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September I1, 2007 (Special Meeting) Page 549 neighborhood meeting held on October 28, 2006. She also pointed out all the planning that occurred prior to the October 28th meeting did not give the community a concept of the size of the housing unit. She also addressed the exterior embellishments required by Concord to obtain the conditional sse permit and asked a number of~questions related to the conservation easement. General Discussion There was a lengthy discussion. Items addressed included the following: a safe system of transporting inmates to and from the Courthouse; the amount of time to receive a decision from the N.C. Court of Appeals and/or the Supreme Court; construction prices continue to escalate without a signed contract; the cost and capacity of the Henrico County Jail and its distance from the Courthouse; Pitt County's cost comparison of a satellite facility vs. a downtown facility; making decisions based on facts and data, not assumptions; the current rate per square foot for jail construction costs; spending taxpayer's money wisely; consulting with a disinterested third party to help the Board work through its issues and provide recommendations; cost of the Brunswick County Jail; comparing apples to apples; etc. Commissioner Mynatt MOVED to ask Ware Bonsall Architects to provide a proposal by Monday night, including schematics and a total budget, for the two options that have not been discussed. Chairman Carruth asked for a clarification of the two options. Commissioner Mynatt reported that Option No. 1 is to remove the top two floors of the housing unit and Option No. 2 is to remove the southern three pods which would entail moving the wall north and redesigning the excess space in the hallway. There was discussion on the reduction of bed space generated by each option. It was determined that Option No. 1 eliminated 156 beds and Option No. 2 eliminated 296 beds. Including the Annex, Option No. 1 provided 920 beds and Option No. 2 provided 336 beds. Chairman Carruth recognized Sheriff Riley, who was in the audience and asked him to estimate how long336 beds would last. Sheriff Riley estimated the average daily inmate population would jump from 230 to 300 rapidly. John D. Day, County Manager, suggested the Board ask for a complete proposal, all the way through to construction drawings. At the request of Commissioner White, Chairman Carruth restated the motion as follows: to ask Ware Bonsall architects to provide a proposal by Monday evening for Option No. 1 and No. 2, including the cost of the schematics, the cost of redesign and full construction documents. He clarified this motion is not to redesign the housing unit, but to get cost projections. Commissioner Privette seconded the motion and commented on visiting the Brunswick County's jail and Henrico County's jail. CommissionerWhite expressed concern with Commissioner Mynatt's motion and with Ware Bonsall's ability to provide relevant information. Further, he stated his intent to vote against the motion. Commissioner Mynatt withdrew her original motion. Commissioner Mynatt then MOVED to follow the advice of Patrice Roesler with the N.C. Association of County Commissioners to contact an uninterested outside party to at least have a conference call with this Board to give the Board some direction on how to get comfortable with the figures. Commissioner Privette seconded the motion. There was further discussion. The MOTION failed with Commissioners Mynatt and Privette voting for and Chairman Carruth, Vice Chairman Juba and Commissioner White voting against. Adjourn UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Juba, seconded by Commissioner White and unanimously carried, the Board adjourned the meeting at 8:37 p.m.