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The Board approved a four year updated Locally Coordinated Human Service Transportation Plan for <br /> Orange County which will allow the County to apply for additional North Carolina Department of <br /> Transportation, Public Transportation Division Grants. <br /> g. Change in BOCC Regular Meeting Schedule for 2013 <br /> The Board approved one change in the County Commissioners' regular meeting calendar for 2013 as <br /> follows: <br /> - Add a BOCC work session on Thursday, September 12, 2013. This meeting will be held at the <br /> Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill. <br /> 6. Public Hearings <br /> a. CDBG Program — North Carolina Tomorrow Grant <br /> The Board considered conducting a public hearing to receive public comments prior to official <br /> close-out of the County's FY 2011 Community Development (CDBG) NC Tomorrow Program and <br /> authorize execution of the Certificate of Completion by the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> Tara Fikes said the County was awarded $50,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds <br /> by the North Carolina Department of Commerce to help develop and deliver economic development <br /> strategies. She said the County has partnered with the Triangle J Council of Government (TJCOG) to <br /> develop this strategy. <br /> TJCOG Executive Director Kirby Bowers congratulated the Commissioners and staff for being <br /> recipients of this grant. He said the plan is complete, and the executive summary is included in the packet <br /> materials. He said this plan is part of 16 other TJOCGS plans for regional economic development <br /> strategies. He said the purpose is to help with economic development strategies at a state level. He said <br /> that all 16 plans are now complete, and work is being done to produce a statewide document to be <br /> presented to the Secretary of Commerce in a couple of weeks. <br /> Mr. Bowers said the plan includes suggested actions that the region can take to sustain and <br /> enhance economic development and job growth. He said it builds on current plans. He outlined the <br /> participants on the advisory committee and said there was also extensive outreach to multiple counties. <br /> Mr. Bowers said the plan is complete; but this is a living document, and the work is not complete. <br /> He said there would be another advisory committee meeting after the statewide plan is released to talk <br /> about next steps in moving forward. <br /> NO PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner McKee to conduct a <br /> public hearing to receive public comments prior to official close-out of the County's FY 2011 Community <br /> Development (CDBG) NC Tomorrow Program, close the public hearing and authorize execution of the <br /> Certificate of Completion by the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 7. Regular Agenda <br /> a. Contract Award for Professional Design Services for the Northern Human Services Center <br /> Community Center Project <br /> The Board considered: 1) awarding a contract for professional services to MBAJ Architects, Inc. <br /> from Raleigh, NC, for the not-to-exceed amount of$167,500 for the architectural and engineering design <br /> work associated with the Northern Human Services Center Community Center project; OR <br /> 2) awarding a contract for professional services to MBAJ Architects, Inc. from Raleigh, NC, for the not-to- <br /> exceed amount of$208,300 for the architectural and engineering design work associated with the <br /> Northern Human Services Center Community Center project, including the programming and schematic <br /> design of potential alternates that would preserve the classroom wings for either deferred use ("mothball"), <br /> open air "pavilion" use, or full use; and 3) authorizing the Manager to sign the chosen contract on behalf of <br /> the Board. <br />