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Union County New Jail Construction Options
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Matthews, County Manager's Office, County Manager, 704-292-2597
ACTION REQUESTED:
Board to select preferred option to move forward with.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
1) December 4, 2023, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 23-819 - Approved Construction Manager at Risk Delivery Method
2) August 12, 2024, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 24-564 - Approved Design Contract for Architectural Services to Complete UC Jail Study
3) February 3, 2025, Regular Meetings, Agenda Item # 25-055 - Received update on Jail Study.
4) February 12, 2025, Work Session, Agenda Item # 25-082 - Received information regarding jail size scenarios and cost estimates.
5) February 18, 2025, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 25-095 - Received information regarding population estimates and jail size comparisons.
6) March 3, 2025, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 25-113 - Approved Option 2 (500 bed/600 core) to complete the consultant's work for the jail study, which includes operational modeling and staffing costs. Requested the same information for a 400 bed/600 core.
7) May 19, 2025, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 25-294 - Received information on construction costs, operational modeling, and staffing costs for 400 bed/600 core and 500 bed/600 core options.
8) August 11, 2025, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 25-504 - Approved moving forward with Existing Jail Adaptive Reuse Study; Directed staff to move forward with 600 bed core/500 bed capacity; and Approved a bond referendum on November 2026 ballot as funding strategy.
9) March 12, 2026, Work Session, Agenda Item # 26-170 - Received findings from Existing Jail Adaptive Reuse Study.
BACKGROUND:
The County has developed four proposals for the construction of a new jail. Two of these options call for a reuse of portions of the current jail. The board will need to decide which option they would like to move forward with to allow staff to prepare it for the November referendum...
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