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2 <br />Southern Campus Master Plan (note Attachment 1, "Site Locator "). Attendees of this meeting <br />included residents and supporters from southern, central and northern Orange County - all of <br />whom participated in the consensus. <br />This resident group submitted an April 29, 2015 electronic letter (with the formal signed letter to <br />be provided) to the Board Chair outlining the consensus and the desire to site the Memorial <br />according to the Site Locator. The letter (Attachment 2) emphasized the desire to begin raising <br />funds for the design, construction and maintenance of the Memorial. <br />Should the Board approve the site in principle, staff recommends the Board reserve the right of <br />final construction approval contingent upon Board approval of: 1) ownership, 2) design; 3) <br />budget and certification of adequate development and construction funds raised; and 4) the <br />approval of an ongoing operations and maintenance agreement for the Memorial. Additionally, <br />the development will also be contingent upon the approval of the Memorial according to the <br />design guidelines and other requirements stipulated within the approved Special Use Permit <br />issued by the Town of Chapel Hill. <br />The time frame of this potential project aligns with that of the development of the Southern <br />Human Services Center expansion capital project currently contemplated for FY2016 -17. <br />Fundraising activities will be the priority task and has an estimated duration of 2 years. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None at this time. The preliminary recommendation is for the County to <br />own the property underlying the Memorial as well as the finished Memorial itself. Final Board <br />approval is contingent upon ownership structure, the project budget, certification of adequate <br />funds raised for the project, design approval, and operations and maintenance agreements <br />acceptable to the Board. These elements will be developed and presented to the Board as the <br />project progresses. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board: <br />1) Approve in principle the siting of a future Veterans Memorial upon the Southern Campus <br />in accordance with the recently approved Campus Master Plan, with development <br />contingent upon the approval of the Memorial according to the design guidelines and <br />other requirements stipulated within the approved Special Use Permit issued by the Town <br />of Chapel Hill; <br />2) Authorize the Manager and staff to participate in the ongoing project planning process; <br />and <br />3) Reserve the right of final construction approval contingent upon Board approval of: 1) <br />ownership, 2) design; 3) budget and certification of adequate development and <br />construction funds raised; and 4) the approval of an ongoing operations and maintenance <br />agreement for the Memorial. <br />