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Memorandum TO: County Commissioners From: Pam .lanes, Director of Purchasing and Central Services RE: Central Orange Senior Center/Sportsplex Proposed Design Date June 21, 2006 This matter is being brought to the Board for review at this time to assure timely approval of the plan so that work may proceed with finalizing the design and cost elements over the summer. The Board will recall that the Triangle Sportsplex facility was purchased by Orange County in December of 2005, Based on studies conducted in 2004 and 2005, the Sportsplex was acquired in anticipation of adding the Central Orange Senior Center facility to the existing Sportsplex facility in order to bring operating efficiencies to the overall site and to provide the citizens of Orange County, especially its Seniors, with a unique facility. From January through May 2006, the Board-appointed Central Orange Senior Center Design Committee worked with Corley Redfoot Zack (CRZ), the project architect to formulate design plans for the new Center, As a reminder, the design committee includes approximately fifteen citizens, (several of whom are seniors who will utilize the facility), Commissioners Halkiotis and Jacobs, County Manager John Link and several other staff members. The proposed design is presented for Board of Commissioners approval. Early on the project contemplated construction of approximately 10,000 square feet of new space for the Senior Center, with approximately 5,000 square feet of existing activity area to be used by both the Senior Center and the Sportsplex, However, it became apparent during the initial meeting of the design committee that the amount of programming envisioned by the seniors would preclude sharing space. The seniors also expressed a strong desire to not share the space, As a result, the space plan proffered for discussion includes 10,000 square feet of newly constructed space and 5,000 square feet of space within the Sportsplex that will be dedicated exclusively to the senior center. The plan presented also includes approximately 4,166 square feet of space for the Adult Day Health Center (ADHC), presently co-located with the Central Orange Senior Center in leased space at the Meadowlands, Not only will this maintain the synergy between ADHC and the senior center programs, the County will experience significant savings in rent over the life of the building. These design assumptions will effectively reduce the amount of square footage available for the Sportsplex operations by approximately 7,500 square feet, Programs that would be adversely impacted include, but are not limited to: fitness classes (aerobics for example), Kidsplex, summer and seasonal camp programs and locker rooms for hockey teams that use the facility, The revenue for the Sportsplex would be significantly impacted if this amount of space were permanently eliminated since many 1