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7 forward. He said there are approximately 32 property owners who have expressed interest in 1 doing conservation easements with the County. 2 Chair Dorosin asked if these easements affect the tax value of the land. 3 David Stancil said typically not, because these lands are usually already in the use 4 value program. He said if conservation easements were acquired on taxable land, then the 5 value of the land may be affected. 6 Travis Myren resumed the presentation: 7 8 • Continuation Projects 9 Project Description/Justification: Funding of $1,250,000 in prior years is included for 10 architectural/engineering costs. The construction, equipment/furnishings, and other 11 professional services costs are included in FY 2017-18 through FY 2019-20. This project 12 includes a preliminary construction estimate for a facility capacity to house 144 detainees. The 13 facility will be designed for expansion capability, if needed, up to approximately 250 detainees. 14 The architect will conduct a staffing and operating cost analysis for different detention facility 15 configurations as part of the Board’s review of the schematic design of the facility. The County 16 has conducted a master planning and site feasibility study on several potential sites including 17 the existing Jail site, the site adjacent to the Justice Facility in downtown Hillsborough, and 18 other sites around Hillsborough proximate to the justice facility. Results of this study were 19 presented to the Board in January, 2018, and a site off of Highway 70 near Hillsborough was 20 chosen as the location for a potential Northern County Campus that would include the 21 Detention Center, Environment and Agriculture Center, and Parks Operation Base. Should the 22 Board of Orange County Commissioners authorize the development this campus, a revised 23 combined project will be presented to the Board consisting of the three primary uses. 24 25 Northern County Campus Property (map) 26 • 21 acres 27 • Due Diligence 28 o Environmental Site Assessment 29 o Cultural & Archaeological Assessment 30 o Soils and Geotechnical Analysis 31 o Hydrology Analysis; Wetlands Delineation 32 o Schematic Land Planning 33 • Land use designations approved in March 2018 34 • Property acquisition in April 2018 - $394,050 35 36 FY2018-23 Recommended Capital Investment Plan 37 Continuation Projects 38 • Northern County Campus Development Plan – pages 157, 32, and 57 39 o Merge three individual projects into integrated campus development plan 40  EAC Building 41  Detention Center: $12,500,000 million (page 32) 42  Parks Operation Base 43 o Reallocation of Project Funds – No new cost to the CIP 44 o Timing Changes – EAC delayed, Parks Operations Advanced 45 46 Orange County Northern Campus Concept (drawing) 47 48 Commissioner McKee asked if staff could identify the additional costs that would be 49 incurred if only the detention center was built. He said he has an issue with prioritization, and 50