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16 <br /> 1 ✓ Sustainable design principles <br /> 2 ✓ Consolidation <br /> 3 ✓ Highest and Best Use <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Option 3: New Construction — New Site <br /> 6 Overview: Examine prospective sites within the Highway 70/Cornelius Street Corridor along the <br /> 7 northern Hillsborough periphery. <br /> 8 Probable Cost Estimate: <br /> 9 • Similar to Options 2a or 2b, plus site acquisition costs and other site development costs <br /> 10 • No requirement to appropriate additional funds to the CIP until costs more fully <br /> 11 understood <br /> 12 Advantages: <br /> 13 • Ability to locate a suitable site to address the perceived weaknesses of seclusion, <br /> 14 visibility, and transportation reach to County parks <br /> 15 • Capacity for growth within the County owned real estate portfolio <br /> 16 Disadvantages: <br /> 17 • Requires more time for site identification, due diligence, and acquisition <br /> 18 • Purchased property would be tax exempt <br /> 19 • Likely additional costs associated with the real estate purchase <br /> 20 and development. <br /> 21 BOCC Space Planning Principles: <br /> 22 Site selection based on Board-adopted criteria <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Board action requested: <br /> 25 • Receive and provide feedback regarding the study conducted by HH Architecture; <br /> 26 • Discuss and decide a development course of action for the Environment and Agricultural <br /> 27 Center (EAC) to inform the FY2018-23 Capital Investment Plan <br /> 28 1) Major EAC Renovations — Revere Rd <br /> 29 2a) Build New EAC —Torain St/Public Works Dr. <br /> 30 2b) Build New EAC & Park Ops Center—Torain St/Public Works Dr. <br /> 31 3) Build New — New Site <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Recommendations <br /> 34 The Manager recommends the Board receive the preliminary visioning and development option <br /> 35 study regarding the Environmental and Agricultural Center (EAC) prepared by HH architecture <br /> 36 and indicated the preferred option(s): <br /> 37 <br /> 38 1.) Major EAC renovations — Revere Road: perform major renovations to the existing EAC <br /> 39 facility at 306 Revere Road (see attachment number 2 for Revere Road EAC site <br /> 40 and space plans); <br /> 41 • Additional CIP funds required: $235,000 <br /> 42 2a.) Build new EAC-Torain St: Pursue a development plan and new construction of an <br /> 43 EAC facility located on County owned Torain St/Public Works Drive property (see <br /> 44 attachment number 3 for Torain St/Public Works Drive aerial); <br /> 45 • Additional CIP funds required: $1,850,000 <br /> 46 2b.) Build new EAC & Park Operations Center—Torain St: pursue a development plan <br /> 47 and new construction of an EAC Facility and a collocated parks operations space <br /> 48 located on the County owned Torain St/Public Works Drive property; <br /> 49 • Additional CIP funds required: $430,500 <br /> 50 <br />