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suggested sending a letter of thanks to the staff of M&M Nursery for calling the Police Department and alerting them to the theft. Mr. Aguilar also noted the Commissioners may receive questions regarding the expenditure of the $15,000 allocated for the Cultural Resources Management Plan for Union Cemetery. They were given a detailed breakdown of how the funds were expended and the balance remaining. ITEM 1 - RED MORTON CENTER UPDATE Project Architect Mark Schatz gave the Commissioners a progress report on the new Red Morton Center and explained that yesterday the Steering Committee completed the "design development work" for the project. The next step will be to get construction estimates to determine if the project is within budget. He said the committee needed to cut $400,000 in construction costs and they achieved this goal at yesterday's meeting which was done by simplifying and developing alternative systems. Within the next 2 1/2 weeks, an interior furnishings budget will be developed. Commissioner Davis inquired about the Commission having a fund raising activity to help offset some of the costs of the new Red Morton Center. Mr. Schatz indicated that within the next three weeks he will know for the estimated amount of funds needed for the project. He said that by having the community participate in the fund raising project, they will have a real sense of ownership of the new center. He estimated that between $100,0000-200,000 would be needed to be raised. He mentioned that Civic Cultural Commissioner Tamara Piulle came to the Steering Committee meeting and was interested in having some type of public art be included in the new center and he felt this was a good idea. Mr. Schatz showed the model of the new Red Morton Center and said it was on display at the CPRS Conference in Anaheim earlier this month. He spoke about the approval process the project has been following and said they were able to respond to all of the concerns and demands of the neighbors on King- Street. The parking concerns were taken care of by using the parking lot of the CAB as overflow parking for the new center. He estimated that the project would go out to bid in late June or early July and that demolition would begin in September. Construction of the new center will take between 15 to 18 months to be completed. After demolition of the old center, four feet of soil will have to be excavated from the site and the area will need to be re- filled with different soil. He noted that the floor problems that exist at the current Red Morton Center are due to the poor soil located under the building. Commissioner Davis thanked Mr. Schatz for the outstanding job he has done on the Red Morton Center project and felt that we should look at local artists and the new Art Center for art work at the new center. 'J, '.,', . , ','.!'{ .::,",