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7 <br /> 1 Chair Pelissier suggested giving this to the Rogers Road Task Force. <br /> 2 Commissioner Yuhasz said that he would be hesitant to add to the charge of the Rogers <br /> 3 Road Task Force. The specific charge of this group is to give the County a basis for moving <br /> 4 forward on the water and sewer issues on Rogers Road. Anything added to that will delay the <br /> 5 recommendations on this issue. <br /> 6 Commissioner Foushee said that she would not want this group to miss the deadline <br /> 7 because of additional charges. <br /> 8 Commissioner Gordon echoed the concerns about adding to the charge. She agreed <br /> 9 that they need to move expeditiously on the school siting but to find another venue. <br /> 10 Council Member Ward asked if it could be step two for this work group and all agreed. <br /> 11 Council Member Ward said to make sure that Carrboro is brought on board as well. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 3. County Planning for Southern Human Services Center Property <br /> 14 Asset Management Services Director Pam Jones brought the Boards up to date on the <br /> 15 Southern Human Services Center site. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 In 1992 the County purchased 34.1 acres at 2500 Homestead Road on which to develop a <br /> 18 County campus for service offerings in southern Orange County. To date, two buildings have <br /> 19 been built on the site—the Southern Human Services Center and the Seymour Senior Center. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 The Board of Commissioners approved a conceptual site master plan in 2006 — a copy of <br /> 22 supporting materials for that action is attached. Funding for a formal master plan of the <br /> 23 Southern Human Services campus is included in the current year Capital Investment Plan <br /> 24 (CIP). Proposals have been received from potential consultants and a recommendation will be <br /> 25 presented to the Board of Commissioners at their May 15, 2012 meeting. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Pam Jones said that recent discussions with County departments regarding their future <br /> 28 programming needs in southern Orange reflect a variety of potential uses for the site. An <br /> 29 updated study of current and future County-wide space needs will be conducted within the next <br /> 30 year and will more accurately identify and prioritize development that may be appropriate for the <br /> 31 Homestead Road campus. In the meantime, at such time the Board of Commissioners has <br /> 32 reviewed and approved the final master plan from the consultant, the County may choose to <br /> 33 move forward with some type of request to the Town to begin preliminary site work on building <br /> 34 locations identified in the Master Plan. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Attachment 3— October 3, 2006 BOCC Agenda Abstract and Attachments— Homestead <br /> 38 Road Campus Master Plan Approval <br /> 39 <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Commissioner Jacobs asked about the future location of a dental clinic. <br /> 42 Pam Jones said that she could speak to how the Southern Human Services Center <br /> 43 building was designed in 1998. She said that there is an extension to this building that would <br /> 44 double the size of the building. This was part of the original plan. <br /> 45 Commissioner Gordon said that at one time there was a plan for a $6 million expansion <br /> 46 of this building. She asked where this stood. <br /> 47 Pam Jones said that this was on hold until the master plan was finalized. <br /> 48 Commissioner Gordon said that this master plan is important because this will be <br /> 49 Orange County's southern campus. It is on the bus line and has other advantages too. This <br />