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Commissioner Gordon referred to the page for the charge. She said she had asked for the cost of the three alternates, and she reviewed these. She suggested that perhaps there is a middle ground between the contract in #4 and #5, since #5 has three options, and not all of them have to be selected. She noted that the interest began as interest in deferred use. Chair Jacob said the charge is on page 200. Frank Clifton said the contracts are created with a "not to exceed" cost, so if fewer options are selected, the rates may be less than that amount. He also noted that these are hourly rates. Commissioner Pelissier referred to the option of a pavilion and asked if there was a risk that there may be things under the building that would be problematic. Jeff Thompson said there is rain runoff that is overflowing and impacting the existing septic system. He said that the advantage to bringing the wings down is that this problem will be corrected. Chair Jacobs said this was discussed at agenda review, and the Commissioners had authorized a certain level of funding. He said was a limit to the septic system. He said the Board did not want to put staff in an awkward position and it was advised that a Commissioner attend to express to the public the support, alternatives and constraints outlined by the Board. Commissioner Price asked if other Board of County Commissioners can attend the meeting and Chair Jacobs said this is not a problem. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to: 1) Approve the suggested Charge for the Northern Human Services Center Resident Design Advisory Work Group; 2) Award a contract for professional services to MBAJ Architects, Inc. from Raleigh, NC, for the not-to-exceed amount of$173,500 for the architectural and engineering design work associated with the Northern Human Services Center Community Center project, including the programming and schematic design of one potential alternate that would preserve the classroom wings for deferred use ("mothball"); and 3) Authorize the Manager to sign the chosen contract on behalf of the Board. VOTE: UNANIMOUS f. Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan Implementation — Staff Follow-Up The Board considered and compiled comments on the materials presented by Triangle Transit at the May 21, 2013 meeting and identified Orange Public Transit (OPT) bus route service options for public outreach and input. Craig Benedict noted the presence of David King and John Talmadge from Triangle Transit Craig Benedict said the purpose is a follow up to the May 21 Board of County Commissioners meeting. He reviewed information contained in the following PowerPoint slides: Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan Implementation June 18, 2013