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• Updates at www.co.oranqe.nc.us "what's new" Human Services Space • Options: — Lease/Purchase property on Mayo Street — Construct new facility on Southern Human Services site Lease/Purchase Option • Assumptions: — Primary/satellite location service delivery model adopted for DSS — County leases property effective April 1, 2008 through January 2012 per terms presented by Landlord — County exercises purchase option no later than February 2012 — Health Department would vacate Whitted and relocate to the Mayo Street site Bottom Line Cost Estimates—Lease/Purchase Existing Building Lease through February 2012 and upfit DSS w/reimbursement $2,505,986 Upfit/equipment costs for Health when they are relocated to Mayo St. $9,500,000 Purchase price/including reimbursement $11,121,750 TOTAL $23,127,736 Bottom Line Cost Estimates—New Construction Estimated construction and furnishing 50,000 sf for DSS $9,250,000 w/reimbursement Upfit & equipment SHSC for Health when DSS moves to new location $3,500,000 Upfit Whitted for Health Dept (DSS retains 5,000 sf for satellite office) $11,800,000 TOTAL $24,550,000 Chair Jacobs asked if the amounts included new parking and Pam Jones said that she does not think so, since there may not be enough land there to put a parking lot. Commissioner Gordon said that this particular site (SHSC) does have Chapel Hill Transit, which is fare-free public transit, a benefit for the clients. She said that the service delivery model currently is that the County provides services to people where they live. There are 60% of social services clients in the south and 40% in the north/central part of the county. She said that it is a major change to site most of the department services in Hillsborough with a satellite in Chapel Hill because the model has been a dual center model. She does not want to change the service delivery model and she does not think that the County should consolidate services in one area of the County. She said that there is an incredible need for space but the county should address that need without changing the dual center service delivery model.