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JAN 11 �090 na 78 PnE 8.90 Chairman Eggert asked if the Historical Society had received Judge Kanarek's letter saying that the present Courthouse is not the original courthouse in this county. Millie -Bunnell, president of the IRC Historical Society, explained when Indian River County was established in 1925, the Courthouse was in the old Palmetto Hotel/Charlton Apts. building, but the courtrooms were in the second floor of the old Simmons Building on the corner of 14th Avenue and 21st Street. In 1935 we built the present courthouse, and since we were rather a poor county at the time, the federal government came in and helped us through the WPA program. Chairman Eggert commented that she was struggling with the significance of the historical importance of the present courthouse especially since it is not in very good shape. Commissioner Bird felt his main concern in choosing one of these concepts is the cost of property acquisition and the costs that go with that, i.e. demolition, relocation of utilities, etc. He was concerned that we may find ourselves spending more money than what we anticipated, and emphasized that he wouldn't start building a home without knowing what his lot would cost. Administrator Chandler explained that the consultants wanted to be sure. that all potential costs were identified, but at the same time, we told them to be extremely conservative. We think that they have loaded in just about every cost they could identify and that these figures are realistic. He emphasized that the driving force that affects just about everything is the parking requirements, which translate into property acquisition, demolition, etc. It is very important not to under estimate those figures. After considerable discussion on parking requirements and the impact on the commercial uses surrounding this area, Mr. Halback pointed out that they were not here today to design the building, just to present the three final concepts and get the 15 F