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January 27, 2006 - Recessed Meeting Page 486 In order to have a facility that meets the basic needs of the county citizens over the next 15-20 years, the proposal must meet the following guidelines: a. The facility must house at least 500 inmates; b. It must be located on the property that has been rezoned by the City of Concord; c. Any building on Corban cannot exceed the height of the First Union Building; d. The current jail space cannot be considered as part of the 500 bed capacity (that building will be demolished to make room for the expansion of the courthouse). Any proposal that meets these criteria will be considered, along with the increased cost of the facility and the delays that will be needed for re-design. The committee should also determine what exterior treatments should be given to the buildings to make them compatible with the surrounding community. 3. Once the committee has developed a proposal, it will be finalized by WBA and provided to the BOC for consideration at its meeting on February 20t", the day prior to the Concord P&Z Board meeting. Included in this proposal will be the total cost of undertaking the changes, to include re-design fees, increased cost of the facility due to changes in the plan, and the expected delays in project commencement for re-design and modification. 4. The commissioners will vote that evening on whether to: a) continue with the current plan; b) ask the P&Z board to delay consideration but keep the current plan and study further; or c) adopt the alternate plan & withdraw the current plan for consideration. If the latter is chosen, then the county will resubmit the plans for the new jail at the first P& Z Board meeting after the new drawings have been completed. It is our goal from this process that although the final solution may not be exactly what was first proposed by the BOC, or desired by some residents of the downtown area, that this is a compromise solution and process that will result in a positive resolution for the county. Chairman Carruth Commissioner Carpenter needed. made a motion to adopt seconded the motion but the proposal stated some as presented. "tweaking" was There was lengthy discussion during which the Board addressed the following issues: (1) Plans to demolish the existing jail with its 142 beds versus upfitting that facility and including those beds in the bed count; (2) Need for a parking deck; (3) Any proposal must provide sufficient bed space to the County's needs for the next 15-20 years; (4) Conditional Use permit process; and (5) Locating the jail in downtown Concord versus a site outside the downtown area. commissioner Privette offered an amendment to Chairman Carruth's motion that the Sheriff be added to the Committee. Chairman Carruth stated it was his intent that the Sheriff would be one of the two representatives from the judicial system. He agreed to include one representative from the Judicial/Courts system and the Sheriff or the Sheriff's representative. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board approved an amendment to the motion by Chairman Carruth to include the Sheriff (or Sheriff's representative) as a member of the Committee and to delete items "a" and "d" from the guidelines as outlined in Section 2 of the proposal by Chairman Carruth. The Board voted unanimously to approve the original motion as amended. The Board by consensus directed the County Manager to schedule a meeting of the Design Review Committee.