6-b - Potential Acquisition and Development of a Multi-Purpose County Campus

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c. There are adequate water and sewer services immediately adjacent to the site (to be fully analyzed by County staff and consultants); d. Supported by the Town of Hillsborough, although the parcels will need a future land use and zoning amendment through a reasonable legislative process to secure the designations that will support the government services campus plan (see Attachment 2, “Letter from Hillsborough dated 11/29/17” – please note paragraph 5, page 2 ); e. More efficient detainee transportation routes; f. No existing structures, so the site is more versatile; g. If a campus model is adopted to include other uses, infrastructure (and related mobilization costs) could be more efficient than constructing individual projects on different timeframes and locations. Due Diligence Update and Estimated Timeline. Should the Board ratify this recommendation, staff will proceed with its efforts in examining the parcels and participating in the land use amendment process governed by the Town of Hillsborough. Below is the relative timeframe for completion, and an overall schedule of events that will take place over the next several weeks. Land Records Assessment In progress, estimated completion January 2018 The assembly and analysis of the current site survey, deed research, title and surety considerations, easements and restrictions. Physical Investigations In progress, estimated completion February 2018 Site-civil engineering, surface and sub-surface characteristics, utility availability, storm water flow, delineated streams, ponds & wetlands, environmental assessments, transportation, egress and circulation assessment, off-site considerations, and public safety considerations are being conducted and evaluated by a team of professional services firms that specialize in each of these areas. Land Use Considerations In progress, pertinent schedule below The parcels are within the Town of Hillsborough Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (“ETJ”), governed by the Hillsborough Unified Development Ordinance (“UDO”), and are currently zoned Rural Residential. With the support of the Hillsborough Town Manager and Planning Director/Assistant Town Manager, Orange County has applied for a “Suburban Office” Future Land Use Amendment as well as an Economic Development District (“EDD”) Zoning Amendment. These designations will allow all of the contemplated uses within this government services campus to include an Orange County Detention Center, the Environment and Agriculture Center, the Park Operations Base, potential recreation areas, a potential park & ride facility, and multi-use facilities and infrastructure (meeting facilities, parking, utilities, storage). Hillsborough is arranging a public process to accommodate the County’s application and desire for a decision on the land use amendments well within the outside acquisition date for the property. Voluntary annexation may be considered by the County at a future time and is not an action required for this future land use and zoning amendment process. 3