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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 2, 2006 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~-p <br />SUBJECT: Public Hearing and Consideration for Approval: Expanded County Campus <br />Proposal <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing/County Attorney/ PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />Budget/ Finance <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Site Plan <br />Renderings of Buildings <br />Agreement of Intent <br />October 11, 2006 Memorandum from <br />Budget Director Regarding Capital and <br />Debt Related Matters <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Jones (919) 245-2652 <br />Geoffrey Gledhill (919) 732-2196 <br />Donna Coffey (919) 245-2151 <br />Ken Chavious (919) 245-2453 <br />PURPOSE: To receive public input regarding the development of an expanded county campus <br />in downtown Hillsborough; to approve and authorize the Chair to sign an Agreement of Intent to <br />purchase the Project as defined in the Agreement of Intent; to lease with option to purchase the <br />Auxiliary Project as defined in the Agreement of Intent; and to exempt the professional design <br />services and construction manager at risk contracts from the qualifications- based selection <br />process. <br />BACKGROUND: In 2000, the County prepared an analysis of countywide departmental space <br />needs through the year 2020. The study, updated in 2004, reinforced the need for additional <br />space in several areas. The recommendations included the need to create a new or expanded <br />county campus in Hillsborough. The Board Chair and Vice-chair have been meeting with staff to <br />develop recommendations for solutions to the countywide departmental space needs. Their <br />work is nearing completion and final recommendations for the group will be presented during fihe <br />Board's worksession on 11/9. The recommendations include the need to expand the existing <br />county campus in Hillsborough. <br />Recently George Horton, a local developer, approached the County with a proposal to expand <br />the County's downtown Hillsborough campus with new buildings roughly adjacent to the existing <br />County courthouse, jail and office complex rather than to create a new campus at a separate <br />location. This allows the County to utilize existing campus buildings and to promote walkability <br />among County facilities while adding the needed space as indicated by the earlier studies. <br />The Site <br />The project site is located on the old Southern States property, the Gateway building property <br />and several other parcels. Combined, the project sits on parcels of land totaling approximately <br />3.35 acres located at the southern edge of the Historic District of Hillsborough. The combined <br />