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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 27, 2002 <br /> Action Agen�tad <br /> Item No. <br /> SUBJECT: Durham Technical Community College Satellite Campus in Orange County Site <br /> Selection <br /> DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br /> Services and Durham <br /> Technical Community College <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> John Link, (919)245-2300 <br /> Pam Jones (919) 245-2652 <br /> Dr. Phail Wynn and Barbara Baker, <br /> Durham Technical Community College <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732.8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To Consider a site selection process for a Durham Technical Community College <br /> satellite campus in Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Orange County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) has previously <br /> approved a resolution of intent to site a satellite campus of the Durham Technical Community <br /> College (DTCC) in Orange County. The site selection process is at the discretion of and under <br /> the direction of the County Commissioners. Following the Board's deliberations on June 18, <br /> 2002 and follow up staff discussions, the following selection process is recommended to the <br /> Board: <br /> 1) The County Commissioners (BOCC) and the Orange County representatives of the DTCC <br /> Board of Trustees (BOT)will serve as the site selection committee. <br /> 2) Public input will be solicited at various points within the process. Suggestions as follows: <br /> a) A public hearing/public meeting will be held at the beginning of the process. During this <br /> meeting, any member of the public is invited to suggest a specific site that is available for <br /> sale in central Orange County. Central Orange County was identified by the Community <br /> College Task Force as the area in which the Community College would be best located. <br /> b) Based on the criteria agreed upon by the BOCC, staff of the County and Durham Tech <br /> provide evaluation data for BOCC and BOT deliberations. <br /> c) BOCC/BOT would agree upon one or two priority sites. BOCC may choose to negotiate <br /> an option to purchase for one or more sites to establish agreeable terms of purchase at <br /> this point. <br /> d) To receive input on the finalist sites, the SOCC/BOT may choose to do one or both of the <br /> following: <br />