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764 The County Attorney said JOCCA has a 20 year lease beginning September 1, 1967 and renewable each year at JOCCA's option. He concurred with Commissioner Willhoit's suggestion of appropriating money to JOCCA and letting JOCCA spend the money for specific items. He said .the lease was renewed each year by a letter in which JOCCA also accounted for in kind contributions far a federal program which would also indicate JOCCA eligible far public funds. Commissioner Walker said he thought the best approach was for the Board to turn its attention to Efland School building. Gloria Williams said JOCCA has spent approximately $1,500 on the Efland Cheeks building. Commissioner Walker asked if this expenditure had made the building liveable. Ms. Williams said that the situation was liveable but they were .opposed to heating the outdoors. Commissioner Walker asked JOCCA to weigh the cost of improvements for using the building for one year against the comparable cost of using Efland Cheeks School. Commissioner Willhoit suggested using lay-in insulation rather than blown-in insulation so it could be recovered. Commissioner Pinney said the cost would be the same by the time insulation was installed and removed. Commissioner Gustaveson asked about the possibilities of having Saturday work clinics at Efland Cheeks so the Board could appropriate funds for supplies only and JOCCA could get weekend work parties to do the labor. Ms. Williams said she thought that was possible. ' The County Manager said the county does not own Efland Cheeks School and there are some county departments and a private group interested in the building. Dr. Gertrude Willis, past President of JOCCA Board, said the oil bills far heating the multipurpose center have been astronomical. Mrs. Macadoo, member of the JOCGA Board, told the Commissioners they had spent money and time at night on the Efland Cheeks Multipurpose Center and she would like to keep the building. She felt the county would have to spend more money on Efland Cheeks School and she would rather see these funds go into the multipurpose center. Mrs. Fuller said many people had put in long hours working on the multipurpose center. She said she was grateful for what had been done and she would hate to see the building lost because of a few problems. She said she felt it would cost quite a bit to move to the school. She said senior citizens came to the multi- purpose center every day and it was time to heat the building. Commissioner Walker expressed his concern for spending money on one community center in the county when there were other similar needs all over the county. Commissioner Gustaveson said he felt the county should help on the building's upkeep since the building housed county-sponsored programs. Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, to allocate $3,500 to JOCGA for their use in providing more adequate facilities far their programs. Commissioner Willhoit explained the $3,500 figure was to cover the estimated material costs of $2,500 and a provision for some work JOCCA has already provided. Commissioner Gustaveson said he wanted to consider whether these improvements would be long term or temporary. He also questioned labor costs. The County Manager suggested using plastic over the windows instead of storm windows. He told the Board there were no labor costs for installing insulation in the estimated figures. Gloria Williams said she felt JOCCA could pool and mobilize community .labor. Commissioner Walker asked the cost figure for last year's heating bills. He said JOCCA has spent $1,500 and we are appropriating $3,500, which totals $5,OJ0 spent on improvements to the Efland Cheeks Multipurpose Center.