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John Link said that the County Attorney should also look at to what extent the County can prevail with expectations upon boards of non-profits in terms of how they operate. Commissioner Jacobs suggested that there be a qualification for new construction and developing some environmental standards (efficient use of water, etc.}. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Chair Brown made reference to the Northern Human Services Center. She said that there are legitimate reasons for why the center is at the place that it is now. John Link said that the Board is making incremental positive movement forward on the building front and the park front. The question is, as it relates to money, how to fund the building. The park is funded. Commissioner Jacobs asked for clarification on tier one projects and Budget Director Donna Dean explained. Rod Visser said that they were asking for guidance from the Board about its priorities. Chair Brown said, regarding the Northern center, that the Board is waiting for a report back from the architect. There are some things that could be done this year such as enclosing the breezeway, revamping office space, and upgrading sinks. Purchasing and Central Services Director Pam Jones said that attachment ten is the proposal from Mike Nicklas and it would be helpful to correlate the items that the Board wants to pursue with this proposal. Commissioner Gordan said that she found the information in the packet fragmented and she asked for a priority listing and a possible phasing. Also, she does not understand how this fits into the debt capacity. Rod Visser said that the staff wanted to hear the Board's priorities and then they would go back and crunch the numbers for the debt capacity. Chair Brown said that they have the money to go ahead with the park and to expand athletic facilities. Then the office space could be redone to make it more efficient and then later we can redo the library and the computer lab. Also, the daycare could be consolidated atone end to make it mare efficient. Commissioner Halkiotis said that he would like to wait and see how much the grant is. He would be hesitant to enclose the breezeway because Mike Nicklas may have something else in mind. Chair Brown asked if the Board wanted to use Innovative Designs to develop energy saving systems for the building. The proposal from the staff does not involve energy savings. Commissioner Halkiotis said that this would be a wise investment. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to put the proposal from Mike Nicklas, from Innovative Designs, on the consent agenda. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Gordon in that he would like to know the debt capacity before making decisions. Chair Brown said that the Northern Human Services Center is on the priority list to do as soon as possible. John Link said that the County will be able to finance the Northern center once they know the numbers. He said that since the citizens are interested in moving forward, he thinks that decisions on the cafeterialkitchen will need to be made next year. The interest in the community has been a large meeting area with a kitchen. Chair Brown asked to put a placeholder for this kitchen/cafeteria in the numbers. 3. Animal Shelter John Link said that they need to find a location and build a new shelter by 2006. The question is how much money to set aside and over what period of time.