ORD-2003-184 Middle School #3 Orange County Schools Capital Project Ordinance

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0~,~-- BOO 3 -~ 1~~ >a-a 4- ~~ ~~. The Board authorized the allocation of $27,OQ0 from the Human Services Safety Net Reserve to provide a time extension of°two months for the In-Home. Breastfeeding Support Program/Expanded Food:: and Nutrition Education. Program; VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA- 8=e. *Budc~et 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 CountySchoals middle school #3. She saw'that the Orange County School Board discussed his at the December 15~ meeting: She 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 todiscuss which part of the site would be the school site. She has no problems: moving ahead w:rth it. She asked what kind of engineering and design was going to happen and when. It-was her understanding that the sate is not known yet: Assistant County Manager-Rod Visser said that thisdiscussion is:going'to come in late January or early February: The OCS has already engaged an 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 Carey to approve-the atkached budget ordinance amendment and capital .project. ordinance forthe Health Department, Planning Department, and Orange County Schools Middle School #3: VOTE:. UNANIMOUS: REPORTS 10-a. Whiffed Human Services Center - Jpdate-on Reno~atians and Saace Allocation... Thee. Board considered updated informationon the progress of'renovations at the Whiffed Human Services:Center (Buildings "A" and"`B'~, and:a diagram of nteriorspace allocation for when'the center s'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 "after" renovations. He said. that all 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 to the Public' Works: area in a 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'#his frees up the basement in the Whiffed: Building;. These areas. have been reallocated to, Housing and Community Development. The library will have some staff people in the area that was previously the Nutrition Office. Department of Social Services will';occupythe area that was: previously used as the arts and crafts room, The family counseling space will let go of their lease downtown and will move.. into the i6asement: The. Department of Social Services will. take over,the space hat was used by Housing and Community Development o'n the third floor: Commissioner Gordon said that 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 feef 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 unfit he met with, all: department heads to discuss space needs.: He made the decision that created space for the library downstairs that was origina ly planned for a common area for employees to work on projects. It seemed the priority was higher to provide additional space for the ibrary: Chair Jacobs said that he got an email today from the Friends of the Library: saying. that they are losing significant shelf space by thre 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 thatwould':not meet code.