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• Katharine Paulhamus, Executive Director, Burwell School <br /> • Richard Ellington, Representative, Durham — Orange Genealogical Society <br /> • Tina Moon, Staff to the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission <br /> • Traci Davenport, Director, Chapel Hill Museum <br /> • Ernest Dollar, Director, Preservation Society of Chapel Hill <br /> • Laurie Paolicelli, Executive Director, Chapel Hill / Orange County Visitors Bureau <br /> • Nicole Ard, Assistant Town Manager, Town of Hillsborough <br /> • Carl Baumann, Volunteer, Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) <br /> • Carl Allen, Business Owner, Allen Financial Services <br /> • Tamia Buckingham, Business Owner, Buckingham Business Services <br /> • Danny Lloyd, Hillsborough City Executive, Cardinal State Bank <br /> • Barbara Baker, Facilitator of the Work Group, Retired from DTCC <br /> The Work Group's preliminary report with 1) a memorandum with further background, 2) a <br /> worksheet on the anticipated scope of the Heritage Center, and 3) a memorandum on funding <br /> for a consultant is included as Attachment #1. Key conclusions and recommendations are as <br /> follows: <br /> • Orange County's historic legacy should be preserved for future generations. These <br /> irreplaceable historic resources currently housed at the various historical organizations <br /> in Hillsborough, at the Public Library and elsewhere throughout the County are at risk of <br /> deterioration and are inaccessible to the public for research. The County needs an <br /> archival facility for proper storage and to provide public access to these collections. <br /> • A public-private venture, where the County partners with a 501(c)3 non-profit status will <br /> likely offer the most optimal funding option for such a facility. The Historical Foundation <br /> of Orange County and Hillsborough (an independent organization which is also under <br /> the umbrella of the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough) may be able to serve as the non- <br /> profit partner under a negotiated arrangement. <br /> • The Work Group recommends contracting with an expert consultant to "flesh-out" its <br /> feasibility study with the details needed to pursue grant funding and to provide the <br /> County with CIP and related budget information to bring this project into fruition. The <br /> Chapel Hill — Orange County Visitor's Bureau has identified and it Board authorized <br /> $5,000 which could be used for this purpose. <br /> • The County may have a suitable building in its existing surplus stock that could be <br /> retrofitted for an archival facility at a much lower cost than new construction should the <br /> BOCC ultimately choose to fund development of a proposed Heritage Center. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Chapel Hill — Orange County Visitor's Bureau has identified $5,000 <br /> in its existing budget which could be used for hiring a consultant to prepare a more detailed <br /> plan for a Heritage Center/ Public Archive facility. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board accept the initial findings <br /> in the 2009 Heritage Center Work Group Report and authorize the Work Group to proceed <br /> with the following next steps: <br />