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11. CONTINUED DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE SOUTHERN PUBLIC POWER BUILDING— Mr. Arnold stated we need to be cautious about this issue and allow time before we sign a purchase agreement. Mr. Purdy expressed concern that we have no idea what it is going to cost to remodel we have not talked to professionals about the cost. He does not want to purchase the building before we know what the costs will be. We have 6 proposals and none of them suggested moving the courts out of the Courthouse. He wants to wait and see some figures. Ms. Lancaster noted that the board met twice in executive session and discussed what might need to be done and she thought people were comfortable in submitting the proposal. This was discussed with the judges and they expressed concern about interruptions when they are having a trial. The contractors said the cost will double if they have to work different hours. They are not sure if the annex can hold everyone so the contractors may still have to work around people. They looked at other buildings but they did not meet our needs so there is interest in these larger buildings. They also contacted the sheriff and he felt that this building could be secured. Mr. Ziola stated that the amount and type of work that needs to be done they need to have the offices move out we do not know if there will be heat or air-conditioning when they are working on the system and there would be an issue of cleaning up the building when they are working. The people want this to be a functional courthouse so it would be best to move out and let the contractors have access to the building and do the work. Mr. Schuppan noted that if the building needs to be quite there are train tracts behind the SPPD building and he questioned if there even enough space. We do not know any details Mr. Arnold stated that he is not against this he just wants to wait on the purchase agreement until there is more information available. If the courts are moved it may be years before they return. He wants to make sure that we cannot use the courthouse annex and wait before we spend tax payer's money. Mr. Quandt stated the board is facing the ultimate courthouse challenge it has been neglected and the 2 million only fixes the heating and air and there isn't any additional space. It the system goes down where will the judges go? The purchase of this building will give us the time to fix the courthouse. We have an opportunity to move forward. Mr. Arnold also noted that if sound is an issue the Lincoln and Broadwell crossings are not part of the silent crossing there is a train about every 10 minutes, so the court rooms will have to be sound proofed . He just wants some time, the city asked for 6 months we can ask for 60 days. Mr. Purdy noted that Hall County has not discussed this for very long Buffalo County worked on it for 10 years. Ms. Lancaster asked Mr. Zitterkopf to review the contract to verify if t allows for inspections and He stated that in paragraph 2.1.4 it addresses the inspections. Mayor Jay Vavricek was present and noted that there is a motion to approve the agreement. Several years ago the city reviewed what was not serving the highest and best needs for the city and they followed through with the request for proposals for this building. He would support 6