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17 <br /> 1 facilities, beginning with the Rogers Road Community Center; and include this proposed pilot <br /> 2 within the 2015 Orange County "Solarize" campaigns. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Commissioner Rich said she is excited about involving all of the Rogers Road <br /> 5 Community in this project, including the young children. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 8 <br /> 9 c. Proposed Veterans Memorial Site on the Southern Campus <br /> 10 The Board considered: 1. Approving in principle the siting of a future Veterans Memorial <br /> 11 upon the Southern Campus in accordance with the recently approved Campus Master Plan, <br /> 12 with development contingent upon the approval of the Memorial according to the design <br /> 13 guidelines and other requirements stipulated within the approved Special Use Permit issued by <br /> 14 the Town of Chapel Hill; 2. Authorizing the Manager and staff to participate in the ongoing <br /> 15 project planning process; and 3. Reserving the right of final construction approval contingent <br /> 16 upon Board approval of: 1) ownership, 2) design; 3) budget and certification of adequate <br /> 17 development and construction funds raised; and 4) the approval of an ongoing operations and <br /> 18 maintenance agreement for the Memorial. <br /> 19 Jeff Thompson said this item regarded a potential site of a Veteran's Memorial at the <br /> 20 Southern Human Services Center. He said this is part of the developable area of their Special <br /> 21 Use Permit (SUP) from Chapel Hill. He said an endorsement of this first step, from the BOCC, <br /> 22 will allow this committee to raise funds for this effort. <br /> 23 Jeff Thompson said the future steps for the BOCC approval would be the memorial <br /> 24 ownership structure, certification of adequate funds raised, the design and construction <br /> 25 contracting approval, and an operating agreement for ongoing maintenance. He said this effort <br /> 26 has been underway for many years. <br /> 27 Jim Merritt, Veterans Memorial Committee Chairman, read the following letter to the <br /> 28 Board from the Committee and he introduced two other members from his board. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 April 29, 2015 <br /> 31 <br /> 32 The Honorable Earl McKee <br /> 33 Chairman, Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 34 5200 Kiger Road <br /> 35 Rougemont, NC 27572 <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Dear Commissioner McKee: <br /> 38 <br /> 39 On November 22, 2010, Colonel Fred Black, U.S. Army (Retired) and a Vietnam Veteran, then <br /> 40 serving as the Veterans Memorial Committee Chairman, petitioned the Town Council to <br /> 41 approve the siting of a proposed Veterans Memorial at Chapel Hill at the Chapel Hill Memorial <br /> 42 Cemetery. This request was approved and the Veterans Memorial Committee began the <br /> 43 design phase. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 A preliminary concept design was developed and brought before the Town Council and <br /> 46 approved in April 2013. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 This memorial is for all veterans and includes veterans in neighboring communities. We are <br /> 49 now formulating the plan for project funding where we will solicit funds needed for memorial <br /> 50 construction. <br />