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All County departments will be worked with to identify current and future space needs, and participation from other departmental representatives will be requested based on study focus throughout the process. Chair Jacobs noted that the Board did a total revamp of the space study in 2006. Commissioner Pelissier suggested inclusion of the Sheriff's department as part of the work group. She noted that the new jail is being built, and the sheriff's office uses space, and she feels they need to be included. Chair Jacobs said there were discussions in the jail alternatives workgroup about what will be done with the old jail, and that is certainly relevant to this discussion. Commissioner Gordon said staff is proposing a draft plan be brought back March, 2015. She would like to see a staff progress report in late October or early November. Wayne Fenton said this can be done. Chair Jacobs said he spoke to Peter Sandbeck, who is a cultural resources specialist for the County. He said Peter Sandbeck takes a little different view about records retention. Chair Jacobs said we can't destroy our present history fast enough, and we have almost no retention of what is going on now. He would like to encourage the group to include Peter Sandbeck in the records retention discussion. Chair Jacobs referred to page 8, and said there were some expressed needs for recreation space at the Whitted Campus. He said there is no work group emphasis on this in their proposal. He suggested this be included. Chair Jacobs said he does not understand why Economic Development is part of the southern campus planning, but he is sure this will be explained at some point in the future. Chair Jacobs said there has been a fair amount of discussion over the years about whether or not the visitor's bureau is in the best location. He would like to see this discussed. He compared this to the discussion of the Skill's Development Center, and it's effectiveness since the relocation of Durham Tech. He would like for there to be some conversation about this. Chair Jacobs referred to the section on aging and noted the emphasis on Southern Campus planning. He said he has heard there is just as much stress on the Central Orange Senior Center as there is on the Seymour Center. He wants to make sure both of these are considered. Wayne Fenton said both locations will be included. Commissioner Gordon asked about the needs addressed within the proposed FY 2014- 19 CIP for parks operation. She asked if this is related to the 5 year plan that includes the Revere Road campus. She said all that remains are the recreation space needs in Whitted. Wayne Fenton said the previous discussion on the Whitted facility was regarding the fact that there will be unassigned space after the development of the Board's meeting rooms. He said there was some discussion with the Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) staff about the opportunity of using some of that space. He said DEAPR staff had proposed moving some of their office staff from the Central Recreation facility to free up space at that facility, rather than having programming in both buildings. Commissioner Gordon said she wanted to make sure the dental was included in the personal health and dental, and that the recent numbers requested by Chair Jacobs for the dental service were considered. Commissioner Gordon asked for clarification regarding the reference to a potential Skills Development Center. Wayne Fenton said attachment 2 was intended to identify the current location of departmental space and where departments have recently moved to and from. He said the idea was to identify everywhere that each department has had a presence.