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5 1 Chair Jacobs said the County had a joint meeting with the Town of Hillsborough and a 2 presentation in February, so the County Commissioners have already had this presentation. He 3 welcomed any questions. 4 Jeff Thompson said staff has prepared a schematic budget for a meeting facility, but not 5 the additional uses. He made reference to the Facilities Use Policy for any shared use of this 6 facility. He then showed the calendar for the aggregated board meetings. 7 Chair Jacobs said there is a potential of 22 Orange County Commissioner meetings in 8 Hillsborough. 9 Betty Eidner, a Hillsborough citizen, asked about the cost if another group was to use 10 this building for meetings. 11 Jeff Thompson referred to the Facilities Use Policy for this question. Currently, the 12 policy is that the costs are associated with the type of resources needed for the type of use. 13 Kathy Alberta, a neighbor to the facility, asked if there was a feeling that there were 14 other viable meeting spaces. 15 Chair Jacobs said that the Board of County Commissioners meets all over the place. 16 Staff prefers having one place to meet. 17 Donna Coffey said the school board meeting place is smaller than some people's 18 bedrooms. The school board has not discussed this yet or explored any opportunities. 19 Mayor Stevens said the Town Board typically meets at the Town Barn. This space in the 20 Whitted facility is quite large, so the Town might use it for their Quarterly Public Hearings and 21 possibly for their once a month meetings. 22 23 2. Town of Hillsborough Description of Potential Review Processes 24 Hillsborough Planning Director Margaret Hauth said this parcel is zoned Office- 25 Institutional, and under the Hillsborough Zoning Ordinance, the proposed uses are allowed. 26 If the facility would be used as an "Event Center", it would have to go through a Special 27 Use Permit process. She does not foresee this triggering the SUP process. A meeting facility, 28 offices, and performance facility fall under the zoning ordinance. 29 Chair Jacobs clarified there will not be decisions tonight. 30 31 3. Orange County Cultural Center(OCCC) Presentation 32 Margo Pinkerton made a PowerPoint presentation. 33 34 35 OCCC 36 Partnering with Orange County and Our Community 37 38 First Public Gathering 39 First public gathering in this room in many years 40 Thanks go to all of you present this evening 41 History of Whitted Building as gathering place 42 OCCC Mission Statement 43 The mission of the Orange County Cultural Center (OCCC) is to promote the public 44 understanding and appreciation of the creative arts and cultural history of Orange County, and 45 to stimulate the interest and participation of its members and the community by providing 46 affordable space for exhibitions, education, and professional endeavors. 47 48 A Grassroots Dream