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Laura Blackman said that in the fall, they would start with the ten-year CIP from FY 2008-09. Commissioner Gordon said that she knows that there is interest in the Carrboro Library and Twin Creeks. Laura Blackman said that with Twin Creeks, there is money budgeted for the beginning phase of this. Most of the expenditures will be three or four years out. Laura Blackmon said that she thought that there was consensus that funding far the Greene Tract would wait until 2008-09. She said that some of #14 could be deferred, but the )anger projects are deferred, the more expensive it will became. Commissioner Gordon said that there is no backup material for this list and she does not see an urgency to decide. Commissioner Jacobs said that even though there is not aten-year CIP, it is not as if there has never been one. He said that for next fiscal year, the Library Services Task Force is talking about interoperability between the two library systems, and there are costs associated with mediation to help with the communication between the two systems. He said that the County funds one library system and gives the other one about $250,000. He suggested checking with the Library Director. Commissioner Jacobs said that there was a discussion about vehicles under state contract and if these could be bought from Orange County vendors, but staff had reasons why it was not feasible. He said that he would like to shop Orange if passible. Commissioner Gordon said that she would like to see a paragraph explaining each of these capital items. Laura Blackmon asked if there were other items the County Commissioners wanted to fund far next year and lank at casts. Commissioner Gardon said that before she commits $100,000 to planning, she would like to see the detail an what is going to be planned. She said that the Board has not received the report from the Chapel Hill/Carrboro/ Hillsborough) Orange County library group, and she thought this group was to report back by this time. Commissioner Nelson said that the timeline has been pushed back. Commissioner Gordon said that she wanted information on the interoperability of the libraries if that is ready. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to Information Technology Capital Project {Appendix A-4} and said that he would like to move #20 up in the priorities, which is LaserFiche for the Clerk to the Board. Donna Coffey said that this was worked on late in the process and that is why it fell to the bottom. Laura Blackmon said that there is some funding for this already, and this item is additional funding. Commissioner Jacobs said that this was asked for last budget year and he does not understand why it would be a late request. Donna Coffey said that it was late in coming into play for how much was needed this year. Laura Blackmon said that it can be reallocated.