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c) County Planning for Downtown Parking/Construction It is obvious from the discussion of the Justice Facilities Expansion and the County Campus projects that parking for County staff and the public will be limited during construction. The developer is expediting design and construction of the parking deck in an attempt to make it available by January 1, 2008, contemporaneously with the completion of the Gateway Building. Construction of the Justice Facilities project is expected to begin in May 2007. To accommodate parking during the seven-month period between May 2007 and January 2008, the County and the Courts have collaborated to address parking in the following manner: 1. The Court system will locate higher volume courts to Chapel Hill to the Franklin Street Court facility in the Old Post Office. This will lessen the number of spaces needed for court patrons. 2. Terms of a lease with the Hillsborough First Baptist Church will provide parking for Court personnel and jurors. The term of the lease that is being finalized with the Church and will be considered by County Commissioners at an upcoming meeting allows use of the lot for a period of two years. 3. The County has negotiated a lease with the Daniel Boone LLC for land at the end of Cameron Street to develop a temporary gravel parking lot for use by County employees working in the Link Government Services Center and the Government Services Center Annex on Cameron Street. Approximately 70 spaces will be accommodated on this site. Parking lots around the County's buildings will be reserved for public parking. This parking plan represents departure from the intention to provide park-and-ride services at a facility owned by the County in the Meadowlands. A cost analysis of the development of the rental lot on Cameron versus the capital and annual operating costs of the park-and-ride option prompted Commissioners to approve the Manager's recommendation to develop a less expensive parking solution in the downtown area. Space available on the parking deck will provide sufficient supplemental parking on heavy court days as well. Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss this item as necessary. No Attachments d) Update on Durham Technical Community College Satellite Campus Development Construction of Durham Technical Community College's first building on the Waterstone campus is progressing steadily. The site work has been completed, the slab has been poured, and steel has been erected. The County's 125-vehicle park and ride lot has been prepared and will be paved along with the College,parking lots. County Commissioners provided additional funding to ensure sustainable design elements were included in the building. Although there was significant discussion regarding the water reclamation system, the Town, County and College, in collaboration with the designer, have come to agreement and the system is under construction. All change orders for the sustainable design elements have been approved by the State and have been executed by the College.