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6 <br /> 1 o Staff to report on alternatives prior to consideration of construction contract <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if affordable housing options are still being considered. <br /> 4 Travis Myren said yes, this will be done when staff receives the Cornelius Street <br /> 5 analysis. <br /> 6 Commissioner Jacobs said he would like to see the narrative to include the <br /> 7 recommendations from the 2006 Ag Center Study. <br /> 8 Travis Myren said a public— private partnership was also considered for this site, and he <br /> 9 and Jeff Thompson are researching this possibility. <br /> 10 Commissioner Rich asked if the timeline could be reviewed, and when responses to <br /> 11 Commissioner questions would be provided. <br /> 12 Travis Myren said the project can move forward when the additional $235,000 is <br /> 13 approved. He said if this happens in June, then staff can bring back the Cornelius Street <br /> 14 analysis in the fall, and the BOCC can reach some decisions. <br /> 15 Commissioner Rich asked if the additional money potentially being added in June would <br /> 16 be placeholder funds. <br /> 17 Travis Myren said yes, and the Board of County Commissioners would have to approve <br /> 18 the price for the construction. <br /> 19 Commissioner Price referred to the financial summary of year one - $3.3 million, and <br /> 20 asked if it is expected that this amount will be spent in the next fiscal year. <br /> 21 Jeff Thompson said the prior year's funding represents the design fees, and the <br /> 22 construction is in year one. He said it would appropriate in year one, but the process would not <br /> 23 move forward until the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) was approved. <br /> 24 Bonnie Hammersley said this is a placeholder, in case there is no option with Cornelius <br /> 25 Street, there will be funds in place to move forward with renovation. She said this may be <br /> 26 amended in the fall if another opportunity is found, and the current number is the minimum <br /> 27 amount needed to do renovations at the current site. <br /> 28 Commissioner Price asked if more funding would be needed if a location were found on <br /> 29 Cornelius Street. <br /> 30 Jeff Thompson said this is being reviewed currently, and there would be a site <br /> 31 acquisition cost for land not owned by the County, and a site prep cost. <br /> 32 Commissioner Jacobs referred back the jail, and asked if the court street annex might <br /> 33 be removed. <br /> 34 Jeff Thompson said yes, any plans for that site include both the existing jail and the <br /> 35 court street annex. <br /> 36 Commissioner Jacobs said that would change some of the narrative for the Government <br /> 37 Services annex and maybe the Link Building. <br /> 38 Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Capital Improvement Plan <br /> 41 • Accessibility & Security Improvements - $30,000: Page 32 <br /> 42 o Policy priority: security improvements recommended through the Space Study <br /> 43 Work Group <br /> 44 o Access control and video surveillance systems <br /> 45 • Visitors' Bureau <br /> 46 • Skills Development Center <br /> 47 • Animal Services <br /> 48 • Courthouse <br /> 49 • Social Services <br /> 50 <br />