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Parks Buildings Investigative Team The space study group requested that a group of employees with expertise in building assessment (e.g. Public Works, Building Inspections, County Engineer) assess all buildings on Parks property acquired by.the County and report on the status of each. The focus of the assessment was to determine whether buildings were in need of stabilization, whether they could/should be used for County. operations or programs and if stabilization or repair work was needed, what would be the estimated expenditure. A draft report from the group is forthcoming. Parking at the Downtown Hillsborough County Campus Parking during construction of the Justice Facility project was discussed extensively. Parking in the lots around the Courthouse will not be available during the construction period. Three lots will support parking needs during that time: Parking lot behind and to the east of the Sheriff's Department; and • Small lot to the south of the Link Center; and • Parking behind and to the south of the Government Services Center Annex. Judge Buckner has scheduled high volume traffic courts in Chapel Hill during the interim, which will reduce the amount of parking needed by the Courts significantly. In addition, the County is negotiating for use of approximately 40 spaces in the parking lot of First Baptist Church on West King Street for court staff and juror parking. Parking in the church lot will be by permit only. Further, the Planning Department has prepared a draft parking plan that employs park and ride options with a shuttle service that would be operation * a[ at least during the construction period. The plan calls for development of a park-and-ride lot at the 510 Meadowlands facility. Plans to locate the entire Emergency Management Department to the building may require that the upper area, designated for building expansion be graveled for parking until the downtown parking is restored. Approximately 66 paved spaces are available at the Meadowlands facility. In order to maximize available parking for use by the public, the space group recommends that when not in use all County vehicles be parked at a remote location (such as in a designated area at the Public Works Department). In addition, businesses in downtown Hillsborough that routinely use the County's parking lot for employee parking will be requested to find other alternatives. The recently approved expanded County campus project will include a parking deck for approximately 335 vehicles, of which 175 spaces will be allocated to the County for use by citizens seeking service in County buildings and for employees. The remaining deck spaces will be available for general public Parking. The deck is scheduled to be completed in tandem with the office and library buildings in May 2008. Orange County Space Needs Update November 9, 2006 Page 4