HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 03-29-2001-4ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: March 29, 2001
Action Agen a
Item No.
SUBJECT: Presentation of Prelimina S ace Needs Re ort
DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
Services
ATTACHMENT(S):
Report (under separate cover)
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pam Jones (919) 245-2652
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel HIII 968-0501
Durham fi88-7331
Mebane 33fi-227-2031
PURPOSE: To receive the Preliminary Space Needs Report as prepared by the County Space
Needs Task Force.
BACKGROUND: The County Commissioners appointed a Commissioner Task Force to
explore space needs for County departments through 2010. The findings of the Task Force are
included in the Preliminary Orange County Space Needs Study under separate cover.
The, purpose of the report is:
1. To inventory existing space used by County Departments;
2. To document proaected space requirements through 2010 for use in
nlar~ning- f!~ture County Capital. Investment Plans as it respects the _... ,_.
development of new facilities, expanded facilities and/or renovated
facilities;
3. To identify issues that affect the quality of how the existing facilities are used and when
appropriate, to offer recommendations as to how facilities might be upgraded to provide
a higher level of service.
4. To identify special departmental needs that might impact the ultimate development of a
facility.. (e.g. The impact of an extraordinary number of confidential records that the
department is required to keep may impact how storage needs are met; special power
considerations for equipment used by the department; special departmental needs for
confidentiality in interview areas, etc.)
5. To .review departmental data and to explore specific areas that have impacted growth in
a department, therefore impacting facility expansion needs. This is an effort to identify
growth trends and be able to better predict future space requirements.
6. To present recommended options for addressing County space needs.
7. To take into consideration the place of technology in County government and the space
needs that result.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact associated with discussion of this
item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County
Commissioners: '
a. discuss.the Preliminary Report and provide comments
b. approve the Executive Summary of the report, and forward it to the Capital Needs
Task Force
c. receive the rest of the report pending completion. of the Final Report in Fall 2001