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now. stated below: Commissioner Jacobs suggested working on the design issues without knowing the location right There was a consensus by the Board that the staff would proceed with the proposed action steps as Reconvene the law enforcement agencies that comprised the original consortium (may also want to include other emergency responder personnel to gain input regarding the defensive driving component of this effort). Discuss and agree upon location and design issues. Pursue actually pulling together a design, complete with cost estimates. This will enable us to make better choices as we pursue land acquisition. Begin the land acquisition process. c. Focus on CIP Assistant County Manager Rod Visser said that the staff would like any suggestions, directions, or any questions about projects. John Link said that he would like to know if there were any major questions about why something is in the CIP. Commissioner Gordon commented that she has looked the CIP plan over, but she has nat studied it. She would like to be able to come back at a later date and ask questions about the CIP. Chair Carey said that, as always, questions could be asked after this meeting and at the public hearing. Commissioner Brown said that many of the projects are open-ended because the task forces have not reported yet. John Link said that the CIP is always an evolutionary document. He said that this year it is much more of an evolutionary document because of the decision last year to approve the actual expenditure of funding by each project. Commissioner Gordon made reference to page 8 and the Reserve for County Space Study and Debt Service and asked where the figures came from. John Link explained that the "Reserve for County Space Study Project" sets aside funds for future projects or for payments associated with future debt. Its purpose is to address many of the outstanding issues that will hopefully converge over the next year such as the County Space Study and the Master Aging Plan. Since these major issues do not have dollar amounts associated with them at this point, staff calculated the estimated amount of half-cent sales tax monies available for those years, deducted the amounts recommended for capital allocations to "known" projects, and the difference in those two numbers was reserved in this particular project." Chair Carey asked if the source of money for the land legacy had been sales tax. Donna Dean said that it was a combination of sales tax and a contribution from the general fund from property taxes. Commissioner Jacobs clarified that the $100,OQ0 pro rated was for establishing agriculture conservation easements. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the $178,549 for agriculture and Donna Dean said that the $78,549 was being used for the Duke Forest property and $100,000 is earmarked for agriculture. d. Non-Gas Vehicles Commissioner Halkiotis reminded the staff that the group that met with Senator Kinnard was looking at putting some money into the solar powered bicycle experiment. He said that state assistance is available for a non-gas van or bus that would be a community-wide resource tool exposing people to alternative energy sources. Commissioner Brown said that this was discussed last year. John Link said that he was not sure where the staff connection is on this issue. Commissioner Halkiotis said that the Commission for the Environment is really fired up about this possibility. He said that he would be more than willing to work with David Stancil on getting this started in Orange County. He said that this was a good opportunity and it would not cost the County anything. John Link suggested sharing this at the next department head meeting. He said that a County Courier would be a goad person to drive the automobile around the County. e. Park Fund Money Commissioner Brown made reference to the Chapel Hill park project and asked what money had already been received above and beyond the two million dollars on page 62 of the CIP. John Link said that the Board has discussed this, but he does not know whether bond money would be used for planning a park project.