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REVISED 6/22/04 1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 23, 2004 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. '� - q_ <br />SUBJECT: Durham Technical Community College Satellite Campus Site in Orange County <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing, County Attorney, <br />EDC, Planning, County <br />Engineer <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Purchase Agreement <br />(under separate cover -- to be provided <br />later) <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Jones, Geof Gledhill, Dianne Reid, <br />Craig Benedict, & Paul Thames <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill <br />968 -4501 <br />Durham <br />688 -7331 <br />Mebane <br />336 - 227 -2031 <br />PURPOSE: To receive public comment regarding the site being recommended for the Orange <br />County campus of the Durham Technical Community College; and to discuss acquisition steps <br />as may be appropriate. <br />BACKGROUND: Orange County is the highest populated county in North Carolina without a <br />main or satellite community college campus. The North Carolina General Assembly earmarked <br />$4 million of the 1998 voter approved State bond referendum for an Orange County satellite <br />campus of Durham Technical Community College (DTCC). In order to receive the State bond <br />funds, Orange County is required to provide a match of $4 million. <br />In March 2000, the Commissioners appointed a Community College Task Force to determine <br />public interest in establishing a satellite campus in the County. Fallowing several months of <br />research and focus group sessions, the Task Force found significant interest from citizens and <br />businesses to locate a campus in Orange County, In November 2000, Commissioners received <br />the report from the Task Force and confirmed their interest to move forward with the <br />development of an Orange County satellite campus. A collaborative process between the <br />County and Durham Tech was devised to find a suitable site for the campus. <br />Over the course of several months, the site selection team, including County Commissioners <br />and the two DTCC Trustee members residing in Orange County, completed review of multiple <br />sites in central Orange County. Based on the criteria established by the Task Force, the <br />selection team is recommending a 20 -acre tract in the Waterstone development for the satellite <br />campus location. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive comments from the public <br />regarding this location. <br />