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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 01-29-2001-8. ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION. AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: January 29, 2001 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Sign Translation Project -Board of County Commissioners' Goal DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): Breakdowri of Estimated Sign Costs Listing of department signs INFORMATION CONTACT: N.C. Selected Hispanic/Latino Facts Beverly Blythe 1990 US Census Data for Orange County Wayne Fenton, Kimberly Cannon 1998 US Census General Profile for Orange TELEPHONE NUMBERS: County Draft example of `Safety Sign' Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To clarify the scope of the 1999-2000 Board of County Commissioners-approved goal to: "Translate signs into Spanish especially at key government buildings." BACKGROUND: The BOCC adopted the goal to, "Translate signs into Spanish especially at key government buildings," on June 21, 1999. This goal was formulated in response to the needs of the growing Hispanic/Latino population in Orange County. A subcommittee of the Orange County Risk Management team has been compiling information on the project since June 2000. The committee asks the BOCC to evaluate this information and recommend a course of action. The committee found that current signage is inadequate in many cases for both English and Spanish speakers using County services. Some signs do not meet ADA standards; other- buildings have acquired a wide variety of sign styles over many years. Citizens may have a hard time finding their way around some buildings. In July of 1999, the United States Census Bureau estimated the total Hispanic population of Orange County to be 3,266 (2.9% of the total population of Orange County). This represents a 156.2% increase over the 1990 count of 1,275. The overall population of Orange County increased an estimated 19.1 % during the same time span. Other population-related statistics are presented in Attachments 3, 4, and 5. An informal poll of Department Heads with heavy public contact yielded an estimate of about 100 visits by Spanish-speaking people per month to Orange County buildings. The committee plans to have the signs mounted by the Buildings & Grounds division of Public Works. The project will be integrated over time into the division's normal work schedule. The project will also require administrative time. Costs related to county staff time have not been included in these costs. The costs below include an estimated $100 for translation services. PHASEI Option A. Retrofit key county building interior signs with universal symbols (where applicable; i.e., handicapped symbol) and with Spanish translations. The signs will also meet ADA standards. The signs will include restroom, safety, directional, department names, and internal department signs. Key buildings identified by the committee include Government Services Center, Government Services Annex, Northern Human Services, Planning and Agriculture, Richard E. Whitted Human Services, Central Recreation, Skills Development Center, and Southern Human Services. Due to heavy usage, signs are also included for the Dental Clinic at Carr Mill Mall. Option A also includes providing the general 'safety sign,' saying "No smoking - No soliciting - No weapons - No animals," for the.outside of public entrances to all - not just key - county- owned buildings, as recommended by the Risk Management Team. This sign also will be placed at the entrances to departments in leased buildings. Estimated production cost: $28,329* Option B. Retrofit all county building interior signs. Estimated production cost: $36,158.* '"The 21" x 18" `safety sign' includes hours information as well as warnings: "No smoking- No soliciting - No weapons - No animals." These signs cost $299.20 each. A more abbreviated sign leaving off the hours information and the "No animals" warning, sized at 12" x 16," costs $97.30 each. Substituting this smaller sign would save $12,114 from either totals. Note: Department name and internal department signs for the court and law enforcement buildings were not included in these estimates. Counties are generally held to be responsible for providing the `shell' of the building while the courts - with state funding - are generally responsible for their own operations, including matters such as office furniture and other internal needs. PHASE II Provide external building signs, parking signs, and large indoor and outdoor directories for county facilities. External sign costs will vary greatly. Different sizes will be required and stylistic constraints placed on signs by the Towns of Orange County vary. Estimated production cost: Not yet determined. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funding for this initiative is not included in the fiscal year 2000-2001 budget. Should the Board decide to move forward with this project during this current fiscal year, the Commissioners could appropriate monies from their Contingency account. If the Board decides to move forward on the signage project during the upcoming fiscal year, staff can include funding for the initiative in the 2001-02 fiscal year budget. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board provide direction for proceeding with this goal. Attachment 1: Breakdown of Estimated Sign Costs Attachment 2: Listing of Department Signs Depan*wnt Names Orange County Animal Control Orange County Animal Shelter Orange County Arts Commission Orange County. Board of County commissioners Orange County Board ofElections Orange County Budget Department Orange County Central Services and Purchasing Orange County Child Support Services. (2) Orange County Cooperative Extension Orange County County Manager Orange County Dental Clinic Orange County Department on Aging (5) Orange County DSS (3) Orange County Economic Development Commission Orange County Emergency Medical Services (3) Orange County Environmental Health Orange County Farm Service Agency Orange County FHA Inspections Orange County Finance Department Orange County Health Department Orange County Housing $ Community Development (2) Orange County Human Rights and Relations Orange County Information Services Orange County Land Records and GIS Orange County Library Orange County Medical Health Clinic Orange County Dental Health Clinic (2) Orange County Natural Resources Conservation Services Orange County Personnel Orange County Planning Orange County Public Works Orange County Motor Pool Orange County Purchasing Orange County Recreation and Parks (4) Orange County Register of Deeds Orange County Soil & Water Orange County Tax Assessor Orange County Tax Collector 6 Small department-level sign examples, 6"x 9" Animal Control Employees No public rstrooms Conference Room Bathroom Sign Marriage Licenses Birth/Death Certificates Recording Aerial Photos property maps List Taxes Pay Taxes Downstairs Public Restrooms Upstairs Pay Taxes List Taxes Recording Pin AssignmeW Government Services Center Employees Recycling Program . Recycling Really Works Environmental Health 306-C Office Hours 8-5 Restrooms Financial Interview Laboratory Exam Rooms - Suite A Exam Rooms - Suite B Pharmacy WIC Nutritionist WIC Receptionist Clinic Conference Room Waiting Room Clinic Manager PHSD Administrative Office Health Director's Office Daycare Personal Health Director's Office Medical Records Dental Clinic Dental Waiting Area Staff Only (10) Patient Bathroom Suite D-15 Medium deparhmid level sign examples, 8 L,2"x 11" Juvenile and Adult Probation upstairs Possibly sign for receptionist desk Please bring Medicaid/tmc_ Cards OCHD Public Health and Dental Health Health Administrative Offices and Daycare Payment is Expected when Dental Services are Rendered Dental Patients Please Check-in With Dental Receptionist No Smoking, Eating or Drinking in Dental Clinical Area Large departmem-level sign caowria,11"x 17" To Our Dental Patients When You Arrive, Please Check in With the Dental Receptionist We Ask That You Keep Your Scheduled Appointment and Please Be on Tone Parents Must Be Present At All Dental Appointments of Children Under The Age of 18 Please be Seated After Your Dental Appointment. Our Receptionist Will Call You to Check Out, Thank You. Signs at the front and back entrances of Government Services Annex that list the building's departments and direct people to the OSC next door for tax assessor, collector and vital records Dental Patients Please Check in with Dental Receptionist Located in the Back of the Health Department. For You.and Your Child's Saiity, No Patients are Allowed Beyond This Point Unless Accompanied by a Dental Staff Person remoes office -- office of NGnority Af...ice -North Carolina Hispank&acmo Facts Attachment 3: nr3"; .$. 'IFflx rte.. ttp• tyaff ' ......-.m.. us/hispaniclatino/hislatfacts: GGre r"(2r`S , affi ce i star ical ly Bla c, ... .... .. . and Unive rsit ies North Carolina Selected Hispanic/Latino Facts ¦ On June 1, 1997, there were an estimated 29.2 million Hispanics in the United States, comprising 10.9 percent of the total population. Since July 1, 1990, the Hispanic population has grown 29 percent, while the non-Hispanic White population has increased 3 percent. (These totals do not include persons living in Puerto Rico, whose estimated population on July 1, 1996 was 3.8 million.) • In the U.S., Latino population growth between 1990 and 2000 is expected to be 40.3%, a growth rate 4 times faster than that of the U.S. population at 10.4%. • The Hispanic population is expected to contribute 35 percent of the nation's population growth from 1995 to 2000, 44 percent from 2000 to 2020, and 62 percent from 2020 to 2050. By the middle of the next century, the nation's Hispanic population is expected to reach 96.5 million (24.5 percent of the total population). • By 2005, it is projected that Hispanics will surpass non-Hispanic African Americans as the nations second-largest race/ethnic group, behind only non-Hispanic Whites. • The Hispanic/Latino population is the fastest growing population in North Carolina. • People of Mexican origin constitute the, largest portion of the total Hispanic/Latino population in North Carolina. 1997 U.S. Census Bureau estimates indicated that Wake County had the second largest growth of Hispanic, in the nation, 133% growth. • While the Hispanic/Latino population in North Carolina receives various services from private and public agencies, many basic needs are still unmet. The most basic is need is addressing the language barrier. • North Carolina ranks 5th in the U.S. in its number of migrant and seasonal farmworkers. • The economic impact of farmworker labor in North Carolina represents 28% of the state's economy. It is further estimated the each migrant farmworker annually contributes more than $12,000 to total state agricultural profits. • In 1996, the nation's total foreign-bom population was 24.6 million, of which over 40 percent were Hispanic. Page in Spanish Hispanic/Latin Affairs of North Carolina 1990 Census Lookup (1.4a) Attachment 4: Page 1 of 1 (URL reload) 1990 US Census Data Database: C90STF3A Summary Leveh state--war=ty Orange County: FIPS. STATE=37 , PIPS. COUNTY90=13.5 PERSONS OF HISPANIC ORIGn; Universe: Persons of Hispanic origin Total.... .1246 HOUSEHOLD LANGiJAM AND Ln4=STIC ISOLATION Universe: Households English .................. ................33032 Spanish: Linguistically isolated.... ........................................,,,. .99 Not linguistically isolated ..................................... ........971 Asian or Pacific Island language Linguistically isolated...... ............................................... ••.260 Not linguistically isolated .......................... : -•••••••••••-••••••385 Other language; Linguistically isolated ....................................... .101 Not linguistically isolated.....-• ...............................---•'_1430 •-.-- LANGOAGE SPOKEN AT HOME Universe: Persons 5 years and over - Speak only English ...................................--- German (607, 613) ................ _ ..... •••••...82622 (609) .................•••.. ................•-•-..................446 Yiddish Other West Germanic language (608, 610-612) ...............................•••---.75 Scandinavian (614-618) ............................... ..... Greek (637) ......................81 Indic (662-678) ........ ......... ...•..................................... .7$ Italian (619) .................... ..............267 '........ ... .....• •••--• ...................................128 French or French Creole (620-624) ......................................... 742 Portuguese or Portuguese Creole (629--630). .............................143 Spanish or Spanish Creole (625, 627-628) ............................ . ....1734 Polish (645) ..................... Russian (639) ........... .. ......... •....-•••-••-.....,...................Se ••- „ ................. •••••••••••.66 South Slavic (647-65.2) ..............• Other Slavic language (640-644 646)........................................ Other Indo-European language (601-606, 626,-631-636,-638, 653-661)......... 48 Arabic (777) .................... Tagalog (742) .......................•-••.............................--••.238 Chinese (708-715) .......................................................... ...,43 671 Hungarian (682).... ...............................•-......--- .60 .............. Japanese (723)............• ................... Mon-Khmer (726) ................ -••--...---••--•-....--•---•274 Korean (724) ............ .......••. ..... •,........ •......--•-••-.............0 .290 Native North American languages (800-955,959-966,977-982) ................49 Vietnamese "(728) ...................................,............ .78 Other and unspecified languages (679-681, 683-707, 716-722, 725,..........475 9 I .. /I . . - Attachment 5: USA Counties 1998 Orange, NC (37135) General Profile http:!/wwwxm m.gov/s tab/USA98/37/135.1 )0 Population - total, 1997 ............................................. 108,503 Population - total, 1990 ............................................. 93 851 , Population.- total., 1980............................................. 77 055 Population - percent change, 1990 to 1997........... ................... 15.6 Population - percent change, 1980 to 1990 ............................ 21.8 Population -- white, 1996.... .. .... ........................... 86,709 Population - percent white, 1996 ..................................... 79.7 Population - black, 1996... .................................. 17;790 Population -- percent black, ].996........... . .................. 16.4- Population - American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut, 1996........ ...... ... 401 Population - percent American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut, 1996......... 0.4 Population - Asian or Pacific Islander, 1996........ ................ 3,895 Population - percent Asian or Pacific Islander, 1996 ................ 3.6 Population - Hispanic (may be of any race), 1996........ .......:...... 2,508 Population - percent Hispanic (may be of any race), 1996 ............. 2.3 Population - under 5 years, 1996 ............... ................ 6,440 Population - 5 to 14 years; 1:996.. ..................................... 12,214 Population - 65 years and over,.-1996 .. .......................... .. 9,883 Vital statistics (NCHS)-- births, 199'4. .... ...... ... .... 1,163 Vital statistics (NCHS) - births per 1000 resident population, 1994.. 11.2 Vital statistics (NCHS) - deaths, 1994.. ... ......... ... .... 579 Vital statistics (NCHS) - deaths per 1000 resident population, 1994.. 5.6 Vital statistics (NCHS) - infant deaths, 1994.... ...... ... .... 6 Vital statistics (NCHS) - infant deaths Pei 1000 live births, 1994 ... 5.2 Public school enrollment (LACES) - number, fall. 1994-1995 ............. 13,337. Public school enrollment (LACES) - number, fall 1991-1992 ............. 11,516 Educational attainment - percent persons 25 years and over high school graduates, 1990., ...... ......... .......... ......... ..... 83.6 Educational attainment - percent persons 25 years and over college graduates, 1990.. .............. ...... .. ...... .... ..... 46.1 Local government finances - per capita property taxes (dollars), 1992.. ..... •.... ........... ....... ....... • .. ..... 511 Federal funds and grants - per capita expenditures and obligations (dollars),, 1997 ................. ....... ....... .--------- ..... 4,570 Federal funds and grants - per capita expenditures and obligations (dollars), 1990... ... ..... ... .... ... ............... 3,085 Social security (SSA) -- total benefit recipients, 1996................ 12,141 Social security (SSA) - total benefit recipients; 1990. .............. 9,860 Supplemental security income .(SSA) - total recipients, 1996.......... 1,186 Supplemental security income (SSA). - total recipients, 1990.......... 826 Civilian labor force (BLS) - number, 1996.. ........................ 61,624 Civilian labor force (BLS) - number, 1990.. ... ................... 53,183 Civilian labor force (BLS) - unemployment rate, 1996 .................. 1.7 Civilian labor force '(BLS) - unemployment rate, 1990 .................. 2.5 Personal income (BEA) - total ($1000),,1994 .......................... 2,440,031 Personal income (BEA) - total ($1000), 1990... ... .................. 1,831,771 Personal income. (BEA) - per capita (dollars), 1994............ ..... 23,108 Personal income (BEA) - per capita (dollars.), 1990.. .............. 19,432 Money income - median household income (dollars), 1993 ............... 35,740 Money income - median household income (dq,.lars), 1989 ............... 29,968 Poverty - percent persons below poverty, 1993 ..................... 10.4 .Poverty - percent persons below poverty, 1989.. ...... ...., ... . .13.9 Commercial banks and savings institutions (FDIC-insured) - number of offices, 1997..... .... ..• ..... .... .. ...•--.... 34 Commercial banks and savings institutions (FDIC-insured) total ........................ 1997.... osits ($1000) de 951,856 , ....•...... • ..... p Private nonfarm establishments - total, 1995 ............... 2,484 .Private nonfarm establishments - net change, 1990 to 1995........... 365 Private nonfarm establishments - percent retail trade, 1995.......... .23.7 httpVAvww.cenm.gav/sftta&USA99/3, Private nonfarm establishments - percent services, 1995 .............. Private nonfarm establishm t . 41.6 en s - paid employees, 1995 ................ Private nonfarm establishments - average annual payroll per paid 31,041 employee (dollars), 1995 ............................................. 21 396 New private housing units authorized by building permits - total, , 1997...... ... .... New private*housing"units.authorizedlby*buildinglpermits*- total, 1,005 1990 ............. ....... e New private housing Units th s - 523 au orized by building permit valuation ($1000). 1997 ....... ...... ....................... **................. New private housing units authorized by building permits - valuation 123,223 ($1000), 1990..................................................... ... Retail trade - per capita retail sales (dollars) 1992 49,879 , . .............. 6,848 -------------------- (NA) Not available (D ) Avoid disclosure of confidential information (X ) - Not applicable (S ) Does not meet publication standards (Z ) Value > 0 but < half unit of measure shown (FN) Footnote in place of data 12 Attachment 6:. Draft example of "safety sign", 12" a 21" No smoking No fumar No weapons No armas No soliciting I No solicitado No animals except for guide animals No animales a excepcion de perros de guia Hours of operation:' Monday - Friday Horario de operaciones: lunes - viernes 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.