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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 23, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~-p <br />SUBJECT: Southern Orange Senior Center Plan Review <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Project Design Booklet <br />(To Be Provided Under Separate <br />Cover) <br />Special Use Permit Modification: Chapel <br />Hill Staff Report to reviewing Boards <br />and Commissioners <br />(Under Separate Cover) <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 far the Southern Orange Senior Center and provide comments as <br />may be appropriate. <br />BACKGROUND: Since the County Commissioners' review of the senior center plans at the <br />May 26, 2005 work session, Commissioners Gordon and Halkiotis have worked with the <br />architect to clarify the design and tweak materials to be used in the construction of the Center. <br />The project was also presented to the Senior Center Planning Committee on .tune 7, and the <br />design received unanimous approval. The architect will present the project in detail during the <br />Board meeting, As part of this agenda item, the BOCC received a project design booklet <br />outlining the details of the project in advance of this meeting. <br />The Chapel Hill Planning Board and the Transportation Board discussed the project on June 7. <br />The architect will discuss their recommendations as part of the presentation, A copy of the <br />Chapel Hill Staff report and accompanying Resolutions are provided under separate cover. <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 />