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2 5. The $55,000 in the CIP for the Rural Education Center will stay in the hopes of finding a suitable site. This will be a phased in project. They have decided not to use the County-owned property at the public works facility because of zoning regulations. Chair Carey noted that the needs of the farming community have changed and that this item needs to be reviewed. 6. Automating the library will be done for all three counties. 7. The $20,000 for the Northside Human Services Center will be used to replace the windows that have not already been replaced. 8. At the Northern Center, the sewer system has been fixed and they plan to do some painting. In terms of lighting, it will cost $700,000 to $800,000 to drop the ceilings, replace windows and upgrade the cooling and heating systems. A decision will need to be made on including these items in the CIP or replacing the building. Commissioner Halkiotis suggested maintaining the building by putting in adequate lighting but forgetting the dropped ceilings. He supports doing whatever is necessary to maintain this building. Chair Carey asked for cost figures before adopting the CIP. 9. EMS Director Nick Waters stated that the new communications system is up and running. The only problem is the quality of the telephone lines. He will present a report to the Board at an upcoming meeting. 10. With regards to Public Works, Rod Visser said that hopefully funds are available for two solid waste sites, depending on whether they have to buy the land or lease. Commissioner Halkiotis suggested giving Fairview Park to the Town of Hillsborough. Purchasing Director Pam Jones said that construction for the motor pool will begin in the next two weeks. il. The Board discussed the $15,000 allocation to the New Hope Creek Corridor and decided to leave it in the CIP. This project provides funds to preserve land along New Hope Creek in Orange County. 12. Recreation and Parks - Planning Director Marvin Collins will give the Board an update on fees collected from payment-in-lieu. Also, an update will be presented on the joint effort with the municipalities for recreation and parks. 13. Efland Sewer Extension - Commissioner Crowther said for the record that he supports money for the Efland Phase II sewer line. Commissioner Willhoit stated his support for creating an Efland sewer district. Chair Carey said that it is a crisis situation and the County needs to do something. Commissiners Willhoit and Crowther agreed. John Link said that in order to apply for grant funds, the County must first develop the engineering plans for the project with local funds. If the grant is received, the cost for the engineering plans may be refunded. Commissioner Willhoit suggested that his idea was to have economic development run the lines requiring the people in that district to tie on. The Board will discuss this further at another meeting. 14. Impact Fee - This will be placed on the next agenda for decision. Chair Carey asked the Board to consider a differential fee