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20 <br /> Travis Myren made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Chapel Hill Historic Town Hall Study Committee <br /> Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> November 15, 2016 <br /> Purpose <br /> • Authorize participation in Town of Chapel Hill Committee on reuse of Historic Town Hall <br /> as a Visitor and History Center <br /> — Potential occupants may include <br /> • Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau <br /> • Chapel Hill Historical Society and/or <br /> • Chapel Hill Museum <br /> — Potential relocation of the Visitors Bureau to Historic Town Hall facility <br /> • Appoint a Commissioner representative to the Committee <br /> Background <br /> • Conceptual discussion of Town/County facilities during Joint Meeting <br /> — March 26, 2015 <br /> • Facility Analysis by Asset Management <br /> — June 9, 2015 <br /> • Visitors Bureau Board presentation on combining Visitors Center and Chapel Hill <br /> Museum by Reverend Robert Seymour and Alan Rimer <br /> — January 20, 2016 <br /> — No formal action <br /> • Report to the Town Council by Reverend Robert Seymour and Alan Rimer <br /> — June 27, 2016 <br /> • Town Resolution creating Committee to study possible reuse of Town Hall as a <br /> combined Visitors and History Center <br /> — October 26, 2016 <br /> Historic Town Hall <br /> • Constructed in 1938 <br /> — Listed on National Register of Historic Places <br /> • Corner of Rosemary St. and Columbia St. <br /> • Town owned and maintained <br /> • Currently occupied by IFC Community Kitchen <br /> • IFC to vacate facility in two to three years <br /> Visitors Bureau Facility <br /> • Constructed in the 1930's <br /> • Located at 501 West Franklin Street <br /> • County owned and maintained <br /> • Current Occupants <br /> — Visitors Bureau <br /> — Guardian ad Litem <br /> — Vacant Office formerly TerraDotta, LLC <br /> • No immediate space or facility repair needs <br />