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

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Orange County Space Needs Report ~ 2005 Update Page 47 of 69 Department Name : Child Support Enforcement- - Hillsborough Project Development Phase : Contingent upon continuing State reimbursement rate Current Location : 110 N . Churton Street , Hillsborough Current Departmental Square Footage : 3 , 311 Current # Employees * 10 Proposed Square Footage : 4 , 710 ( plus 30 % Circulation factor) Options to accommodate space needs : At this time , the department should remain in leased space and expand into adjacent building ( Hillsborough Savings Bank) that is owned by the County as space needs dictate and the building is vacated following completion of the courthouse expansion . Long term : The County should continue to weigh the viability of leaving this department in leased space , based on State reimbursement guidelines for rent . The State reimbursement rate has dropped over the years from 75 % in 1975 to the current 66 % in 2004 . While the overall rate of decline has been gradual , legislation supporting a 50 % reimbursement rate has been floated in recent history , but without success . However , the impacts of Federal and/or State budget cuts and their impact on future reimbursement rates are not predictable . Should the reimbursement situation move lower than 40 % , the County may choose to consider locating this department in county- owned space . If moved to County owned space , consider utilization of county owned building located in downtown Hillsborough and close to court offices that may have been vacated for court system use . An example might be to locate them in the Government Services Center Annex ( GSCA) at such time the land services departments are relocated from GSC , paving the way for the GSCA departments to move next door , and 'opening availability for the GSCA ' s space to be reallocated . 47