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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN JOINT MEETING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 17, 2013 Action Agenda Item No. 3 SUBJECT: Southern Branch Library Siting Criteria, Process Update DEPARTMENT: Library, Asset Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No Services (AMS), Planning ATTACHMENT(S): A. 9/12/13 Site Selection Criteria Update and Accompanying Attachments B. 10/1/13 Letter to Town Manager David Andrews - Request for Additional Information INFORMATION CONTACT: Lucinda Munger, (919) 245 -2528 Jeff Thompson, (919) 245 -2625 Michael Harvey, (919) 245 -2597 1 PURPOSE: To receive an update on the Southern Library analysis process and provide feedback to the Town Manager and Interim County Manager on potential next steps. BACKGROUND: On September 18, 2012 the Orange County Board of Commissioners (BOCC), in conjunction with the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, approved a set of guiding principles and a comprehensive site selection criterion for locating the new Southern Branch of the Orange County Library (hereafter "the Branch "). Over the past year the Town has recommended a number of possibilities for a future Branch site for BOCC review. At the September 18, 2013 BOCC work session (agenda materials provided at Attachment A), staff was authorized to commence with the second level of Phase 1 for review on the following 3 sites: 1. 1128 Hillsborough Road, commonly referred to as the Shetley property, 2. 401 Fidelity Street, commonly referred to as the Town of Carrboro cemetery property, and 3. 120 Brewer Lane, commonly referred to as the Butler Farm property. These sites, part of a comprehensive list of seven (7) total sites provided by the Town of Carrboro for evaluation, are all located within the Town's planning jurisdiction and subject to applicable local land use regulations and permitting.