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11 <br />COPY <br />1ATTACHMENT1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 8, 2012 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 7 -a <br />SUBJECT: Northern Human Services Center Project — Next Steps <br />DEPARTMENT: Department of Environment, PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />Agriculture, Parks & <br />Recreation (DEAPR) & Asset <br />Management Services (AMS) <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1) June 12, 2012 NHSC Project - <br />Status Report <br />2) NHSC Development Option <br />Comparison <br />3) September 25, 2012 NHSC <br />Community Meeting #2 Summary <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />David Stancil, DEAPR, (919) 245 -2522 <br />Marabeth Carr, DEAPR, (919) 245 -2516 <br />Jeff Thompson, AMS, (919) 245 -2658 <br />Wayne Fenton, AMS, (919) 245 -2628 <br />Michael Talbert, Assistant County <br />Manager, (919) 245 -2308 <br />PURPOSE: To provide specific direction to staff on efforts related to the Northern Human <br />Services Center (NHSC) by: <br />1. Approving "Option 2" as the development path for the project; and <br />2. Authorizing the Manager to engage a professional design firm for the project <br />through a request for qualifications ( "RFQ ") process. <br />BACKGROUND: In June 2012, the Board of County Commissioners approved the FY2012 -17 <br />Capital Investment Plan (CIP) that included $250,000 in FY 2012 -13 for deconstruction and <br />demolition of the Northern Human Services Building (NHSC) in preparation for the future use of <br />the site. The Board also approved $2.0 million in FY 2014 -15 for construction of a new facility <br />at the site. <br />The Board may recall that staff held a public meeting to receive input on the function, <br />appearance, and characteristics of this proposed new facility. Attachment 1, a June 12, 2012 <br />memorandum entitled "Northern Human Services Center (NHSC) Project - Status Report ", <br />presents the summary provided to the Board in a work session prior to the summer break. The <br />community meeting concluded with public consensus on the types of uses the proposed facility <br />should include within its space plan. However, there were mixed opinions regarding either <br />building a completely new facility or retaining components of the original facility. A "adaptive re- <br />use" development model would incorporate components within a design that would retain more <br />of the character and cultural significance of the original facility. <br />Staff held an additional public input session on September 25, 2012. The focus of that meeting <br />was to gather input and consensus on a development path of an approximate 10,000 square <br />