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feels this should be part of the CIP discussion. He said there is now a different take on this <br /> building, and there are two options. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said the EAC site is better suited to stay in Hillsborough in some <br /> form or fashion. She said Blackwood Farms was designed by the committee to have a parks <br /> operation base. She said the location is decentralized, and she feels the Environmental and <br /> Agricultural Center functions should not be put there. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked for consensus on moving forward with looking at how to <br /> best utilize the existing space at EAC to maintain or rebuild the facility for usage by current <br /> occupants. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he has not heard anyone object to this, and he feels the Board can <br /> take Blackwood Farm off the table; however he feels other sites could be kept on the table. <br /> He said it is premature to say definitively that there is no other option until the Board hears the <br /> presentation. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said she would just like to see this facility somewhere in <br /> Hillsborough. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he hears the consensus that Blackwood Farms is not where the EAC <br /> should be located. <br /> Wayne Fenton resumed his review of the following PowerPoint Slides: <br /> Underutilized Asset <br /> Cedar Grove Center <br /> Underutilized Asset- Cedar Grove Center (blueprint) <br /> Cedar Grove Center "wing" options <br /> i "Moth ball" for potential future use (several upgrades required to meet current code); <br /> i Make minor modifications to allow use as minimally conditioned storage space; <br /> i Renovate for use as fully-conditioned storage space; <br /> i Renovate for use as office space for one or more of the departments currently housed <br /> at <br /> EAC <br /> i Has adequate space to house all EAC occupants <br /> i Would require - $2,100,000 for upfit <br /> i Additional $800,000 for septic system if office and associated use selected <br /> Underutilized space <br /> Whitted Center <br /> i Unassigned "flex" space (blueprint) <br /> Unassigned space 2,565 square feet <br /> Underutilized space - <br /> Whitted Center <br /> i Whitted `A' building - <br /> i Approximately 2,565 SF of assignable space <br /> i Opportunities include: <br /> Move DEAPR staff from EAC <br /> Move DEAPR staff from Central Rec <br /> i free up Central Rec space for programming <br /> Other <br />