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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE INTERFAITH COUNCIL (IFC) IN THE SHORT TERM TO <br />PLACE ITS EMPHASIS ON SITES OTHER THAN THE SOUTHERN HUMAN SERVICES <br />CENTER SITE FOR FUTURE IFC FACILITY DEVELOPMENT <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has historically demonstrated strong support for the mission of the Interfaith <br />Council (IFC) and maintains great respect and appreciation for the work done by the IFC; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County pledges its support to IFC in all manners deemed appropriate by the Board <br />of County Commissioners; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has previously provided three acres of land at the Southern Human Services <br />Center (SHSC) site in support of IFC initiatives; and <br />WHEREAS, on November 29, 1999, the Interfaith Council (IFC) requested that the County clarify its <br />intentions regarding the possible availability of land at the Southern Human Services Center (SHSC) site <br />for the location of an IFC facility; and <br />WHEREAS, the County purchased the Southern Human Services Center (SHSC) property, consisting of <br />a total of 34 acres of land on Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, with the express purpose of accommodating <br />the long term need for County services for citizens in the southern part of the county; and <br />WHEREAS, future services needs for county functions have been identified which will likely occupy the <br />available building sites on the property; and <br />WHEREAS, any long-term lease and/or sale of a portion of the land to any party could jeopardize the <br />County's ability to adequately address future facility and service needs in southern Orange County; and <br />WHEREAS, IFC clients rely heavily on public transportation, which is limited to the SHSC property and <br />continues to present daily challenges; and <br />WHEREAS, the County applauds the IFC's efforts to provide services to the homeless in our community <br />and is open to supporting the IFC in its efforts to identify an appropriate location that addresses IFC's <br />long term facility and support services needs; <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Orange County encourages the IFC in the short term to <br />place its emphasis on sites other than the SHSC property for future IFC facility development, and that the <br />County stands ready to support the IFC in addressing its future facility development needs through all <br />available means. <br />This, the 1 st day of February, 2000. <br />Chair <br />Moses Carey <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />(seal)