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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 2, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-b <br /> SUBJECT: Cedar Grove Community Center Update <br /> DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services, PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Finance <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1) Site and Space Plans Jeff Thompson, (919) 245-2658 <br /> 2) Sample Library Kiosk Illustrative David Stancil, (919) 245-2522 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a progress report on the Cedar Grove Community Center project. <br /> BACKGROUND: On March 17, 2015, the Board approved a bid award with Racanelli <br /> Construction South to complete construction of the Cedar Grove Community Center and the <br /> two "mothball" areas (note attachment 1, "Site and Space Plans") available for storage or future <br /> development. <br /> The Board may recall that the site and space plans guiding the construction of the facility were <br /> informed by several Board presentations of the Center's design. These presentations were <br /> based upon the extensive staff work with the Cedar Grove Resident Advisory Work Group over <br /> several months leading up to the May 2014 Board decision to move forward with the project. <br /> The build team, consisting of County staff, Racanelli Construction, and MBAJ/Boomerang <br /> Architects (the designer of the facility), have worked well together and will be completing the <br /> construction and readying the facility for use in the spring of 2016. The project is on time and <br /> within budget. A ribbon cutting celebration will be scheduled for the facility at an appropriate <br /> time during the spring of 2016. <br /> The library kiosk will be installed in the coming weeks and will become available for use in <br /> coordination with the opening of the facility (note Attachment 2, "Library Kiosk Illustrative"). <br /> County staff will be working with the newly appointed Community Center Coordinator David <br /> Caldwell, the Cedar Grove Resident Advisory Work Group and other area residents toward the <br /> initial and ongoing community center programming and activities. Mr. Caldwell began in his <br /> new role on January 25, 2016. He will also be conducting several community meetings around <br /> the County in the coming weeks. <br /> Orange Public Transportation has already begun its route extension to and from the Community <br /> Center site. A bus stop shelter will be erected and in use in coordination with the opening of the <br /> facility. <br />