LaSalle County Property Committee members agreed by consensus to budget a conversion from a two‑pipe to a four‑pipe HVAC system for the criminal justice and governmental centers and to include at least one office remodel in the coming fiscal plan after staff presented cash balances and project estimates.

Bob, county property staff, reported the committee’s cash and upcoming receipts. “Today's cash balance is $1,000,009.27 $1.25,” Bob said, and he told members the state had sent notice that a $100,000 fence grant check would arrive next week. He also reviewed expected income lines, saying tax‑increment financing (TIF) amounts for capital improvements totalled $825,000 and that a TIF administrative fee was shown as $27,005.30 in the current projections.

The committee discussed several planned capital projects and order of priority. Staff identified a three‑window trial replacement priced at $77,000 that had been bid as a sample for larger window replacement work, and a treasurer’s‑office remodeling that staff estimated at about $178,000. An engineer’s estimate for the two‑to‑four pipe HVAC conversion was mentioned during the meeting; the transcript’s numeric transcription for that estimate was unclear, and staff said the conversion and any related chiller work would likely span more than one fiscal year.

Kurt, staff member, described the schedule and phasing constraints for the HVAC work: “...it’ll be probably fall before it gets started and materials arrive,” he said, noting design, bidding and piping work would likely push significant construction into the next fiscal year. Committee members repeatedly emphasized that large projects often carry funds and work across two budget years.

Committee discussion addressed alternatives and phasing. One member urged doing the window work first to address longstanding complaints about leaks and appearance; others suggested phasing smaller projects (for example, doing one office remodel and smaller mechanical work) so the county could complete multiple items within the available budget. Bob summarized the committee’s direction: budget for the two‑to‑four pipe conversion and one office remodel and expect to carry unspent appropriations into the following fiscal year when construction schedules or material delivery require it.

The committee did not adopt a final contract or award at the meeting; members asked staff to carry forward the budgeted amounts, obtain final bids, and return with clarified figures and schedules for projects that will likely require multi‑year expenditures.