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COMMISSIONER FLETCHER NOTED THAT THE PAINT WILL LAST FOR A YEAR. HE FELT THE CREDIT FOR NOT PAINTING IS MINIMAL AND WE COULD GET THE USE OF THE PAINT FOR A YEAR OR SO AND THEN COME BACK AND PUT THE PANELING UP. COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE THE PAINT IN AT THIS TIME AND POSSIBLY WHEN WE GET TO THE FINISHING STAGE, WE COULD PUT IN A CHANGE ORDER TO DELETE THE PAINTING AND THEN DO THE PANELING. IN FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED TO STAY WITH CHANGE ORDER #4 AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. THE BOARD THEN PROCEEDED TO INSPECT THE JURY ROOMS, HEARING ROOMS, .JUDGES' OFFICES, ETC. THE SPECIFICATIONS CALL FOR THE FINISH IS TO BE LEFT AS IS; THE CONTRACTOR ACTUALLY WOULD NOT EVEN BE REQUIRED TO PATCH THE HOLES IN THE PLASTER. ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE JURY ROOM WILL BE USED BY SIX PEOPLE POSSIBLY TWICE OR THREE TIMES A WEEK - THERE WILL BE VERY MINIMAL PUBLIC CONTACT. MR. KONTOULAS STATED THAT HE WOULD RECOMMEND, IN ORDER TO KEEP THE JUDGES HAPPY, THAT THE COURTROOMS BE PANELED AT THIS TIME, BUT NOT THE OFFICES, SECRETARIAL AREA, ETC. COMMISSIONER BIRD STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT A CHANGE ORDER SHOWING WHAT IT WOULD COST TO DO THE COURTROOMS AND THE .JUDGES' OFFICES. HE INQUIRED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF USING SOME KIND OF VINYL WALLPAPER IN THE SECRETARIAL AREA AS AN ALTERNATIVE. ADMINISTRATOR NELSON COMMENTED THAT THIS IS ONE AREA WHERE THE ARCHITECTS WENT ALONG WITH THE BOARD'S INSTRUCTIONS AND TRIED TO KEEP COSTS DOWN. MR. KONTOULAS STATED THAT DROPPED CEILINGS AND CARPET WILL HELP ELIMINATE NOISE, BUT NOTED THAT IF WE GO WITH THE APPROVED CEILINGS IN THE JUDGES' OFFICES, THEY WILL HAVE PLASTER CEILINGS AND THE OLD EXISTING LIGHT FIXTURES, WHICH ARE DISCOLORED WITH AGE. HE EXPLAINED TO THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS THAT HE SPENT A YEAR REVIEWING THE NOV 191980 81 K