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~ -.~ , ~'-~ NOW THEREFORE, on behalf of the Orange County Board of Commissioners I, Shirley E. Marshall, do hereby proclaim February as HEART MONTH IN ORANGE COUNTY and ask all residents to support the American Heart Association's 1986-87 campaign. This the 2nd day of February, 1987.. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. E. REPORTS 1. EFLAND SEWER STATUS Assistant County Manager Bill Laws stated that the encroachment agreement with Southern Railroad is on .the agenda for Board approval and that one of the easements that was questionable is still. pending but an agreement has been reached and just needs the required signatures. 2. LONG RANGE SPACE NEEDS Commissioner Carey reiterated his previous comments about the proposed move for the Department on Aging and the Northside .facility. He noted, and the Board agreed, that the proposal perpetuates and encourages the psychological perspective that the people who receive the services at Northside have of this section of town. Toni. Mason from CHR indicated her decision was based on the existing space available. Housing and Community Development which is currently located at the old Police Station has a much stronger requirement to be located near the Social Services Department which is currently at Northside. The Social Services Department needs to expand their space now and Housing and Community Development also needs additional space and also they feel their location at the old Police Station is very inappropriate. Jerry Passmore indicated that the administrative section of the Department on Aging needs to be in a higher profile (more visible) location. Commissioner Carey noted that while a higher profile is ''. important, the proposal is to move to an eastern location which could also be quite. expensive. Chair Marshall emphasized that the senior center was put at the present location to make it accessible to those people who Jive in that area and needed the services being offered. Social Services was then .. moved in the building. She expressed her opposition to this proposal. Department on Aging Director Jerry Passmore distributed an analysis which showed a breakdown of where the people live .that come to the center for services. He indicated that the Department has more and more people coming to the center on a one time basis. The group activity center is for those who come on a daily basis to participate in the activities available. He felt the administrative offices could be pulled out and put into a more visible location to serve those who come on a one time basis. The bulk of the older population live in the eastern part of town and two-thirds of all older people live in Chapel Hill. Commissioner Hartwell made reference to the 8,000 sq.ft. that is proposed as an addition to Northside and asked if that site would accommodate a larger expansion. Ken Thompson indicated that there is enough space to expand further on that property and that the slope in front could be built upon or used for parking. Jerry Passmore suggested that the entire design of the property needs to be reviewed to enhance the security of the building and to provide easier accessibility. Chair Marshall emphasized that the maximum use of the Northside property needs to be studied. Commissioner Carey asked about the long-term facilities at the garage. Mason noted that the report only addressed office space. Ken Thompson stated that the Public Works facility would be covered in a different report.