owners will resolve the ultimate disposition of the 109 acres of that parcel that remain in joint ownership. The agreement also addresses how the Solid Waste/Landfill Operations Enterprise Fund is to be reimbursed if the property is put to uses that are not related to the solid waste enterprise. The agreement anticipates that the Greene Tract owners will reach agreement on the disposition of the property during a bargaining period that would conclude on April 17, 2002 (the two year anniversary of the effective date upon which Orange County assumed overall responsibility for solid waste management in Orange County). The Greene Tract Work Group has met six times and has achieved significant progress, as noted in the attached Work Group resolution of March 21, 2002. However, the Work Group has requested that each of the three governing boards approve a 60-day extension to the bargaining period to allow the completion of discussions that could lead to consensus on a concept plan for the remainder of the Greene Tract. The accompanying resolution would provide BOCC approval of the 60-day extension. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the discussion of this resolution. However, the County and Towns will be obliged to reimburse the Landfill Fund for the original 1984 purchase price of$608,000, plus interest, if the Greene Tract is used for purposes other than those of the solid waste system. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the resolution. PROPOSED 2 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A 60 DAY EXTENSION OF THE BARGAINING PERIOD FOR DISPOSITION OF 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 remaining109 acres for presentation to each board by March 2002; and WHEREAS, the Work Group has transmitted a resolution to all three governing boards that provides a progress report and that indicates that they have reached substantial agreement on a concept plan as outlined on the accompanying map (Straw Proposal Concept Plan 4); and WHEREAS, the Work Group resolution indicates that they have not yet reached agreement regarding what designation should be placed on the approximately 11 acres shown in blue on Concept Plan 4 and would like a 60 day extension of the bargaining period to try to reach consensus; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby approve a 60 day extension of the bargaining period to permit further Work Group effort to finalize a recommended concept plan for subsequent approval by each governing board. This, the 16th day of April, 2002. r APPROVED 3 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 remaining109 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 APPROVED 4 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 PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN THE GREENE TRACT AREA ITEM VAWE COMMENTS Eubanks RCeO Lantlllll 23fi,000 Orl9lmal lantl aoaulslllon cwt (202 ayes) Greens TreR 169 ac 000,000 On Iwllane ac uislllon cost Neville Tmd (14 C sues) 100,000 ecquiretl In Fabmery 18961or Ne pwpose INre vinB soilbuse (or venous andfilling reletee uses Eue 1o a loll ~ imbalanceon Ne main lantllill m Johnson Tad 12.9 cares 96,900 Of 1n211antl aceusllon wst Chapel Hill Community 50000 Hsb11a1 br HUmanlly RUStli ROae Oevelopmenl Program SUWiWSion 2001-02 CM1apeI HIII HCUSing Loan 50,000 HabiWl for Humanity RUCCb ROatl Tmsl FUntl ' Bubtlivision 2001-02 _ HOME COnsonium FUnes 50,000 Habllallor HUmaniy RUSCh ROatl 1899-00 Subtlivisionp~erly arquisaion Orange CCUnry tBB]BOntl 110,000 Habils[for HUmanlty-asalst In FYnas conawdianmmi.aa aa.elpDmem orc Rusdl Road-6 owneno¢upietl antl8 rental ante laeam aWana, moss not yet _ ~x anae~)__ OmnBe County lmpad Fee. 33,W0 Homesleatl Place subtl'rvision-11 un11s Reimbura ent2000 CM1aDaI HIII COmmuntty 17,000 Projedetl Oovelopmenl Pm9am 2002-03 Chapel Hill Community i 200.OOD Habilai ror HUmanlry ROgea ROatl Oevelapment Prcgmm Subtlivision 19W-98 Rogers RoaO Main Wafer ~ 910000 Pmvision o! public water service (main Line trunk One)1o epproxlmalely 1t9 propetlles ' In the Hlsmriral Rogea Roae Nei M1bahootl Greene Tretl CUlWral 9,100 Corltloctea lO dst¢lydN WM1elear cutlually Resources 0urvey sgreGCanl raerures e~mtetl on the Gree Treat pnorio emaipn pone property, pursuant to the lntellecel Agrceman[ final eort esantetl In Febmary 2000 Greene Tad Biological 16A00 contludetl to esceltain whether Resources Survey bi0loaically significant lea[uas eils[etl on Ina Greene Tree poor to tlivision of the propeM1y, pursuant la Ne lnlerloal ' AgreemenDtinal report pres¢ntetl in MamM1 2000 TOTAL 53,38],000 Greene Tract Remainder 6 rya w. + ~.N_ ~'"""` 300 ~ 300800 FeM fO1~°W'""°" ~~e,.~F~. ~..,......,.,.. ~,,,„.. ~~ a. ra..a