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RECOMMENIDATIMS : <br />This is a three part recc mendation: <br />1. That the Board of County Cotmissioners authorize the Chairman to <br />sign a letter of intent designating the use of 4168.5 square feet <br />of County owned property as a future site of the Indian River County <br />Emergency Operations Center. <br />2. That the County Commissioners follow the reca rendation of the Indian <br />River County Public Safety Advisory Camuttee and instruct the <br />Assistant County Administrator to prepare office space in the new <br />administration building and move all Civil Defense personnel and <br />equipment to this location as soon as practical. <br />3. That staff be instructed to continn the feasibility study concerning <br />the construction or remodeling requirements for a new ECC and return <br />to the Board with the results of the study. <br />0 <br />Civil Defense Director Lee Nuzie apologized to the Board for <br />the delay in presenting this material, noting that he had just <br />received the information from the architect and felt he had <br />pushed.the people who were doing all this gratis pretty hard. <br />Chairman Scurlock favored staff recommendation No. 3 which <br />is merely to continue the feasibility study on construction or <br />remodeling requirements for a new Emergency Operations Center and <br />present the results to the Board. <br />Question arose as to whether this construction was supposed <br />to protect from atomic attack, and Commissioner Lyons stated that <br />while he. did agree there is a need for headquarters which are <br />protected against hurricanes and similar natural disasters, he <br />would not vote any money for a facility to withstand atomic <br />attack since he believed our ability to save even a reasonable <br />portion of the population from nuclear attack is minimal. <br />Commissioner Fletcher wished to know if the $150,000 is for <br />the purpose of building a pillbox around the facilities we now <br />have. <br />Civil Defense Director Nuzie explained that only part of <br />this cost would go towards a concrete deck on top of the existing <br />roof, the balance would be used for restrooms, sleeping quarters, <br />etc. He stressed that if we want to receive matching funds and <br />continue to be on the high priority list, we will have to meet <br />2 S <br />APR 28 1982 ��r,r . 49 PA'E 74. <br />J <br />