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11 <br />B. LONG TEM _RECOMMEDNATION. Attractive and functional <br />�. facilities can be established in a number of ways. The long <br />term options recommended by the Task Force to meet the <br />social, health and.recreational needs of all older adults <br />into the 21st Century are as follows: <br />1. Future Senior Center Facilities should be designed to be: <br />A. Part of intergenerational (multi -age group) <br />facilities <br />B. An exclusive section of existing or future government <br />or community centers with a separate highly visible <br />entrance <br />C. Inclusive of all older adults, but certain <br />centers would have different population focuses <br />2. specific Facility Recommendations for the Future: <br />A. Construct a comprehensive Multipurpose Senior Resource <br />Center by Orange County at the proposed and approved <br />Southern Orange Human Services Center (Network <br />Facilities Chart- Appendix 15) <br />Features: <br />(1) Management - By the County Dept. on Aging <br />(2) Population - both well and frail <br />(3) Service area- Southern Orange <br />(4) Focus - Human Services plus special activities <br />(5) Space Design - Part of a larger facility with a <br />separate highly visible entrance <br />(6) Space Use - Exclusive,but shared with others at <br />certain times <br />(7) Space Size - Minimum future square footage: <br />(Center Space /Location chart- Appendix 16) <br />Year 1990 - 12,800 sq. ft. <br />Year 2000 - 15,000 sq. ft. <br />Year 2010 - 17,000 sq. ft. <br />B. Expand the existing Chapel Hill Community Center (Estes <br />Dr.) to have a section designed as the satellite Chapel <br />Hill Senior Activity Center. <br />(Network Facilities Chart- Appendix 15) <br />Features: <br />(1) Physical facility- managed by Chapel Hill Parks & <br />Recreation <br />(2) Program - coordinated /scheduled by Dept. on Aging <br />