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Mobile Service Recap - Capital investment for Mobile unit of $266,500 - Limited services and availability - Consistent connectivity concerns - Annual investment $128,700 - Additional mobile library photographs & Connectivity detail from testing : http://www.co.oranqe.nc.us/library/mobilelibrary.as� Commissioner Yuhasz asked about the annual circulation at the old Cedar Grove branch and Lucinda Munger said less than 1,000. Commissioner Gordon asked about the expected number of patrons for the mobile library. Lucinda Munger said that this is a service that has not been tried in Orange County and the rural areas; you cannot count on a high circulation or a high patron usage. Commissioner Gordon said that the upgrades to internet service were not included and computer usage is an important asset that the public wants. Lucinda Munger said that the alternatives are not included in the budget for the mobile service. However, using air cards for each of the computers was included. Commissioner Gordon asked if any resident surveys had been done and Lucinda Munger said no. Commissioner McKee said that his concerns are with the costs and the connectivity problems. He said that with the budget constraints, he does not believe this is something that he could support putting the County's money in at this point. Commissioner Hemminger agreed. She said that she would like to put more money to the Chapel Hill library. She would like to aim for something permanent in the future. She does not see this as viable planning for the future. Commissioner Foushee agreed with Commissioner McKee and Commissioner Hemminger. Commissioner Jacobs said that he is not totally willing to give up on the idea of trying to do things such as bringing laptops to the Efland Community Center. He said that a stationary facility is better than a bookmobile. He also agreed with Commissioner Hemminger about taking the money for the Chapel Hill Library and setting it aside subject to the ratification of a memorandum of understanding with the Town of Chapel Hill that is mutually satisfactory. If there is no agreement, then no money should be given. Commissioner Yuhasz agreed with fully funding the proposal to the Chapel Hill Library. He suggested setting aside some of the money to increase the funding of the main library through increased hours, etc. Commissioner Gordon said that she listened to the Chapel Hill Town Council discussion on this and she thinks that there has been a lack of communication between Orange County and Chapel Hill. She said the amounts that the Town Council was given did not match what the County was going to offer. She suggested offering an additional $93,000 as shown on the proposed interlocal agreement and asking for a meeting to discuss this. Chair Pelissier said that the request from Chapel Hill was for a dollar amount on the proposed interlocal agreement and she understood that Chapel Hill did not like the proposal that was submitted. Frank Clifton said that the numbers came from the budget at the time. The goal was to raise the County's percentage at the main library at the same time it was being raised in