HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2000-002 Resolution Indicating Southern Human Services Center Site is not an Option for Interfaith Council Facility Development . .sb
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION INDICATING THAT THE SOUTHERN HUMAN SERVICES'SITE
IS NOT AN OPTION FOR IFC FACILITY DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, on November 29, 1999 the Interfaith Council (IFC) requested that the County
express their interest in providing land at the Southern Human Services Center(SHSC)site
upon which to locate an IFC facility; and
WHEREAS, the County has purchased 34 acres of land on Homestead Road, Chapel Hill to
accommodate the long term growth of County services for citizens in the southern part of the
county; and
WHEREAS, future services needs for county functions have been identified to fill the available
building sites on the property; and
WHEREAS, long-term lease and/or sale of the land could jeopardize the County's ability to
adequately address future facility needs in southern Orange County; and
WHEREAS, IFC clients rely heavily on public transportation and since public transportation to
the Homestead site continues to present dally challenges; and
WHEREAS, the County supports the efforts of IFC to provide services to the homeless in our
community and is willing to support IFC's efforts to develop relocation plans that best meet
transportation and support services needs;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the land at the Homestead Road site should not
be considered as a potential site for the IFC facility development.
This, the 181'day of January, 2000.
Chair
Moses Carey
Orange County Board of Commissioners
(seal)