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also the possibility of a wellness center and/or clinic and research facilities geared toward seniors. The Commissioners had earlier expressed the need to preserve the County's options to build facilities on the three future development footprints at the Southern Human Services Center. With these comments in mind, County staff developed an alternative layout. The altemative layout as reflected on the attached map (attachment #3), re- orients the future building footprint and places the potential location for the senior center in the southwest comer of the property. The University has expressed approval in allowing property to be used from the Horace Williams tract to join with the County property and allow sufficient space to develop the campus plan referenced earlier in this abstract. They will proceed with their internal approval process. Further, it is our understanding that they will develop a proposed scope of work for the facility in the near future. This information will be submitted to the appropriate parties to request advance planning funds. Construction funds would then be requested at the appropriate milestone within the planning process. The Southern Human Services-Horace Williams site will serve the County and the University's long-term purposes to develop the needed facilities. However, given the funding process for University buildings, it is not likely that a building will be constructed in the immediate future. Parallel to this process has been on going discussions with the Galleria of NC, LLC, the Chapel Hill Senior Center landlord. The landlord was requested to reconsider the proposal presented to the County in 1997. We are pleased to report that the negotiations have been successful and the landlord has responded favorably to our request to lower the County's costs. The proposed terms and conditions are included as attachment # 1. Given the fact that the lease is more favorable to the County, particularly when viewed in the terms of present value dollars that would be needed for new construction, and given that the University and the County would find it difficult to respond with new facilities by June 30, 2001, we therefore believe the lease renewal through June 30, 2006 to be a prudent option for the Board to consider. RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board take the following action: • Endorse the use of the footprint on the Southern Human Services Center property as identified on the attached map for future development of a senior center. Approximately 1.25 acres of County property would be combined with additional University property to accommodate a campus for aging services, including the senior center and other aging related University facilities; and • Authorize the Manager to continue working toward an agreement with the University to solidify a land-sharing arrangement to accommodate the proposed facilities; and • Authorize the Manager to develop a lease extension with the Galleria of NC, LLC for the Chapel Hill Senior Center, consistent with terms identified on attachment 2 and .contingent upon Attorney and staff review; and • Authorize the Chair to sign the lease on behalf of the Board.