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Memorandum TO: John Link, County Manager County Commissioners From: Pam Jones, Director of Purchasing and Central Services RE: Whined Building Projects Date: March 27, 2002 You will be discussing issues related to the Whither! Building as part of your April 3, 2002 work session with the Board of Health. In order to provide some contest for the issues dismissed during that meeting, I am providing an overview of all of the projects scheduled at the facility in the near future. I would particularly direct your abortion to the Option 5 under'Special Considerations"found on page four of this memorandum, Dr. Rosemary Summers will be providing more specific Information about this matter during the work session. The projects, listed below, are significant in scope and will impact the employees working in the building as well as the citizens whom they serve: 1. Parking lot improvements 2. Renovation of the Health Department clinic area 3. Replacement of the HVAC system, ceilings and lighting in the Whiffed Building and the Recreation Building 4. General Painting and floor covering replacement Parking Lot Improvements The Whined Building has a total of four parking areas to accommodate both public and sdaB parking at the site. None of the areas are currently paved. Funds available through the Capital Investment Plan (Cl P)will allow us to pave the lot at the corner of Hassell and Tryon Streets as well as the let to the earl of the building. The combined total number of spaces on the paved lots is estimated to be 80. One of the four areas is presently used exclusively to park the OPT buses. This area,which Is estimated to accommodate approximately 38 vehicles will be opened up for public parking when the OPT buses are re-located to the Public Works campus on Highway 86N, Hillsborough. While funding Is not available to pave this portion of Me bid Improvements will be made to the area to make it more suitable for public access. This move is anticipated by April 15, 2002. The perking area to the north of the Whined Building will accommodate approximately 62 vehicles. As in the previous instance, funding Is not available to pave this portion of the lot, however, improvements will be made to the area to make it more suitable for parking by the public and employees. Understanding the significant parking issues that exist at the building and desiring re ensure that both the members of the public and the employees have adequate access to parking, Department Heads from the Whined Building devised the following parking plan: The soon to be paved lot at the corner of Hassell antl Tryon Streets will be designated and signed for public parking only.