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9~r'- gas- ..~ Ellen Merrill, Marvin Webb and Rick Stepanek came to the Board with an ADA report on the Health Department and Social Services restrooms and their conversion to meet ADA requirements. Webb met with Ed Edwards, Health Department and Stepanek concerning the changes in these areas. Merrill reported that it would cost $45 an hour for Mr. Webb to draw up specifications and take approximately 10 hours. They felt the need for bids and specifications on this project. The Board was asked for an ok on having Mr. Webb do this. Motion made by Abernethy, seconded by Leslie to hire Mr. Webb to write the specifications for the unisex handicap accessible restroom in the health department. Abernethy, Frauen, Hartman, Leslie and STelk voted yes, Quandt voted no, Landis abstained. Motion carried. Merrill reported the restrooms in the Courthouse at the main entrance will become an accessible womens restroom. In the Social Services building there will be a 2 stall unisex restrooms with the expectations of under $10,000. Asked for specifications on this one mainly because of the overhead plumbing in this building. Frauen made motion, seconded by Leslie to have Mr. Webb to draw up specs on this project. Abernethy, Frauen, Hartman, Landis, Leslie and Stelk voted yes, Quandt voted no. Motion carried. Merrill reported that the Courthouse elevator project is expected to be advertised before Christmas, it will take 11 or 12 weeks for the elevator to be delivered and one week to tear out the old elevator and five weeks to install the new one. The elevator will be out the entire month of May. This project will require additional power to be wired in from the jail, because the panel in the courthouse is currently full. The Courthouse fire panel is now in a back room in Joel Dalton's office, and they have told us it needs to be moved and would cost about $18,000, but now if we get an annunciator panel it would only cost $450 to have it repeated at the front. The Board agreed to spend the $450. Merrill reported that the courthouse doors need to be replaced with automatic doors and these guidelines have been put on reserve and it will not be necessary by January 26th. A complaint has been made and we have already started the process and should be ok. The problem with the courthouse is in bad weather the doors get stuck, so that automatic doors would not work. The doors will need to be replaced so that they can retract and expand if needed because of the weather. This is for the main entrance on the north of the building. $6000 has been budgeted for this. Entrance indicator strips have been placed on reserve and aren't needed by the January 26th deadline. Another item reported was that an area of rescue assistance is needed on each building that has a second floor, so that if a wheel chair person is on the second floor and the elevator doens't work there is a place for them to go for one hour fire rated. Approval needed to meet with the Fire Marshall to see if the current jury room that is right by the doors that go down the front on the second floor would be ok if something was put on the doors. Two-way communications devices need to be installed in these areas so that the firemen can communicate with them from the fire panel downstairs. Also need to have a plan for deaf notifications if a fire occurred. Will come back with the specifications later. .. Frauen left meeting at 11:20 A.M. Susan Nadolski, Family Violence Coalition, discussed with the Board the need of her office to be near the courts and police offices. She would consider moving perhaps on temporary bases, but later wants back into the courthouse. Judge Bush and Martin and Alice Mahood was put on the agenda for December 13th and will be asked to talk to the Board about their needs in the courthouse. Nelson Helm, Regional Planning, gave the quarterly report for his department. Reported that he had a summer interim in the office who worked out real well. Board recessed until 2 P.M. 2 P.M. - Abernethy, Hartman, Leslie and Quandt present, no quorum; therefore communications were passed around for reviewing. 2:15 P.M. - Landis arrived - meeting continued. COMMUNICATIONS West Nebraska Juvenile Service - rate increase County Attorney - relocating of Family Violence James Fosket - Family Violence relocating Judge Bush - Family Violence relocating Judge Martin - Family Violence relocating