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11 1 Commissioner Rich said she is not fond of the 201 site. She questioned why the 2 203 West Greensboro site would be ruled out if the Brewer Lane does not pan out. She 3 said she is pushing for an urban style library and the 203 Greensboro is right in the 4 middle of town with plenty of parking around. 5 Commissioner Price asked which three sites Chair Jacobs listed earlier. 6 Chair Jacobs said the three sites being discussed were 401 Fidelity Street, 1128 7 Hillsborough Road and 120 Brewer Lane. He said these sites need to go through due 8 diligence before being taken to the public. 9 Commissioner Price said she would recommend the site at 201 Greensboro 10 Street. She would like to see less emphasis on parking. She said, with several of the 11 sites, especially the Brewer Lane site, there are neighborhoods close by, and residents 12 can walk to the library. She said bus service is also widely available. 13 Michael Harvey said governmental sites are required to have allocated parking 14 sites by the Unified Development Ordinance. He said this may be a problem with the 15 203 Greensboro site. 16 Commissioner Pelissier suggested a poll. 17 Frank Clifton noted that this library will not only attract neighborhood residents, 18 but it will also attract residents from Southern Village and other areas that require 19 transportation that creates a need for parking. 20 Chair Jacobs polled the board regarding the sites that should move forward. 21 The Board decided on the following three sites: 22 1128 Hillsborough Road 23 Brewer Lane 24 401 Fidelity Street 25 Chair Jacobs said if any of these 3 sites do not work out, then the site at 201 26 Greensboro Street can be added back to the mix. 27 Commissioner McKee said the Board needs to definitively explain what 28 will replace the model of a full service library. He feels that most residents will still 29 expect to see a full service library. 30 Chair Jacobs said the term "full service" is a confusing term and should not be 31 used. 32 Lucinda Munger said one of the benefits of doing a demographic study around 33 the sites is that it will allow staff to know what services are needed and expected by the 34 residents. 35 Chair Jacobs suggested that if a Commissioner has not been to Brewer Lane, it 36 would be a good idea to take a look at the site. 37 38 3. Whitted Meetinci Room Schematic Desicin Review 39 Jeff Thompson presented a series of schematic design photos in a PowerPoint 40 presentation regarding the interior of the proposed Whitted Building meeting room. 41 He said the timeline is on track for construction to begin in the spring, and the 42 facility would open in June. 43 Architect, Ken Redfoot reviewed the different interior designs and the boardroom 44 layout. He said there will be asphalt parking areas with adequate access to the building 45 and handicap parking space. 46 He reviewed three different meeting room layouts beginning with the regular 47 meeting layout. He said there will be a kitchenette area and a proposed bathroom, both 48 of which are major refinements to the plan. 49 Ken Redfoot said the sound block area had also been refined, which eliminates 50 some of the rooms that had been designated as television production rooms. He then 51 reviewed the joint meeting room and showed the table arrangement for discussion. 52 He reviewed the theater layout with a permanent dais, a center aisle and two side aisles. 53 He said the restrooms had also been adjusted to accommodate this setup.