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17 /5 longer an optional amenity to be tucked into a comer somewhere, but an essential requirement with the added benefit that it draws throngs of people to the area every year." Commissioner Gordon said, "it is important to have a comprehensive library services plan". She said the task force later on in the agenda [item to establish the Library Services Task Force 2007] could do this. She thinks that the group needs to get back to the Board on the comprehensive plan so that the Board could act on it before it acts further on the debt issuance schedule." January 23.2007 The BOCC established the Library Services Task Force 2007 to review and update the Library Services Task Force Report of 2004. ' December 3.2007 The Library Services Task Force Report of 2007 was presented to the BOCC, including the Library Services Standards and Capital & Operational Requests for the Southwest Regional Branch, the new main facility and the Heritage Center. These documents were accepted. . Mav 20.2008 . The Library Services Task Farce Report of 2007 was presented to the BOCC The report stated: The Executive Summary focused on three principles: 1) a regional approach; . 2) collaborative county-side planning; 3) a 3 - 5 year plan to address immediate needs. The immediate next steps that were recommended 1) Establishment of the Heritage Center and construction of a Southwest Regional Library branch; 2) A study of the advantages and disadvantages of a county- wide jointly operated technical support system.; 3) Ongoing reviews of progress toward meeting library faalities recommendations and service standards. Commission Nelson and Gordon motioned to accept the Library Services Standards and Facilities Needs Matrix and direct county library management to begin discussions for greater collaboration with the Town of Chapel Hill.