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36 lease. It could probably be extended on a month to month basis but nothing long term. The plan is to move the Animal Control office to a location with the Animal Shelter for better operations and working relationship in terms of functionality. Level 3 involves the expansion of the Whiffed Building and the Southern Human Services Center. The Whiffed building would accommodate the library,which would double in size to approximately 25,000 square feet. This is based on 45,000 sq.ft. of additional space on three levels and would accommodate projected needs for all departments. It does relocate human services functions now in rental space like Human Rights and Relations and OPC Mental Health–Family Counseling Center and create new entrances by function for high traffic activities. The Southern Human Services Center would expand off of the east side of the building and create a longer building and accommodate the needs of DSS and Health until 2010. Commissioner Gordon said that as Orange County grows our County complex will grow. If we decide we can't consolidate County operations in Hillsborough, then we will have to figure out where we are going to put our County buildings. Hillsborough does not want tall buildings that will block the view of the open area. She feels that three stories might be okay and we could try for a parking deck. The Justice Facility building could be moved back from the street a few feet. Commissioner Brown asked about the first justice facility building and if this will accommodate all the court personnel and Pam Jones said that it would accommodate the Sheriffs department and all other court personnel who are now in rental space. There are a couple of options for Human Rights and Relations. One is that they could take the office being vacated by the Visitor's Bureau and another is expansion within the building they now occupy. Chair Jacobs said that we also could talk about the possibility of moving Parks and Recreation over to the Planning and Ag building which would also accommodate expansion of OPC. Also,we could consider locating Recreation and Parks to the Blackwood Park or to the Homestead location. We might want to look at this in the light of having other options. We talked about coloration of public works with Hillsborough. Pam Jones said that she did check with Eric Peterson and he is not in support of this idea. She will continue pursing this idea. John Link said that he feels that further discussion will be necessary to colocate facilities. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to working with Hillsborough and suggested that the two managers work together and that the chair work with the Mayor on this effort of colocation. He feels ---we�hauld pash it and-promote-. Ho-would-like-to-schedule-a-meeting-as-soon-as-possible-and-put--thi before them. Chair Jacobs suggested that the County Commissioners may want to have a meeting with eh Hillsborough own Commiss ioners and have o c�l cation as one o�the-4e—ms among o ers. John Link made reference to Fairview Park and said that he feels that part of that discussion should be on what the County and Hillsborough can do together with some of this property,with Hillsborough contributing some resources. The building committee will meet and by using the comments made by the County Commissioners incorporate-thesa into-the-finaLmport Commissioner Halkiotis asked for a PowerPoint presentation on the structures on the properties that the County has acquired. Thursday.April 11.2002(4).max