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7 1 Chair Jacobs noted that there is an assembly of governments meeting next month, and 2 this could be added to the agenda. He said there will be more clarity after Chapel Hill's hearing 3 next week. 4 Alderman Gist said she would like to know what would happen if ETJ's are lost, which 5 could happen the next time the General Assembly meets. She said this may have to be dealt 6 with in the next year. 7 Commissioner Gordon said she has asked for information concerning the effect of this 8 action on the joint planning agreement. She said the Commissioners had the intention of 9 getting this information, as it is bound to have some effect. She said she does plan to pursue 10 this question. 11 Commissioner Dorosin said he understands the changes in annexation laws to mean that 12 being in an ETJ does not make the community more susceptible to being annexed. He asked 13 Craig Benedict to clarify this. 14 Craig Benedict said there are different laws associated with being in the ETJ; however 15 there is not much difference or propensity for annexation. He said the comments regarding 16 legislation for ETJ are linked to changes in annexation laws. He said this has been such a fluid 17 issue that the answer may not hold very long though. 18 Alderman Slade said the ETJ expansion may include people who would object to being 19 included. He asked how this would affect the process and timing. He noted that part of the 20 objective of this expansion is to help with funding of the Rogers Road community. 21 Craig Benedict said the notices that were sent out included a larger area. He said this 22 issue would have to be addressed by the Chapel Hill attorney. 23 Chair Jacobs said this question could be addressed at the Assembly of Governments 24 meeting. He noted that it may be more prudent to ask people to request being annexed, since 25 the government typically does not support annexations that are not voluntary. 26 27 3. Southern Branch Library Siting Criteria, Process Update 28 29 Michael Talbert said he, Lucinda Munger and Michael Harvey have been working on this. 30 Lucinda Munger said things have come a long way. She introduced Michael Harvey. 31 Michael Harvey said the Board has put forth three sites for continuing study. He listed 32 the following three sites being considered: 33 34 1. 1128 Hillsborough Road, commonly referred to as the Shetley property 35 2. 401 Fidelity Street commonly referred to as the Town of Carrboro cemetery property. 36 3. 120 Brewer Lane, commonly referred to as the Butler property. 37 38 Michael Harvey reviewed the background information from the abstract and said more 39 information is being gathered for each of these three properties. He noted the resolution of 40 support from the Carrboro Board of Aldermen indicating their preference for the Brewer Lane 41 property. 42 He said information is being collected for the zoning and permitting processes on all 43 three properties in preparation for initiation of due diligence research. 44 Chair Jacobs said the Board heard when people expressed dislike for the process when 45 another property was considered for a library. He said the process has been rebooted to make 46 it more open and to incorporate Carrboro. He said part of this process is to consider multiple 47 sites in a public setting and to do things in a way that will make everyone proud. 48 Alderman Gist said the Aldermen were in a meeting the other day about the library site 49 and she wanted to express the reasons for support of the Brewer Lane site. She noted that the 50 site is located in a low income area, and children would be able to walk to the library. She said