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to be more collaborative. She said that she was surprised that the CIP information is not in the <br /> information tonight. She suggested nailing down the size of the facility. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that the CIP number is around $8 million and Frank Clifton <br /> said that they had estimated the land to be about $600,000 and the facility would be about $5 <br /> million. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that money is going to be the driver on this because the <br /> money in the CIP is different than the money being spent. Once the money is spent the <br /> County has to figure a way to pay it back. <br /> Randee Haven O'Donnell asked if the County Commissioners discussed costs last <br /> week when they met. <br /> Chair Pelissier said that the County Commissioners were only talking about the process <br /> and not the costs. She said that one of the things missing relates to the operational costs <br /> between a one-story versus a two-story facility. <br /> Chair Pelissier said that the major issues that she heard were cost, the issue of <br /> location/centrality, transportation, and the process. <br /> Mayor Chilton said that he does have strong opinions on this topic and he does not <br /> want to come across as ungrateful. He said that, on behalf of his Board, they are grateful to <br /> work with Orange County in the early stages of this process. <br /> 2. Economic Development Overview— Oranqe County and Carrboro, and Update on <br /> Quarter Cent Sales Tax Referendum <br /> Economic Development <br /> Economic Director of Town of Carrboro Annette Stone said that she is so pleased that <br /> Orange County hired Steve Brantley as its Economic Development Director. <br /> Steve Brantley said that he is excited about this conversation as he grew up in <br /> Carrboro and lives there now. He said that this morning he attended a meeting this morning in <br /> Greensboro of the North Carolina Economic Developers Association. There were several <br /> hundred people at the meeting and they were saying that they envy what Orange County is <br /> doing. He promised to look for every opportunity to assist Carrboro as needed. He spoke <br /> about other collaborative efforts that Orange County is involved in (i.e., Durham County and a <br /> water and sewer agreement for the Eno EDD, the Town of Chapel Hill for incubator locations <br /> and startup companies, and the City of Mebane with the Buckhorn EDD). <br /> Steve Brantley said that he and Annette Stone have been working together frequently <br /> and collaboratively. The Economic Development Office will be previewing a new website soon, <br /> which will include ways to share services and will showcase Carrboro's economic development <br /> interests in that regard. <br /> Dottie Schmitt said that Orange County has a revolving loan program as does the Town <br /> of Carrboro. The programs are slightly different and they can easily work together to help the <br /> citizens as much as possible. <br /> Matthew Rybol, Manager of the Piedmont Food and Agricultural Processing Center, <br /> said that they are a small food business incubator. <br /> WHAT IS A PFAP?? <br /> • Small business <br /> • Tobacco transition <br /> • Eating Seasonal <br /> • Farm to Fork <br />