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CT 14 1986 BOOK �� F'��Gr. 64 TO: Board of County CommissioneDATE: October 6, 1986 FILE: SUBJECT: Report on Gifford Community Center FROM: Richard N. Bird REFERENCES: Commissioner Pursuant to the instructions of the Board, a meeting was held with Sam Hunter, representing the Indian River County School Board, Ralph Lundy, representing the Gifford Progressive Civic League, Bruce Barkett and myself relating to the proposed Gifford Community building. The purpose of the meeting was to identify the responsibilities of the three entities with regard to the planning, funding, and construction of the facility, and also to consider future management plans and operating budgets. At the meeting, the Progressive Civic League presented a list of proposed responsibilities which they requested be considered by the School Board and the Board of County Commissioners. The same list was presented previously to the Board of County Commissioners at a regular meeting. _ Discussion ensued regarding the planning and construction of the building, and it was decided that one of the initial steps should be to identify any restrictions on the use of the PECO funds that have been made available for the project, and in this regard it was decided that Sam Hunter and Bruce Barkett should travel to Tallahassee for a face to face meeting with the Department of Education Office of Educational Facilities. Bruce and Sam did make this trip and were informed that a building constructed by the School Board on land leased from Indian River County according to plans and specifications approved by the County, the School Board and the Department of Education could be leased or otherwise conveyed back to the County without restriction of any kind by the Department of Education or by the School Board. In other words, these funds are available for this purpose with basically no strings attached other than that they be used for -the Gifford Community Center. With this information in hand, a second meeting with the above parties was held on October 2, 1986 to continue discussions. In the meantime, the School Board had proceeded to acquire the services of Charles E. Block, Architect, to continue with the planning and design of the facility. It has also been indicated that Lloyd and Associates engineering firm has agreed to make a considerable donation of their engineering services. In meetings between Sam Hunter, representatives of the Civic League, and Mr. Block, it was decided that the building, as originally designed, should be expanded to include an additional wing. The wing was shown on the original design as a future expansion. The feeling was that with the proposed uses of the building for additional educational purposes and potential recreation uses, the additional wing would be needed at this time rather than waiting until a future date, the thought being that these educational and recreational activities would generate funds from the School Board and the County Recreation Department, thereby helping the Center support itself. Charles Block has since indicated that this building will now cost approximately 64