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~8 Commissioner Walker moved that the Board approve the plat with the variances as presented by the Assistant Planning Director. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson. Voting aye were Commissioners Garrett, Gustaveson, Walker and Whiffed. Voting nay was Commissioner Pinney. The Chairman declared the motion passed Chairman Garrett referred to ztem #4 on the Agenda: Adoption of a resolution requesting the Orange County Board of Education to convey the Old Grady Brown School site to Orange County. The County Attorney stated that he had talked with Mr. George Williams, Superintendent o~ the Orange County Schools, regarding the County Board acquiring the Old Grady Brown School property. Mr. Williams desires a document from the County requesting the transfer of the property; what portion is to be transferred; and the intended use of the property. The County Attorney was requested to prepare such a resolution stating the portions to be transferred including the property "across the street"; and the intended use of the property. The Chairman referred to Item #6 on the Agenda: Board of Commissioners discussion of consultants proposals. Mrs. Garrett referred to the three proposals the Consultants had prepared. She asked for discussion from members of the Board as to what the Board wanted from the Consultants. Commissioner Walker stated that he felt all the .Consultants will tell us is what we want to hear and if the Board knows what they want than the Board could do it themselves. That a study will take from 4 to 6 months. Commissioner Pinney presented to the Board photographs of the Old Grady Brown School buildings and stated that the gymnasium and buildings were being vandalized and that the Board could not wait four to six months to move. Chairman Garrett stated that she felt the Recreation Department could be moved into the gymnasium but she did not feel the County should spend money on the other buildings unti the Board knew what they were doing and why. She stated that the County should have planned use of the Grady Brown buildings. Commissioner Gustaveson spoke of the immediate needs of the County which now exist - jail, Chapel Hill office space, Court needs. He asked "haw serious are these needs"? He.then spoke of the space needs within the next ten years. The growth and development of new services that County Government would be engaged in the future. He inquired "what kind of space needs will be needed in ten years?" Commissioner Gustaveson stated further that he felt the board needed someone to look at the growth and development of the next decade, some kind of engineering and architectual space analysis. Commissioner Pinney reminded the Board that the Old Grady Brown buildings had 62,000 square feet of space not including the gym. Chairman Garrett stated that the cost of renovation was important. Commissioner Whitted agreed with Commissioner Gustavesan's long term view, however, he felt the immediate thing to leak at was the pre- sent heating system at the Old Grady Brown School. Could it be used to get the Recreation Department into the gym as soon as possible? He stated further, that he felt a study should be done of the passible uses of Grady Brawn School. The immediate thing that should be done is the transfer of the property.