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Approval of a Resolution Authorizing Town Manager to Sign Greene Tract Deeds
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council to approve a resolution authorizing the Town Manager to sign the Greene Tract deeds associated with the property recombination to allow for the transfer of property with the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Trish McGuire, Planning Director, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov <mailto:pmcguire@carrboronc.gov>, 919-918-7327; Marty Roupe, Development Review Administrator, mroupe@carrboronc.gov <mailto:mroupe@carrboronc.gov>, 919-918-7333
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
Adopted resolutions and interlocal agreements provide the policy direction for ongoing work in the Rogers Road community and specifically related to future uses of the Greene Tract. This work continues from the 2012 re-initiation of several previous efforts to satisfy commitments made to the historically Black neighborhood in relation to siting the regional landfill there in 1972. The 2012 task force work led to the 2021 adoption of a resolution on the Greene Tract’s future uses and preservation, as well as development of a community center, planning process that was formulated and directed by community members, installation of public sewer, and implementation of zoning uniformity in the Carrboro and Chapel Hill portions of the Rogers Road community. See Rogers Road Neighborhood Projects | Carrboro, NC - Official Website (townofcarrboro.org) <http://www.townofcarrboro.org/1170/Rogers-Road-Neighborhood-Projects> for more information.
Information: The Greene Tract is a 167-acre parcel of which 107 acres is jointly owned by Orange County/Chapel Hill/Carrboro and 60 acres owned by Orange County (Headwaters Preserve). The parcel is located on the east edge of the Town of Chapel Hill’s ETJ (Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction), approximately .4 miles from the northeastern boundary of the Town of Carrboro’s portion of the Historic Rogers Road community. Background information on the Greene Tract is available at Greene Tract | Orange County, NC (orangecountync.gov) <https://www.orangecountync.gov/3070/Greene-Tract>.
The most recent reporting and action occurred on November 16, 2021 (Town of Carrboro - File #: 21-367 (legistar.com) <https://carrboro.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5215146&GUID=592A55AC-BA7B-4DDD-972A-5DD7528808DE&Options=ID|Text|Attachments|Other|&Search=Greene>) when the Town Council approved a resolution to approve a draft recombination plan and a conceptual plan for the property, which included designated uses. The resolution was approved that same evening by the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the following evening, November 17, 2021, by the Chapel Hill Town Council. The resolution authorized the Towns and Managers to sign the final recombination plat which has been completed. As the plat advanced to recordation, the need to prepare accompanying deeds was identified to specify the transfer of ownership of portions of the property from jointly owned by all three parties to County-owned, and vice versa. Draft deeds (Attachment B) mirror the modifications specified in the 2021 resolution and represented on the recombination plat (Attachment C).
Orange County, Carrboro, and Chapel Hill legal staff have reviewed the draft deeds. Once completed and signed, the recombination plat and related deeds may be recorded with the Orange County Register of Deeds.
Copies of the 2021 Interlocal Agreement and Resolution are included as Attachments D and E.
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Fiscal and Staff Impact
FISCAL IMPACT: There are no fiscal or staff impacts associated with authorizing the Town Manager to sign the deeds on the town’s behalf.
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Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION: The Town Manager recommends that the Town Council approve the resolution included as Attachment A.