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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Laura Blackmon asked if this is something the Board wants before the budget process. Environment and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stancil said that there is about $200,000 for conservation easements. Commissioner Jacobs said that within the next two years they will be out of money. Commissioner Gordon wants to make sure that the program approved by the voters in 2001 stays intact and that the County Commissioners are talking about allocating more money beyond this. The Board agreed. At this time, there was a break. 1: 47 p. m. to 1: 56 p. m. Space/Facilities/Construction Project Improvements Commissioner Gordon said that this has to do with a plan that will remedy space needs and also how to develop the campuses. It is good to cluster the County services (downtown Hillsborough and Homestead Road), because it can be accessible to transportation. Commissioner Foushee said that she would like to emphasize #5 under this item, which is, "Figure out what we want to do with the Homestead Road campus so we can move on with it and will have a context in which to address IFC's proposal to relocate the men's shelter there." She said that there is some urgency to siting a shelter and the pressure is being put on the County to do this. It cannot be done absent a plan for the Homestead campus. Commissioner Jacobs said that the County Commissioners need to get a grasp on how much additional operating budget is committed by building these new buildings -senior center, justice facilities, staff, maintenance, etc. He said that this is the largest construction program in the history of Orange County and he would like to know what this will mean long term. Laura Blackmon asked the County Commissioners how long they think the space needs study will address the County's needs. Commissioner Jacobs said that the studies were based on it lasting through 2015. Based on this, he would say ten years. Commissioner Gordon said that she would like the Board to discuss this because she is not sure that the human services needs are being met in this plan. She said that she is looking forward to the Manager's analysis of the staff's needs/requests. Laura Blackmon asked about the expectation of the Board for how long this new construction will meet the County's needs. She said that nothing is worse than finishing new buildings and then having to start building other new buildings. Chair Carey said that this could be clarified at a work session, because he was under the impression that the vision that was presented to the Board would cover a certain number of years. He said that all of the buildings would not have to be filled up all at once. Andy Sachs said that the Board could look at this in depth on January 30tH Commissioner Gordon said that she would like a vision for 30 years and then a plan for each of the three ten-year periods included in the 30 year timeframe. Chair Carey asked about the $92 million that is already committed and how many years ahead that this addresses the needs. Commissioner Gordon pointed out that in the space study, there are guidelines that she thinks that the Board agreed on at one point. She suggested that staff review this. School Facilities Commissioner Jacobs said that there was a Land Use Plan kickoff meeting, that there has been discussion about municipal planners working with the Orange County Planning Director and the two school systems to identify potential future school sites. He said that there has been agreement at the Assembly of Governments meetings and the School Collaboration meetings, but nothing has happened. He said that it seems like it would be smarter to take it to a bond or just do it than the current ad hoc process. Chair Carey suggested discussing this at the next AOG meeting.