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5 <br /> business continuity infrastructure (redundant Information Technologies data center <br /> and 911 emergency communications center) that should be considered within a <br /> contemplated Southern Human Services Center expansion capital project. <br /> c. Location and breadth of iob and skills trainin_g <br /> The work group recommends the Board continue the re-alignment of County job and <br /> skills training resources to maximize their service delivery to County residents. The <br /> Department of Social Services is deploying more centralized services within the <br /> Hillsborough Commons location and substantially re-purposing the somewhat parking <br /> "stressed" Skills Development Center in Chapel Hill. The County has recently <br /> extended its long-term lease arrangement to control the former Dollar Tree space <br /> adjacent to the current leased property in order to implement this strategy. Should <br /> this strategy continue successfully, additional unoccupied space may be purchased <br /> within the existing Hillsborough Commons facility. <br /> Additionally, the conversation continues between Orange County and Chapel Hill with <br /> regard to working together on a potentially mutually beneficial solution for the <br /> "stressed" properties of 501/503 Franklin and the Former Town Hall, currently <br /> occupied by the Interfaith Council Men's Shelter. <br /> This strategy must also consider providing additional job and skills training space as <br /> part of the long-term Southern Campus expansion to provide a presence for these <br /> services supporting southern Orange County. <br /> d. Emergency Services hardened location <br /> 510 Meadowlands facility is not a "hardened" facility and is susceptible to inclement <br /> weather and wind damage. The work group discussed reconfiguring the lower level of <br /> the West Campus Office Building in Hillsborough to house the primary 911 <br /> communications center in the long term. The West Campus Office Building was <br /> originally designed with for a potential emergency operations center. It features a <br /> below grade facility with the walk out covered structured parking deck, twin backup, <br /> natural gas powered generators, and equivalent operating space as the 510 <br /> Meadowlands facility. Should this permanent solution ever be contemplated, the <br /> current public meeting rooms and Child Support Enforcement would need to be <br /> appropriately relocated. <br /> Space Study Work Group Organization Going Forward <br /> This update, along with the April 2015 report and its underlying space inventory and analysis, <br /> establish the base conditions for future study while staying consistent with the original charge. <br /> The space study work group "sub groups" (Aging, Emergency Services, Justice Facilities, <br /> Library, etc.) will be aligned appropriately and integrated within the emerging Functional <br /> Leadership Teams for the purpose of space needs topics. These teams will be supported and <br /> facilitated by AMS staff in their space discussions and deliberations. <br /> In the fall of each year, the Space Study Work Group will facilitate space-related discussions <br /> with the Functional Leadership Teams in order to collect their input for the CIP process and <br /> present the set of discussion topics and themes to the Manager and Board. <br />