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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM AB5TRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 20, 2001 <br />Action Agenda _ <br />Item= No. <br />SUBJECT: Lon -Term Use Plan for Court Facilities at the Old Post Office in Cha el Hill <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />3/20/01 CH Town Council Memo <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Kevin Fay, Chair, Old Post Office <br />Committee <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill _ <br />968-4581 <br />Durham 6$$-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2g31 <br />PURPOSE: To receive a presentation from the Chapel Hill Town Council Committee on the <br />Old Post Office. <br />BACKGROUND: In December 2000, the Chapel Hill Town Council's Committee on the Old <br />Post Office presented a report to the Council that expressed their conclusion that the Old Post <br />Office Building at the corner of Franklin and Henderson Streets in downtown Chapel Hill is a <br />valuable asset that should be preserved and enhanced as a community gathering place and as <br />a useful community facility. The Council adopted a resolution that among other things: <br />• affirms the Council's intent to preserve and maintain the Old Post Office building as an <br />important community asset . <br />• states the Council's desire to maintain a U.S. Postal Service office in the building <br />• provides for continued use of space by the Franklin Street Teen Center <br />• authorizes development of a small space as a Welcome Center, to be operated by the <br />Chapel HiII~Downtown Commission <br />• calls for continued use of the building by the District Court <br />The Town Council requests that the Board of County Commissioners authorize appropriate <br />County officials to collaborate with representatives of the Town of Chapel Hill and <br />.representatives of the District Court of the State of North Carolina in joint development of a <br />long-term use plan for Court facilities at the Old Past Office in downtown Chapel Hill. Town <br />representatives will briefly report to the BOCC the results of the Old Post Office Committee's <br />work, and respond to Commissioners' questions. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is na financial impact associated with the presentation of this <br />report from officials of the Town of Chapel Hill. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the presentation,. <br />and provide appropriate direction to staff. <br />