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Zoning The site is presently classified as Parks and Open Space in the Center City District. This zoning accommodates the proposed use. Attached Documentation: Letter from City of Concord Planning Department Parking The Downtown Concord Municipal Service District presently contains over 2,200 parking spaces to support the retail, professional, governmental, and recreational uses mixed throughout Historic Downtown Concord. The Downtown is pedestrian oriented, and it is common for visitors and employees to walk one to two blocks to their destination. The existing parking infrastructure will be sufficient for the Rotary Square site. Safety and Loitering Issues Related to the Courthouse /Jail /Intersection The lack of seating significantly reduces the potential for loitering, and the passibility of this space being used by courthouse guests (accused offenders waiting for their trial) is also significantly reduced by the lack of seating. In the end it will be similar to what exists today, only with the addition of a farmers' market pavilion and an aesthetic water feature. Along the street sides (north and west sides) of the property will be a decorative low fence to provide a visual and physical definition of the edge of the property. The low fence will be metal and thin, it will not be of any design that would provide a seating option. Cost /Fundraising /Timelines Based on the present conceptual elevation and site plan the project is estimated to cost $345,000. Tap fees for water and sewer services would be incorporated into the construction costs of the project. All funds for the construction of this project will be raised by the Concord Rotary Club. Fundraising will take place throughout 2012 with construction beginning in early 2013. The farmers' market and square will be operational by June of 2013. Fundraising efforts will incorporate a combination of private sponsors, raffles, in -kind donations, and grants. Construction will not begin until funding for the entire project has been obtained. Construction Management A licensed general contractor will be hired by the Concord Rotary Club to build out this project. A project manager frorn the Concord Rotary Club will be designated to serve as the single point of contact for the club throughout construction. Operational Costs The Concord Rotary Club requests that the City of Concord pay for the utilities (water, sewer, and electricity) used in the day to day operation of the site. Based on an estimated schedule of operation of 360 hours per month the cost of water is estimated to be $268.39 per month. Electricity is estimated to cost $160.00 per month. There would be a stormwater fee based upon final impervious area of less than $22.00 per month. Cabarrus County presently maintains and insures the site. Once constructed, Attachment number 1 G -5 Page 261