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27 <br /> <br />which requires all Counties to reserve ten percent of revenue collected and retained by the 1 <br />County in a non-reverting Automation Enhancement and Preservation Fund. 2 <br /> 3 <br />FY2018-23 Recommended Capital Investment Plan 4 <br />Information Technology and Communications 5 <br />• Communication System Improvements – Sheriff’s Office - $505,000 (p. 51) 6 <br />o Final Year of Multiyear Replacement of Portable and In-Vehicle Radios 7 <br />o Replace Remaining Sheriff’s Office Radios – Approximately 80 Units 8 <br />• Register of Deeds Automation – $80,000 (p. 50) 9 <br />o Multiyear Account to Finance Technology Improvements in Register of Deeds 10 <br />Office 11 <br />o Replacement of Records Management Software 12 <br /> 13 <br />Travis Myren resumed the presentation: 14 <br /> 15 <br />Building and Infrastructure Improvements (FY 2018-19): 16 <br />• Criminal Justice Resource Department - $275,000 (page 31) 17 <br />Project Description/Justification: The Criminal Justice Resource Department is currently 18 <br />located in the lower level of the 1954 Courthouse. Recent program expansion has prompted 19 <br />the need for consolidated office space. The Register of Deeds space in the Gateway building 20 <br />has excess capacity because of advances in technology that require less physical storage 21 <br />space for books and records. This project repurposes this extra capacity for the Criminal 22 <br />Justice Resource Department, and adds a dry sprinkler system to protect sensitive historical 23 <br />land records. 24 <br /> 25 <br />• Link Center Remodel - $50,000 (page 36) 26 <br />Project Description/Justification: In March 2018, the Board approved renovations to the lower 27 <br />level of the John Link Jr. Government Services Center to house the Public Defender resulting 28 <br />in a loss of meeting space at this facility. Funding of $50,000 in FY2018- 19 would allow for 29 <br />renovations to the first floor of the John Link Jr. Government Services Center by improving the 30 <br />existing meeting spaces with upgraded Audio Visual equipment and furnishings. The County 31 <br />owned 129 E. King Street facility that currently houses the Public Defender will become 32 <br />surplus property and subject to disposition by the Board of County Commissioners. 33 <br /> 34 <br />FY2018-23 Recommended Capital Investment Plan 35 <br />Building and Infrastructure Improvements 36 <br />• Criminal Justice Resource Department - $275,000 (p. 31) 37 <br />o Department Growth – Currently Located in Two Facilities 38 <br />o Underutilized Space Near Register of Deeds in Gateway 39 <br />o Includes Dry Fire Suppression System for Historic Land Records 40 <br />• Link Center Remodel - $50,000 (p. 36) 41 <br />o Public Defender Displacing Lower Level Conference Space 42 <br />o Enhance Large Conference Room on Main Floor of Link 43 <br />o 129 East King Street Building Disposition in Fall of 2018 44 <br /> 45 <br />• Old Courthouse Square – (Building/Grounds) - $20,000 (page 38) 46 <br />Project Description/Justification: The FY2018-19 funding request is for the start of the 47 <br />architectural and structural engineering services to design the upcoming renovations proposed 48 <br />in future years. The FY2019-20 funding request addresses exterior restoration items and 49 <br />necessary structural repairs. FY 2020-21 funding will address site work that must be carried 50