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that the previous library service was suspended, he would like staff to elaborate on <br /> these plans and the thought behind them. <br /> Lucinda Munger said she knows the Board has been working with the Cedar <br /> Grove Community Center, and this group has coalesced around the idea of a casual <br /> sort of an internet cafe with access to library databases. She also suggested some <br /> children's programming, computer classes, and other informational classes. <br /> Commissioner McKee said this is a community need. He referred to page 16, <br /> focus area 4, item 5, regarding the Chapel Hill library. He noted that this section does <br /> not list interoperability or a common library card to be used in both libraries. He said <br /> this is and has been a point of contention. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he asked about the timeframe for completion of the Cedar <br /> Grove Community Center, and it is 6 months prior to Lucinda Munger's projection. He <br /> suggested she amend this timeline. <br /> Lucinda Munger said these timelines can be adjusted as construction <br /> commences. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said she was surprised to see this because she thought <br /> staff was tasked to develop services in rural Orange County. She said it seems staff <br /> has a plan for the Cedar Grove Community Center, but nowhere else in Orange <br /> County. She thought the task was for all of Orange County <br /> Lucinda Munger said the report was focused on the Northern Human Services <br /> Center because it is a county owned facility, and there aren't any other governmental <br /> centers staff could plan for at this time. She said that the smaller community centers <br /> often cannot offer internet service. She feels this is a good start to offering services in <br /> rural Orange County. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said she wanted to see the overall plan for Orange <br /> County for library services. She said this piecemeal approach is not what she <br /> expected. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said she is impressed with this plan, as it addresses the <br /> concerns of the Board of County Commissioners and it is comprehensive but flexible. <br /> She said the collaboration with elected officials is an excellent idea. She said this <br /> reflects staff's forward thinking on library services. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said this report is much improved from the last one the <br /> Board saw in the spring. She said, when it gets to data collection, the Board does need <br /> to see those performance measures in the budget as well as in the plan. She said <br /> there need to be more detailed explanations of methods and more concrete examples <br /> of metrics. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said there is one place where the part-time specialist is <br /> discussed and then another section where the full-time communications specialist is <br /> discussed. She noted that hiring should be part of the budget process, not part of the <br /> plan. She said that her expectation is that the strategic plan should be an overall plan <br /> for the County, and then the Public Affairs Office would be in charge of <br /> communications, rather than just one position for the library only. She would question <br /> hiring a communications specialist for just the library. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he agreed with expanding library services throughout <br /> Orange County, but he feels there are two issues that raise the Northern Human <br /> Services Center high up on the list. He said the first is the proposed tower location at <br /> the Walnut Grove solid waste center, which will increase broadband availability. He <br /> said the second factor is the location of that center, which is in the center of the <br /> northern third of Orange County. He said this is an area that is currently underserved. <br /> Commissioner Price agreed with Commissioner McKee. She said the <br /> community continues to ask for services to return to that location. She commended <br /> what is in the report about the siting of library services in rural northern Orange County, <br />