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15 <br /> Option 1: Major Renovation (plan) <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is a plan for the rest of the site. <br /> Kristin Hess said there are limits to what can be done, but there is a plan for limited <br /> demonstration and gardening areas, animal husbandry, etc. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said there was a citizen recommendation for an agricultural <br /> center, and he asked if this idea was followed up on. <br /> Kristin Hess said a covered area was proposed for animal scales, but the scales cannot <br /> be located. She said the intention is show off and showcase agriculture. <br /> Commissioner Price asked if there is a plan for the other buildings on this site. <br /> Jeff Thompson said one building is the current Emergency Services substation #1, <br /> which plans to collocate with the Emergency Services substation plan in the CIP. He said the <br /> other building is a storage facility, which is not in the best condition and could be disposed of <br /> to open up the back part of the lot. <br /> Jeff Thompson resumed the presentation: <br /> Option 2a: <br /> New Construction EAC — Torain St/ Public Works Dr <br /> Overview: Build a new EAC facility on County property next to Fairview Park and County Fleet <br /> operations campus on Public Works Drive <br /> (Pre-engineered steel with exterior cladding and interior upfits) <br /> Probable Cost Estimate: <br /> • $4,458,000. Includes $1,008,500 to be added in the FY2017-22 CIP <br /> • Sanitary sewer line upgrade, required storm water management features, and related <br /> site costs <br /> Advantages: <br /> • Higher level of functional and energy efficiency for customers and administrative staff <br /> • New construction, longer life <br /> • Ability to re-purpose or sell the Revere Road property <br /> Disadvantages: <br /> • More secluded since not on a "through-street" <br /> • Highest cost option <br /> BOCC Space Planning Principles: <br /> ■ Co-location <br /> ■ Owned Property <br /> ■ Sustainable design principles <br /> ■ Consolidation <br /> ■ Highest and Best Use <br /> Option 2: New Construction (map) <br /> Torain St/Public Works Dr. Property (photograph) <br /> Option 2: New Construction (plan) <br /> Option 2b: <br /> New Construction EAC & Park Ops Center <br />