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24 <br /> 1 Chair Hamilton said she appreciated the projects. She said there may be a desire to give <br /> 2 funding to new applicants, but that she would prefer that the county use the scoring rubric, even <br /> 3 if it means certain projects get funding for multiple years. <br /> 4 Amy Eckberg said she would take that feedback to the Commission on the Environment. <br /> 5 Commissioner Bedford suggested that staff introduce Urban Sustainability Solutions to <br /> 6 Pee Wee Homes staff and Master Gardeners because they might be able to do some of the Pee <br /> 7 Wee Homes work. <br /> 8 Amy Eckberg agreed. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 A motion was made by Vice-Chair Fowler, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to approve <br /> 11 funding for the recommended Community Climate Action Grant projects for FY 2025-26. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 14 <br /> 15 b. Condominium Agreement with the Town of Carrboro for the Operation of the <br /> 16 Drakeford Library Complex <br /> 17 The Board reviewed the Condominium Agreement, Deeds, Plat, and Survey for the Drakeford <br /> 18 Library Complex and authorized the County Manager to sign the documents upon final approval <br /> 19 of the County Attorney. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 BACKGROUND: At its Business meeting on January 21, 2025, the Board of County <br /> 22 Commissioners approved a temporary Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between Orange <br /> 23 County and the Town of Carrboro to operate the Drakeford Library Complex until a condominium <br /> 24 agreement could be finalized. The Condominium Agreement, Deeds, Survey, and Plat have been <br /> 25 finalized by staff for approval by the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Carrboro <br /> 26 Town Council. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 At its Business meeting on July 8, 2025, the Board reviewed the condominium documents and <br /> 29 asked for several changes to those documents. The County and Carrboro have worked through <br /> 30 those requested changes, and the final copy is provided as Attachment 2. The changes between <br /> 31 the July 8th version and the current final version (Attachment 2) are detailed in the red-lined <br /> 32 version of the agreement provided in Attachment 1. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 The following outlines the major changes between the original version presented to the Board on <br /> 35 July 8, 2025 and the current final version the Board is being asked to approve tonight: <br /> 36 • WITNESSETH —The new version explicitly recognizes the MOU and outlines the purpose <br /> 37 of the MOU, including further defining and delineating the roles and responsibilities of the <br /> 38 parties operating the Condominium. <br /> 39 • Article I — Section 11 —Allows for disputes not resolved by the association to go through a <br /> 40 mediation process. <br /> 41 • Article II — Section 3 — Establishes that if either party charges for parking, the parties shall <br /> 42 establish rules and regulations which must be approved by the Executive Board, and any <br /> 43 rules and regulations shall be documented in the MOU. It also specifies that at no time <br /> 44 will there be a charge for parking for spaces designated for Library patrons. <br /> 45 • Article VI — Section 4 — Outlines the provision of custodial and security services and that <br /> 46 further details will be provided in the MOU. <br /> 47 • Article VI I I —Section 8 — Details that the Drakeford will be available as an election site, as <br /> 48 detailed in the MOU. <br />