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19 Michael Talbert said staff is simply choosing not to spend resources on other sites until this preferred site is vetted. Commissioner Gordon clarified that she is not opposed to Carrboro's preference for Brewer Lane. She likes Brewer Lane, but she questions what the fallback position will be if this site does not work out. She said this could cause significant delay if something falls through. Commissioner McKee said the fallback position would be to look for something else if Brewer Lane does not work out. He said something else could surface between now and February. He said a delay is possible if Brewer Lane doesn't work out, but it is better to get it right than to get it fast. Chair Jacobs said there is no schedule for this process, so a delay won't knock anything off schedule. He said the Board can feel comfortable to see where things are once the information comes back at the end of January. Commissioner Price said her understanding is that this siting discussion has been going on for quite some time. Chair Jacobs said no schedule was ever adopted. He said this was in the CIP for a certain time period but no dates or mileposts were ever set for the decision making process. Lucinda Munger said funding is in the CIP for 2016-2017, and there is no specific schedule at this time. Chair Jacobs said sooner would be better. Commissioner Price agreed. A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Price to: 1) Receive and discuss the letters from the Town of Carrboro; 2) Eliminate 1128 Hillsborough Road and 401 Fidelity Street from further consideration for a Southern Branch Library; and 3) Direct staff to conduct further Phase 1 Site Criteria Analysis for 120 Brewer Lane and provide follow-up information to the Board. (If the Board does direct staff to move forward with the analysis of 120 Brewer Lane as noted in #3 above, staff will report back to the Board at its January 23, 2014 regular meeting. Following the completion of due diligence and reporting back to the Board, staff recommends moving to the "Public Phase" of the library siting process, including the Board conducting a public hearing on the library siting efforts.) PUBLIC COMMENT: Nerys Levy said she fully endorsed the recommendation from the library staff. She said Friends of the Carrboro Library feel that time is of the essence. VOTE: UNANIMOUS c. BOCC Rules of Procedure Revision The Board considered approval of a modification to the BOCC Rules of Procedure and updating the Rules of Procedure booklet. Chair Jacobs said this is a reflection the Board's agreement to have more public hearings on more agendas in anticipation of not having quarterly public hearings (QPH). He said the public hearing component would be moved nearer to the front of the agenda to avoid making residents wait. He said some Commissioners have concern about front loading the agendas with public hearings. He said these public hearing meetings could be spread out over the course of a year.