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of space in the Century Center, plus utilities, phone, internet and other technology support. <br /> The value of this cash and in-kind contribution is approximately $30,000 per year. <br /> The County looks forward to continuing and expanding this partnership for the Orange <br /> County's new Southern Branch Library. <br /> Southern Branch Library - Estimated Project Activity Timeline <br /> This estimated timeline for the development, Estimated Completion Date <br /> construction, and operation of the potential <br /> Southern Branch Library is as follows. A <br /> conservative 4-6 month contingency interval for is <br /> reasonable for planning purposes and process <br /> delays. Bolded activities signify Board of County <br /> Commissioner actions. Event <br /> Board of County Commissioners Action: October, 2014 <br /> Approval of Letter of Intent between Orange <br /> County and Developer <br /> Board of County Commissioners Action: December, 2014 <br /> Development Agreement, Ground Lease approval <br /> Board of County Commissioner Action: April, 2015 <br /> Designer, Construction Manager at Risk firms <br /> selected through RFQ process <br /> Carrboro CUP process (est. 9 months) September, 2015 <br /> Board of County Commissioners Action: November, 2016 <br /> Design approval; <br /> Authorization to finalize construction documents <br /> and solicit Guaranteed Maximum Price; <br /> Regulatory review & construction permitting; <br /> Acceptance of LGC financing review and <br /> approval <br /> Board of County Commissioners Action: April, 2016 <br /> Approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price <br /> Project construction & systems commissioning December, 2016 <br /> (est. 8 months) <br /> Board of County Commissioners Action: February, 2017 <br /> Condominium Declaration & Associated <br /> Agreements; <br /> Dissolution of Ground Lease <br /> Library Occupancy; February, 2017 <br /> Library operations start-up <br /> Opening April, 2017 <br /> Jeff Thompson said space planning and programming has been put off until after the <br /> contract negotiations are complete. He thanked staff inembers who have participated in this <br /> process. <br /> Commissioner Price asked about the Carrboro Conditional Use Permit (CUP) process. <br /> Jeff Thompson said the CUP process will happen parallel to the schematic design <br /> work. <br />