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r - JUN 131990 BOOK 8, FADE •38'1 The Chairman called the meeting to order and asked that the Administrator review what has led up to tonight's meeting. Administrator Chandler advised that tonight we are present- ing our recommendations for the master plan for the Courthouse, and a lot of ground needs to be covered in a lot of areas. He then reviewed where we have been and where we are now, starting with the space utilization study done in late 1988, which led up to a plan for a new courthouse that was adopted at that time. Administrator Chandler explained that shortly thereafter there was a change in parking requirements by the City of Vero Beach, which materially affected that plan to the extent that it was necessary to fall back and do the master plan which we are presenting tonight. After going through the competitive process required by law, we retained Herbert/Halback, Inc. and associates to develop the master plan being presented tonight. Almost a dozen alternatives were considered, and in January the Committee presented to the Board 3 alternatives for the Courthouse facility. At the January 11th meeting a determination was made to proceed with a final plan which was presented at that time. Administrator Chandler announced that in addition to the presentation by our consulting team this evening, there will be a presentation by the Historical Society as to whether they will have an ability to manage the old courthouse building if it is retained, and finally, there will be a presentation by Mr. Henry Flick of the concept he has developed. Administrator Chandler introduced Fred Halback to review the plan being recommended. PRESENTATION BY CONSULTANT Mr. Halback came before the Board and presented a sli.de display with graphics illustrating just how they proceeded to study and develop various concepts after taking into considera- tion many factors, among them being the total amount of square feet that will be needed down to the year 2000 - the need to 2 _I