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16 <br /> <br />that assessment, funding is planned for facility improvement or construction in FY 2019-20. <br />Incremental increases in operating and personnel costs are also shown. <br /> <br />FY2018-23 Recommended Capital Investment Plan <br />Policy Priorities <br />• Community Centers - $100,000 (p. 71) <br />o Efland-Cheeks Community Center <br />o Needs and Use Assessment & Facility and Site Options <br /> $1 million programmed for construction in FY2019-20 <br />o Limitation on Existing Building Footprint due to Impervious Surface Constraints <br />and Topography <br />o Investigating Transfer of Impervious Surfaces from other County Owned <br />Property <br /> <br />Efland-Cheeks Park (aerial photo) <br /> <br />Commissioner Price asked if the $100,000 will be used for a consultant. <br />Travis Myren said yes. <br />Commissioner Price asked if the deliverables for the $100,000 are known, and if the <br />neighborhood associations will be brought into the process. <br />Travis Myren said the deliverables would be a detailed report of needs and use <br />assessment, including interviewing all stakeholders. He said the second deliverable would be <br />determining some options to meet the identified needs. <br />Commissioner Price said this is a lot of money to spend only to find out that the center <br />is too small to fit the needs. She said if this much money is going to be spent on an architect, <br />she would like to know the possibilities of expanding the current facility. <br />Commissioner McKee said the County has parkland that has thousands of square feet <br />of impervious surface, and he sees no reason why some of that cannot be transferred to this <br />site. He said topography is a simple construction problem, and any expansion of the building <br />will not be huge. He said he was at the facility on Sunday evening, and attended a nice <br />community event. He said the usage currently outpaces the capacity of the building. <br />Commissioner McKee said if this building is expanded, the acoustics will need to be <br />carefully considered. He said he agrees that the center needs to be expanded. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said he agrees with Commissioner McKee about the impervious <br />surface issue. He suggested doing it in a formal way, and having it recorded and set up a <br />County program on its own property. He said it may grow into a model for something better, <br />as long as it is designated for this purpose. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said the New Hope Improvement Association Community Center <br />has a failed septic system, and needs $30,000 to repair it. He said he can imagine other non- <br />County owned community centers may need County assistance, and asked if the BOCC wants <br />to plan for this potential need going forward. He said many of these buildings meet community <br />needs. He said many community centers have fire departments associated with them, and <br />perhaps they could be given some funds via a fire department request. <br />Commissioner McKee said providing County assistance may be an expensive <br />proposition, but it would not be as expensive as building new community centers. <br /> Chair Dorosin suggested moving to the Sportsplex item, to allow staff to leave earlier. <br /> The Board agreed by consensus. <br />Travis Myren continued the presentation: <br /> <br />• Sportsplex Proprietary Projects (FY 2018-19):