Agenda 11-07-19 Item 8-a - Minutes

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21 1 renting. She said she knows it is early, but encouraged the Arts Commission to not give up on 2 the long-term vision of purchasing space. 3 Katie Murray said that in the arts world, owning or renting space is a constant debate, as 4 so much upkeep goes into just maintaining the space. 5 Commissioner Dorosin said if the County owned the property, there would be no 6 property tax revenue. 7 Chair Rich said she had the opportunity of going to Minneapolis earlier with Katie Murray 8 this summer, and heard about several very positive projects. She said she recently went to a 9 seminar on a circular economy, of which this is a great example. She said she would like to see 10 sustainability worked into the plan with the artists' space, encouraging no waste. She said she 11 is excited about the opportunities. 12 Commissioner Price thanked everyone who has been involved. She said the community 13 has been waiting in Hillsborough for 2-3 decades to make this happen. She said she is 14 optimistic that it will work, and add another dimension to Orange County. 15 Commissioner Dorosin said he hopes this opportunity will be used to reach a diverse 16 cross section of the community. 17 Chair Rich said the County should promote this in as many ways as possible. 18 19 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Price 20 for the Board to: 21 22 1. Approve Phase 1 of the Project and authorize the County Manager to sign a lease 23 agreement with Hedgehog Holdings for up to five years consistent with the rent schedule 24 outlined in the attached project outline. This authorization is contingent on approval by 25 the County Attorney and commitments from ten or more artists to sublease the space 26 from Orange County; 27 2. Authorize the County Manager to sign sub-lease agreements with artists according to 28 the sub-lease rate schedule detailed in the attached project outline, pending review by 29 the County Attorney; and 30 3. Authorize staff to prepare a budget amendment to set up the program and account 31 structure in the Article 46 fund. 32 33 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 34 35 7. Reports 36 None 37 38 8. Consent Agenda 39 40 Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda 41 42 Chair Rich said there was a request to pull item 8-f from the consent agenda for public 43 comment. 44 Chair Rich said she has some revisions to the minutes in item 8-a. 45 46 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda 47 48 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Greene to 49 approve items 8-b, 8-c, 8-d, 8-e and 8-g on the Consent Agenda. 50 51 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 52