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24 l. Approval of a Contract and Budget Amendment #3-B for Remediation, Repair, and Reconstruction of the Battle Courtroom The Board voted to approve a construction contract with Sasser Companies, Inc. for the remediation, repair, and reconstruction of the Battle Courtroom under emergency conditions and to approve Budget Amendment #3-B to finance the project. 9. County Manager’s Report Bonnie Hammersley said she would defer the questions about GoTriangle to Commissioner Marcoplos, since a lot of these issues and information has not been in staff hands. Bonnie Hammersley said that in regards to the Northern Campus update, she said staff is looking more closely at how to address the budget situation, and staff decided that it will not delay the project if staff brings an update to the Board in January as opposed to on December 11th. Commissioner Marcoplos said he will start with the Duke issue: GoTriangle addressed the initial issues raised the next day, and many of the issues had been addressed but the media had spring-boarded off the letter. He said there are productive discussions going on, and it was a surprise to everyone that Mr. Goodman resigned as chair of the private fundraising committee. He said this resignation has raised concerns and angst amongst the businesses, which is being actively addressed right now. Commissioner Marcoplos said in the midst of all this has come the news of a felon working on this project. He said the previous director of the light rail project knew of this sub- consultant’s record, and he has been terminated. Commissioner Marcoplos said the other issue is the Rail Operations and Maintenance Facility, ROMF, which has raised a lot of concerns from neighbors, with the issue of sound being the most talked about. He will ask Jeff Greene to send the Board of County Commissioners a memo on this issue. He said the noise may not be as loud as people expect. Commissioner Marcoplos said there are several negotiations on going as the deadline at the end of December approaches. He said there are discussions with the railroads, as much of the route runs near the railroads. Commissioner Marcoplos said his experience of being on the GoTriangle board is that staff is working overtime and very hard on this project; and this is because the state imposed schedule on the project, as well as the funding decreases made by the General Assembly. Commissioner Marcoplos said things are moving forward, and there is a greater grasp on the details and agreements than the media has led on. Commissioner Marcoplos said he said GoTriangle will be releasing their responses from Duke soon. Commissioner Price asked if there is an update about the Blackwell station. Commissioner Marcoplos said it is being worked on and there is great effort being made to make it bike/pedestrian accessible. He said there will have to be some type of resolution by the deadline. He said it is hard to understand in what all the concerns are rooted, and this is the murkiest issue in his opinion. Travis Myren said when the state imposed the funding limitations Durham agreed to pick up the $57 million gap. He said approval will be needed to amend the changes to the cost share agreement, likely in January or February. Chair Rich asked if the City of Durham will be voting on the ROMF tonight. Commissioner Marcoplos said yes. He said the Chapel Hill Town Council considered it the other night, and the discussion was informative. He said the Council will bring it back next week, and while many issues were raised, the staff did recommend approval. 10. County Attorney’s Report