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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 17, 2004 Action Agenda Item No. q - « SUBJECT: Parks Operations Base and County Storage Facility: Approvals for Architect and Capital Proiect Ordinance DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Services, Budget Office ATTACHMENT(S): CRZ Proposal Map of Proposed Site Project Ordinance INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Jones, (919) 245-2652 Donna Dean, (919) 245-2151 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider entering into a contract with Corley Redfoot Zack Architects (CRZ) for the design of buildings at the Public Works site to be used as a storage facility for County departments and a base for operations of the Parks Department; and to approve the capital project ordinance funding the project commensurate with discussions during the recent budget deliberations. BACKGROUND: On June 23, 2004, the Board approved aone-year lease to commence on August 1 for use as a parks operations base. The Board further authorized staff to move forward with the programming of a permanent facility to be located at the Public Works site on Highway 86 North, with the intent to see construction completed by the expiration of the lease. Similar direction was given in the same Board action to program for a storage facility at the Public Works site for use by County departments. In an effort to meet the aggressive construction timeline, the staff and Commissioner representative met over the summer to arrive at a more definitive scope of work for the project. Highlights of the outcome of the discussion is as follows: The project should be sited on the parcel of land, currently owned by the County, as identified by the "X" on the attached map. Design a parks operations base building utilizing approximately $300,000 of the estimated $600,000 available for the construction budget (see attached cost proposal from CRZ for itemized cost centers). Design a storage facility in a manner that best utilizes the land and available funds and that will address the most critical storage needs for County departments.