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3 the scope and cost of the project have increased. Source of Funding The total combined additional funds necessary to complete these three projects is $340,000 . We propose transferring funds from other capital projects as follows : Government Services Center - This $2 . 8 million dollar project to construct the Governments Services Center and renovate the old Tax and Records building is complete. We are pleased to report an unspent balance of approximately $200,000 in this project. This unspent balance is due primarily to the construction management by the architect and County staff in managing this project. We are proposing that we use $100,000 of this balance as part of the $340,000 needed for the projects described above. Furthermore, we are recommending that the remainder of the funds, approximately $100,000, be used for the Southern Human Services Center Project. County Campus Parkins - Included in the CIP is $35,000 for parking improvements to the Hillsborough campus. These parking improvements were completed as part of the Government Services Center project. Therefore, the $35,000 can be reallocated. Handicapped Accessibility - Currently there is $50,000 in this project to begin reconfiguring existing County buildings to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) . County staff is currently conducting an inventory of all County facilities to determine the modifications necessary. We propose borrowing $25,000 from this project at this time, and consider additional ADA project funding during the 1994-99 CIP process. Whitted Center - The Whitted Center capital budget includes a $233,000 balance intended to address the overall Orange-Person-Chatham Mental Health space needs and make minor renovations and repairs to this building. We have recently been notified by the N.C. Department of Human Resource that OPC Area Mental Health is one of ten Mental Health programs across the State to receive a $200,000 capital funding award. This grant will provide funds for major interior renovations to the Northside Facility in Chapel Hill, making this facility more functional as a Mental Health Center. Cosmetic improvements such as carpet and paint and upgrading of the wiring are also included. This grant requires $200,000 in matching County funds, of which $75,000 will come from the current County appropriation to OPC Mental Health. The remainder of the required match, $125,000, needed by February 1995, will come from the Whitted Center/OPC Mental Health reserve. Because these funds are not needed until next fiscal year, we propose borrowing part of these reserves set aside for OPC Mental Health in the Whitted Center project. In the upcoming CIP, the repayment of these funds would be included in the overall plan. In addition, other projects in the Whitted Center, including carpet replacement and other cosmetic improvements would be deferred until the Southern Human Services Center is completed.