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MEMORANDUM TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS JOHN LINK, COUNTY MANAGER FROM: TED ABERNATHY AND PAM JONES RE: POTENTIAL LOCATION(S) FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS FACILITY DATE: DECEMBER 19, 1995 On December 4, 1995 you received the final report from the Skill Development Board. One of the recommendations cited in the report was that permanent, consistently available spaces for training be obtained. Since the time the report was issued we have been presented with an opportunity to lease a building in Chapel Hill. The building itself so closely parallels the physical needs of the training and small business facility, and those buildings are so rare in Southern Orange County, that we felt the need to bring it to your attention immediately. Some specific information about the building is as follows: • Located on West Franklin Street in the Midway area; • Total of 12,793 square feet; • The configuration of the space (see attached floor plan) as required by the current tenant (a printing company) includes large open areas, such as what would be needed for our computer lab and industry training functions. The area is served by a roll-up door, which would be particularly advantageous when considering the movement of equipment and materials necessary for the industry training component. • Although it would require some reconfiguration, there are areas already established for offices, thereby hopefully minimizing upfit costs. • There are approximately 40 parking spaces which would be part of the lease. Although we have by no means finalized any lease terms, the discussions about lease rates seem to indicate that it will fall between $6.50-$8.50 per square foot. This would not include utilities, which the present tenant indicates have historically been around $1,100 per month. Nor would this include any cost for upfit, which amount would be pure speculation at this point. As you ponder the possibilities of this venture, it would be interesting to note that the Capital Improvements Plan includes $25,000 this year, $25,000 next year, $50,000 in 1997-98 and $105,000 in 1998-99 for a Skill Development Center. As a reminder, the Skill Development and Small Business Facility would include, but not be limited to, programs such as: • Computer training; and • Industry training (Includes clerical skills, early childhood care, EMT training, GED, etc.); and • Possibly Health Tech and Telemarketing training. We have identified several entities as potential partners in the this endeavor. To date, they include: • Durham Tech; Orange County satellite campus • "Employment Security Commission (ESC); • ''Small Business Technology Development Center(SBTDC) • "The J.O.B.S. program through DSS; and • ""JTPA through JOCCA.