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21 <br /> 1 He referred to the Under-utilized Assets slide and said the Asset Management Services <br /> 2 North Admin Building sits on the highway 86 campus, adjacent to the OPT modular unit. He <br /> 3 said this building is currently available and is a possible relocation site for OPT. <br /> 4 Referring to Whitted, he mentioned a new alternative with more administrative office <br /> 5 space or art space and said this will be presented at a later date. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Architect, Mike Hammersly presented the next three slides <br /> 8 <br /> 9 East Campus Existing Conditions Analysis: (blueprint) <br /> 10 <br /> 11 East Campus Regulatory Analysis: (blueprint) <br /> 12 <br /> 13 East Campus Buildout Analysis: (blueprint) <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Facility & Property Report: <br /> 16 • Updated annually and presented during budget season <br /> 17 • Future features will include: <br /> 18 - Estimated market values of appraisals for properties <br /> 19 - More complete and descriptive insured values <br /> 20 - Departmental use survey information <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Mike Hammersly reviewed the blueprint slides. He designated the geothermal well <br /> 23 areas as well as the proposed new field. He said that the green denotes existing geothermal <br /> 24 system at the Link Center; the blue is the proposed new geothermal well system; and the black <br /> 25 is the Justice Center system. <br /> 26 Chair Jacobs noted that there are existing geothermal wells between the Link Center <br /> 27 and the Annex, and Mike Hammersly agreed. <br /> 28 Commissioner Gordon asked for clarification on the geothermal system and Mike <br /> 29 Hammersly reviewed the color designations. <br /> 30 Mike Hammersly reviewed the regulatory items and noted the flood plains, stream <br /> 31 buffers and road setbacks. <br /> 32 Commissioner Rich asked how an area gets the archeological designation. <br /> 33 Jeff Thompson said the County has a policy that requires a qualified archaeological <br /> 34 study on county property. He said there are already maps in place that detail sensitive areas. <br /> 35 Commissioner Rich asked what is done with these areas. <br /> 36 Frank Clifton said there are landscape features there and it functions as a green spot <br /> 37 with careful maintenance. He clarified that any future building would avoid that area. <br /> 38 Chair Jacobs said there has been joint consultation to make sure no signs are going in <br /> 39 on the sensitive archaeological sites. <br /> 40 Commissioner McKee asked what facility would be served by the wells shown in blue. <br /> 41 Jeff Thompson said this will serve the Court Street Annex property, the Historic Court <br /> 42 House, the District Attorney's Building, and possibly the jail. <br /> 43 Commissioner Gordon asked if the green area at the Link Center is all in place. <br /> 44 Mike Hammersly said this is all in place. <br /> 45 Commissioner Gordon asked about the blue area. <br /> 46 Jeff Thompson said the blue area is pending and was authorized last fall. He said the <br /> 47 bid process has begun and bids will be opened on May 23�a <br /> 48 Commissioner Gordon said, looking at the potential building sites, there appears to be <br /> 49 some area for potential building that is being taken up by the geothermal system. <br />