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28 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> WORKSESSION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date : December 10 , 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No . x <br /> SUBJECT : AmeriCorps Im rovements Pro ' ect — Southern Human Services Center <br /> DEPARTMENT : Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING : (YIN ) No <br /> Conservation , Recreation and <br /> Parks , Purchasing <br /> ATTACHMENT INFORMATION CONTACT : <br /> 1 ) Map of Southern Human Services Center Gwen Harvey , 245 -2300 <br /> David Stancil , 245 - 2590 <br /> Lori Taft , 245 - 2660 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS : <br /> Hillsborough 732 = 8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968 =4501 <br /> Durham 688 -7331 <br /> Mebane 336 -227 -2031 <br /> PURPOSE : To review tentative plans for an AmeriCorps improvements project at the <br /> Southern Human Services Center in early 2003 . <br /> BACKGROUND : In the spring of 2002 , at the Board ' s request , staff submitted an application <br /> to AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps , a national public service agency , for <br /> assistance with a project at the Southern Human Services Center ( SHSC ) . In September , <br /> AmeriCorps responded that the project had been selected . <br /> A 12 - member AmeriCorps project team ( known as Team " Silver- 5 " ) will arrive in Orange <br /> County on January 14th and will stay six weeks , departing on February 28 . The project team <br /> will include 1 -2 supervisors from AmeriCorps . A representative from AmeriCorps will be <br /> present for a pre - site visit on December 1 11he <br /> The BOCC will recall that within the Space Needs Study , reference is made to the restoration <br /> and future use of the old house ( Conference Center) on this property for meeting and <br /> conference space . The AmeriCorps work is designed to be compatible with future plans and <br /> intentions for both the Conference Center and the surrounding developable properties . <br /> While some flexibility is needed to provide for changes to AmeriCorps work plan items , the <br /> basic activities planned for the project team are : <br />