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20 <br /> 1 • Visitors Bureau Board presentation on combining Visitors Center and Chapel Hill <br /> 2 Museum by Reverend Robert Seymour and Alan Rimer <br /> 3 — January 20, 2016 <br /> 4 — No formal action <br /> 5 • Report to the Town Council by Reverend Robert Seymour and Alan Rimer <br /> 6 — June 27, 2016 <br /> 7 • Town Resolution creating Committee to study possible reuse of Town Hall as a <br /> 8 combined Visitors and History Center <br /> 9 — October 26, 2016 <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Historic Town Hall <br /> 12 • Constructed in 1938 <br /> 13 — Listed on National Register of Historic Places <br /> 14 • Corner of Rosemary St. and Columbia St. <br /> 15 • Town owned and maintained <br /> 16 • Currently occupied by IFC Community Kitchen <br /> 17 • IFC to vacate facility in two to three years <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Visitors Bureau Facility <br /> 20 • Constructed in the 1930's <br /> 21 • Located at 501 West Franklin Street <br /> 22 • County owned and maintained <br /> 23 • Current Occupants <br /> 24 — Visitors Bureau <br /> 25 — Guardian ad Litem <br /> 26 — Vacant Office formerly TerraDotta, LLC <br /> 27 • No immediate space or facility repair needs <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Committee Structure <br /> 30 • Created by Town Resolution on October 26, 2016 <br /> 31 • Committee Charge: Consider the possible use of the Historic Town Hall Facility as <br /> 32 a Visitors and History Center <br /> 33 • Committee Composition <br /> 34 » Sally Greene —Town Council — Committee Chair <br /> 35 » TBD - Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> 36 » Joel Curran - UNC-Chapel Hill <br /> 37 » Moses Carey- Community Member <br /> 38 » Richard Ellington - Community Member <br /> 39 » Josh Gurlitz- Community Member <br /> 40 » Alan Rimer- Community Member <br /> 41 » Chela Tu - Community Member <br /> 42 <br /> 43 • Staff Support—Town and County <br /> 44 • Report and Recommendations to Town Council and Board of Orange County <br /> 45 Commissioners in May of 2017 <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Recommendation <br /> 48 • Authorize participation in Town of Chapel Hill Committee on the Reuse of Historic Town <br /> 49 Hall <br /> 50 — Visitor and History Center <br />