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6 <br /> 1 A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz <br /> 2 to close the public hearing. <br /> 3 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 4 <br /> 5 A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz <br /> 6 to adopt the ordinance with the initiated text amendments to the Unified Development <br /> 7 Ordinance (UDO) regarding the review and permitting of solar arrays (Attachment 2). <br /> 8 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 9 <br /> 10 7. Regular Agenda <br /> 11 <br /> 12 a. Northern Human Services Center Project — Next Steps <br /> 13 The Board provided specific direction to staff on efforts related to the Northern Human <br /> 14 Services Center (NHSC) by Approving "Option 2" as the development path for the project; and <br /> 15 Authorizing the Manager to engage a professional design firm for the project through a request <br /> 16 for qualifications ("RFQ") process. <br /> 17 Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation Director Dave Stancil <br /> 18 said that this was presented on October 25th. He did not go through the PowerPoint <br /> 19 presentation again. The PowerPoint is included in the packet for reference. There are two <br /> 20 options. The first option is to deconstruct the entire facility and building a new 10,000 square <br /> 21 foot community center. The second option is to use the center section of the building. Either of <br /> 22 those options would include Triangle J High Performance Building Standards throughout the <br /> 23 project. The cost estimate is around $2 million for either of the options. This funding is <br /> 24 reflected in the Capital Investment Plan this spring. Attachment 3 has a summary of the <br /> 25 comments made at the September 25th community meeting. There was very strong consensus <br /> 26 that Option 2 would be preferable. The design process will begin in the spring during the capital <br /> 27 budget season. Staff is prepared to continue on the path of Option 2 with the Board's approval. <br /> 28 Commissioner Hemminger asked about the asbestos situation. Jeff Thompson said that <br /> 29 the asbestos is encapsulated and it is in a safe condition. It will be completely cleared out and <br /> 30 it will be safe. <br /> 31 Frank Clifton said that the internal workings of the building will be removed and only the <br /> 32 structure will be retained. <br /> 33 Commissioner Hemminger asked if there would be storage for equipment for the park <br /> 34 and Jeff Thompson said yes. <br /> 35 Commissioner Jacobs asked if sustainable elements would be incorporated and Jeff <br /> 36 Thompson said yes. Commissioner Jacobs asked that this be added into the document so that <br /> 37 it is part of the understanding going forward. He said that for the people that may not be <br /> 38 around in 2015 or whenever this building opens, he would like to request that the Historic <br /> 39 Preservation Commission and/or the Orange County School System get together and try and <br /> 40 capture some of the history of the Northern Human Services Center. <br /> 41 Dave Stancil said that this is already in the works. <br /> 42 A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner <br /> 43 Hemminger to approve Option 2" as the development path for the project which includes: <br /> 44 removal of classroom wings, adaptive re-use of 10,000 square foot center portion; new roof and <br /> 45 building systems; standard interior upfit; and authorize the Manager to engage a professional <br /> 46 design firm for the project through a request for qualifications ("RFQ") process. <br /> 47 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 48 <br /> 49 b. Strategic Information Technology Plan <br />