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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 9, 2006 <br />Action Agen~ a <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Presentation of Updated County Space Needs <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Services . <br />ATTACHMENT(S): (Under Separate <br />Cover) <br />2005 Space Needs Report <br />Cover Memo Outlining Additional Space <br />Issues Considered by Study Group <br />Updated 2005 Executive Summary <br />Updated Departmental Space <br />Requirements <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Jones, (919) 245-2652 <br />Dianne Reid, (919) 245-2326 <br />Paul Thames, (919) 245-2303 <br />Craig Benedict, (919) 245-2591 <br />PURPOSE: To receive updated information on potential plans of action to address the long- <br />term County operational space needs. <br />BACKGROUND: The County initially published a study in 2000 that inventoried departmental <br />space needs and suggested solutions for meeting the needs. An update to this study was <br />prepared in 2005. Many of the recommendations involved interim solutions, since the prospect <br />of an expanded County campus was conceptual at that point. With the Board of <br />Commissioners approval of an expanded County campus in downtown Hillsborough on <br />November 2, 2006, many of these needs may.now be addressed in a more definitive manner. <br />The attached updated documents are intended to provide that information. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The County's Capital Investment Plan will be presented in the Spring <br />2007 and will reflect the specific financial impact of study options recommended for <br />implementation. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board discuss the updated <br />information and approve the study. for implementation, with modifications that may be <br />suggested during the Board's deliberations. <br />