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20 <br /> 1 there are more providers being added. She said the claims in dental are typical for the <br /> 2 business and this is completely different than health insurance. <br /> 3 Chair Jacobs said it would be helpful to identify information from other entities about the <br /> 4 pros and cons of the self-funding. He noted that the Community Land Trust is also on the <br /> 5 County policy. He said this group, as well as the ABC Board may need guidance as to where to <br /> 6 go. <br /> 7 Tracy McCarty said she is happy to help with this, and she has dealt with similar <br /> 8 situations in the past. <br /> 9 A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner McKee to <br /> 10 approve Option 2, the self-insured health insurance option with an increase in the Health <br /> 11 Savings Account contribution for employees to $118 per month effective January 1, 2014, and <br /> 12 direct the Manager to sign the necessary documents to execute the contract. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 VOTE: Ayes, 6 — Nay, 1 (Commissioner Rich) <br /> 15 <br /> 16 b. Whitted Meeting Room Schematic Design Review <br /> 17 The Board reviewed and commented on the schematic design of the Whitted <br /> 18 Permanent meeting room initially presented during the September 12, 2013 work session; and <br /> 19 authorized staff and the consultant to move forward with construction document preparation. <br /> 20 Jeff Thompson reviewed the schedule (below) included on page 2 of the abstract: <br /> 21 <br /> 22 BACKGROUND: On April 4, 2013, the BOCC authorized Orange County to move forward with <br /> 23 the design of permanent Board meeting facilities within the Whitted 2nd Floor "A" building in <br /> 24 Hillsborough, and included this capital project within the adopted Capital Investment Plan in FY <br /> 25 2013-14. On June 18, 2013, the BOCC authorized the Manager to move forward with the <br /> 26 design, award a bid, and complete the necessary site work for this project as "Phase 1" in order <br /> 27 that the work be completed this fall during optimal outdoor weather. This site work, which will <br /> 28 include significant paving, stormwater management, lighting, pedestrian access, handicapped <br /> 29 access, and landscaping improvements, is currently out to bid and should be complete no later <br /> 30 than the end of November 2013. The County has engaged Corley, Redfoot Architects as the <br /> 31 designer for the project. Ken Redfoot and David Taylor with Corley, Redfoot Architects will <br /> 32 continue presenting the schematic designs as well as corresponding three dimensional space <br /> 33 modeling for additional BOCC review and comment introduced during the September 12, 2013 <br /> 34 work session. Should the BOCC approve the schematic design renderings and principles, the <br /> 35 following timeline represents the delivery of the overall project: <br /> 36 <br /> 37 <br /> TASK PROPOSED END BY <br /> BEGINNING DATE <br /> DATE <br /> BOCC Action: Approval of 9/17/13 9/17/13 <br /> Schematic Design; <br /> authorization <br /> to prepare bid documents <br /> Construction document prep, 9/18/13 11/5/13 <br /> bid advertisement prep (2 <br /> month <br /> duration <br /> BOCC Action: Approval of 11/5/13 11/5/13 <br /> Final Design; authorization to <br />