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HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUILDING The Board reviewed the following memo dated 7/26/88: Boar %J TO: Commissioners y DATE: u y FILE: SUBJECT: Health Department Building Carolyn R. Eggert FROM: County Commissioner REFERENCES: The need for a new Health Department Building is becoming increasingly apparent because of the increased load of patients caused by increased population and additional required -by -the State programs. We recently had to rent additional office space on the hospital campus. Of course we need to gather information on potential costs for a building, location of' the building, financing and future County involvement through a long-term lease. I would like to see a building built on or near the hospital campus. The Hospital District Board and the Hospital Board have given the go ahead -on investigation of this and conceptual approval of the building of a' Health Department Building by the Hospital. A suggested plan for funding would be revenue bonds issued by Hospital, Inc. and secured by a.long-term lease with the County, subject to appropriation each year. Also we need to determine how to get and use the $500,000 in the State budget (1988-89) for an Indian River County Health Department Building. I would like Board of County Commissioners approval to expand the Primary Health Committee's function to include an investigation of the feasibility, method of financing, and location of a new Health Department Building. A recommendation would then be submitted to the Board of County Commississioners, and to the _ Hospital District and Hospital Boards for review and approval. Commissioner Eggert asked if we could expand the Primary Health Care Committee's function to include the investigation of feasibility, method of financing and location of a new health department. She suggested also including the consideration of the 2001 Building as at least a temporary answer. 38 BOOK 13 F''�.GF: 349 Aug 19�