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QVaris — Lamar County Ifeafth Department TO. Box 938 or 740 S.W 6th Street E Faris, 2'e.Zas 75461 -0938 Is— Voice: 903 - 7854561 FaZ 903 - 737 -9924 • ;,, zvww. pgwfamarhea1th. com SIGNED MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING PARIS -LAMAR COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH The Paris -Lamar County Board of Health held a special meeting at 6 :00 P.M. on Thursday, October 41h, 2012, at the Paris -Lamar County Health Department. Board members in attendance included Dr. Rick Erickson, Dr. William George, Dr. Mark Gibbons, Mr. Bill Strathern, and Ms. Kristi Martin. Board Members not attending the meeting were Dr. Keith House and Dr. Lav Singh. Others in attendance included Mrs. Gina Prestridge. Meeting called to order at 6:03 P.M. by Dr. Erickson. Mr. Strathern made the motion and was seconded by Ms. Martin that minutes of previous meeting be approved. Mrs. Prestridge updated the board regarding the purchase of the building located at 4th S.W. and West Sherman Street. The New Hope Center will purchase the building and pay for the renovations then the Paris - Lamar County Health Department will lease a portion of the building for 20 years. The RAM Foundation is lending $110,000 towards the purchase and up to an additional $115,000 for renovations at 4.5% interest for 20 years. The interest rate will be renegotiated after 10 years and set the interest rate for the next 10 years. At the maturity of the 20 year lease, then the Paris - Lamar County Health Department will no longer be required to make a payment, but will contribute to any upkeep cost to the building over the next 20 years. The Legacy Foundation will give the Paris - Lamar County Health Department an annual payment of $10,000. to go towards the building lease payment. The Paris - Lamar County Health Department monthly payment should be around $600.00 monthly and WIC will pay a portion of that. Closing is scheduled for the first week in November. Bobby Smallwood will start the renovations immediately and will take approximately 60 days. Bobby Smallwood will consult with Gina about any design issues with the Paris - Lamar County Health Department and WIC as long as the cost stays under $115,000. We may sublet out some of the space to non -profit organizations to offset the cost. The New Hope Center will install a firewall and sprinkler system on the portion they will occupy. We have had an issue and the police were called out to the building because someone had broken into the building and stole some of the cooper wiring. Additional patrol will be done on the building and a gentleman came out and boarded up the broken windows. We are currently looking into installing an alarm system for $1,000. The parking lots across the street went with the sale of the building. Indigent Health Care was billed for approximately $1,600. the first month. We have seen lots of new clients. We just started working the four 10 -hour days and Elda Francis, the new FNP has started working, and we have had several flu clinics out in the community, including the Courthouse, Jail, and Sears. Board of health minutes of regular meeting 2012 -06 -26