012688RAND0LJ1)H COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
JANUARY 26, •::
The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in special session at 7:00
p.m. on January 26, 1988 in Courtroom B, Courthouse, Asheboro, NC. Commissioners
Frye, Langley, Davidson, Petty and Comer were present. The purpose of the
meeting was to receive a facilities study report from Black & Veatch, Inc. and
Nathaniel Curtis, Architect, relating to the jail, courthouse and office space.
Chairman Frye made opening comments and introduced Joe Hardee, Vice -
President of Black & Veatch's Asheboro office.
Mr. Hardee presented credentials of Black & Veatch and Nathaniel Curtis,
Architect and introduced those involved in the study and the presentation.
These were Fritz Suchke, architect for the firm of Nathaniel Curtis, Architect;
Sam Epperson, architect in Black & Veatch's Raleigh office; and Nathaniel Curtis,
founder and architect for Nathaniel Curtis, Architect.
Mr. Curtis discussed the County's needs and problems which were identified
during the course of their. 6 -month study and presented a 20 -minute video portray-
ing some of these problems.
Mr. Suchke presented a series of slides showing existing facilities and
proposed facilities as they would exist in three different options. One option
called for a new jail to be built off-site from the courthouse and some reno-
vation to the courthouse until a judicial center could be built off-site later.
Another option called for an off-site jail and permanent renovation to the court-
house for use by the courts. The third option, which was the team's recommended
solution, called for a jail and judicial center to be built off-site in the
immediate future.
Sam Epperson introduced the topic of financing these facilities and intro-
duced Ken Harms of First Continental Financial Corporation, who gave a presenta-
tion on lease -purchase financing and compared it to general obligation bonds.
Chairman Frye invited questions from the audience. After questions had
been answered, Mr. Frye said that the Board of Commissioners hope to have a plan
for dealing with the facilities issue by the end of June. The Board will discuss
this issue at their February 1 meeting.
The meeting was adjourned.