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A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to direct the staff to develop a parking plan for employees by April 1, 2006. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Gordan asked about the debt capacity for the justice facilities. Donna Dean said that at the September 13t" meeting, the staff presented the debt issuance schedule, which included $7.7 million for the justice facilities, which included corresponding renovations and upfits at the new courthouse. In addition, they have also programmed $4 million in the following year for additional County space. In the third year (2007-2008},there is $4.5 million programmed. Taking all of this into consideration, they would still be well within the debt capacity if they were to do the additional $2.2-2.5 million for the justice facilities. Commissioner Gordan asked if the $4.5 million was earmarked far anything and Donna Dean said that she does not recall. Donna Dean will make copies of the September 13t" diagram. Park Operations BaselPark Administration at the Valley Forge Site: Pam Jones said that when they put the space study together, one of the primary concerns was to free up space at the Planning and Ag Building and to minimize the amount of rent being paid. Part of the strategy was to relocate ERCD and the Parks and Recreation site to the Valley Forge site. Since that time, ERCD requested that their offices be located at the Julia Blackwood properly on Millhouse Road in Chapel Hill, and this would free up some space at the Planning and Ag building. This would be done the last quarter of next year. Regarding the Parks Operations base, there are a couple of site plans. She said that when they contemplated the parks operations base being maned to this facility, they were looking at a shorter period of time -five years. The Parks Strategic Plan called for them to locate permanently at the Blackwood property on NC 86. This decision has not been officially made by the Board. She said that both plans are pretty expensive because of some requirements, such as retaining walls, and she does not think it would be worth it far the short term. She made reference to the options on the abstract. - Option 1: Renovate the building and site to accommodate the Parks Operations BaselParks Administration o If renovations are to occur, recommend which site plan should be used as the basis for design; - Option 2: Not renovate the building to accommodate the Parks Operations BaselParks Administration o If no renovation is to occur, discuss the advisability of building a structure for the parks operations base somewhere in the vicinity of the Public WorkslFairview Park site; or o In the alternative, continue to lease the existing parks operations base until such time the appropriate facilities are constructed at the Blackwood Farm as a permanent location of the operations base. The current annual lease for the parks operations base is $33,000. - Option 3: Consider relocating other County offices to the building. Outstanding issues that have arisen since the publication of the 2004 Facilities Study Update and that potentially could be addressed at this facility include: o Board of Elections need for additional office space and storage for equipment, ballots, etc. o Expansion of Farm Services Agency (FSA}, presently located at the Planning and Agriculture Building. (Note: Relocating FSA to this facility should likely also