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BOOK JO PA,u P94 amortize the cost in a relatively short time and provide maintenance over the -years. Commissioner Bird wanted to find a use for the building above and beyond the normal office -type use of other buildings downtown. He hoped new ideas and new uses of the building could be found, because he did not want the County to compete with downtown building owners. Chairman Macht thought there should be lots of opportunities for that. Ruth Stanbridge, grant writer and research historian, advised that this grant request would fall under a special category and shared information and results on some of the recent applications for this special category. Ms. Stanbridge reviewed her memorandum of May 15, 1995: 1V1404 1 01 1JZi T0: Soiiiiy'Desact DireGtt�acAepartmeGee.S.e„c�s THROUGH: Anthony Donadio, Project Architect FROM: Ruth Stanbridge, Project Historian QA SUBJECT: Background of Special Category Grants - Florida Courthouses Twelve (12) counties requested funding for restoration of their courthouses in the 1995 Special Category (May 1994 Cycle). Five (5) were recommended for funding after the Historic Preservation Advisory Council review in September 1994. Those five are listed below: NOTE the amounts between requested and recommended. Staff and the review board shift these figures around so more projects could be accommodated. These were all approved during the legislative session with funds available July 1st. REQUESTED RECOMMENDED *Palm Beach County Courthouse 550,000 500,000 _ *Lake County Courthouse 650,000 356,832 *Old Citrus County Courthouse 270,000 270,000 *Orange County Courthouse 500,000 480,000 *Volusia County Courthouse 353,000 258,000 *Matching funds were all 502 or more with a combination of cash, inkind services, donated services, or donated materials. _ David Ferro, preservation architect, met with us at the courthouse on May 10th and we discussed the best possible approach to securing the grant. He suggested that the restoration project would be best received and have a better chance if we could use a phased plan. I have usedphasing in the past and it has been successful as each phase builds on each other allowing additional flexibility in the planning. It is also easier to find money for phased projects. I recommend a three .phase approach which would include: Phase One: Research and Architectural Planning Phase Two: Exterior and Building Stabilization Phase Three: Interior Restoration and Detail Phase One is the phase we are completing now. Fundinghas alreadybeen approved. The expenditures for research, documentation, schematics and e_ grant writing can be used as part of the match for Phase Two. 36 May 23, 1995