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20 Ken Redfoot said the courts are 50 x 84 feet, which is regulation high school court size. Commissioner Jacobs asked if any thought has been given to using solar or geothermal technology for this new facility, or retrofitting the existing facility. Jeff Thompson said staff is analyzing retrofitting the building with the high performance building standards analysis, and the size of the facility makes it challenging from a cost standpoint. Commissioner McKee referred to the 54-space parking lot, and asked if, given heavy use of the current parking lot and the expansion numbers, parking will be expanded or a parking deck considered. John Stock said a parking study was completed a year ago, and maximum capacity was only reached when large meets or events are occurring. He said staff has changed the nature of these meets to allow for easier flow. He said the study was repeated again recently and there was only a 10% increase in numbers with the maximum still not being reached. He said if growth continues at its current rate, then parking will be an issue. Commissioner McKee said increased public transportation may help. He said any improvements only drives more people to want to use this facility, and the mode of transportation will be automobiles. He said he is glad that staff has done parking studies. Commissioner Jacobs thanked John Stock for the good work that he is doing and his willingness to work with the County. Commissioner Jacobs said when he got on the Board he got a lecture from senior Commissioners that minority children had no place to go swimming. He asked John Stock if he knows the percentage of pool users that are minorities, and, if not, could he do some estimation and explore ways to attract these communities to use the facility. John Stock said he could only offer a guess, but he said schools with large numbers of African American students are using the facility. He said the summer program is a tool to bring in more minority students. He said there is room for improvement, and he would try and get a more precise number to the Board. Jeff Thompson reviewed the project schedule. Commissioner Rich asked if TA Loving pays a living wage, and Jeff Thompson said yes. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Burroughs for the Board to: 1) Award a Design-Build Agreement to TA Loving Company of Goldsboro, NC for the Sportsplex Field House project with a Guaranteed Maximum Price ("GMP") not-to- exceed $3,714,000 to include this project within the spring 2017 project financing offering scheduled to close in June 2017; 2) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the necessary paperwork upon review of the County Attorney; and 3) Authorize the County Manager to execute any amendments to the GMP up to the project budget. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 7. Reports a. Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness 2016 Report The Board received a report on the 2016 activities of the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH), and also reviewed the homeless service system map.