Agenda - 12-07-2015 - 6-a - Minutes

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8 1 Additionally, the conversation continues between Orange County and Chapel Hill with 2 regard to working together on a potentially mutually beneficial solution for the "stressed" 3 properties of 501/503 Franklin and the Former Town Hall, currently occupied by the 4 Interfaith Council Men's Shelter. 5 6 This strategy must also consider providing additional job and skills training space as part of 7 the long-term Southern Campus expansion to provide a presence for these services 8 supporting southern Orange County. 9 10 Jeff Thompson said there is an option to buy the Hillsborough Commons as well as the 11 rest of that facility. He said the possibility of pursuing the Chapel Hill Old Town Hall complex is 12 being considered as well. 13 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the option to purchase Hillsborough Commons remains 14 the same, or if it is a renegotiated option. 15 Jeff Thompson said it is a renegotiated option that includes a lease expansion, as well 16 as the option to purchase. He said purchase prices are currently being negotiated. 17 Commissioner Jacobs said if the entire Hillsborough Commons is purchased, could 18 portions of it be rented out to the private sector. 19 Jeff Thompson said yes. 20 21 d. Emergency Services hardened location 22 510 Meadowlands facility is not a "hardened" facility and is susceptible to inclement weather 23 and wind damage. The work group discussed reconfiguring the lower level of the West 24 Campus Office Building in Hillsborough to house the primary 911 communications center in 25 the long term. The West Campus Office Building was originally designed with for a potential 26 emergency operations center. It features a below grade facility with the walk out covered 27 structured parking deck, twin backup, natural gas powered generators, and equivalent 28 operating space as the 510 Meadowlands facility. Should this permanent solution ever be 29 contemplated, the current public meeting rooms and Child Support Enforcement would need 30 to be appropriately relocated. 31 32 Space Study Work Group Organization Goin_a Forward 33 This update, along with the April 2015 report and its underlying space inventory and analysis, 34 establish the base conditions for future study while staying consistent with the original charge. 35 Their subgroups will continue to meet. 36 37 The space study work group "sub groups" (Aging, Emergency Services, Justice Facilities, 38 Library, etc.) will be aligned appropriately and integrated within the emerging Functional 39 Leadership Teams for the purpose of space needs topics. These teams will be supported and 40 facilitated by AMS staff in their space discussions and deliberations. 41 42 In the fall of each year, the Space Study Work Group will facilitate space-related discussions 43 with the Functional Leadership Teams in order to collect their input for the CIP process and 44 present the set of discussion topics and themes to the Manager and Board. 45 46 Chair McKee said the workgroup felt that this would be an on-going discussion, and the 47 entire group would meet a few times a year in an on-going manner. 48 Commissioner Rich asked if there was an update regarding the Rosemary Old Town 49 Hall/IFC Kitchen.