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20 1 Commissioner Dorosin asked about the intent of the space, on Option A, at the bottom 2 of the picture. He asked about the intended use of the 4 smaller rooms. 3 Ken Redfoot said one of these would be the Board of County Commissioners pre- 4 function area or conference room. He said the other three areas include a storage area; small 5 conference rooms; and an office area for security. He said these are the same in Concept A 6 and B. 7 Commissioner Dorosin asked if Concept C is the same as Concept A with this area re- 8 done. 9 Ken Redfoot said this is Concept A re-done. He said Concept C takes a partition across 10 the space and introduces more office areas, while making a permanent board room out of the 11 remaining space. 12 Commissioner Dorosin asked of the foyer area is in Concept A and C. 13 Ken Redfoot said the foyer is no longer in Concept C, but there is still a pre-function 14 area with straight access in to the room. 15 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the stage area in Concept B takes the place of the 16 permanent dais in Concept A 17 Ken Redfoot said the dais would be on top of the stage. He referred to the map and 18 designated the desk area for the Commissioners and the moveable seats beyond that. He said 19 these desks would be in place for the meetings, and then an additional flexible stage would be 20 put in front of this to make a larger space for performances. 21 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the seating area is to be raised in all concept plans. 22 Ken Redfoot said this is not decided, but that the plan is for the Board of County 23 Commissioners seating to be raised on a dais in all plans. 24 Frank Clifton said the dais would be raised so wiring and equipment could be 25 underneath. He said that the intention, in the event that the facility is not used for public 26 activities, was to maximize the building's potential use for other county offices. He said this is 27 why meeting space shrinks in option C and office space increases. 28 Commissioner Pelissier asked about the storage space and said it has been stated that 29 some non-profits need storage. 30 Frank Clifton pointed out a large storage area next to freight elevator. He said this area 31 could store extra seating and stage components. He said this is only meant for limited storage, 32 and any other storage space would need to be off site. 33 Commissioner Price said there needs to be clarification on this issue because there are 34 expectations about the storage. 35 Frank Clifton said there is limited space and this is not designed as a permanent storage 36 space. 37 Commissioner Price said the Hillsborough Arts Council needs space to store large 38 puppets each year during their public workshops. 39 Chair Jacobs said there would need to be a system to police the storage areas. 40 Commissioner Pelissier asked when the Board will see real pictures versus schematic 41 designs to get a sense of what things will really look like. 42 Jeff Thompson said the Board took tours in 2010 of various meeting locations and Ken 43 Redfoot can make 3-d pictures or models. 44 Ken Redfoot said this would be part of the further development of the plans down the 45 line. He said more tours can also be done if needed. 46 Commissioner Rich asked about the permanent seating for Board of County 47 Commissioners. She asked if there will be seating accommodation for other boards that might 48 use the space.