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39 1 Chair Jacobs said part of the problem is that people in the community want to have 2 senior activities in that center, but the Department on Aging does not want to provide activities 3 there and wants them instead to come to Hillsborough. He said this should be dealt with at the 4 manager level. 5 Michael Talbert asked how often the center is used now. 6 Dave Stancil said it is used quite a bit, and it is reserved about one-third of the time. He 7 said he can pull the usage data to get the specific information. 8 Michael Talbert said upcoming transportation improvements would put a regional route 9 that could tie into the senior center multiple times per day. He said this would make the senior 10 center more accessible. He said this does not address the community needs, but it may 11 provide a short term solution. 12 Chair Jacobs said multiple departments may need to come out there and have a 13 conversation with the community. 14 Commissioner Gordon said it is important to see the whole picture of the role and 15 function of the community center in order to have a principled answer. 16 Dave Stancil said staff has come to that conclusion with the parks and recreation master 17 plan. He said the goal is to define the purpose of these facilities. 18 Commissioner Price said people have told her that they want the center to be open more 19 often. 20 Dave Stancil said this is a challenge and the groups out in that area have different 21 opinions about when they would like the center to be open. He said a part time staff person can 22 be moved back out there after the summer camps are over. 23 Commissioner McKee said there is interest by one community organization in working 24 with the County to increase hours of the center. 25 Chair Jacobs said the Central Orange Senior Center is already talking about a needed 26 expansion. He said this makes it even more important to have some of these other facilities 27 available for more services. He suggested staff denote a commitment in the CIP to show that 28 there is a commitment to visit this issue. 29 Paul Laughton said this can be done prior to the June 10th work session, and this will 30 affect debt financing in years 6-10. 31 Commissioner Gordon said she would like to discuss it first. 32 Paul Laughton said there will be no commitment yet, but options will be presented. 33 34 Year 1 (FY 2014-15) Recommended Projects 35 County Capital Projects 36 Paul Laughton said this item is outlined in attachment D. He said the CIP is a five- year 37 plan, with the first year funding being approved. He said attachment D outlines the projects 38 being considered for funding approval in year one, and this includes revisions highlighted in 39 yellow. He said the largest change is the addition of the $822,000 to the Cedar Grove 40 Community Center under the County capital projects. 41 42 Special Revenue Fund(Article 46 Sales Tax) 43 He noted that there are no changes to the Article 46 sales tax. 44 Commissioner Rich asked about the Launch project. She said the lease on their 45 building is up in 2015, and the rent is being raised. She said this may change the amount for 46 2015-16. 47 Commissioner Gordon asked about the $750,000 Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools 48 (CHCCS) has requested for renovations for older schools to help delay the building of new 49 schools. She asked if this is a capital item or an operating item. 50 Michael Talbert said this is a capital item. 51 Commissioner Gordon said she would like to see this flagged.