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8 1 they would do. He mentioned that finding appropriate land to buy is a challenge - 2 several properties are being looked at in the Upper Eno and Bingham Township. 3 4 Michael Talbert added that such purchases are leveraged with other funds coming in. 5 6 Paul Laughton summarized that the County portion of the CIP for 2014-15 on page 10 7 totals about $6.9 million. 8 9 Commissioner Jacobs raised several questions and flags. They had deferred talking 10 about the development of Blackwood Farm until after they had talked about the space 11 needs. He said they don't have a placeholder for that yet, but based on their last board 12 meeting, there may be some interest in moving that item up. He questioned the 13 $400,000 for future planning for Southern Human Services Center. He said, not that 14 they don't need it, but concerns about protection from the Chapel Hill development 15 process led to a more adversarial relationship than they have now. He does not want to 16 base public policy on trying to get through the process before more regulations kick in. 17 Millhouse Road does not have a concept plan. The County needs a group, whether with 18 Chapel Hill and/or Carrboro, or other partners, and talk about their vision for this land 19 and get the public involved, then spend money on it. Lastly, he would like to elevate 20 handicapped accessibility, both inside and outside County facilities. Funding is included 21 in various budgets, and it is happening slowly, but he would like to have higher visibility 22 for this in the CIP. 23 24 Paul Laughton said they have talked with Asset Management Services about this topic 25 recently. They have met with all staff about their CIP requests as of now, but they have 26 not yet met with the Manager, so they are still going through projects with departments. 27 They won't receive the schools' CIP until Feb. 7th (CHCCS) and OCS on Feb. 11th. 28 29 Michael Talbert added that the Southern Orange campus is a long range planning issue, 30 with three separate building sites that required individual special use permits and 31 processes. They are trying to get the development rights for the long term and be able 32 to plan for the next 20 years. 33 34 Commissioner Rich asked about a development agreement process versus a SUP 35 process for the site. 36 37 Michael Talbert explained that the Town Council initially instructed staff to work on a 38 development agreement, but later changed their minds to a special use process that the 39 County is currently working under and moving forward on. There is no specific building 40 in the SUP, but building sites with infrastructure the County wants to put in. 41 42 Commissioner Rich suggested running the Millhouse Road property through the 43 Intergovernmental Parks Work Group. 44 45 Commissioner Gordon said she thought they should leave in the $400,000 for Southern 46 Human Services site planning. 47 48 Michael Talbert explained how planning money might be used and gave an example of 49 perhaps moving a road later if needed because the Seymour Center site expansion 50 would be constrained by the existing road. He said planning for infrastructure would 51 give them flexibility for the future. 52 53 Paul Laughton noted there is no funding included at this point for the affordable housing 54 impact fee reimbursement. That is something they look at every year—there is