ORD-2003-183 - Budget Amendment #7

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o~~ - z da 3- / ~.3 is - ~ ~- ~ 3 ~~ The Board authorized the allocation of $27,000 from the Human Services 5;afety Net Reserve to provide a time extension of two months for the In-Home BreastFeeding Support ProgramlExpanded Food and Nutrition Education Program:. VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA:::: 8-e. *Budaet Amendment #T The Board considered approving budget ordinance amendments.:°for fiscal year 2003-04: Commissioner Gordon said that she had a question about the Orange County Schools middle school.#3. She sawthatthe Orange County School Board discussedfhis atthe December 1 ~` meeting. S`he would like this .report. She thought we were at"the site selection stage and that`it would last a little while longer. She thought the County Commissioners were going to discuss which part of the-site would be the school site. She has no problems moving ahead with it. She asked what kind of'engineering and design was going to happen and when. It was her understanding: that the site is not known yet. Assistant County Manager .Rod Visser said that this-discussion is going to come in late January or early February. The OCS ha already engagedan architectural firm. The staff is trying to make sure that there is an appropriation in place and that the OCS has the; money to pay the. architects. There is no building architectural design. going on yet. A motion was made Commissioner Gordon, seconded. by Commissioner Careyto approve-the attached budget ordinance amendment and capital project ordinance for the Health Department, Planning Department, and'Orange County Schools :Middle School #3. VOTE: UNANIMOUS .REPORTS. 10-a. _Whitted Human Services Genter - Update on Renovations and Space Allocation The Board considered updated information on the progress of renovations. at the Whitted Human Services Center (Buildings "A" and "B'~, and a diagram of nteriorspace allocation for when. the center is re- occupied and provided feedback to staff. John Link said that the .Board had asked for an update on the space' allocation that is being. planned-once. renovations are completed. He made reference to the diagrams in the packet with the "before" and wafter" renovations..: He said thatall departments would get more space because the Department on Aging is moving out voluntarily to the Meadowlands. Purchasing and Central Services. Director Pam Jones said that OPT has moved' o the Public Works area na modular unit and the Department on Aging liked their place at the Meadowlands so much that they would like to stay there permanently.. She said'that this frees up the basement in the Whitted Building: These areas have been reallocated to Housing and Community Development. The library wiR' have some staff people in the area that was previously the Nutrition Office,. Departmen# of Social Services will occupy the area that was previously used as the arts_and crafts roam. The family counseling space will. left go of their lease downtown and will move into the basement. The Department of Social. Services will take over the space that was used by Housing and Community Development on the third floor. Commissioner Gordon aid hat there was a concern that the library. space has been reduced..... Pam Jones said that the library space has not:.been reduced. They have picked up 572-square feet downstairs and the area they thought they would lose in the audiovisual room-has not been lost.:.. John Link aid that .until the last week or so, the library was not going to get additional;space until he met with all department heads to discuss space needs.. He made the decision that created space for the library downstairs that was originally planned #or a common area. foremployees to work on projects. {# seemed"the prioritywas higher to provide additional space.for the library. Chair Jacobs said that he go#;an email today from the. Friends of the Library saying that they are losing significant shelf space by the way this is configured. John Link said that as of today, the staff did a walk through: and it was determined that there is certain shelf space that would not meet code.