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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 3 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN <br /> 5 JOINT MEETING <br /> 6 October 13, 2016 <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in a joint meeting with the Town of <br /> 9 Carrboro Aldermen on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human <br /> 10 Services Center, in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair McKee and Commissioners Mark Dorosin, Mia <br /> 13 Burroughs, Barry Jacobs, Bernadette Pelissier and Penny Rich <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Price <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 17 Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 18 appropriately below) <br /> 19 CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Lydia Lavelle and <br /> 20 Aldermen Bethany Chaney, Randee Haven-O'Donnell, Michelle Johnson, Damon Seils, Sammy <br /> 21 Slade, Jacquelyn Gist, and David Andrews, Town Manager <br /> 22 CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEMBERS ABSENT: <br /> 23 <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Welcome/Introductions and Opening Remarks <br /> 26 Chair McKee called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. <br /> 27 Chair McKee said Commissioner Price would not be able to attend tonight. <br /> 28 Chair McKee gave recognition to Orange County Emergency Services for their efforts <br /> 29 during Hurricane Matthew. <br /> 30 Mayor Lavelle echoed Chair McKee's words. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 1. Economic Development <br /> 33 a) Development of Old NC Highway 86 Property Owned by the Town of Carrboro for <br /> 34 Affordable Commercial Space <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Carrboro's Planning Director, Trish McGuire, presented this item. She showed a map of <br /> 37 the area being discussed this evening, and reviewed the following background information: <br /> 38 <br /> 39 BACKGROUND: <br /> 40 The purpose of this agenda item is to provide an opportunity for the Boards to discuss possible <br /> 41 development of Town-owned property located on Old NC Highway 86 for affordable commercial <br /> 42 space. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Trish McGuire said affordable space for flex warehouse/light manufacturing is very limited in <br /> 45 Carrboro; therefore the Carrboro Board of Aldermen directed staff to identify opportunities to lift <br /> 46 barriers to developing this type of space. Availability and cost of land are limiting factors <br /> 47 affecting commercial development and the town's ability to attract or retain light manufacturing <br /> 48 businesses. The Town of Carrboro is seeking input from the Orange County Board of <br /> 49 Commissioners on developing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to invite proposals for developing <br />