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county felt the 72' height limit they are suggesting is an acceptable limitation downtown. Commissioner Wheeler believed with the additional 15' for the roof section, you can get 5 stories and felt it would be acceptable, but did not feel he could say for sure until the architect reviews this. Mayor Macht felt it is obvious this will have to be nailed down on one end or the other; so, he suggested, if the Council concurs, that they charge the City Planner and the CRA Executive Director to get with the City Attorney and start the process of putting that on the books as legislation. He felt it would be advisable in doing this to go through both the Advisory Board and the P&Z Board, talk to the architects, and produce something the Council can vote on. The Council had no objections. Discussion ensued regarding the importance of having sufficient parking, possibly under -the -building parking, elevated parking, etc. City Manager Little announced that the City is now a little closer than ever to disposing of their diesel plant, actually the engines in the diesel plant, not the building itself, and if the county should have any interest in this, please let staff know or else they will put it on the public market. They hope to be moving out of the Public Works Building in the early summer to Airport West and that piece of property will be available. County Commissioners generally agreed they would have some interest. Mayor Macht talked of the possibility some years down the road of the county and city occupying the same building, which he felt would be in the interests of the taxpayer. He noted we are already moving together in recreation concepts. Chairman Scurlock believed our biggest constraint is whether the School Board could fully utilize the county building. He foresaw a useful life for that building for a long time. 11 LritOV 171988 BOOK 75 PAGE 203