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Defense has been burdened with many mandated projects in the last few years and felt that even though this will cost some money, the citizens of the county are entitled to have an approved EOC_ which will enable our emergency personnel to function in times of need. He did, however, raise a question as to whether the Administration Building is the proper location for an EOC since this space is very valuable, but further noted that the Safety Committee recommended that we use this space, and FEMA felt it would be an excellent location. In further discussion it was generally agreed that we do need an adequate emergency center; this, however, is a lot of money to commit to a center of a temporary nature, and the possibility of constructing one in a location of a more permanent nature was brought up, especially 'since the space in the Administration Building will become• more and more valuable for office space as the county continues to grow. Mr. Nuzie noted that to build a new EOC would cost about $100 a sq. ft., or $400-$500,000 while the figures for the proposed remodeling range from $192,000 to $250,000. He emphasized that this issue of a headquarters with sanitary facilities, sleeping quarters and a leak proof building is very important. They have very expensive equipment which needs protection, and if Civil Defense does not do a good job during emergencies, they are the ones who gets taken to task. Mr. Nuzie urged that the County move towards getting an EOC that will serve our people. Commissioner Bird noted that in the plan presented, there t appears to be a tremendous percentage of space that will not be utilized except in emergencies and asked if there,is any planning for an interim use of an EOC pending the need of the full facility. Mr. Nuzie concurred that it could be used for training purposes, meetings for other departments, etc.; they have no 4 A PR 2 8 1982