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T. �L_y ri: •5C_. f Chairman Whitted reviewed the activity of the previous evening and the Board discussed options available concerning use of the Northside Multipurpose Center, including the Cafeteria Building. Mr. Roman Kolodji, architect with James Webb ; explained various options to the Board and the feasibility of each of those options. Mr. Kolodji said that renovation of the cafeteria was more economical than building a new building; in addition, he demonstrated how a small addition could be built onto the main Northside building for about $25.00/sq. ft. The Manager told the Board should it decide to go with a small addition to the main buil_dirig,_T - that the Day Care school could remain at the same level of space allocation and permit DSS to move as planned. Mr. Thompson said the cost.'-of the addition would i be saved in one year by the savings on rent for the Department of Social Services and the cafeteria building could be renovated at no cost to the County.by the grant OPC Mental Health had received and the County could •receive rent from that building at the same tame. Commissioner Gustaveson made two points: l) in the original negotiations with the Board of Education (Chapel Hill-Carrboro) that cafeteria building was re- served for use by Mental Health; and, 2) given the time constraints attached to the grant Mental Health had received, we should move quickly to make a decision. Chairman Whitted said he felt the Board should reaffirm its commitment to OPC Mental Health to allow it to use the cafeteria building at Northside. He stressed that Mental Health would decide the program which goes into the building, not the Board of Commissioners. Chairman Whitted referred to a petition he had received at the beginning of the meeting (a copy is a part of these Minutes on pages of this book--original , petition is on permanent file in the office of the Clerk to the Board) which objected to the location of the Willie M. Program in this neighborhood. Mr. Bill Baxter, Director of OPC Mental Health, said North Carolina is under Federal court order to provide this program and to fund it. Mr. Baxter said he had been unaware earlier of any local opposition to locating the Willie M. pro- gram in the neighborhood but he is eager to have meetings with the local residents to explain the program to them. Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit, to I allow OPC Mental Health to use the cafeteria building at the Northside Multipurpose Center. Vote; Ayes, 5; noes, 0. t u