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9~ Tom Ward, the Director of the Social Services Department, explained that the County had the option to delegate another agency or person to sign the Title XX Gontracts or they could retain this authority for themselves. Upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Gommissioner Walker, it was moved and adopted that the Board designate themselves as the agency to sign all Title XX Contracts. Chairman Garrett then referred to Item #1 on the Agenda: (Facilities Study: On September 23, the Board met with three consultants to con- sider proposals for facilities and/or management studies. Having heard these proposals what does the Board now desire to do?) Chairman Garrett declared that the floor was opened for discussion. Commissioner Walker questioned the present of Joe Nassif. He stated, "Jae is here and the other people are not here." Chairman Garrett replied, gam asked if we ought to invite "At the end of the meeting last week Joe to come." Gommissioner Walker stated he felt the Planning Berard should be asked to study the matter. Gommissioner Gustaveson stated that at previous meetings his understandings of what was needed and what various proposals provided, at least in the Facilities Study, weuestiont tllthinkuthatethataseannt Study which T think is a different q entire different issue altogether. I felt that all three proposals really missed the mark in various respects in terms of what we need at this time. In my final summary, the proposal that seems to come closest, at least to what I understood we needed after the Feasi- bility Study, was the proposal submitted by Nassif. This is where we ended vur discussion on the first Monday. I think this is where we agreed and it was the feeling that we ought to talk further about -- what would be useful in a proposal that would more nearly meet ex- pectations of. the Board. I gather that this is the reason that Mr. Nassif was invited to came. Commissioner Walker replied he felt that all the companies that were represented earlier should have been invited as everybody should be represented. Commissioner Gustaveson stated he felt that the other two groups had missed the point on the facility study th=tdoenotdf~eletheylhave statements to make on the Management Study. the technical capacity to do what we need at this point. I think it is useless to invite them back because they der not have what is needed at this poina~ fareasfthesManagementfStudytisrconcern~y are still in the running Chairman Garrett stated, "I think Mr. Gattis invited Idr. Nassif on the basis of what he was hearing from the Board at our last meeting. Several members had express the need that we must get on with Grady Brown and that technical information was what we needed. «hatraeo$ala" is architectural and engineering analysis. I am open to any p p Commissioner Pinney stated, "it was certainly one of my thouiatin that we have to ,do something with Grady Brawn. We cannot keep p Y g around with it. Mr. Nassif has the architectural and engineering skills in order to do the kind of studies as far as the building needs. We need to get moving. Commissioner Gustaveson stated that if the Board wanted to go through and call the others back it would be fine with him. "If you think they have thetQChnical capacity to do what is needed." Commissioner Walker stated thatnone of the consultants are going to do anything except what we tell them to do. "We've got a Planning Department to help us do it. What expertise they do not have they can notify us and let us know what direction we need to take." Further Discussion ensued.