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19 <br /> 1 The Board considered authorizing participation in a Town of Chapel Hill committee to <br /> 2 consider the use of Historic Town Hall as a visitor and history center and appoint a <br /> 3 Commissioner representative to represent the County on this Committee. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Travis Myren presented the following background: <br /> 6 <br /> 7 BACKGROUND: <br /> 8 On October 26, 2016, the Chapel Hill Town Council created a committee to explore the use of <br /> 9 the Town's former Town Hall building for use as visitor and history center. Although this topic <br /> 10 has been discussed in general by the Board of Orange County Commissioners, no formal <br /> 11 action has been taken to include the potential relocation of the Visitor's Bureau as part of future <br /> 12 planning for the Historic Town Hall facility. This abstract would authorize the inclusion of the <br /> 13 Visitor's Bureau in this analysis and appoint a Commissioner representative to the Committee. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Attachment 1 is the resolution adopted by the Town Council that establishes the Committee and <br /> 16 its composition. Attachment 2 is a citizen petition received by the Town in June of 2016 <br /> 17 regarding the potential colocation of the Visitor's Bureau with the Chapel Hill Museum in Historic <br /> 18 Town Hall. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 The Town and County Boards discussed ideas surrounding the future use of Historic Town Hall <br /> 21 and other properties during its joint meeting on March 26, 2015. The portion of the agenda <br /> 22 abstract dedicated to this discussion is attached as Attachment 3. The abstract discusses the <br /> 23 potential options for the disposition of Historic Town Hall and how it could be used as a site for <br /> 24 the Visitors Bureau or other community purpose. The abstract also mentions the potential reuse <br /> 25 of the current Visitors Bureau building. Following this discussion, County staff engaged an <br /> 26 architect and engineer to perform a facility analysis of Historic Town Hall to inform any future <br /> 27 discussion. This report is located as Attachment 4, "June 9, 2015 Facility Analysis". <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Travis Myren made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Chapel Hill Historic Town Hall Study Committee <br /> 32 Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> 33 November 15, 2016 <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Purpose <br /> 36 • Authorize participation in Town of Chapel Hill Committee on reuse of Historic Town Hall <br /> 37 as a Visitor and History Center <br /> 38 — Potential occupants may include <br /> 39 • Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau <br /> 40 • Chapel Hill Historical Society and/or <br /> 41 • Chapel Hill Museum <br /> 42 — Potential relocation of the Visitors Bureau to Historic Town Hall facility <br /> 43 • Appoint a Commissioner representative to the Committee <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Background <br /> 46 • Conceptual discussion of Town/County facilities during Joint Meeting <br /> 47 — March 26, 2015 <br /> 48 • Facility Analysis by Asset Management <br /> 49 — June 9, 2015 <br />