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Jail Discussion
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Matthews, County Manager's Office, County Manager, 704-292-2597
ACTION REQUESTED:
A) Provide staff direction on the bed count and core size for the new jail;
B) Provide staff direction on the funding strategy for completing design and construction of the new jail; and
C) To move forward with the Existing Jail Adaptive Reuse Study, authorize the County Manager to 1) negotiate and execute a contract agreement with Little Diversified Architectural Consulting substantially consistent with this agenda item, 2) exercise any renewal or extension term options set forth in the Agreement, and 3) terminate the Agreement if deemed in the best interest of the County, each in the County Manager's discretion.
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.
BACKGROUND:
At the request of the Board of County Commissioners, the County began an independent Jail Study to determine bed count and co...
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