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Commissioner Gordon made reference to the meeting next week and said that she is <br /> concerned about timing of the changes with the information the County Commissioners are <br /> receiving and would like to receive the information well in advance of the meetings. <br /> Chair Jacobs suggested having a key because it was hard to navigate the information. <br /> Chair Jacobs said that Tuesday is the only time for the Board to talk about revenue <br /> options, and he encouraged the County Commissioners to think about questions they may want <br /> to ask. <br /> 3. Options for Meeting Current and Future Space Needs for Department of Social <br /> Services and Health Department <br /> Laura Blackmon made reference to the purple handout, attachment 6, on options for the <br /> future space needs for DSS and Health Department and reviewed this. There are three options, <br /> and Commissioner Gordon's blue handout has a fourth option. <br /> Chair Jacobs said that Commissioner Gordon raised issues at the last meeting and there <br /> were responses from staff via email. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that she looked at the staff responses and came up with <br /> option D. Commissioner Gordon said she had talked with Commissioner Carey who said option <br /> D was worthy of consideration and that they should address the needs of both DSS and Health <br /> Departments. Commissioner Gordon said that she would let Commissioner Carey speak for <br /> himself. She is not speaking for him. <br /> Purchasing and Central Services Director Pam Jones said that the issues that <br /> Commissioner Gordon raised are articulated in the document. The purple sheet is the same <br /> thing that was handed out to the Board in a different format. Option A includes purchasing the <br /> old Wal-Mart site and relocating the offices in Whitted to the Wal-Mart site. This would leave <br /> Whitted empty. Option B is to construct a 50,000-square foot new facility at Southern Human <br /> Services Center and upfit what was vacated at the Whitted Center. Option C is the new option, <br /> which is building a 25,000-square foot addition to the Southern Human Services Center and <br /> longer term, more space would be built for DSS. The assumption is that the 25,000 square feet <br /> would hold at least for five years, and another facility would have to be built for DSS after that. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that after getting all of the information, she tried to come up <br /> with a win-win situation and her option combines some benefits of all three of the previous <br /> options. She reviewed her memo, as shown below: <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> To: BOCC and Manager <br /> From: Alice Gordon <br /> Subject: Human Services Space Needs <br /> Date: February 6, 2008 <br /> In this memo I am sending you a new option (D) to address the human services space needs <br /> we will be discussing tomorrow night. I am also asking questions about Option C. Please <br /> review these items for tomorrow night. <br /> NEW OPTION D <br /> I believe Option D combines some of the best features of the three options, and it costs a <br /> comparable amount. It also has the advantage of addressing the space needs of both DSS and <br /> Health, with no space deficits for Health. <br /> Please review the purple sheets in your Feb. 7 meeting materials for the sources of the cost <br />