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2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 600ntP o/ 0 <br /> r%o � <br /> b <br /> 17 0 -IU <br /> A Resolution Supporting the Renovation and Expansion <br /> of <br /> The Institute of Government(Knapp Building) <br /> WHEREAS the Institute of Government since 1931 has made important contributions to North Carolina's good <br /> government and its excellent financial management by serving the entire state from its base in Chapel Hill;and <br /> WHEREAS the Institute's building has been inadequate and outmoded for many years,which threatens its ability <br /> to maintain the highest quality of services for North Carolina's public officials;and <br /> WHEREAS the 1994 General Assembly recognized the need for a renovated and expanded building by <br /> appropriating$700,000 to plan necessary improvements and additions to the Institute of Government;and <br /> WHEREAS the Institute has planned the necessary capital improvements that will enable it to provide North <br /> Carolina public officials with the latest and most efficient instructional technologies and a higher quality of <br /> service;and <br /> WHEREAS the necessary improvements will include a teleconferencing classroom,a computer training room, <br /> increased classroom and office space,an expanded and accessible library,increased parking,improved dining <br /> facilities,and access for persons with disabilities;and <br /> WHEREAS the planned capital project has been approved by the UNC-CH Board of Trustees and is rated as one of <br /> the University's highest capital priorities,and it also is a legislative priority for the UNC Board of Governors. <br /> NOW,BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED,THAT <br /> By way of this resolution Orange County Government fully and enthusiastically encourages the 1997 North <br /> Carolina General Assembly to appropriate$16.1 million to fund this urgently needed capital renovation and <br /> expansion project. <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> William L. Crowther,Chair <br /> ATTEST: <br /> Beverly Blythe, Clerk to the Board <br />