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JAS <br />78 5�' <br />of that area and are putting the total site to its highest and <br />best use. He then referred to a drawing of the first floor plan, <br />which includes Veterans Services and Welfare and explained that <br />it will have an auditorium which will be on a separate A/C unit <br />so that it can be used at nights and on weekends when the rest of <br />the building. -is closed. It will seat 50-80 people, depending on <br />how they are seated, at tables or just in rows of chairs, and you <br />could hold classes there or have the whole staff meet there. <br />Commissioner Scurlock asked if there is an ability to secure <br />portions of the building and keep other portions open, and Mr. <br />Ramos confirmed that Veterans Services and Welfare also have <br />their own.A/C units and can be accessed separately while the rest <br />of the building is locked up, the same as the auditorium. <br />Mr. Ramos then displayed the second floor plan where <br />Environmental Health is now to be located and noted that the only <br />change on that floor is that we have added a lab for them. <br />Commissioner Scurlock inquired what the total reduction in <br />the amount we have to pay for rental space will be when we <br />actually move into the new Health Building. <br />Administrator Chandler advised that it will eliminate the <br />need to rent space where Veterans Services is located now, as <br />well as the space at the Cappelen Building for the Health <br />Department, and the space in the Human Resource Building at the <br />hospital complex for Environmental Health. <br />Commissioner Scurlock believed that would amount to between <br />$70/80,000 yearly, and General Services Director Dean agreed and <br />felt it would be closer to $80,000. <br />Mr. Ramos continued his review, noting that on the second <br />floor, besides Environmental Health, you will have the nursing <br />staff, the business offices and administration, small conference <br />rooms, computers, etc. <br />Commissioner Scurlock asked how much space has been <br />allocated for expansion. <br />26 <br />s � � <br />