HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2000-012 Resolution Regarding Future Interfaith Council Facility Development on Southern Human Services Center Property . "1
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE INTERFAITH COUNCIL (IFC) IN THE SHORT TERM TO
PLACE ITS EMPHASIS ON SITES OTHER THAN THE SOUTHERN HUMAN SERVICES
CENTER SITE FOR FUTURE IFC FACILITY DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, Orange County has historically demonstrated strong support for the mission of the Interfaith
Council (IFC)and maintains great respect and appreciation for the work done by the IFC; and
WHEREAS, Orange County pledges its support to IFC in all manners deemed appropriate by the Board
of County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, Orange County has previously provided three acres of land at the Southern Human Services
Center(SHSC) site in support of IFC initiatives; and
WHEREAS, on November 29, 1999, the Interfaith Council (IFC) requested that the County clarify its
intentions regarding-the possible availability of land at the Southern Human Services Center(SHSC)site
for the location of an IFC facility; and
WHEREAS, the County purchased the Southern Human Services Center(SHSC)property,consisting of
a total of 34 acres of land on Homestead Road, Chapel Hill,with the express purpose of accommodating
the long term need for County services for citizens in the southern part of the county;and
WHEREAS,future services needs for county functions have been identified which will likely occupy the
available building sites on the property; and
WHEREAS, any long-term lease and/or sale of a portion of the land to any party could jeopardize the
County's ability to adequately address future facility and service needs in southern Orange County; and
WHEREAS, IFC clients rely heavily on public transportation,which is limited to the SHSC property and
continues to present daily challenges, and
WHEREAS, the County applauds the IFC's efforts to provide services to the homeless in our community
and is open to supporting the IFC in its efforts to identify an appropriate location that addresses IFC's
long term facility and support services needs;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Orange County encourages the IFC in the short term to
place its emphasis on sites other than the SHSC property for future IFC facility development,and that the
County stands ready to support the IFC in addressing its future facility development needs through all
available means.
This, the 1 s`day of February, 2000.
. Chair
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Orange County Board of missioners
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