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GW space. She said that the wings of the building have memories' and because of this the community would like to see if it is financially feasible to save the wings for future uses. She agreed that there should be a defined group who can be given a charge. She said that this will not prevent others from giving feedback into the group discussion. Commissioner McKee said the moment the sign -up sheet for input was laid out, a formal group was established. He said it is worrisome to see the proposed expansion costs. His main concern is that a very expensive structure will be built that won't provide any services, which is not the point. He said the services that will be available are important, as is the historical significance of the facility. He said one way to kill a project is to make it too expensive Commissioner Rich said it would be nice to see budget figures on some proposed services such as a library, Cybrary and others. Jeff Thompson said as part of the preliminary plan process, this can be vetted out and brought back in the fall. Chair Jacobs said this is a circular argument. He said that investigating more possibilities creates more expenditure. He said the cost of looking at the three proposed alternative uses is $40,000' versus the $168,000 for the other consulting. He feels this is a comparatively small additional cost. Chair Jacobs said the community simply wanted a library / Cybrary, and a community resource; and it was someone else who brought up all these other services. He said this is not about duplicating other service models. He said the main reason, other than safety issues, that staff recommended closing the old library was because it cost $125,000 to heat/cool that one room. He said the people criticizing the board for spending money should know that the library was closed to save money. He summarized that the Board wants a formal structure, scope of services, charge, time, and specific membership, with background information presented at the next meeting. Commissioner Gordon said there should be a formal group established and nothing should be done between now and 18`n Commissioner Dorosin asked what is going to come back on the 18`n if there are no meetings between now and then. Commissioner Gordon said the formal charge, timeline, structure and the membership list will be established. She said none of this exists now, so this information should come back on June 18`n Commissioner Price asked when the community will have input. Commissioner Dorosin said there have already been community meetings. Commissioner Price said more are needed and this needs to move forward with community input. Chair Jacobs said there is still an issue with understanding what the community said and staff will bring back these notes on June 18th Frank Clifton said there were several community meetings with Commissioners participating in them. He said a variety of issues were discussed, including services. He mentioned the overriding issue of the septic system and reviewed engineering issues that limit expansion. He said many of the decisions are not staff driven and these issues and the discussion points can be presented at the next meeting. Chair Jacobs said the Board wants background information, including a review of past public comments; formal structure; timeline; cost; membership; and scope of services within the current septic limitations. This was agreed to by Board Consensus. Chair Jacobs said the discussion group is open to general public and interested parties should sign up. START b. Unified Animal Control Ordinance The Board considered amending the Orange County Animal Control Ordinance to make it a Unified Animal Control Ordinance. Bob Marotto introduced himself and Annette Moore, staff attorney. He said this is an amendment to set the basis for a more unified animal control ordinance' and the backbone is the existing county ordinance. He said this effort has involved staff from Carrboro and Chapel Hill Animal Control, as well as