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37 <br /> 1 Jay Smith said you can renovate it cheaper than replace it. He said that it would be a <br /> 2 complete gutting and then reconfigure the inside to make it a working building. He said it is also <br /> 3 a possibility to tear it down. He said that when you think about efficiency, he is thinking about <br /> 4 building proximity to the services they provide. He said that all of these are very intertwined. He <br /> 5 said he feels confident that the Link building can be renovated and the intrusion issues alleviated. <br /> 6 Commissioner Fowler said that the county has been trying to divert individuals from the <br /> 7 court system and providing other services that may go in the same building. She asked if those <br /> 8 specifics were discussed with staff. <br /> 9 Jay Smith said he would follow up on the question and get the information from his <br /> 10 consultant. <br /> 11 Commissioner Richards asked how the behavioral diversion facility fits into the study. <br /> 12 Jay Smith said the study was based on existing facilities, and the diversion facility was not <br /> 13 taken into account. <br /> 14 Commissioner Richards said that some of the support services could be associated with <br /> 15 the diversion facility. She said the facility should be brought into the conversation. <br /> 16 Jay Smith said that if there are things that they know about those need to be included in <br /> 17 the data. <br /> 18 Bonnie Hammersley said when the county talks about diversion, the team that is diverting <br /> 19 needs space to do their work. She said that Caitlin Fenhagen was involved in the facility study. <br /> 20 Vice-Chair McKee said that if the Link Building is removed, the county cannot rebuild due <br /> 21 to proximity to the creek. <br /> 22 Jay Smith said that was correct. <br /> 23 Vice-Chair McKee asked at what point of renovate does it transition between renovate <br /> 24 and essentially a removal. <br /> 25 Jay Smith said the "bones" of the building would remain in place. He said if the building <br /> 26 was completely removed, the county could not rebuild due to buffers around streams. <br /> 27 Vice-Chair McKee said it is served by a geothermal system and if they remove the building <br /> 28 does that terminate the geothermal system they spend a lot of money on. <br /> 29 Jay Smith said the geothermal system that supplies would no longer function. <br /> 30 Vice-Chair McKee said that removal of the geothermal would be a loss and then the space <br /> 31 turned it into a parking lot. <br /> 32 Commissioner Richards asked if selling the property wasn't an option. <br /> 33 Jay Smith said it was not considered since they could use it for space needs growth but it <br /> 34 is an option for the county. <br /> 35 Vice-Chair McKee said there is another factor to consider and that if he was looking to buy <br /> 36 the space, he would drastically reduce the amount he would be willing to pay with the cost of <br /> 37 removing the building and that after that deduction is made, the county would essentially be giving <br /> 38 it away. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 <br />