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9:05 a.m. Held a Board of Equalization meeting 9:13 a.m. adjourned the Board of Equalization meeting PUBLIC PARTICIPATION —Chairman McFarland called for public participation and no one responded. COUNTY ATTORNEY— No items listed. COMMITTEE OR BOARD MEMBER REPORTS - Mr. McFarland reported that the facilities committee met with Jon Jackson with Specialty Engineering and Brad Kissler with Cannon Moss and discussed the HVAC project at the court house Jon will come back in 4 weeks to address the entire board. Cannon Moss is the sub contractor and they will look at all of the issues. They will come back with a time line and how to proceed with the project. Lancaster noted that Cannon Moss would serve as the consultant for Mr. Jackson it had not been clearly identified who was involved in this project and it is imperative that the board is comfortable and ask all the questions that they want to ask. They will also need to consult with the Judges so they know what will be going on. They thought there would be an interruption in the heating and air and that would not work so they have to make sure to address that issue and also what will happen when court is in session. It is important to know who the responsible party is. They also discussed the time line and how the work could be done. McFarland stated Mr. Jackson requested more time to prepare before he came back. Quandt stated they need to address the HVAC but still need to address the space issues. Schuppan suggested adding to the court house annex even though they do not use B1 or B3 they still need to look at expansion. Lancaster stated that this is a very expensive project and have agreed not to wait any longer. The space needs are not going to go away but the heating and cooling need to move forward. Arnold stated he understands that the additional space is not as urgent but he also wants to move forward. He asked if it would help to close Pine Street and move forward with that plan. They need to look at what authorization is necessary to close the street. He expressed concern about isolating the annex. All of the issues are going to take time. McFarland stated he met with the city building inspector, fire chief, engineers and public works director and posed the question to close Pine Street them and it was unanimous. The city council would make the final decision but they should also contract Home Federal. No one has made a formal application. Arnold stated the county could show some commitment that they are moving forward and maybe they could have a public hearing to address this issue. Lancaster also stated that she is still interested in looking at the federal building. It does not solve all of the space issues but if it could be acquired reasonably it would be good office space and it is in a good location. Even though there are limits on what can be done there is a courtroom that could be used for something besides county or district court. It could be used in the future. Sue Gugel was present yesterday and what may come in the future for them is unknown. This would be at least a year down the road. 2