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7 <br />The department will include a Sustainability Coordinator who will work in both <br />internal and external areas -such as implementing internal `green government' <br />measures and assessing and identifying community sustainability programs. <br />The Department Director would report to the County Manager and oversee and <br />administer all divisions and functions of the department, and initially would <br />provide direct supervision of the Public Works and Capital Projects work group. <br />The Risk Manager and Sustainability Coordinator would also report directly to the <br />Department Director. <br />The Deputy Director would report to the Department Director and assist in <br />administering all functions and divisions and would provide direct supervision to <br />the Natural and Cultural Resources work groups and Soil and Water. <br />Refinements to the organizational structure are still being discussed and <br />finalized. Materials provided to the Board in early 2009 will detail the finalized <br />organization structure and seek approval for the realignment of positions needed <br />to carry out the reorganization plan. <br />Location <br />With the exception of Public Works the new department would be located on the <br />third floor of the new office building scheduled for completion in late Spring-2009. <br />Public Works operations staff would remain at their current location on Highway <br />86N, Hillsborough. <br />Soil and Water, an affiliated agency to the new department, would continue to <br />occupy space at the Planning and Ag Building on Revere Road, Hillsborough. <br />Name of Department <br />Several names for the department have been suggested. Those most <br />descriptive of the function include: <br />• Department of Public and Environmental Assets (PEA) <br />• Department of Public Assets and Environmental Stewardship (PAES) <br />• Department of Environmental and Public Assets (EPA) <br />• Department of Environment, Sustainability and Public Assets (ESPA) <br />Staff considers the latter name to be most reflective of the responsibilities vested <br />to its care and therefore recommends the Department of Environment, <br />Sustainability and Public Assets (ESPA) as the department name. <br />