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- Together with existing programming annual Sportsplex revenues will be $5,000,000 <br /> and Annual contributions to the Fund Balance of$1,400,000 can be re-invested in <br /> Orange County recreation and wellness. <br /> - State of the Art Recreation, Sport and Fitness Venue featuring Ice, Pools, Turf, Court, <br /> Fitness and Child Development/Care. <br /> - Multigenerational community meeting and gathering facility for kids, families and <br /> specialized resources for aging adults and seniors, with 60,000 monthly customer visits <br /> stimulating health, wellness and activity. <br /> - Creation of a world class private/public partnership model for multi-generational and <br /> diverse programming all under one roof. <br /> Paul Laughton suggested having staff answer specific questions about County <br /> projects. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he would like to see the cost of a southern library if it was smaller. <br /> He said this is not a firm number. Similarly, the Blackwood Farm has a large amount of money <br /> in the second year, and the Board has not discussed this as being a higher priority. He <br /> suggested moving the Whitted Building up in the CIP. The Board also needs to discuss <br /> whether this should be a meeting space and a potential multi-use space. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said she does not know when the cultural center would have <br /> the funds available for the upfit. If the County is going to upfit it for a meeting space, it might <br /> not be done at the same time. <br /> Frank Clifton said most of the upgrades would be for the County and the additional <br /> items could come in between meeting dates, etc. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin made reference to the sewer infrastructure for Rogers Road and <br /> it is not in the CIP. He said there is commitment to do this and it ought to be figured in the CIP <br /> somewhere. <br /> Commissioner Rich asked about the sewer district and if it would be able to borrow <br /> money. <br /> Frank Clifton said it is probably a year from now before the financing aspect comes up <br /> for consideration. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he would like to keep a running list of things they may want to put on <br /> a bond and this may be one of them. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin made reference to the Whitted Building and the Board needs to <br /> discuss whether it wants to use it as a meeting space at all or a multi- use space/shared <br /> space. There are several options. He said he is not clear that there is a consensus from the <br /> Board to use this as a meeting space yet. <br /> Chair Jacobs said the County Commissioners need to have this conversation sometime <br /> during the CIP Process. He said he knows that Commissioner Gordon has objections to it <br /> because she thinks the meeting room should be built on the downtown Hillsborough county <br /> campus; but he thought the others seemed interested. <br /> Commissioner Rich said she feels that the conversation on the Whitted Building is not <br /> complete but there were some real concerns from the neighbors about the kind of functions <br /> that would happen. She said the Board needs to have this conversation. She does think it <br /> should be used as a multi-use space. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said if the Board wants to use this space for meeting space then <br /> that is fine; but down on the main campus they are putting in geothermal wells that may <br />