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10:30 a.m. Held a Board of Corrections meeting 10:38 a.m. Adjourned the Board of Corrections meeting and returned to the regular meeting. 11 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE—A) UPDATE ON HALL COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY B) DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING DEVELOPING RFP FOR DESIGN- BUILD PERFORMANCE CRITERIA DEVELOPER FOR NEW PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY Steve Riehle distributed information to the board members. He stated that in 2013 the County Board started putting dollars in a reserve fund for a new facility and there is currently $600,000.00. There was property purchased land for the new building for$150,000.00. They have not proceeded with the building and he is asking for direction from the county board where they are and if they want to move forward with a new facility or spend dollars on the current building. On November 1, 2016 a resolution was approved selecting the design-build process and there was a proposed time line. . The second handout a comparisons of a proposed new building or renovation to the existing building. There also is a draft of the design-build policy. The next step would d be to hire a performance criteria developer according to the statute process. He noted the time line and also the files regarding the design-build process. He would like direction on how to proceed. He noted that the county can always back on the process. The county could 1. Continue to save money for the process 2. Work on the list of renovation to the current building 3. Move on to the next step in the design-build process with a RFP for the criteria developer item b agenda item is that process There is a 10 page document for that process. Chair Richardson called for public participation. Ken Knadt 1610 Gretchen stated that in the past 40 year have seen the county grow. He read a statement and expressed concern on the cost of an "oversized garage" and stated it should be placed to a vote of the public Ron Wanitschke noted that the major repairs are sent to a dealer. He expressed concern on the cost of renting ground and the property taxes and also the income taxes. They cannot afford all of the taxes. Mike Dobesh stated that this is an old building and they need to fix it up and do not =need a new building. Andrew Wanitschke expressed concern that if they were to decide to spend 4 or 5 million on a new building what will happen when the land value continues to decline. He stated to just to the maintenance. David Plautz 4063 Manchester Road expressed concern on the rental of farmland because of the cost. He stated it needs to go to a vote of the people. The governor is trying to get tax relief and they need to control the dollars. Mark Janulewicz noted that there was concern regarding the asbestos in the building and the health risks for the employees. He noted information regarding the asbestos and if it is sealed 6