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40 Building Area: The new Administrative Office and Purchasing/Buildings and Grounds/Probation Facility will contain a County Commission Chamber and office space for each Commissioner, Supervisor of Elections, Property Appraiser, Clerk of Circuit Courts, Clerk to the BOCC, County Administrator, and County Attorney. Office space is also provided for the departments of General Services, Public Works, Emergency Services, Management and Budget, Risk Management, Community Development (Planning and Building Divisions), Personnel, Utility Services, Data Processing, as well as other County functions. Common amenities and building support spaces comprise the remainder of the building. The Purchasing Department, Buildings and Grounds and Probation Facility will house space for these departments, as well as file storage space for other departments. The total gross square footage of the two components, the Administrative Building (163,980 SF) and the Purchasing/Buildings and Grounds/Probation Building (27,985 SF) is 191,965 GSF. Included in the total gross square footage is an allowance of approximately 8% for mechanical/electrical spaces, 35% for departmental circulation and 20% for building items such as building skin, elevators, stairs, interior columns, etc. Master Planning SCP looked at many options for master planning the new facilities. Initially, 8 to 10 scenarios were studied for positioning the buildings on the site. Vehicular and pedestrian traffic considerations were studied. Flexibility and expansion capabilities were also considered. The buildings "front door" as approached by vehicles and pedestrians was critical to the establishment of the site plan. Of the many scenarios studied, SCP presented 3 of the most viable solutions to the County for review in early November. The final master plan presented in this document is the result of the comments received at the November meeting and the subsequent design effort. The proposal seeks to create a new civic neighborhood of public buildings by placing the new county administration building between 26" and 27'" Streets north of the existing county i administration building, with access from the north and the south. In the first phase public access is provided to the main entrance of the building on the south from 18'" avenue, linking the new building's entrance to the existing building's entrance. This approach will serve both as public and ceremonial access for citizens coming to seek services in the building as well as those visiting the commission chambers. Surface parking is proposed immediately to the west of the building adjacent to a drive that links 18" Avenue north 21" Street to 18" street south of 26" street. A public plaza with reflecting pool and fountain is proposed at the intersection of the two main building volumes to establish an appropriate scale and character for the main public building in Indian River County. Public parking will occur west of the new building in surface lots. Employee parking will occur west of the public parking and north of 27'" Street in surface lots. The north lot will also provide parking and access for the warehouse facility sited directly north of the proposed administration building. Employee entrance to the administration building will occur from the north through the same lobby used by the public coming from the south. Executive Summary- Page 1-4