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<br />1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: <br />October 16, 2012 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />7-a <br />SUBJECT: <br /> Southern Orange County Government Services CampusMaster PlanAdoption <br />DEPARTMENT:County Manager’s Office, PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)No <br />Asset Management Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1)Formal Master PlanDocumentFrank Clifton, 919-245-2306 <br />2) Master Plan Presentation Gwen Harvey, 919-245-2307 <br />3)Clarion Associates Professional Michael Talbert, 919-235-2308 <br />Services Agreement AmendmentJeff Thompson, 919-245-2658 <br />PURPOSE: <br />To: <br /> Receive and adopt a Master Plan for the Southern Orange County Government Services <br />Campus; <br /> Authorize the Manager to submit the necessary application and fees to the Town of <br />Chapel Hill for the Special Use Permit (“SUP”) Modificationprocess for this project; <br /> Authorize the Chair to execute an amendment to the Clarion Associates Agreement <br />dated May 15, 2012 in the amount not to exceed $37,500 for potential additional <br />services related to the SUP process; and <br />Consider authorizing the Chair to contactthe Town of Chapel Hill regarding adjusting the <br />SUP modification process and related fees for this project. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />At the August 21, 2012 regular meeting, the Board of County Commissioners <br />received a presentation regarding the Southern Orange County Government Services Campus <br />Master Plan process. As a result of that presentation, the Board directed County staff and the <br />County’s consultant, Clarion Associates, to fully develop concept plan “B” into a formal master <br />plan and related development guidelines. <br />Attachment 1represents this formal master plan document. Staff and the consultant are <br />presentingthis document for formal approval and subsequent submission to the Town of Chapel <br />Hill for the required SUP modifications. <br />Attachment 2represents the presentation materials that will be used to inform the Board and <br />frame the discussion. <br />Since the August 21, 2012 Board meeting, Clarion Associates has solidified Chapel Hill’s <br />requirements for this SUP modification process should the Board authorize the Manager to <br />continue the processwith a formal master plan approval decision. The SUP process requested <br />by Chapel Hill has become lengthier, primarily because of the potential number of review and <br />process meetings that may be required of thisSUP application. Originally, the process <br /> <br />