Agenda - 06-07-2016 - 8-a - Status Report on Orange County Community Centers

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2 As noted in the attached report, as of June 1, all three community centers are operating on a regular schedule, with a base level of temporary staff support. The Rogers Road Community Center operates under its Operating Agreement with Orange County (a five-year agreement approved February 19, 2014). The Rogers Road Center is open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm with Center staff support, until 7:00 pm on weekdays using trained community volunteers, and on Saturdays for special events and programs. The Rogers Road Center is available for reservation through Orange County on Sundays. The Efland Cheeks and Cedar Grove Community Centers are open 10:00 am — 3:00 pm at present with the Community Center Coordinator and temporary part-time employees providing staffing. Using the community organizing efforts currently underway, the intention is to expand operational hours to the same as those at Rogers Road, once the nascent Cedar Grove Neighborhood Association (CGNA) and Efland Cheeks Neighborhood Association (ECNA — actual name to be determined) gain or renew formal non-profit "corporation" status from the State of North Carolina and secure necessary insurance. (Both organizations are also pursuing or renewing federal 501c3 non-profit status as shown in the attached report). At that time, trained volunteers will be able to operate the centers for extended hours. This model of initial operating is consistent with the Rogers Road Center approach. Staff support is provided from 10:00 am — 3:00 pm, with the community encouraged to organize and enter into an operating agreement with the County, at which time trained volunteers (under the oversight of the neighborhood association) can work at the center and extend the operating hours later in the day and on weekends to the degree desired by the neighborhood association and the County. The attached report outlines the efforts that are underway to form neighborhood associations, and to identify community-based needs and programs. The report contains a table of projected actions that could lead to operational agreements for the new centers as early as this fall. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funding for base level staff support, operating and some capital costs at all three centers is included in the Manager's Recommended FY 2016-17 Budget. This base level staff support began on June 1 using existing funds appropriated in the FY 2015-16 budget. The capital construction project at Cedar Grove Community Center was completed in May, and there are funds for capital improvements at Efland Cheeks Community Center in the Manager's Recommended FY 2016-21 Capital Investment Plan. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to this item: • GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their dependents. Centers help provide shelter and care. • GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang activity, substance abuse and domestic violence.