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Section V . Alternative Actions 1 . No Action Alternative. Discuss the impacts on the project area if no action is taken. The Council ' s current facility is not adequate for providing its current and future level of service and was not built to withstand significant hurricane events . The age of the current facility renders it inadequate as an emergency shelter because of a deficiency in construction compared to today ' s standards . Losses to the current facility are considered to be great. Without the mitigation project, recovery time following an event would be extended, causing disruptions to essential elderly services including transportation . Not building the senior center to meet emergency shelter guidelines would not help Indian River County to reduce its current shelter deficit of 2 , 000 spaces . 2. Other Feasible Alternative. Discuss a feasible alternative to the proposed project. a . Project Description and Scope of Work for the Alternative i . Description of existing problem . Currently, the Council provides a number of services to the county ' s aging population . Services include transit assistance, Meals on Wheels, adult day care, respite care , congregate meals, home-making, and custom care . The Council provides services to an ever-growing population within Indian River County . As of the year 2000 , the percentage of the population aged 60 and over had reached approximately 35 %. This number is expected to grow in the future . The Council ' s current facilities are insufficient for the current level of service it is providing to the community . The Council has outgrown its 21 -year-old facility, which is not designed to current hurricane building standards . Because of the age and methods of construction, this facility is particularly vulnerable to flooding and high winds . Indian River County also currently has a shelter deficiency of approximately 2 ,000 spaces for category 3 , 4 , and 5 storms . Because the State of Florida has emphasized the importance of adequate shelter space, this issue is one of utmost importance for the county . ii . Describe the type of protection that the alternative project will give . The alternative project would allow for hurricane shutters to be added to the existing building. While shuttering would provide some protection to the existing structure, this improvement would not be sufficient enough to allow the new facility to receive ARC approval as a primary emergency shelter. iii . Scope of Work . Furnish and install rated hurricane shutters on glass openings for the current facilities 18 windows . iv . Describe any on-going or proposed project in the area that may impact, positively or negatively the proposed HMGP project . According to the Indian River County Planning Department, there are no on- going or proposed projects that might impact the proposed project .