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F, Boot 40 Pace 005 Since a newccntral system is going to be installed to serve the adjoining reception and secretarial area, we request a change order to either (a) enlarge the present proposed system to serve the secretarial area, reception area, hearing rooms and the four r}rrult judges' offices, or (b) install a separate central system for the four judges' offices. In any event, the duct work for a central system for the four judges' offices should be installed now before the remodeling is completed. 6. The present plan does not include any air conditioning for the lobby, halls, witness room or restrooms at the north end of the upstairs area. This area will be for witnesses, parties to lawsuits, jury venires for all courtrooms. The county court has a large volume of people for traffic court, small claims court, etc. These conditions are going to create a maximum of humanity with a lot of heat. For the comfort of the public and everyone attending these facilities, these areas should be air conditioned. If the cost of air conditioning is prohibitive, there must be some type of forced air fan system to circulate air to this area. The problem with this is that there are very few if any windows avallable to bet any air, so I don't think fans would be a satisfactory_ solution. In any event, we are requesting a change order on this. 1-4 of the chore changos should result in little or no additional expense, as they are basically only changes in layout and design. Attached is a ekipv of t}ie plan of the Circuit court- room;; showing the proposed change, 1 " A, C111CRLhS E. SM }} CES:sw cc: Judge G. Kendall Sharp Juc'ge L. B. Vocelle Ceorge Moss, Esq. Chester E. Clem, Esq. Mr. David B. Douglass ATTORNEY CLEM INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE AND ATTORNEY DOSS HAD OCCASION TO GO OVER TO THE COURTHOUSE AND LOOK AT THE PLANS AND THE FACILITY AS IT IS PRESENTLY BEING LAID OUT, AND THEY WERE VERY CONCERNED WITH THE ACTUAL LAYOUT OF THE COURTROOMS FROM A SIZE STANDPOINT. HE EMPHASIZED THAT IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO EXPAND THE SIZE OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE COURTROOMS, THEY WOULD CERTAINLY URGE THAT IT BE DONE SINCE SOME OF THE LARGER TRIALS HAVE MANY PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE AND THEY DO NEED AS MUCH ROOM AS THEY CAN POSSIBLY GET, MR. CLEM EXPRESSED THE BELIEF THAT THE AIR CONDI- TIONING SHOULD BE CENTRAL RATHER THAN HAVING THE FUNNY LITTLE ANTIQUE WINDOW UNITS, WHICH HE BELIEVED WOULD COST MORE IN THE LONG RUN. HE FURTHER FELT IT MIGHT NOT BE TOO EXPENSIVE TO AIR CONDITION THE AREA THERE WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE NON -AIR CONDITIONED. MR, CLEM STATED THAT IT HAS BEEN HIS EXPERIENCE THAT ANYTHING YOU SPEND NOW ON CAPITAL OUTLAY IS MONEY WELL SPENT, ESPECIALLY AS THE COUNTY IS M I