South Central Reporter

Macoupin County Board Building and Grounds Committee met July 3.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

I. CALL TO ORDER

PRESENT: Starr, Ibberson, Barr, Blank, Heuer, Kilduff

ABSENT: Acord

II. AGENDA ITEMS

1. Courthouse Roof Safety Report and Safety Policy

Starr said the inspection of the courthouse roof system was complete. The committee would need to consider in the future a safety policy for it with items such as how often should the system be inspected, who would be allowed to use it, how many people needed to be on the ground in order while someone is using the system, getting the fire department to develop a plan for a rescue if necessary. Starr said the committee should consider some of these items for a future discussion.

2. Courthouse HVAC Upgrade Proposal

Starr said that he had gotten final estimates from the engineer regarding the Courthouse HVAC upgrade. After the plumbing company had tested the pipes in the building and felt they could be used again without issue, that brought the cost of just replacing the boiler and chiller we have now to basically the same cost as the heat pump option. The energy savings really weren't different from one option to the other. The committee felt looking at pursuing the option to keep the existing pipes but replacing the boiler, chiller and units at the Courthouse and having the engineer present on it to the full Board was the correct option.

Motion by Kilduff, seconded by Blank to recommend pursuing the replacement of current system option moving forward and having the engineer present to the full Board on it.

RESULT: MOTION TO RECOMMEND [UNANIMOUS]  MOVER: Ryan Kilduff, Member SECONDER: John Blank, Member AYES: Starr, Ibberson, Barr, Blank, Heuer, Kilduff ABSENT: Acord

3. Expanding Parking Lot between Voting Center and Old Jail

Duncan said he was looking to expand the parking lot between the new Voting Center and the Old Jail building in the empty lot that the County purchased. He had found the Spatial Needs Assessment from 2005 which suggested the County purchase that lot, tear down the house and add parking so that had been the original reason for the county to purchase that lot. He had a quick photoshop of what he was thinking for the new lot and was looking to get an estimated cost from the architect.

Motion by Barr, seconded by Kilduff to recommend to the full Board getting an estimate from the architect for expanding that parking.

RESULT: MOTION TO RECOMMEND [UNANIMOUS]  MOVER: Leann Barr, Member SECONDER: Ryan Kilduff, Member AYES: Starr, Ibberson, Barr, Blank, Heuer, Kilduff ABSENT: Acord

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