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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 14, 2006 <br />Action Agend~ <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Confirmation of Plans to Relocate Orange County Emergency Management <br />Department to 510 Meadowlands Drive Facility <br />DEPARTMENT: Manager/Purchasing/ PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Emergency Management <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />None <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Rod Visser, 919-245-2308 <br />Pam Jones, 919-245-2650 <br />Kent McKenzie, 919-644-3030 <br />PURPOSE: To formally approve plans to relocate the Orange County Emergency <br />Management (OCEM) Department from its present location at 1914 New Hope Church Road to <br />the County-owned facility in the Meadowlands Business Park at 510 Meadowlands Drive. <br />BACKGROUND: At the November 9, 2006 work session, the Board received a presentation <br />regarding proposed space allocations for County departments in current and planned County <br />facilities. Staff explained the plans to relocate OCEM staff, offices, and operations in their <br />totality from New Hope Church.Road to 510 Meadowlands Drive. <br />A number of projects -including installation of new 9-1-1 communications consoles, installation <br />of a new emergency backup generator, and HVAC replacements -have been on hold at New <br />Hope Church Road pending the possible relocation of some or all of the Emergency <br />Management operations. The consoles and generator (and their installation) are funded to a <br />large degree by federal grant funds, some of which have expenditure deadlines as soon as <br />March 2007.. Staff request that the Board formally approve the relocation of the Department so <br />plans can begin immediately to install the new equipment afi the new facility. <br />As directed by the Board at the November 9 work session, staff will bring back as soon as <br />possible implementation timelines for other high priority facilities for the Board's formal approval. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: As noted in the Space Needs Update presented on November 9, there <br />is $550,000 earmarked for upfitting the 510 Meadowlands Drive facility to accommodate the <br />relocation of the Emergency Management Department. The Board has previously approved <br />capital project ordinances that provided the funding authorizations for the acquisition and <br />installation of the consoles, generator, and related equipment. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager.recommends that the Board approve the relocation of <br />the Orange County Emergency Management Department to the facility at 510 Meadowlands <br />Drive. <br />