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community of Orange County by the Seymours and do hereby name the new <br />senior facilities in southern Orange County the "Robert and Pearl Seymour <br />Center". <br />This the 151" day of November 2QQ5. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that Jerry Passmore should go ahead with polling the <br />seniors. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Commissioner Jacobs said to ask the Manager and Purchasing and Central Services <br />Director Pam Jones to update the public on the senior centers. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that they discussed at the meeting with DOT yesterday about <br />the seniors' recommendations regarding pedestrian access across the road to Homestead Park, <br />and DOT has approved this pedestrian crosswalk. DOT also said that they would be paying for <br />the crosswalk with Moving Ahead money. <br />Pam Jones said that there are two things holding them up now with breaking ground on <br />the senior center. One is the zoning compliance permit with the Town of Chapel Hill and the <br />other is finalizing value-engineering issues and hopefully within a month they will break ground. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis painted out that the budget was trimmed down $433,000 with <br />the value-engineering piece. <br />b. Resolutions Requesting the Towns of Carrboro and Hillsborough to Partner <br />50150 with the Hyconeechee Regional Library System and County for the <br />Development of Free-Standing Branch Libraries in Their Downtowns <br />The Board considered adopting resolutions proposing that the Towns of Carrboro and <br />Hillsborough partner with the County financially in order to secure development of free-standing <br />branch libraries in their downtown areas. <br />Library Director Brenda Stephens pointed out the two resolutions, which propose a <br />5Q/5Q cost share with both towns. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br />approve resolutions proposing that the Towns of Carrboro and Hillsborough partner with the <br />County financially in order to secure development of free-standing branch libraries in their <br />downtown areas. <br />RESOLUTION CALLING UPON THE TOWN OF CARRBORO <br />TO PARTNER FIFTYlFIFTY FINANCIALLY WITH THE HYCONEECHEE REIGONAL <br />LIBRARY SYSTEM AND COUNTY <br />IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFREE-STANDING BRANCH LIBRARY <br />IN ITS DOWNTOWN AREA <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina is dedicated to <br />providing comprehensive library services to all County residents, in both urban and rural areas; <br />and <br />