Item 7-a - “The 203 Project” Update – Orange County Southern Branch Library

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28 Date: September 4, 2018 To: Board of Orange County Commissioners From: Jeff Thompson, Director,Asset Management Services Lucinda Munger, Orange County Library Director Subject: 203 S. Greensboro Capital Project Update (we are calling it "The 203 Project") cc: Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager David Andrews, Carrboro Town Manager Patricia McGuire, Carrboro Planning Director Throughout the summer, Perkins+Will,the project architect, has conducted several public input sessions on the vision and programming for the 203 Project. A joint stakeholder group consisting of staff members of Carrboro, Orange County, and The ArtsCenter have also met regularly with Perkins+ Will to process this input, develop shared spaces within the overall building program, examine cost- benefit relationships with this work(as well as to examine budget factors), and to review site and space planning options that can be mutually supported. The work is moving forward collaboratively as contemplated in the project Development Agreement between Orange County and the Town of Carrboro. We continue to be satisfied that the library's space and programming needs remain intact. The information repository for the project is located at http://townofcarrboro.org/1151/The-203- Project The Carrboro Board of Aldermen is holding a public hearing during their regular meeting on September 4th at 7:30 p.m.to discuss the progress of the project,to review design options related to the site and shell building, and to gather public feedback. The Board of Orange County Commissioners will be provided a summary of this meeting as an information item for its schedule meeting on September 20th, 2018. We are available to answer any of your questions regarding this project.