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Commissioner Halkiotis said that he generally agrees in principle with Commissioner Jacobson the issues, but he does not know why we need to put generators at 22 facilities for $1.25 million. He would not support that. He said that there are legitimate facilities that need them that deal with public safety. Generators are not needed in gyms, the Skills Development Center, and other similar places. These places do not need to be open during power outages. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to combining the Heritage Center, a new library, and a document storage facility. These things have not been discussed by the Board. There is also a lot of misinformation about what the Board has approved regarding capital projects. This is troublesome to him. Commissioner Halkiotis also agrees with Commissioner Jacobs about the project manager, and that this person should report directly to the County Manager and no one else. This person should also be empowered to find ways to economize and make recommendations above and beyond anyone else's decision-making in the County. Commissioner Gordon agreed with looking at the issues brought up by Commissioner Jacobs. She added another one -the relative priority and possibly the target for mandated versus non-mandated County facilities. Jahn Link said that aside from schools and the justice facilities function, others are elective. Human services are mandated but not the specific facilities. The County is obligated to provide social services and health. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the generators and she thinks that it is important to have same generators in key facilities. She echoed Commissioner Halkiotis' concern about the generators. Commissioner Carey also agreed on the generators and he said that he was shocked at the list of generators. He suggested asking the Chair and the Manager to survey the Commissioners on what constitutes "key" facilities and then come back with a recommendation of which ones fit the definition of "key" and to come up with a priority list. John Link said that he would like to offer a priority list tonight and some generators need to be addressed this month before a weather incident occurs. The County Commissioners went through the priority list of facilities that need generators, as follows: Northern Human Services Center -first tier Public Works -first tier Orange Public Transit -second tier EMS Efland -second tier Southern Human Services Center -first tier Animal Shelter -first tier Franklin Street (Skills Development Center} -second tier Orange County EMS -first tier Jail -first tier Eno Mountain Tower -first tier Whiffed Center - a portion of the building -first tier Planning and Agriculture - a portion of the building -first tier Animal Control -second tier Government Services Center -first tier Government Services Center Annex -second tier Northside Buildings -second tier New courthouse and courthouse addition -second tier Commissioner Halkiotis asked about the generator at the jail. Sheriff Pendergrass said that the generator at the jail does not operate the entire facility. The Sheriff supports adding this generator at the jail.