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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN <br /> JOINT MEETING <br /> AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 15, 2015 <br /> SUBJECT: Joint Meeting Discussion Items <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager/Town PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Manager/County Asset <br /> Management Services/County <br /> Housing, Human Rights & <br /> Community Development/ <br /> County Finance & <br /> Administrative Services/ <br /> County Economic <br /> Development <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> As noted in "Background" section Bonnie Hammersley, 245-2300; David <br /> Andrews, 918-7315; Jeff Thompson, 245- <br /> 2625; Paul Laughton, 245-2450; Audrey <br /> Spencer-Horsley, 245-2490; Steve <br /> Brantley, 245-2325; Gayle Wilson <br /> PURPOSE: To discuss topics of mutual interest between the governing boards of Orange <br /> County and the Town of Carrboro. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> 1. Southern Library Discussion — Site Selection and Potential Capital Needs <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners authorized the County Manager to move <br /> forward with further site study of the 203 S. Greensboro site (owned by the Town of <br /> Carrboro — See Attachment 1a) according to the Board adopted site criteria process on <br /> September 15, 2015 (see abstract at Attachment 1b) and to begin site control <br /> negotiations with the Carrboro Town Manager. Included in Attachment 1 b is the County <br /> Manager's memo dated July 17, 2015 that summarizes the activities of County staff over <br /> the past several months and emphasizes clear communications between the Orange <br /> County Board of Commissioners and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. <br /> The Carrboro Board of Aldermen met on October 6, 2015 and authorized the Town <br /> Manager to work with the County Manager on site control negotiations of the 203 S. <br /> Greensboro parcel. Next steps in the process will include: 1) initial and follow-on <br /> discussions between the County Manager and the Town Manager as directed by the <br /> governing Boards; 2) detailed physical site due diligence to include geotechnical <br />