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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 26, 200,5 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. _~ <br />SUBJECT: Southern Orange Senior Center Plans Review <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />None <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam .Jones, (919) 245-2652 <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 plans for the Southern Orange Senior Center and provide comments as <br />may be appropriate. <br />BACKGROUND: The Southern Orange Senior Center planning committee, appointed by <br />Commissioners, has worked steadily over the past several months with Gurlitz Architects toward <br />a design for the new senior center. With the design work complete, the next phase of reviews <br />in the Town's regulatory process will begin on May 24, 2005 and will hopefully conclude with <br />Town Council action on June 27, 2005. Given the limited window of construction time needed <br />to complete the new center by the June 30, 2006 lease expiration of the existing senior center <br />at the Galleria, the architect has proposed that construction documents be solicited for bids <br />around June 1 and any changes that result from the reviews would be handled via bid addenda. <br />Richard Gurlitz will present the project and the proposed design at the work session. <br />Commissioners Gordon and Halkiotis have served as the Commissioner representatives on the <br />planning committee, This plan review is intended to provide an update for the entire Board and <br />to solicit comments as may be appropriate in advance of the imminent solicitation far bids. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The latest construction cost estimates are consistent with the $4.9 <br />million discussed with the Board in December 2004. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the information <br />as presented by Gurlitz Architects and provide comments and endorsement of the plans. <br />