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Commissioner Jacobs made reference to 30 on page 225 Efland Rescue Building <br />and said that it strikes him that when the Fire and Rescue Strategic Plan is done there will be <br />a lot of implications He does not remember seeing this as a placeholder in future County <br />projects <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 227 31 which is Efland Sewer <br />Extension Construction and asked why it is taking so long and what happened to the money <br />from the federal government He asked if there was danger of losing this money since it is <br />taking so long <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to 32 on page 229 and said that he thought <br />that in the space needs study there was discussion about upgrading the 911 center for <br />Recreation and Parks Operations He does not remember the County Commissioners <br />deciding not to do this He does not see any mention of this here <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to 40 on page 245 which is Link Government <br />Services Center Renovations and asked why there is no money in 2010 to complete this <br />Pam Jones said that it would cross fiscal years and Commissioner Jacobs asked if all money <br />would be spent in 200809 Laura Blackmon said that she wants to move toward spreading <br />projects out over fiscal years <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to 42 on page 247 which is the Northern <br />Human Services Center He said that he has heard the Manager question the utility of this <br />building and the Board should have a discussion about the future of this building before more <br />money is invested <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to 253 which is Register of Deeds Automation <br />and said that he has heard complaints from a number of attorneys who say that it is very <br />difficult to use the Register of Deeds online service because it is complicated and <br />unresponsive He suggested speaking with members of the legal community before money is <br />invested in automation <br />Commissioner Gordon flagged for further discussion projects 18 Animal Services <br />Facility Construction 40 42 and 43 renovation projects 4750 whole section dealing <br />with land opportunities 64 Twin Creeks Park 7374Reserve for Human Services Space <br />and Library Task Force implementation these need to move forward quicker <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to Lake Michael and said that he thought it was <br />included in the bond and Donna Coffey said that this information was very late getting in to <br />staff and the County Commissioners have agreed to give the City of Mebane 75000 over a <br />threeyear period There are some preliminary plans and there will be a presentation to the <br />Board of County Commissioners about next steps <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 53 which is ADA accessibility and <br />said that he was told that this was being worked on and it should be happening fast He said <br />that this is overdue Orange County is not in compliance with the law and it is an <br />embarrassment He wants to make this a priority <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 55 Reserve for Arts and County <br />Facilities and said that 5000 a year is an insult to the arts community He understands that <br />it is a placeholder but it almost seems like it is not worth putting in <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 57 Reserve for Future Court and <br />Detention Needs and asked about the status of the post office Laura Blackmon said that the <br />ball is in Chapel Hills court Pam Jones said that if the Town decides for the County to use the <br />facility there will have to be a feasibility study The judges have said that they would like to <br />see the impact of the new facilities in Hillsborough first before deciding about facilities in <br />Chapel Hill Laura Blackmon said that there is a note that once the justice facilities building <br />has been in operation then the other court needs can be reassessed