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<br />Chairman Ginn thought that was a good idea. <br />General Services Director Tom Frame commented that moving the Elections Office is more <br />than just putting her office out there; as the county grows, more voting machines will be necessary <br />which will increase her warehouse needs. The footprint of the Administration Complex would <br />allow only for her current needs but not her future needs. Mrs. Clem also needs a staging space for <br />early preparation for an election. When he talked with her about having the machines off site, she <br />rd <br />suggested that moving most of her office out to 43 Avenue will allow her staff to access them when <br />necessary. <br />Mr. Blum continued that the project is becoming “well-groomed”. He reported that <br />property purchases on the Spikes’ and Knight’s residences have been finalized and the City of Vero <br />Beach has agreed to our offer on their property. The church and the parsonage still need to be <br />acquired and there may be a possible swap on some of the property acquisition. The bridge has been <br />accelerated and Kimley Horn is now preparing a couple of alternate bridge designs. The City has <br />created a new zoning district of GU and has applied it to all the land including this current <br />Administration Building’s land. <br />Frank Coffey <br />, 1200 Admirals Walk, commented that during the 18 months the Space <br />Needs Committee worked, it was never mentioned that the Tax Collector’s office had to be in the <br />same building as the Property Appraiser’s office. Their original proposal had one in “A” and one in <br />“B”. He agreed that now is the time to correct any discrepancies and recommended the main <br />building not be limited to two floors. <br />Acting County Administrator Baird thought the adjacency of the Property Appraiser and <br />Tax Collector is better for the taxpayers who tend to get them confused. He thought staff would <br />rd <br />probably recommend a 3 floor with just a shell. He and Mr. Blum will be meeting with the architect <br />rd <br />next week. He noted that 43 Avenue would be a more central location for those departments <br />proposed to occupy that site. <br />rd <br />Chairman Ginn stressed that we will need a substantial building on 43 Avenue to withstand <br />hurricane-force winds. <br />February 17, 2004 17 <br /> <br />