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��* <br /> �� <br /> Center become places where K-12 education occurs. She glad that this is going into a <br /> minority community. <br /> She stressed that it is important that the community preschool is located <br /> somewhere central to this community. <br /> Commissioner Carey agreed that this is an excellent site for a school and he supported <br /> everything Commissioner Foushee said, especially about the preschool. He also wants to <br /> leverage the capital that the preschool has in the site. He asked if there were some community <br /> members in the group and Superintendent Pedersen listed the community members that are <br /> serving. motion vvasmade by <�om[nisoioner Nelson, seconded by (�onn[nisoionerFoUgheeto <br /> aUovvt ' ` y�orthside Human Services (�enteFprope�yfor use go the site for (�hgpe| Hi||-C}Grrbo[V <br /> City Schools'o|�' E|�[D�Dt@ry#1 1� and request the Board of Education, as well as School and <br /> —'- <br /> County staff, continue to work with the current occupants i their relocation efforts <br /> . <br /> Chair Jacobs said that the Commissioner who is working with the school system <br /> attended Northside in 1982 (Commissioner FoUshee), so she will have an intimate knowledge <br /> ` <br /> of the facility. He said that there was a meeting with representatives <br /> m Community School <br /> for People under Six, and there was something in the Manager's Memo over the summer that <br /> related. The goal is to relocate as close as possible to the current site. He thinks that this is <br /> an <br /> O <br /> example of a on —' —'-. ens it is an existing community and people are comfortable with it as <br /> pd <br /> a school site. He pointed out that there is also a community garden on this site and he would <br /> like to work that in on the site. Aloo, to the greatest extent possible, he would like to <br /> deconstruct and recycle. He asked that this be included in the documents so that it is clear. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> b. Fairview Park, Phase 1 —Status and Options <br /> The Board received a status report on the Fairview <br /> Park Phase 1 project, considered <br /> and provided direction oD a potential condition of <br /> whether to re-apply PARTF grant, 8n p[�v � <br /> approval from the Town of Hillsborough Board of Adjustment. <br /> Laura Blackmon said that Fairview Park funds were part of the 2001 referendum, and at <br /> that time, $850,000 was included for Fairview. Since that time, there have been increased <br /> reaGed <br /> costs and the Board approved a contract for phase | in2OO7. but the staff felt that $1.2-1.3 <br /> million was needed for the p ject, so it applied for a grant, which the County did not receiv <br /> e. <br /> The staff has sub itt d an for a Conditional Use Permit to the Town of <br /> Hillsborough. There complications xViththis. <br /> � Conservation C)irecto[ [JaVeG1mDci| said that one Of the key <br /> E�ViPoOr��nt �ndF��o�u[�� �ng�rV �n <br /> issues is the fact that there has been a doubling of construction costs since 2001. Regarding <br /> the grant, there vVenathree grants of$500,000 approved for other parks vvithiO Orange County <br /> in the |a` bmoyearebythigsgnn� o| tity` xvhi�hrngyh�ve had so[nebearing on the situation. <br /> last <br /> The consultant and staff have been working to prepare the constructi O documents, permit <br /> approvals, etc. The permit is before the Hillsborough Board of&duot[neDtmt this time. One <br /> xV <br /> new —th8'' hgo arisen would require the fUU installation of sidewalks along the full road <br /> frontage of the property on Torrain Street and Rainey Avenue. <br /> Some of these areas were not <br /> even planned for developm nt. <br /> The CnuDtv has tried to work out an arrangement to share the <br /> costs of installing the smaller aectioD of sidewalk|hoD Torrain Street. The Town Board of <br /> Adjustment has continued to state that the ordinances require the additional sidewalks. This <br /> 'could be an additional $150-170'000. In recent nonths, staff has discussed funding and the <br /> sidewalk situations. Related to the funding, after looking at the possibilities it became obvious <br /> g <br /> that another round of PARTF grant applications would be available in January, which could ad <br /> d <br /> $500,000 to the project. The grants require 50% match from the local entity. It is possible to <br /> do s without making <br /> significant impact on the timetable for the park. Attachment 3 on page <br />