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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 13, 2012 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 1 <br /> SUBJECT: Whitted Building — Former Library Space Adaptive Re-use <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager's Office, PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Asset Management Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> A) Memo Dated February 6, 2012 Frank Clifton, 919-245-2306 <br /> Regarding Whitted Building Michael Talbert, 919-245-2308 <br /> B) Parking Analysis Illustratives Jeff Thompson, 919-245-2658 <br /> C) Floor Plan Scenarios <br /> PURPOSE: To receive an overview of site and space planning information and to provide <br /> guidance for the project. <br /> BACKGROUND: Since the February 23, 2012 joint meeting between the BOCC and the <br /> Hillsborough Town Board, staff has worked with the County's design consultant, Corley Redfoot <br /> Architects, and a team of representatives of the Orange County Cultural Center ("OCCC") to <br /> analyze the former library space within the Whitted building and develop schematic site and <br /> floor plans that provide adequate facilities for the benefit of a variety of public meeting and event <br /> uses. Attachment A, dated February 6, 2012, includes background and was previously provided <br /> to the Board as an Information Item as part of the February 21, 2012 regular meeting agenda <br /> prior to the joint meeting. <br /> Staff has incorporated several guiding principles in its work: <br /> 1) Parking availability to meet the diverse needs of the flexible meeting spaces as well as <br /> the recreation and other County functions on the site (Health, Dental and Housing, <br /> Human Rights and Community Development). <br /> 2) The incorporation of all of the necessary requirements and functionality necessary for an <br /> effective BOCC meeting space (egress, life safety requirements, acoustics, audio-visual <br /> infrastructure, event setup flexibility, small meeting area availability, etc.); and <br /> 3) Space planning flexibility for other public uses (OCCC, Orange County Schools, public <br /> and private events coordinated through the Orange County Visitor's Bureau, etc.); <br /> The areas of focus for the Board are as follows: <br /> 1) Parking (Note Attachment B, "Parking Analysis Illustratives"): There are currently 219 <br /> parking spaces available on the site, including 22 on-street parking spaces. Assuming <br /> that the proposed meeting space and the recreational gym use is considered after hours <br />