Agenda - 11-09-2006-1 Space Needs report

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at the facility . The operations at Emergency Management have significantly out- grown the existing space and cramped conditions impair the daily efficiency of operations . The long -term solution , proposed as a Tier 2B project ( 2013 = 2015 ) would consolidate the administrative , communications , emergency medical and fire marshal divisions at the new county campus . However , County Commissioners have recently authorized staff to consider acquisition of a building that , among other uses , may serve as an interim location for the administrative and other staff of Emergency Management . Public Works Administration and OPT Building —Tier 213 The State of North Carolina has leased a modular office building for use by OPT through 2008 . This study recommends that the lease be renewed , or contingent upon funding from the State a new facility be constructed in conjunction with the Public Works Administrative Building expansion . Public Works— Motor Pool —Tier 213 Since the Motor Pool was constructed in 1996 , the County ' s fleet has grown by 25 % ( 60 vehicles ) . Should this growth continue at a similar rate , expanding the six repair bays to at least . ten repair bays should be considered in the 2013 -2015 timeframe . Absence of available repair areas will increase the overall cost of contracts to outside repair shops . Whitted Human Services Center—Tier 3A The Whitted site can accommodate only minimal expansion of the building . The recommendations of the report assume the relocation of the current Library and the reallocation of the approximately 12 , 500 square feet to Health and Social Services . One of the primary areas of focus at this building must be in the Health Department—Health clinic . The clinic , already heavily scheduled , began as a primary care facility on January 4 , 2005 . Already the clinic has seen over 50 new patients , with many more expected as the service becomes more widely known . The current clinic area includes the entire first floor of Building B and has no expansion capability within the current confines . While expansion to an upper floor is within the realm of possibility , the current building configuration would require patients to go outside to access an elevator that would take them the upper levels . In order to avoid this unacceptable practice , the study suggests that additional square footage be added to join the two buildings , thereby creating additional waiting/reception area , program space , meeting rooms , etc : The most important result however, may be the incorporation of the elevator into the interior of the building , which would significantly improve the flow of traffic between Buildings A , and B . vll