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Paul Thames said that the construction plans are an the shelf and all they need to do is go to the Town of Hillsborough and have the plan approved and go through a bidding process. John Link asked him to move ahead on this for the eastside of the Whiffed Building. Commissioner Halkiotis asked if the $112,000 for the compressed natural gas station included the grant money and Donna Dean-Coffey said yes. The grant money was $49,000. Commissioner Halkiotis wants to give a message that there was a considerable grant piece that came along with this that ERCD Director Dave 5tancil worked to achieve. Chair Jacobs made reference to the Homestead Aquatics Center and said that this does not include the money from the Town of Chapel Hill, and even with the money that Chapel Hill has allocated, it is $750,000 over budget. There is a meeting next week to see how this can be whittled down. John Link said that these amounts represent what was agreed upon with Chapel Hill four or five years ago. b. County Construction Projects Update i. Animal Services Facility (page 3-4 in CIP notebook} Pam Jones said that they are still getting the RFP together and should have a recommendation before the summer break as to an architect. The land closes pending the SUP with the Town of Chapel Hill. Commissioner Gordon asked about the SUP process and Pam Jones said that the architect needs to get on board and then it is an 18-month process and we are not even in the 18-month process yet. Commissioner Halkiotis asked Pam Janes to keep green building concepts in mind. He said that he saw on CNN that a group in California is harvesting dog waste and using it as a bio- mass base for fuel. He thinks that this should be seriously considered. Pam Jones said that local architects might not have experience designing shelters, so there may be a partnership with local architects, who know how to navigate the Chapel Hill SUP process and outside architects, who are familiar with animal shelters. John Link said that there is a shelter being built in Catawba County by an architect who has built these throughout the country. This would be a possibility for a visit. ii. County Campus Development (page 3-15-in CIP notebook} Donna Dean-Coffey said that they have programmed a few years in the future about $1.8 million to secure land if the Board so chooses, and $11.2 million to construct a facility, but this is unfunded. Pam Janes said that they hope to have a recommendation to bring back to the Board from the space study group in reference to this. Commissioner Halkiotis said that the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom window casings are rotting and he asked if the historic code would prevent the use of vinyl or aluminum clad windows. Chair Jacobs said that this came up with the Justice Facilities expansion and there were a variety of opinions among the historic preservation community. There should be a better idea about this when they talk about the new courthouse expansion with the Historic Hillsborough District Commission.