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13 <br /> <br />Project Description/Justification: Planned funding of $5,625,000 in FY 2018- 19 is for design <br />and construction costs for new Southern Branch location, which will replace the Cybrary and <br />McDougle facilities. The BOCC approved an agreement with the Town of Carrboro to <br />collaborate on a building project, which the library would be a tenant with various Town <br />functions. Based on this colocation, space needs will be re-evaluated to take advantage of <br />potential space efficiencies. Updated capital and operating cost estimates will be based on the <br />actual schematic and market based costs forecasts in collaboration with design, operations, <br />engineering, and construction cost estimating firms. <br /> <br />FY2018-23 Recommended Capital Investment Plan <br />Continuation Projects <br />• Orange County Southern Branch Library - $5.6 million (p. 39) <br />o Carrboro Partnership and Development Agreement <br />• 203 South Greensboro Street <br />• Colocation of Library Space with Town Offices <br />• Design - 2018 <br />• Bid and Construction - Summer 2019 <br />• Opening – Spring/Summer 2021 <br />o Space Allocation, Operating and Capital Costs to be Reevaluated based on <br />Colocation <br /> 50 Dedicated Parking Spaces <br /> <br />Orange County Southern Branch Library Site (aerial photo) <br /> <br />Commissioner Price asked if the percentage being paid by Orange County is known. <br />Travis Myren said the County’s construction costs are estimated at $5.6 million. He <br />said operating costs and shared spaces would be allocated by the percentage of the building <br />that each party will occupy. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said he would like to propose that alternative energy sources be <br />automatically investigated for all major capital projects, including joint facilities. He said this <br />may need to come back to the Board as a policy item, but using this type of energy should be <br />standard practice, rather than having to be discussed per project. He said if it is incorporated <br />parenthetically with the CIP, then it would not have to be brought forward on every item. <br />Bonnie Hammersley said staff plans to make this part of the budget ordinance this <br />year, and every year, moving forward. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if that will include this joint project. <br />Bonnie Hammersley said yes. <br /> Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> <br />• Affordable Housing Bonds - $2,500,000 (page 29) <br />Project Description/Justification: Funding of $2,500,000 in FY2017-18 and planned funding of <br />$2,500,000 for FY 2018-19 are for the bond referendum projects. <br /> <br />FY2018-23 Recommended Capital Investment Plan <br />Policy Priorities <br />• Affordable Housing Bond - $2.5 million (p. 29) <br />o 2016 Bond Referendum - $5 million for Affordable Housing <br />o First Half ($2.5 million) Awarded in 2017 <br />o 53 Affordable Units Created <br />o FY2018-19 Second Half ($2.5 million)