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13 <br />Northern Human Sarvlcas Center Task Fame <br />Future Use Plan <br />Report to the Board of County Commleslonere <br />June 2001 <br />Chame <br />In November 1999, the Orange County Board of Commissioners coated the <br />Northam Human Services Center Task Force. The charge of the teak force is to <br />iden* Me needs and develop a longaange plan for the Northam Human <br />Services Center and the adjacent property ownetl by the County. <br />Lono4kan is Plan <br />The long-range plan for the Northern Human Services Center shall include, but <br />net be limited to, the following: <br />1. Review past Capital Investments Plana and reports requesting improvements <br />for the Northern Human Services Center. <br />2. Identity the specific needs of agencies occupying the building. <br />1 Priaitze the CIP needs for Me building and adjacent property. <br />4. Assess the current and potential uses of the building to determine the <br />possible Impacts of those uses on the existing waste treatment system. <br />5. Evaluate the location of the park and nds lot and possible impacts on client <br />parking for the building and future park. <br />6. Review the statue of all easements an the property. <br />7. Review recreational programs at the Center to ensure the future park design <br />will include existing programs and possibly expand actIve and low-Impact <br />recreational activities for the area. <br />Backoexam <br />Since 1999, the task force chaired by Commissioners Stephen Halkioes and <br />Margaret Brown, and staff has met In assess the facility, adjacent property and <br />available programming. Because many of the discussion to data have focused <br />on Possible land acquisitions, atizens from the community have riot been <br />involved in this phase of the planning process.