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Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss these projects as necessary. No Attachments b) County Campus Gateway Center The developer has completed the Gateway Center and a Certificate of Occupancy has been received for Suites 200 and 300 (second and third floors). The Revenue and Tax Assessor/Land Records departments will occupy the second floor. The Register of Deeds along with the Land Records staff associated directly with the Register of Deeds' operations will occupy the third floor. Over the next month, the County will stage the furniture and put finishing touches on the Gateway space. Relocation of the departments will be completed March 15 through March 18, and the offices will open in their new location on March 19. A public information effort is being coordinated through the staff of the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners' office. Parking Parking and traffic at the site has been the subject of considerable discussion. The developer has arranged for the County to temporarily use the Weaver Street Market parking lot until such time the parking deck is opened to the public. The parking deck is tentatively scheduled to open to the public in early to mid-April in advance of Weaver Street Market's opening by early- May 2008. The traffic signal to be installed at Churton Street and Nash and Kollock Streets will not be installed prior to the County's move to the Gateway Center. The County will instruct employees in ways to access the site that will minimize potential congestion on Churton Street. It is County staffs understanding the traffic signal will be installed prior to Weaver Street Market's opening. The parking deck will remain in the ownership of the developer, with the County receiving a license to use approximately 200 spaces as designated in the various agreements between the parties. The County Commissioners will be considering approval of a License Agreement prior to the public opening of the deck. Of the approximately 400 spaces on the parking deck, the developer will offer approximately 200 spaces for pay-by-the-hour public parking. The spaces licensed to the County will also be available for pay-by-the-hour parking when not in use by the County. Library and Office Building Final work on the plans for both the library and the office building is being completed by the architect and the plumbing, mechanical, and electrical engineers. The developer expects to commence construction within the next several weeks, with essentially simultaneous completion of the buildings anticipated for early-2009. A ground-breaking ceremony for the buildings is being planned and should occur within the next few weeks as well. Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss the projects listed above as necessary. No Attachments