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7 <br /> 1 Slide #8 <br /> FY2025-35 Recommended Capital Investment Plan <br /> Mission Support <br /> Container a <br /> Storage + <br /> • Board of Elections Storage - <br /> $381,000 (p. 54) <br /> — $296,000 approved in FY2024-25 to <br /> create climate-controlled storage for Q2 � 3 <br /> voting equipment <br /> a <br /> — Additional funds of$381,000 needed <br /> due to new cost estimates % _ <br /> nua6 Flood Alb- <br /> • Construction costs and small scale of project Ab- / <br /> are contributing factors <br /> y <br /> .v <br /> Ab- <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner Greene asked about the increased cost for the project. <br /> 4 Chair Bedford asked if storage should be in a different location. <br /> 5 Angel Barnes, Capital Projects Manager, said the small square footage resulted in a <br /> 6 higher cost estimate and there are historic district requirements that must be included. <br /> 7 Travis Myren said they can look at alternatives, but he is confident that the Board of <br /> 8 Elections will strongly prefer to be collocated with their staff. <br /> 9 Chair Bedford said it is also a security issue for elections. <br /> 10 Commissioner Carter noted that the property is out of the flood plain and way out of the <br /> 11 500-year zone. <br /> 12 Chair Bedford asked if the basement at Elections had been elevated. <br /> 13 Alan Dorman said it is waterproof and there is nothing of value located on the lower <br /> 14 level. <br /> 15 Commissioner McKee asked if there is space that is climate controlled that could be <br /> 16 used instead. <br /> 17 Travis Myren said this is new construction and it is an expansion of an existing facility. <br /> 18 He also said that the Board of Elections would insist that the voting equipment be co-located <br /> 19 with staff. <br /> 20 Commissioner McKee said the voting equipment is currently in storage units and he <br /> 21 does not see that being any more secure there 100 feet away than it would be in an existing <br /> 22 climate-controlled building and entry controlled. He said he is not sure how many square feet <br /> 23 are needed for the machines. <br /> 24 Alan Dorman said it would be an increase of 1,200 square feet. <br /> 25 Commissioner McKee said it would be the Board of Commissioners' decision as to <br /> 26 where they are located and even if the Board of Elections does not agree, he does not see that <br /> 27 they need to spend funds to create existing space that can be used. <br /> 28 Travis Myren said yes. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 <br />