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Justice Facilities: Commissioner Jacobs said that if the narrative about the Farmers Market will be included, then it should be reflected. It should also be reflected that the Board decided that this would max out the traffic capacity at the existing infrastructure in downtown Hillsborough. He asked what had happened with the hiring of the architect. He said that it seems like it has been a year since hiring the architect was discussed. Purchasing and Central Services Director Pam Jones said that MUNIS is taking staff time and by the end of the fiscal year all three committees will be selected. Commissioner Jacobs asked for an update page on "where we are now" for the joint meeting with Hillsborough. Commissioner Gordon said that she remembers a report and discussion on justice facilities but no decision was made. There were same logistical problems. She remembers talking about the parking facilities and the first group was supposed to come back with recommendations far parking. She thought the Board was waiting for the first group. Pam Jones said that she thinks that in December that the Board decided not to have a parking deck. There is no further area without encroaching on the park. She said that she would check the minutes on what was decided. Commissioner Gordon would like to flag APS and the animal control facility. She wants to find out if we are pursuing looking at this in conjunction with Chapel Hill`s Public VIlorks facility. Commissioner Jacobs said that there was a letter sent out about this. Commissioner Gordon wants some mare justification of the $2.6 million and the ca-location. Chair Brown mentioned Information Technology and said that there is a group that has been working with Chapel Hill and Carrboro for quite a while. They are developing something that has a countywide model to it. She would like an update on this. Rod Visser said that it could be OC Net initiative, which relates to fiber and working with the school systems and the University. They will get a written update on this as well as the feasibility of it. 3. Chapel Hill Township Park & Educational Campus iCHATPECI Interim Report Environment and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stancil made reference to page three of the agenda. The Board appointed a 23-member work group to work on a master plan far the 193-acre site near Eubanks Road and Old NC 86. The site is bisected by a couple of streams that are tributaries to Bolin Creek. He pointed out the site on a map. The park site is 100 acres and it includes green, low-impact recreation areas as well as a large active recreation area. In the next couple of meetings, the design and concept plan work will be finished. The work group will hold a community forum sometime in May to share the draft plan before sending it on. He made reference to page eight, which is a projected Town of Carrboro approval process. Once this is approved, it will not go through Carrboro's approval process because it is in the joint planning area. It will take about one year far the approval process. One of the issues is the name far the site. The Board of County Commissioners asked the work group last year to contact the Occoneechee-Saponi tribal linguists to see what sort of names are out there. These names are included on page five. Secondly, a list of potential uses is on attachment two on pages six and seven. Not all facilities on the list will be used, and the Board can add or delete as needed. Commissioner Jacobs said that one of the problems is sharing park facilities with schools. He asked about the shared facilities in this park. Dave Stancil said that they would hope that the school's recreation area would be fields that could be used by the community.