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Commissioner Gordon read a statement about why she is voting against this item: <br /> Commissioner Gordon said she would be voting against this item for the following reasons: <br /> 1. The County already has a lease for 200 parking spaces in the parking deck, at the cost <br /> of$1 per year for each space, and the lease has 37 years remaining. The 200 parking <br /> spaces area all that the county needs. <br /> 2. The cost is too high, especially at a time when the county has many financial <br /> constraints. The assessed value of the deck is $595, 473 while the assessed value of <br /> the two county buildings is $450,000 and $130,000 for a total of$580,000. There <br /> amounts are roughly equivalent. Paying an additional $1 million is unwise, in my <br /> opinion, and particularly since the money could be used for many worthy projects, <br /> including school funding. <br /> 3. An exchange of buildings means that there will be no proceeds from a sale of these two <br /> buildings which can be put into a fund for the Southwest Library and for older schools, <br /> as BOCC policy would otherwise mandate. <br /> Please make these comments part of the minutes along with the email messages below from <br /> the county attorney which provided background information: <br /> The number of leased spaces is 200 @ $1/year plus half of the approximately$50k/year in <br /> maintenance costs. <br /> John L. Roberts <br /> Orange County Attorney <br /> -----Original Message----- <br /> From: Alice Gordon fmailto:cgordon.alice(a)-gmail.com1 <br /> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 10:00 AM <br /> To: John Roberts <br /> Cc: Bernadette Pelissier; Barry Jacobs; Earl McKee; Pam Hemminger (External); Steve <br /> Yuhasz; Valerie Foushee; Donna Baker; Frank Clifton; Greg Wilder; Gwen Harvey; Michael <br /> Talbert; Clarence Grier <br /> Subject: Re: Questions/ Comments -Agenda Item 7c- June 5 <br /> John, <br /> Thank you very much for this information. <br /> I appreciate knowing that the county has 37 years remaining on the lease for the parking deck <br /> in Hillsborough. <br /> My understanding of the other terms of the lease is that the county has leased approximately <br /> 200 spaces at the cost of$1 per year for each space. Is that correct? What is the exact <br /> number of leased spaces? <br /> Thanks again. <br /> Alice Gordon <br />