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17 1 LAVELLE THAT THE TOWN OF CARRBORO HAS THE INTENTION OF CONTRIBUTING 2 NOT MORE THAN $900,000 FOR THE TOWN'S PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER 3 AND COST OF THE SEWER PROJECT. THE TOWN MANAGER SHALL RESEARCH 4 FUNDING SOURCES. TOWN STAFF SHALL ALSO INVESTIGATE HOW THE TOWN CAN 5 RECOUP THE SEWER LINE INVESTMENT COSTS FROM DEVELOPERS. THE BOARD 6 EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION TO THE COUNTY FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE 7 PROJECT AND REQUESTS THAT THE TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL CONSIDER THEIR SHARE 8 OF THE CONTRIBUTION. VOTE: AFFIRMATIVE SIX, ABSENT ONE (COLEMAN) 9 10 On September 28, 2012 the County and Town Managers met and developed the 11 attached recommendations: 12 13 Recommendation 1.c. is to investigate a contractual agreement with Habitat for 14 Humanity to construct a Rogers Road Neighborhood Community Center that would 15 serve the residents of the Rogers Road Neighborhood. The center would be owned by 16 Habitat and leased to Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA) for $1 per 17 year. 18 19 A contract between the County and Habitat would be approved by the Board before any 20 funds would be available for the construction of a Rogers Road Neighborhood Community 21 Center. 22 23 On October 3, 2012 the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force met and 24 discussed the attached recommendations from the County and Town Managers. Based on the 25 draft Meeting Summary the Task Force reinforced support for both the Community Center and 26 Sewer in the Historic Rogers Road Community, by the recommending the following: 27 28 1. That the Managers meet and report back to the Task Force at the October 24, 2012 29 meeting, specifically to study how the local governments can cost-share sewer 30 improvements and a community center. 31 2. That the Managers consider the attached "Carrboro" cost sharing option. 32 3. That the Task Force move forward with the Community Center and continue discussions 33 as to how sewer is implemented. 34 35 Michael Talbert said that the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force is 36 scheduled to present its final report to the Assembly of Governments on December 6, 2012. 37 The County's intention is to make a one-time capital contribution ($500,000) toward the 38 construction of a Community Center and negotiate a master lease agreement with Habitat that 39 will authorize the use of the Community Center for public purposes. A sublease could be 40 negotiated with RENA to use this facility for their programs. Many details still have to be worked 41 out before a Community Center could be constructed. 42 Michael Talbert said that the financial impact for this project would be for the Community 43 Center costs which are estimated to be $500,000. The Board agrees to establish a Capital 44 Project for the construction of a Community Center and advance the funding for a Community 45 Center of up to $500,000. The establishment of an Interlocal Agreement, with the Towns to 46 repay the County beginning in Fiscal Year 2013/14 for their share of the Community Center at 47 the same costs sharing percentages outlined in the 1972 Landfill Agreement (43% Orange 48 County, 43% Town of Chapel Hill and 14% Town of Carrboro), is necessary for the County to 49 receive reimbursement from the Towns. The Towns have not yet approved funding a Rogers 50 Road Neighborhood Community Center.