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Attachment 1 4 <br /> iI uuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuil <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> Date: July 17, 2015 <br /> To: Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> From: Bonnie Hammersley, Orange County Manager <br /> Subject: Southern Branch Library and CAIC Discussions <br /> The purpose of this memo is to provide a summary of the discussion from meetings that occurred <br /> on the Carrboro Arts and Innovation Center (CAIC) and the Southern Branch Library project for <br /> the Board of Orange County Commissioners (BOCC) and Town of Carrboro Board. <br /> On July 7, 2015, the County Manager, Deputy County Manager, County Asset Management <br /> Services Director, Town of Carrboro Manager, and the Town of Carrboro Planning Director met <br /> to discuss the CAIC and the status of the Southern Branch Library sighting process. The County <br /> reiterated that it will continue to participate in the CAIC process with the understanding that the <br /> evaluation of sites for a stand-alone Southern Branch Library will run on a parallel track. At the <br /> next CAIC meeting (July 20), County staff will provide an update regarding the County's role in <br /> the CAIC as well as the status of the library siting process. In an effort to keep the Town of <br /> Carrboro Aldermen and the BOCC informed it was decided that County staff would provide a <br /> chronological list of events related to the Southern Branch Library from 2010 to present <br /> (Attachment A). Also, the managers agreed to expand efforts to keep their boards informed <br /> throughout the process of any changes as they occur. <br /> On July 8, 2015, the BOCC Chair, the Town of Carrboro Mayor, the Town Manager and the <br /> County Manager met to discuss the recent concerns regarding the communication to the Town of <br /> Carrboro Aldermen on CAIC and the Southern Branch Library project. The Mayor and the <br /> Chair asked the managers to continue to share routine as well as sensitive information with the <br /> Boards throughout the duration of the project. A discussion of the next steps in the process took <br /> place and is summarized below. <br /> The County staff is currently evaluating a number of sites from the County's list of potential sites <br /> (Attachment B). This attachment includes all the sites evaluated by the County; the <br /> strikethroughs constitute sites that do not meet the specified criteria adopted by the BOCC on <br /> September 18, 2012: <br />