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17 1 Commissioner Gordon said she does not believe there is 20,000 square feet available at 2 that site, but it is more than 10,000. 3 Jeff Thompson said the 20,000 is the upside, but the understanding with the developer 4 is 18,000. 5 Commissioner McKee said his concern on all of these potential building projects is that 6 we are as efficient and effective as possible. He asked about the $400 per square foot price 7 and why this cost was so high. 8 Jeff Thompson said this figure is a project budget, and it includes not only the building 9 but the cost of outfitting the building, including books, as well as a parking deck to accompany 10 the building. 11 Chair Jacobs referred to page 32 about the proposed jail, and asked about the fact that 12 it states that a consultant has been retained. 13 Jeff Thompson said Steve Allen is the consultant who is working on the jail alternatives 14 and the capacity study. He said these are being done separately, but they are complimentary 15 to each other. He said there should be something to report in the next few weeks. 16 Chair Jacobs asked about the professional services budget of $250,000 and whether it 17 would be expended in the next three months or carried forward. 18 Jeff Thompson said this will carry forward. 19 Commissioner McKee asked if this will be brought back to the Board for consideration 20 with all of the concept options. 21 Jeff Thompson said yes. 22 Commissioner McKee said the build out scenario could radically change the amount. 23 He said he is comfortable leaving the amount as placeholder, though he is not sure it will be 24 necessary. 25 Commissioner Gordon thinks it is a good idea to come back with what is realistic 26 regarding building this in stages. She said it can cost more depending on how it is planned. 27 She would like to see what the reasonable break points would be. She asked if staff thinks this 28 can be figured this out this fiscal year. 29 Jeff Thompson said yes, that is the plan. He said he believes this will be done in the 30 next several weeks. 31 Commissioner Price asked what the debt service number is based on. 32 Clarence Grier said this would be based on the County issuing a debt of $250,000 this 33 year for the professional services. 34 Jeff Thompson said the County has spent about $30,000 this year. 35 Michael Talbert said this is part of a long range plan and is laying the groundwork for 36 what comes next. He said it is important to get this in the plan as soon as possible. 37 Chair Jacobs urged staff to investigate the Efland Community Center and whether it is 38 sufficient. He said there were concerns being raised about this issue ten years ago. He would 39 like to get more information about the community perceived needs and how easy it would be to 40 expand on the existing building. 41 Dave Stancil said staff has had community meetings in the last few months and the 42 availability of the facility has been ratcheted up. He said activities at the center have increased 43 in the last six months. 44 Commissioner Dorosin said $200,000 is listed in the article 46 section on page 12 for 45 the small business loan pool. He asked when the Board would receive a report on this. 46 Michael Talbert said this would be available at the next meeting. 47 Commissioner Dorosin said if this loan pool is not being used effectively, he would 48 potentially support moving that money to something else. 49 Commissioner McKee said there is currently an application before the Small Business 50 Loan committee that is being reviewed and this pool is being used.