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Chair Jacobs suggested asking the Historic Preservation Commission and the Historic District Commission to meet jointly to share some ideas and concerns and ask the staff to attend to explain how inspections are done. Michael Gering said that he remembers a request from the Historic District Commission that the Town Board approved to collaborate with the County on issues like this. Margaret Hauth said that the request was for a series of workshops for the cross-training and education. Dates have not been set for this. Craig Benedict said that Susan Mellot has tied in a connectivity for the building permit and zoning permit process to exchange information. This has augmented the communication. 3. Justice Facilities Update Purchasing and Central Services Director Pam Jones said that the justice facility is moving forward. The building that is being done at this point has graven to 38,000 square feet. There have been a number of committees and they are down to finalizing floor plans. There are two other elements -River Park and the farmers market. There is some work to look at the building alternatives for the farmers market and how the structure will be done. The Sheriff will move to the new facility and the present building will be incorporated into the overall use for court facilities. The biggest challenge with this project will be parking. They are looking at parking differently and considering park and ride lots. This plan will be unveiled in April and it will be brought to the Town for approval. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the off-site parking and said that they need to work out what they are doing. She thought they were going to look at multiple solutions and she did not know that they converged an one solution. Pam Jones said that the County Commissioners would have an opportunity to look at the parking plan. Mayor Stevens commended the County for the idea of using the Sportsplex for a park and ride option. He said that it would be a huge economic impact if the courts were to move out of town. This is a big concern for the merchants. Commissioner Halkiotis verified that the economic viability of downtown really needs the County to keep as much of its operation in this vicinity. He said that in years past people have wanted the County government operations moved out of Hillsborough and brought closer to Chapel Hill. Chair Jacobs said that it is important for the County, if it is going to continue to develop in downtown Hillsborough, that the Town needs to help by working creatively with the parking standards and other requirements so that everything can fit. There needs to be some flexibility. Eric Hallman and Mayor Stevens both said that they want the County operations to stay in downtown Hillsborough. 4. Hillsborough Strategic Plan Update Margaret Hauth made reference to the draft list of common goals that the steering committee developed. The committee has met twice and there is a good start. They hope to have a draft plan out in the fall. There will be a public involvement process before the end of the year. Hopefully by the end of next week, they should have a very strong presence on the Town's website. ~. Mountains to Sea Trail Chair Jacobs said that the County Commissioners had this presented to them previously and there were some questions. Environment and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stancil made reference to the map that identifies the corridor. He said that the trail has been around far many years, but there has been a gap in the Piedmont area, specifically how one would get from Greensboro to Falls