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there will be a soccer field, a basketball court, and a parking area. The school building is a 91,000 square-foot one-story building for 607 students. There will be 25 classrooms. The school building does not straddle the DurhamlOrange County line, but is completely in Orange County. The developers have already begun the approval process with the Town of Chapel Hill. The building also shows future possibilities for additions at the end of each wing. He continued by explaining the specifics of the building. Chair Halkiotis asked if all rooms would have access to natural light and Ken Redfoot said yes except for possibly a restroom or a storage room. Chair Halkiotis verified that this same design was being considered for elementary school #10 and that there might be some cast savings in the design fees if the same firm were used. Commissioner Jacobs Hated that this site is mostly wooded. He asked how much of the land would be left wooded after the building is constructed. Ken Redfoot said that they would maintain as many trees on the site as possible. Commissioner Jacobs asked if the Tawn had responded to the request to waive the development fees and Jahn Link said that he was not aware of a response. The staff will follow up on this. Chair Halkiotis asked for a list of all the fees that the school system is being asked to pay, specifically by the Tawn of Chapel Hill and by OWASA. In answer to a question from Commissioner Gordon, Ken Redfoot said that the gym would actually be a multipurpose room. The wall between the multipurpose roam and the cafeteria is a movable wall. Commissioner Carey asked if the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board has asked that the Tawn of Chapel Hill waive development fees far this new Elementary School. Chair Halkiotis Hated that this request to waive development fees should be made for both school boards. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordan, seconded by Commissioner Carey to adapt the Elementary School #9 Construction Capital Project Ordinance, which is incorporated herein by reference. VOTE: UNANIMOUS d. Use and Access Plan: McGowan Creek Preserve The Board was to consider a proposal for the future public use of and access to the McGowan Creek preserve. This item was delayed to a future meeting. e. Delegate to Triangle Clean Cities Designation Celebration The Board considered authorizing a member of the Board to attend the Triangle Clean Cities designation celebration March 19t" and sign the non-binding memorandum of understanding as a stakeholder in the Clean Cities program. Environment and Resource Conservation Director David Stancil said that the memorandum of understanding was a voluntary approach to consider alternative and low-emission fueled vehicles, which the County has already pursued through the Alternative Fuel Low Emission Work Group and the work of the Commission for the Environment. A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to authorize Commissioner Gordon to attend the Triangle Clean Cities designation celebration on March 19t" and to authorize the Chair to sign the non-binding memorandum of understanding as a stakeholder in the Clean Cities program. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 10. REPORTS a. Triangle Transit Authority The Board received a report from the Triangle Transit Authority (TTA} and discussed TTA's proposal fora $4.00 increase in the vehicle registration fee in Orange County. Executive Director of Triangle Transit Authority Jim Ritchey said that the TTA proposals before the general assembly are threefold: 1) to maintain State funding for public transportation statewide as well as the match for the TTA regional rail project; 2} to request that the State consider extending quick take condemnation authority to the TTA and the regional rail project; and 3) to ask for