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<br /> <br />APPROVED 11/1/2011 <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />DAY WORK SESSION <br />October 6, 2011 <br />1:30 pm <br /> <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Thursday, October 6, <br />2011 at the Southern Human Services Center, in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> <br />Chair Pelissier called the meeting to order at 1:50 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Bernadette Pelissier and Commissioners <br />Valerie Foushee, Alice Gordon, Pam Hemminger, Earl McKee, and Steve Yuhasz <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: John Roberts <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton and Clerk to the Board Donna S. <br />Baker (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> <br /> <br />1. Southwest Branch Library Siting Criteria <br />Asset Management Director Pam Jones said that this process is similar to what the <br />Board has experienced before. The criteria can be applied to multiple sites. She and Library <br />Services Manager Lucinda Munger went through the criteria, which is used nationally by a lot of <br />different libraries. <br /> <br />Low Medium High Phase I <br />1 2 3 Visibility <br />- Visible from the street <br />- Traffic count that meets or exceeds the average traffic counts of <br />a major thoroughfare in a community <br />- Visual appeal <br />1 2 3 Site Capacity <br />- Meets minimum acreage (urban services vs. rural services) <br />- Space for building and on-site parking <br />- Adequate utilities <br />- Space for future expansion <br />- Space to accommodate the necessary setbacks, road <br />expansions, and other site amenities <br /> Total: Phase I <br />(If total ranking equals 6 or more, excluding a ranking of 1, go to Phase <br />II) <br />Low Medium High Phase II <br />1 2 3 Centrality <br />- Existing population <br />- Growth and development <br />- Proximity to schools <br />- Proximity to retail <br />153