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<br />DOWNTOWN FACILIT~S <br />A. FINDINGS <br />1. At least, for the most part, the various departments and agencies which are <br />lumped together under this heading can achieve significant operational efficiencies by being <br />housed together in a single, modern, well-designed, carefully planned building. <br />Centralization of these facilities will also allow them to better serve the public. <br />2. Notwithstanding # 1 above, there may be some departments or agencies which <br />are or traditionally have been part of the downtown group which could as easily be located <br />elsewhere. For example, certain elements of the county clerk's office are now located in <br />separate facilities in South Salem, and it appears that such base may be more suitable to <br />their needs than would be more limited space in a new downtown facility. <br />3. The estimated space needs for the downtown departments and agencies is <br />currently approximately 90,000 square feet, and this space need is projected to grow to <br />approximately 110,000 by 2013. <br />4. In addition to the space currently occupied by certain departments and <br />agencies within the courthouse, downtown agencies and departments now occupy 17,000 net <br />square feet in the Franklin Building, 43,000 net square feet in the Senator Building and <br />13,000 net square feet in the Ticor Building. <br />5. The Senator Building is seriously dilapidated, and if the county is to continue <br />its use, it will need major renovations within the next five years. Remodeling costs are <br />estimated to range between $3.5 to $6 million. <br />6. The Marion County Courthouse contains only 74,000 net square feet, so it is <br />not large enough to mee~t even the cunent space needs of the non-court downtown county <br />departments and agencies. Therefore, selection of the strategy recommended by the courts <br />PAGE i <br />ksj/cd/Downtown. 03/10/95 <br />