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have adequate utilities in this particular area, it is entirely <br />possibly there may be some problems with lines underneath the <br />structure itself, the same as were encountered with the Library. <br />Commissioner Wheeler commented that if we are going to adopt <br />Concept G/A, then along with the various factors just discussed <br />(utilities, ingress, egress, etc.) he also would like to weigh in <br />the prices associated with the possibility of acquiring proper- <br />ties immediately to the west and moving the whole building over <br />onto that block, and thereby eliminate some of these problems. <br />Mr. Halback felt that might be a very reasonable way to go, <br />but they were not provided cost figures for those properties, and <br />he did understand that you don't have willing sellers there. He <br />would suggest, based on some of the numbers that were provided, <br />that you are probably talking about one million plus for those <br />pieces of property which you would need to move the building so <br />you don't have to put it over 15th Avenue. He further noted that <br />he has never felt comfortable with having a a parking garage half <br />a block away from the building it is to service. <br />Commissioner Scurlock agreed that we must identify what is <br />underneath 15th Avenue, and Administrator Chandler informed the <br />Board that we did receive a letter from the City saying that if <br />we were looking at a parking structure on the north half of Block <br />44, we might need need to look at other potential off-site <br />traffic improvements that might be required. <br />Commissioner Scurlock believed moving the parking garage and <br />Courthouse to the south would have some beneficial effect on the <br />critical 23rd Street intersection with 14th Avenue and U.S.I, and <br />he would hope that we could get the City to look at this with us <br />in detail, as well as the angled crossing of the railroad tracks. <br />Mr. Halback agreed that putting the garage there might cause <br />considerable off-site improJements, but noted they have not yet <br />had a chance to study that. <br />Mr. Schlitt came before the Board and first addressed the <br />Chairman's earlier question in regard to the property owners that <br />33 <br />JUL 101990 ValJ F�,3E <br />