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- Proximity to other libraries <br /> - Site is not isolated <br /> 1 2 3 Site Conditions, Allowances, and Constraints <br /> - The cost-benefit conclusions of physical, legal, and entitlement <br /> site allowances/constraints <br /> - Technical and environmental assessments (planning/zoning, <br /> jurisdictional processes, etc.) <br /> - Environmentally sustainable (C&A, storm water mgt, buffers, <br /> energy "net zero" capacity) <br /> - Operationally sustainable <br /> - Defeats obsolence <br /> 1 2 3 Cost and Availability <br /> - Cost for site acquisition <br /> - Timeframe for development of the site <br /> - Terms for site control necessary for development process <br /> Total: Phase II <br /> (if the total ranking equals 6 or more, excluding, a ranking of 1, go to <br /> Phase III) <br /> Low Med High Phase III <br /> 1 2 3 Community Preference <br /> - Input from elected officials <br /> - Alignment with planning tools (Comprehensive Plan) <br /> - Input from a board cross-section of the area to be served <br /> - Orange County Library Advisory Board <br /> - Orange County and Carrboro Friends of the Library <br /> 1 2 3 Lease versus Purchase <br /> - Analysis of the long-term viability of the site <br /> - Availability of property for lease <br /> 1 2 3 Partnerships <br /> - Co-location with other entity <br /> - Mutually beneficial joint development <br /> - Enhances service possibilities <br /> Total: Phase III <br /> Frank Clifton said that a one-floor operational library is more functional than a two-story <br /> building because there must be dual services in the two-story building. Operationally, a one- <br /> story building is better. <br /> Commissioner Hemminger said that the discussion about the 20,000 square feet is a <br /> concern to some people and there are many parameters that the Board of County <br /> Commissioners has not discussed. She said that the Board needs some guidance about the <br /> thinking of this number. She asked what one floor of the Hillsborough library is and Lucinda <br /> Munger said that it is about 12,000 square feet. A lot of that is used as non-public space. <br /> Commissioner Hemminger said that she wanted to make sure that any building should <br /> have dedicated public meeting space and she asked staff to come back with examples of a <br /> 20,000 square-foot facility and the basis for this square footage. They may need less or more. <br /> She just wants a basis for the numbers. <br /> Frank Clifton said that there were library studies done based on estimated use and <br /> population served and this issue was addressed. <br /> Commissioner Hemminger said that she is looking at estimated figures on how many <br /> people would use this facility, and for staff to come back with information that iincludes what a <br />