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• The County will monitor the lot and provide cleaning services in order to keep the area free of debris. • The County will provide liability insurance for the property as its interest may appear. Staff has discussed this potential parking facility with neighbors. King Street Parkirig Parking for Court employees and jurors will be provided on the First Baptist Church parking lot, West King Street, approximately two blocks from the Courthouse. The church- has agreed to allow the County use of approximately 33 spaces in the lot under the following terms of agreement: • The term of the lease is two years, with extension negotiable- if the justice facility, project is not complete at that time; • The County will provide signage at the site indicating only court employees and jurors may park; • Hang tags will be provided to identify the permitees; • The County will provide liability insurance for the property as its interest may appear. • The County will monitor the lot and provide cleaning services in order to keep the area free of debris. • The Church is providing this parking to the County with no lease fee. Assuming Board approval for both of these options, the County will realize 100 - 105 parking spaces in downtown Hillsborough during the construction period. Considering the loss of 122 spaces on lots between the Courthouse and Sheriff's Department, the net temporary loss of parking is approximately 17 - 22 spaces. As mentioned in previous discussion regarding this construction project, Judge Buckner has agreed to locate the high volume courts, such as traffic court, to Chapel Hill during the construction period. This reduction in the number of spaces required for court operations, coupled with the auxiliary parking identified, will hopefully support the court system and the public without significant inconvenience. The addition of the parking deck associated with the County campus project (estimated completion April 2008) and the park-and-ride lot associated with Durham Technical Community College (estimated completion March 2008) will provide additional parking capacity both during and post- construction. The existing transit system will service the park-and-ride lot to downtown Hillsborough. FINANCIAL IMPACT: During the fiscal year 2006-07 budget planning process last spring, staff analyzed the cost of operating a park and ride/shuttle services. Estimates for operating the service. for afull-year ranged from about $250,000 to $500,000 for operations only depending on the type of service provided. The following table summarizes the projected annual ongoing and one-time start- up costs for of the park and ride/shuttle services: