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9 1 2 Staff is requesting this change because the agenda for the Work Session will include the 3 discussion of four County facilities located in Hillsborough. First, the opportunity to 4 renovate the Whitted Building for a Board Meeting Room/Arts Performance Place. 5 Second, the possibility of a stand-alone BOCC meeting facility at the current Government 6 Services Annex location. Third, the possible relocation of the Board of Elections to the Link 7 Government Services Center. Fourth, planned maintenance and repair expenditures for 8 Fiscal Year 2013/2014 at the Environment and Agriculture Center and alternatives for the 9 highest and best use of the facility. All Board members have not likely seen all of these 10 facilities. Asset Management Services would like to provide the opportunity for a tour of the 11 facilities before the scheduled work session for new or current Board members that would 12 like to see these facilities before the Work Session. Decisions regarding the future uses of 13 these facilities will impact the 2013-18 Capital Investment Plan. 14 - Changing the March 12, 2013 BOCC Work Session FROM Link Government 15 Services Center TO Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road, 16 Chapel Hill (since the February 12, 2013 Work Session would be moved from 17 Southern Human Services Center to Link Government Services Center and staff 18 tries to balance the number of meetings between Chapel Hill and Hillsborough). 19 - 20 m. Emergency Solutions Grant Program Award 21 The Board accepted an Emergency Solutions Grant award of$162,673 from the State of North 22 Carolina, and authorized the execution of the associated State Contract and a sub-recipient 23 contract with the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service by the County Manager upon contract 24 review and approval by the County Attorney's Office. 25 n. Nicotine Replacement Therapy 26 The Board approved the appropriation of$25,000 from the County's unassigned General Fund 27 fund balance to support this five-month pilot project, with the understanding that staff will 28 evaluate results from the pilot program and determine if additional funding to support the 29 program in FY 2013-2014 is warranted. If approved, staff will present a budget amendment to 30 appropriate the funds at an upcoming Board meeting. 31 o. McGowan Creek Interceptor Project— Engineering Contract Award 32 The Board awarded the engineering contract to McGill Associates of Hickory, NC in the amount 33 of$94,200 for the design, permitting, bid management and construction phase management of 34 the McGowan Creek Interceptor project; approved funding the project's design costs and other 35 costs within budget out of County funds until the State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan process is 36 finalized; and authorized the Chair to sign the contract on behalf of the Board of County 37 Commissioners, subject to final review by the County Attorney. 38 39 6. Public Hearings 40 a. Draft Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Plan 41 The Board held a public hearing on the draft Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) 42 for Orange County's rural areas. 43 44 Comprehensive Planning Supervisor Tom Altieri said that this is for the rural areas of 45 Orange County. He introduced Sarah Lee from NCDOT Statewide Planning Branch. 46 Sarah Lee made a PowerPoint presentation. 47 48 Orange County Draft 49 Comprehensive Transportation Plan