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TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: November 14, 1983 FILE: the Board of County Commissioners THRU: C. B. H din,Jr. Ph. D. FOURTH COURTROOM ALTERNATIVES Asst. o ounty Admin./ SUBJECT: GENERA ERVICES DIVISION FROM:jBilding Williams , Supt. REFERENCES: & Grounds Dept. Staff was directed by -the Board to investigate all possible alternatives for providing space for a 4th courtroom. The process included locating and pricing of lease space available which would be suitable for the proposed use. Staff also prepared a basic design for a large Courtroom to be constructed in the Courthouse Annex. The proposed design is conceptual only and is designed with future use in mind, should the Courts be located in the new Justice Complex at a later date. Listed below please find the lease space alternatives investi- gated by staff: 1) 2001 Building, Suite 311 was formerly used as a courtroom during the courthouse alteration project. It includes approxi- mately 1500 sq. ft. of space, with a separate room set aside for jury deliberations. There are no restrooms within the space. Staff feels that at very best this would be a temporary set-up and a full fledged trial would cause some parking pro- blems. 2) Univest.Building - This building is scheduled for completion in the very near future and is presently a shell to which tenants would make their own alterations. Up to 8,000 sq. ft. is available at a base rate of $12.00 per foot annual lease cost. Staff would need authorization to negotiate interior altera- tions, lease rate, and length of lease should the Board decide to lease this space. 3) Transmission $ Distribution Warehouses - Staff discussed with City the future use plans of both warehouses and office areas they use for the T & D Department. City warehouse located at the intersection of Indian River Boulevard and 17th Street Causeway will be relocated to the City Industrial Park in the near future. This warehouse is located on a large tract of land and is directly west of the Sewer Treatment Plant. It is a steel type building and would require major alterations for use as a court facility. Downtown warehouse is similar struc- ture located next to the old power plant. Either of the pro- perties could be viewed from,a purchase point of view as well. 4) Townsend Building - now in preliminary design stages. Staff met with Jack Townsend, developer of the project, to discuss possible long term lease arrangements for space in this com- plex. Project would be located south of 2001 Building in Vero Beach. Alterations would be required on either of the above lease spaces. More extensive alterations would be required in the Univest space, as it presently unfinished. The Townsend property would be built to our specifications. 117 N 0 V 1 1 6 983