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Dr. Berman, County Health Director, informed the Board that <br />we are currently renting 1/3 of the Cappeten Building. Our lease <br />expired in January, and we are on a month to month basis. <br />Commissioner Eggert assumed they need the whole building if <br />possible, and Dr. Berman confirmed that their need for space is <br />very critical. They initially talked about both the Fika <br />Building and the Cappelen Building with a total of 9,000 sq. ft. <br />and developed a layout based on that; however, the Fika Building <br />is now unavailable so that leaves only 4,000 sq. ft. While this <br />amount of room will give them some breathing space until they can <br />get into a building program, it clearly will not be sufficient <br />for any long period of time. <br />Dr. Berman advised that he went to Tallahassee and inquired <br />about using state fund money for purchase and renovation of the <br />Cappelen Building, and while it was indicated that they saw no <br />problem with using the money for that purpose, they also <br />cautioned that if the money is not used, it may not remain <br />allocated to Indian River County. He further advised that we <br />are in line for a possible$2.2 million HRS grant in the coming <br />year, but that will be contingent on this Board coming up with <br />very specific plans to utilize those funds, or we wilt be by- <br />passed. <br />Commissioner Scurlock explained his position. He advised <br />that originally when it was indicated to the Commission that <br />there were additional space needs and it looked like we had a <br />very viable solution with both the Fika and Cappelen Buildings <br />being available, he thought he was hearing that with that total <br />amount of area, our space needs would be met for about 5 years, <br />and at that point we re -prioritized and moved the Health Building <br />out of the projects included in the first 5 year segment of the <br />proposed 14 Sales Tax. Now the Fika Building is not available, <br />and it seems he is hearing that our space needs are considerably <br />more than we originally designed for in the proposed Health <br />Building, which we have already sited and gone through a site <br />31 <br />.JAN 3 1199 <br />[lo -a 75 FADE 757 <br />