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to approve this plan with any needed changes. If there is a substantive change <br />recommended by the committee, it will come back to the Board. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked about the potential future of a proposed County <br />facility and Dave Stancil said that this portion is not visible from any portion of the site. It <br />is in a field that is surrounded by a wooded fringe. Over the years, there have been <br />discussions in the past of whether to use this facility as an agricultural center, nature <br />center, or recreation center. They would like to allot this area for some type of future <br />facility without infringing on the historic or scenic features. <br />Commissioner Gordon suggested having the committee discuss the active <br />recreation and the placement of it. She suggested listing the large green area as <br />possible Forest Education/Low Impact Recreation/Possible Active Recreation on the <br />map. She thinks it would be better to let the group discuss it then to decide the division <br />of the functions now. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis asked Dave Stancil who participated in this preliminary <br />concept plan and Dave Stancil said himself, Lori Taft, Craig Benedict, Fletcher Barber, <br />Mary Beth Carr, Rich Shaw, and Tina Moon. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis asked about the acreage of the potential County facility <br />site and Dave Stancil said that he would find out. Commissioner Halkiotis asked if this <br />was constructed rather than a natural pond and Dave Stancil said yes. It is four acres <br />and it has good fishing. Commissioner Halkiotis said that they may want to use this for a <br />fishing rodeo. <br />Chair Jacobs suggested indicating all three green parcels on the map as possible <br />recreation with "low impactlactive" in parentheses. The three areas can have the same <br />designation. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner <br />Carey to approve the preliminary concept plan with the change in the delineation of the <br />green parcels as stated above by Chair Jacobs, along with information about the number <br />of acres on all portions. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />b. Update on Justice Facility Expansion <br />The Board received information regarding the status of the committee-generated <br />plans for the status of the Justice Facilities Expansion Project and considered options for <br />the park-and-ride/shuttle service to the downtown Hillsborough County campus. <br />Chair Jacobs said that they wanted to do this item before the Hillsborough <br />Historic Commission met on June 21St <br />Commissioner Halkiotis volunteered to attend this meeting as a County <br />Commissioner representative. <br />Ken Redfoot from Corley Redfoot Zack made a pictorial presentation of the <br />exterior of the facility. He said that they would retain the existing entrance as the single <br />secure entrance into the entire new facility. The total addition is 38,000 square feet. <br />Commissioner Foushee arrived at 8:04 p.m. <br />Ken Redfoot made reference to the public market house and said that it is a glue <br />laminated structure and will allow for easy access for farmers to use the 24 bays and will <br />also allow for easy access for patrons. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis said that Recreation and Parks Director Lori Taft has <br />shown him some problems with this type of structure at Efland-Cheeks and he asked <br />about the roof for it. Ken Redfoot said that they are showing aheavy-duty asphalt roof <br />