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