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Chair Jacobs asked him to explain the easel illustrations. Jeff Thompson reviewed the illustration of properties that the Board of County Commissioners considered. He said all of these have been deferred except for the Butler property. He reviewed an aerial photo of the proposed Butler property. Commissioner Price referred to page 3, section c and asked where the County would be left if Main Street did not complete their part of the project. John Roberts said this statement protects the County if Main Street developers were to go bankrupt. Commissioner Price said the County has a ground lease that goes away once the property is complete. She asked who would own the property, and whether the owner needs to be included in the document. John Roberts said no. He said Main Street has an option on this property. Jeff Thompson said the option owner is one of the partners within the Main Street partnership, and the ground lease contract agreements will contemplate the County having an option on that property. John Roberts said this document is not binding on the County in any way except due diligence, confidentiality and representations and warranties. He said signing this document means the County executes the document and can still walk away in the event that Main Street collapses or the deal with the owner collapses. Commissioner Price asked if the reference on the next page is for interior and exterior design work. Jeff Thompson said that is for site work and the exterior of the building. Commissioner Price asked who will maintain the landscaping after the initial construction. Jeff Thompson said Orange County will be a condominium interest owner. He said a management company will be formulated, and that entity will maintain the exterior. Commissioner Price asked for clarification on how they are dealing with the parking deck. Jeff Thompson said that is a negotiating point but not a selling point. John Roberts said that is a very fluid and ongoing discussion at this time. Commissioner Gordon referred to paragraph S on page 11. She said her major concern is whether the Board should agree to consider allowing the parking spaces to be used this way. She said the other concern is that there is a fairly major omission regarding who will be using the parking spaces. She said this should be specified. She said there are also a couple of grammatical errors. John Roberts said Main Street is not willing to negotiate on whether the County considers allowing the use of the spaces in the off hours of the library. He said it is crucial to the business plan of this development that the developer has access to these spaces. He said he will clarify who will use these spaces during the off hours. John Roberts said changing the wording of this could pose problems in the future for the final contract documents. He said Main Street needs access to these spaces when the County is not using them. Commissioner Gordon asked for the name of the user. John Roberts said he believes this will be the public. He said the rules and regulations for the parking structure will be established by Main Street in those off hours. Commissioner Gordon said it sounds like the County is being steered in the direction of not changing that, but she would like to see the grammar corrected. Chair Jacobs asked if the off hour parking will be controlled by the developer but Orange County would be paying for the spaces.