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5 1 -Proposed conversation with Chapel Hill on 2 collaborating for mutually beneficial 3 outcome 4 5 Commissioner Jacobs said he proposedthe Skills Development Center as a possible 6 branchlibrary site. 7 Commissioner Rich said she understood that the Skills Development Center is planned 8 to be completely re-purposed. She said it is currently being used by some small incubator 9 spaces and other businesses. 10 Jeff Thompson said Terra Dotta is a private company that rents space in the building. 11 He said the Guardian Ad Litem program rents space as well. 12 Commissioner Rich saidcurrent tenants should be kept informed of possible plans for 13 the building. 14 Nancy Coston, Director, Orange County Social Services, said the Skills Development 15 Center has a lot of partners that use the space and they may have immediate questions if any 16 changes are to be made. 17 Commissioner Rich asked if the site hadever previously been considered as a possible 18 library. 19 Commissioner Jacobs saidhe hadproposed it once before. 20 Commissioner Burroughs asked the anticipated valueof the property. 21 Jeff Thompson said the property is currently assessed at $2.7million tax value. He 22 added it has not been appraised for market value. 23 Jeff Thompson said an analysis regarding the buy or lease of the former Dollar Tree 24 property will be reported, hopefully, before the summer break. 25 26 Jeff Thompsonresumed the PowerPoint presentation: 27 28 Southern CampusSubgroup 29 ConstraintsOpportunities 30 -- Senior CenterProgramming SpaceRoom forExpansion 31 -- Inadequate Infrastructure for GrowthProposed CIP Project 32 -- Lack of a defined timeline25 year vested development right 33 5 years for 1st project Long range vision planning 34 -- Other County Departmental NeedsRedundant IT hub, 911 Center 35 Court, Human Services facilities 36 Educational/multi-purpose facilities 37 38 Roger Walden, of Clarion Associates,applauded the County for its foresight in 39 purchasing a piece of land as big as this one. He reviewed that a master plan has been 40 approved by the BOCC and shared with the Town of Chapel Hill to secure a Special Use Permit 41 (SUP), which provides an entitlement for the County to build up to 300,000 square feet of 42 additional floor area over twenty five (25) years. Hesaidin considering the site,and potential 43 projects there, tolook at low hanging fruit first.He said the following topics have been 44 considered closely: 45 1)Phasing: determining the timing of projects; 46 2)Attention to infrastructure: repositioning the entrance road and establishing areas of 47 development and preservation. He gave an example of the Seymour Center. He said this 48 building has some immediate, and fairly simple, renovations that could be made to allow for 49 more space. There are also larger, long term projects.