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1 Regarding long-term interoperability, Lucinda Munger said that it would make more 2 sense to build a new system together and not become a branch of Chapel Hill's system. If the 3 desire is to have a true shared system, the most cost-effective system would be to design it 4 with UNC and Chapel Hill on a true single catalog. 5 Lucinda Munger said that she has been working on a strategic plan and the outline of 6 the meetings she has had are in the report. 7 Commissioner Gordon made reference to interoperability and asked why the plan 8 would be developed by 2012 and not 2011. Lucinda Munger said that was a date proposed 9 because Chapel Hill is planning on moving out of their facility for renovations and then back 10 again. 11 Chair Foushee asked the Board for any suggestions in the short term for direction to 12 staff. 13 Commissioner Hemminger asked Lucinda Munger about the Regional Hyconeechee 14 Council and the new regulations and Lucinda Munger said that this will be discussed at the 15 November Board meeting. The partnering counties are aware of this. 16 Frank Clifton said that if the County chooses to leave the Council, then he suggested 17 that the Board of County Commissioners may want to propose to help the remaining partners 18 with the loss of their revenue for a period of time. 19 Commissioner Hemminger said that it sounds like the best alternative to leave the 20 council. 21 Commissioner Nelson said that he appreciates the direction they are going in. He does 22 not think the County's future lies in the Hyconeechee System. He is comfortable with the 23 interoperability process. Regarding rural service options, he thinks that bookmobiles are 24 reasonable. Regarding the short-term options, he verified that the $60,000-150,000 operating 25 expenses were not budgeted. 26 Frank Clifton said that if the sales tax passes, then some of these funds can be used 27 for transitioning. 28 Commissioner Nelson said that the County has been fortunate to have had two 29 facilities donated, but now the County will have to make up some of that money ($60,000 to 30 $150,000). 31 Frank Clifton said that Durham Tech will begin to move some of its programs from the 32 Skills Development Center to the Hillsborough site and this would create more space at the 33 Skills Development Center. He would suggest working on this option as an interim solution 34 because it would be a lot cheaper than a storefront area. 35 Commissioner Nelson said that he does not have enough data yet to discuss options to 36 pursue in the long term. For the short-term, the County may be able to purchase land with the 37 sales tax funds. The Board of County Commissioners needs to decide how it is going to 38 address this issue — urban versus suburban library and the criteria. 39 Commissioner Jacobs said that in the short-term, there may be more space to rent in 40 the Century Center and move the McDougle library there. He would like to stick to the criterion 41 that was discussed and agreed to with Carrboro elected officials to have a downtown library 42 that is on public transit and is walkable. He would like to revisit the square footage of the 43 proposed library— maybe 8,000 square feet because it is a branch library. As far as the 44 Hyconeechee Library, the County Commissioners should write a letter to the other County 45 Commissioners in the other counties to let them know what is happening. He still thinks that, 46 as a short-term measure, that the Skills Development Center may be the cheapest short-term 47 option. 48 Commissioner Jacobs said that he is not convinced that a bookmobile would take the 49 place of a real branch library in the rural areas, but he sees the advantage. He said that there 50 is something to be said for having a place that people can go to. Regarding interoperability, he