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The general concept under development relates to having Eaton Vance, a Boston -based investment firm that currently owns the SportsPlex, being bought out of the facility (either by the County or through some type of partnership). Approximately $1.5 million in bond money that the County has earmarked for a senior center would be used to carve out and upfit some existing space and complete an addition onto the SportsPlex to create the 15,000+ square feet that was foreseen in the Master Aging Plan for the Central Orange Senior Center. At the June 21 work session, the Board directed staff to continue to flesh out the proposal and bring back a report on progress after the summer break. At this October 21 work session, County staff and LEDAHF representatives will provide the Board with a presentation outlining how a co- located SportsPlex and Senior Center might be economically advantageous to Orange County and its citizens, and structural options for how the facilities might be owned and operated. Under any circumstances, programming and management of the senior center would be a County operation, Although not a focus at this time, there is also a possibility that an affordable housing component could be added to a SportsPlex/Senior Center plan at a later date. b. Facility Needs Reorientation Throughout 2000, staff and Commissioner representatives gathered data and formulated plans to address space needs for County departments through 2010. Results were presented to the Board of Commissioners in March 2001. Although follow up information was presented at various times for specific projects thereafter, the yet -to -be approved study has languished for the past couple of years. Following discussion with the Chair and Manager, staff suggests that a reconstituted study committee be convened and that revisions to the study be brought forward for full Board consideration within a reasonably concentrated time period. The work session will include a brief snapshot view of each of the projects presented in the original study, along with any changes that modify the project and its direction since the original presentation. In order to ensure that all relevant information is available to the work group, Board members are requested to comment as they deem appropriate, to provide clarity on the project's direction. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact directly related to discussing these topics at this work session. However, future decisions the Board will make about development and operation of various facilities to be discussed will have significant impacts on future capital and operating budgets.. RECOMMENDATION (S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1. Receive the report about the conceptual co- location of the SportsPlex and senior center, and provide appropriate direction to staff; 2. Provide clarifying comments regarding the direction of space study projects; and 3. Appoint two (2) County Commissioner representatives to work with staff to bring forward a revised facilities plan (space study) to address operational space needs.