HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 03-31-2005-5ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: March 31, 2005
Action Agenda
Item No. ~_
SUBJECT: County Space Study Report
DEPARTMENT: Manager/Purchasing
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
Space Needs Update
(in notebook under separate cover)
INFORMATION CONTACT:
.lohn Link, x2300 or Pam Janes, x2652
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough
Chapel Hill
Durham
Mebane
732-8181
968-4501
688-7331
336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To receive and discuss a report on the Orange County Space Needs Update.
BACKGROUND: In 2000, the Orange County Space Needs Task Force produced a report
that documented anticipated space requirements for each County department through 2010.
During recent months, County staff have worked with Commissioners Jacobs and Halkiotis and
the County Manager to develop an update to the 2000 report.
The March 31, 2005 Orange County Space Needs Update, provided to the Board of
Commissioners under separate cover in a loose-leaf binder, is intended to:
• identify departmental changes that may impact the recommendations or implementation
of the 2000 Space Needs Task Force Report; and
• modify Study recommendations to reflect changing conditions and Board direction
received since the original report; and
• create a fundable raadmap for developing adequate space to meet the operational
needs of county departments through 2020; and
• identify facility needs that require additional study and/or may fall outside of the 2020
study period.
Staff will provide a detailed PowerPoint presentation on the major findings and
recommendations in the Space Needs Update, and respond to Commissioners' questions
about the overall update and specific projects.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact associated with the review and
discussion of this report. However, decisions that the Board of Commissioners will make
subsequently that reflect the Baard's capital funding priorities will shape to a large degree the
County's Capital Investment Plan for 2005-15, with amulti-million dollar impact.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board:
Endorse the space study in principle and advise staff of any changes that should he
made to the study, with particular attention to the recommended projects and the
respective timeframes; and
Direct staff to include a placeholder in the 2005-2015 GIP for FY 2005-2006 for debt
service related to land acquisition of a new County campus; and
Direct staff to include a placeholder in the 2005-2015 GIP for FY 2005-2006 planning
money to develop a master plan of a new County campus,