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2 A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz, for intent to: • move forward with a new "green" community center; • to ask the Manager to find $380,000 more to move into the fund already established with $120,000; • to work with RENA and Habitat for Humanity on the design and implementation of this community center; • to ask the towns to contribute computers, supplies, permitting costs, connection costs and the first 12 months of utilities towards this project; • to ask the towns to expedite the permitting process; and • to be able to start immediately to bring this project back to the BOCC October meeting to finalize going forward. On September 18, 2012 the Carrboro Board of Aldermen reviewed the Interim Report from the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force and approved the following motion: MOTION WAS MADE BY ALDERMAN SLADE AND SECONDED BY ALDERMAN LAVELLE THAT THE TOWN OF CARRBORO HAS THE INTENTION OF CONTRIBUTING NOT MORE THAN $900,000 FOR THE TOWN'S PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND COST OF THE SEWER PROJECT. THE TOWN MANAGER SHALL RESEARCH FUNDING SOURCES. TOWN STAFF SHALL ALSO INVESTIGATE HOW THE TOWN CAN RECOUP THE SEWER LINE INVESTMENT COSTS FROM DEVELOPERS. THE BOARD EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION TO THE COUNTY FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE PROJECT AND REQUESTS THAT THE TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL CONSIDER THEIR SHARE OF THE CONTRIBUTION. VOTE: AFFIRMATIVE SIX, ABSENT ONE(COLEMAN) On September 28, 2012 the County and Town Managers met and developed the attached recommendations. Recommendation 1.c. is to investigate a contractual agreement with Habitat for Humanity to construct a Rogers Road Neighborhood Community Center that would serve the residents of the Rogers Road Neighborhood. The center would be owned by Habitat and leased to Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA) for$1 per year. A contract between the County and Habitat would be approved by the Board before any funds would be available for the construction of a Rogers Road Neighborhood Community Center. On October 3, 2012 the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force met and discussed the attached recommendations from the County and Town Managers. Based on the draft Meeting Summary the Task Force reinforced support for both the Community Center and Sewer in the Historic Rogers Road Community, by the recommending the following: 1. That the Managers meet and report back to the Task Force at the October 24, 2012 meeting, specifically to study how the local governments can cost-share sewer improvements and a community center. 2. That the Managers consider the attached "Carrboro" cost sharing option.