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7 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />Commissioner Dorosin said there is a movement toward tankless water heaters to save 2 <br />money, and asked if this would work in these contexts. 3 <br />Commissioner Greene said there is also a move toward solar powered water heaters, 4 <br />and this is just a thought for down the line. 5 <br />Travis Myren said yes, staff could look at both options. 6 <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said the on-demand water heating is really efficient, but LP 7 <br />gas would be needed, as opposed to natural fracked gas, in order to be most environmentally 8 <br />friendly. He said a combination of on-demand and solar heaters would be great. 9 <br /> Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: 10 <br /> 11 <br />FY2020-21 Recommended County Projects 12 <br />• Historic Courthouse – Building and Grounds Improvements - $20,000 13 <br />o Architect and Structural Engineering Services 14 <br /> Design for Structural and Exterior Repairs 15 <br /> Brick Restoration 16 <br /> Foundation and Site Drainage 17 <br /> Structural Corrections for Roof System 18 <br />o Total Investment of $630,000 over Next Five Years 19 <br /> FY2021-22 - $220,000 20 <br /> FY2022-23 - $390,000 21 <br /> 22 <br />FY2020-21 Recommended County Projects 23 <br />• Orange County Southern Branch Library - $400,000 24 <br />o Carrboro Partnership and Development Agreement 25 <br /> 203 South Greensboro Street 26 <br /> Next Decision Point - Guaranteed Maximum Price in May 2021 27 <br /> If Project Proceeds - Construction Complete in June/July 2022 28 <br />o FY2020-21 Additional Design Services 29 <br /> Reprogram Space Designated for the Arts Center 30 <br /> Design Space for Skills Development 31 <br />o Total Project Construction Budget + Contingencies – 32 <br /> $15.6 million Programmed in FY2021-22 33 <br /> 34 <br />Orange County Southern Branch Library Site (photo) 35 <br /> 36 <br />Commissioner Dorosin asked if there have been any more conversations with the Town 37 <br />of Carrboro about post covid issues. 38 <br />Bonnie Hammersley said she has discussed this with the Town Manager, and he agreed 39 <br />that knowing they have a decision point going forward, and knowing that once the designs are 40 <br />done, that they/we can stop if need be. She said Carrboro is on the same page. 41 <br />Commissioner Dorosin said it is probably going to be cheaper to build now, rather than 42 <br />later. 43 <br />Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: 44 <br /> 45 <br />FY2020-21 Recommended County Projects 46 <br />• Parking Lot Improvements - $215,000 47 <br /> Increase of $69,500 from FY2019-20 48 <br />o Crack Filling at Multiple Facilities - $15,000 49 <br />o Eno River Parking Deck - $200,000 50