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COORDINATOR THOMAS STATED THAT HE HAS ALL THE SUPPORTING FIGURES AND JUST NEEDS A BASE FIGURE ON THE COST BECAUSE HE MUST CONSIDER SINKING FUNDS, BOND COSTS, LEGAL FEES, ETC. MR. KONTOULAS NOTED THAT THE PROBLEM OF INFLATION MUST BE CONSIDERED IF A DECISION CANNOT BE MADE WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AS TO BIDDING IN PHASES AND BIDDING THE COURTHOUSE SEPARATELY. CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT IF THE SCHOOL BOARD IS NOT GOING TO UTILIZE THE SPACE, HE IS NOT IN FAVOR OF RENOVATING THE OTHER PART OF THE BUILDING. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT SUGGESTED A LONG TERM LEASE TO THEM IN "AS IS" CONDITION, BUT THE FINANCE OFFICER NOTED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD DOESNIfT HAVE ANYTHING TO.PLEDGE. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED IN REGARD TO PROCEEDING WITH THE WORK ON THE HOSPITAL BUILDING, EXCLUDING THE BUILDINGS ON THE WEST SIDE, AND THE. PROBLEMS INVOLVED WITH ARRANGING THE ENGINEERING SO THAT CERTAIN SERVICES COULD BE CUT OFF AT THAT POINT. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT IF THAT PART SAT EMPTY AND WAS NOT UTILIZED, WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST TEAR IT DOWN. COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT WE SHOULD FORGET THAT PART TEMPORARILY AND SUGGESTED WE GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WHILE THE SCHOOL BOARD IS MAKING UP ITS MIND. THE BOARD THEN DISCUSSED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SPACE THE SCHOOL BOARD WANTS, THE COST AND HOW IT CAN BE FINANCED, AND COORDINATOR THOMAS NOTED THAT YOU CAN ISSUE UP TO A 30 YEAR BOND. HE FELT THE FINANCES CAN BE ADJUSTED TO WORK THIS OUT WHEN A DECISION IS REACHED AS TO HOW WE WISH TO PROCEED. CHAIRMAN WODTKE'STATED THAT HE JUST WISHED TO GET TO A POINT WHERE HE CAN ASK THE SCHOOL BOARD TO MAKE A TENTATIVE DECISION BASED ON A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DOLLARS A SQUARE FOOT. COMMISSIONER LOY FELT WE NEED TO MEET WITH THE ARCHITECTS IN THE INTERIM BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY QUESTIONS TO PREVAIL UPON THE STAFF TO RESOLVE THEM ALL. 61 FEB 2 11979 BOOK 39 PAGE 142 I