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I Roger Stancil said the process is to be concluded by April 26tH 2 Mayor Kleinschmidt said that the information used to determine bond priorities came 3 from plans that the Council initiated over the past several years, identifying various needs of 4 departments and the priorities within those needs. Chapel Hill puts money aside to pay debt, 5 thus not raising taxes when bonds are issued. 6 Council Member Ward asked about the tax implications of a $125 million bond. 7 Paul Laughton said this would be about a 5 cent tax rate equivalent. 8 Chair McKee said it would be staggered over cycles. 9 Council Member Ward asked if the schools would ever get caught up with this backlog 10 of renovations. 11 Bonnie Hammersley said one of the efforts in remediation is that it will create more 12 seats for students and thus would push out the need for new schools going forward. She said 13 Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) has a figure of $170 million for schools built before 14 1990. 15 16 2. Discussion on Town and County Properties 17 Mayor Kleinschmidt said he and Chair McKee had breakfast after a meeting of Town 18 Council in which the Town was assessing their properties, and the discussion had come up 19 about putting County facilities in town buildings and vice versa. 20 21 a) Town Hall/Visitors Bureau /Skills Development Center 22 Mayor Kleinschmidt said the town is going to be undertaking a renovation of the old own 23 Hall on the corner of Rosemary Street and Martin Luther King Drive (MLK) and possibly putting 24 the visitor's bureau in this location, thus freeing up space downtown where the bureau is now. 25 Council Member Lee Storrow said both he and Commissioner Rich are representatives 26 on the Visitor's Bureau Board, and he said there is excitement about shifting the Bureau to this 27 location, since the current location does not invite foot traffic, and possibly pairing this new 28 location with a destination location that would be of high interest to visitors. 29 Commissioner Rich said their director was excited about a multi - purpose Visitor's 30 Bureau. 31 Commissioner Rich said she was interested in the timing and cost. She said that the 32 building seemed in need of heavy renovation. 33 Roger Stancil said the old Town Hall would need to be gutted; but it would be three 34 years before the Inter -Faith Council (IFC) would be able to vacate the premises. He said the 35 IFC is unsure to where the new facilities will be. He said that there is an ongoing discussion 36 about how to respectfully address the needs of the homeless population during the time of 37 transition. 38 Roger Stancil said that discussions are ongoing regarding actual renovations and how 39 they would be completed. He said Developers have expressed interest in the project, and 40 preservation of the building is a high priority, but there is a possibility of developing around the 41 building. 42 Commissioner Rich asked if the property includes the old Town Hall and parking lot. 43 Roger Stancil said yes. 44 Roger Stancil said that agreements would have to be reached with the neighboring 45 property owners. 46 Mayor Kleinschmidt said he would like a program plan to bring the Town and the County 47 together to propose functions and do the logistical work ahead of time. He said that may be a 48 driver to move this forward. 49 Council Member Bell said that the Visitors' Bureau could be used as a centralized base 50 for various programming to better serve the Town and the County. She said that in moving