AGENDA DATE: 12/6/2017
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BF Yancey Near-Term Uses
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Provide direction on near-term uses for BF Yancey per recommendations of the BF Yancey Transition Advisory Committee
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Kilroy
PRESENTER (S): Kilroy
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: In May 2017, the Albemarle County School Board voted to close BF Yancey Elementary School and on September 25, 2017, the building transferred to the Board of Supervisors. For the remainder of FY 18, the School Division will continue to maintain and operate the building and grounds at a reduced operating mode that would support limited community use during this transition period, including elections, Open Gym, and a food pantry. In addition, the playground and external grounds continue to be available for open community use. At the October 4 Board meeting, staff were directed to bring back for consideration some additional near-term uses that could enhance community use of the building, recommended by the BF Yancey Transition Advisory Committee.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality Government Operations: Ensure County government's capacity to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities.
DISCUSSION: While BF Yancey is in this transition period from a property operated and maintained by the School Board to a property operated and maintained by the Board of Supervisors, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to bring potential near-term uses with community support in December 2017. Near-term uses for BF Yancey are those that could begin operating quickly, have minimal resource needs, and would not encumber the community or the Board from determining the best long-term use strategy for the building, and would be approved uses during the transition period, now through June 30, 2018.
The BF Yancey Transition Advisory Committee provided the recommendations in Attachment A, which ha...
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