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~ BOGC appointed Task Force in 2000 found significant public interest in GG <br />campus <br />Site Search <br />~ County Commissioners and 2 DTCC Board of Trustees members who live in <br />Orange Gounfy <br />~ 14 sites generally meeting criteria <br />~ Recommendation is 20-acre tract in Waterstone development <br />Terms <br />~ $1,250,000 ($62,5001acre) <br />~ Gonstruction access roadway provided commensurafe wifh DTCC construction <br />timeline <br />~ Utilities, including sewer, to site by May 1, 2006 <br />~ Four-lane access from Old 86 to site by campus opening <br />~ Two lane roadway from campus fo New 86 completed by campus opening <br />~ Transit stop, with shelter and bus turnaround, completed by campus opening <br />~ Cultural resources inventory (videotape trader pathlroad bed) <br />Next Steps <br />~ Execute agreement, if approved by Board <br />~ Durham Tech Board of Trustee approval <br />~ State Board of Community Colleges approval <br />~ County carries out due diligence contemporaneously with State approvals <br />~ Property closed on or before 1-15-2005 <br />Development Timeline <br />~ Programming complete: November D4 <br />~ Design complete: June 05 <br />~ Project Bid: February 06 <br />~ Notice fo Proceed: March 06 <br />~ Construction complete: July 07 <br />Pam Jones noted that County staff support included Dianne Reid, Craig Benedict, Paul <br />Thames, and Geof Gledhill. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis thanked everyone that worked on this. He thinks this will usher <br />Hillsborough into the 21St century and that this is momentous. <br />Commissioner Brown agreed with Commissioner Halkiotis and the need is clear. There <br />is a need for job training and for people that do not plan to go away to a university. <br />Chair Jacobs pointed out that they have also spoken with Triangle Transit Authority and <br />the hope is to collaborate with the transit systems so that there will be public transportation to <br />this site. He also thanked the developers of Waterstane far working with the County and for <br />being cooperative. He would like to reconstitute the group to work with DTCC and talk about <br />the middle college concept, parking, library facilities, etc. and have an ongoing and active <br />collaboration. <br />