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0 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />Meeting Date: January 24, 2012 <br />SUBJECT: Next Steps: Northern Human Services Center <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />N HSC Facility Assessment <br />Proposed Timeline (with Public Inp <br />Plan) I <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 8 — r— <br />#UBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br />76 <br />PURPOSE: To receive information about community efforts regarding the disposition of the <br />Northern Human Services Center; and to provide directiIon to staff on next steps. <br />As previously discussed, the cost • operation is very expensive — over $100,000 in FY 2010- <br />201: 1. At this time, the building use is limited to a day rare and Head Start program, along with <br />limited County recreation programs. The day care and Head Start program have been noticed <br />that the facility would not be available beginning January 1, 2013. <br />luring its work session in M�arch, 2011, the Board • Commissioners expressed interest in <br />Aursuing some type of project at the site, but desired that the community be engaged in a <br />meaningful dialogue that would help inform decons about the removal and eventual <br />replacement of this facility. <br />