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* 10 <br />It is clear from these reports and studies that the best opportunities on the Southern Campus property <br />focus on expansion of the Southern Human Services building and expansion of the Robert and Pearl <br />Seymour Center. Expansion of floor area in these two buildings was also a key recommendation in the <br />approved Master Plan for the site. Following are additional details exploring these two key <br />opportunities. <br />A. EXPANSION OF SOUTHERN HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING <br />A key opportunity is expansion of the existing Southern Human Services Building, and this expansion is <br />recommended to become Phase 1 of implementation of the Master Plan. The building is well- situated <br />and designed to accommodate an addition to the rear of the building, adding a total of 15,000 square <br />feet of floor area in a two -floor configuration. The one -story configuration of the existing building stays <br />in place. Expansion of that existing floor plan to the rear of the building offers the opportunity for an <br />additional 7,500 square feet on that same level. Because the site slopes down, away from the building <br />to the rear, there is opportunity for a lower floor to be added of an additional 7,500 square feet. <br />Additional parking and access areas would be required to accompany this 15,000 square foot addition, <br />and those can be added with relatively little disturbance to site features. Following below is a rendering <br />of how this expansion might be accomplished, fitting into the existing topography on the site. <br />❑ Existing Building ❑ Existing Pavement <br />❑ New Building Addition ❑ New Pavement Addition <br />Additional parking could be added by making more efficient use of the area in front of the building (west <br />of the building). Additional parking /loading /drop -off areas can be added around both sides of the <br />existing building and new addition. No changes would be necessary to the entrance road to the site to <br />accomplish this expansion. <br />Southern Orange County Government Services Campus I Implementation Report Page 6 <br />