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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN <br /> JOINT MEETING <br /> AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 25, 2018 <br /> SUBJECT: Joint Meeting Discussion Items <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager/Town <br /> Manager/Town <br /> Planning/County Asset <br /> Management Services/County <br /> Library/County Housing & <br /> Community Development/ <br /> Town Economic & Community <br /> Development/County <br /> Economic Development <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> As noted in "Background" section Bonnie Hammersley, 245-2300; David <br /> Andrews, 918-7315; Travis Myren, 245- <br /> 2300; Trish McGuire, 918-7327; Lucinda <br /> Munger, 245-2528; Jeff Thompson, 245- <br /> 2625; Sherrill Hampton, 245-2490; Annette <br /> Stone, 918-7319; Steve Brantley, 245-2325 <br /> PURPOSE: To discuss topics of mutual interest between the governing boards of Orange <br /> County and the Town of Carrboro. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> 1. "The 203 Project" Update and Discussion <br /> In October 2017, the Board of Orange County Commissioners and the Carrboro Board of <br /> Aldermen approved the Development Agreement associated with the development of a <br /> building on Carrboro owned property located at 203 South Greensboro Street in <br /> Carrboro. The building is contemplated to house the Orange County Southern Branch <br /> Library, the Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department, The ArtsCenter, and other uses. <br /> Construction of the facility will be managed by the Town. Both Boards have received <br /> information updates as the design and development process has progressed in 2018. <br /> Perkins + Will, the project architect, has conducted several public input sessions on the <br /> vision and programming of the 203 Project and has developed a schematic design that <br /> has been presented to both Boards. This design was based upon extensive public input <br /> over the summer months, as well as from a joint stakeholder group consisting of staff <br /> members of Carrboro, Orange County, and The Arts Center. This process has also <br />