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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 10, 2013 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 7-a <br /> SUBJECT: Assessment of Jail Alternatives and Jail Development <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager and Asset PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Management Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1) Site Locator Jeff Thompson, 919-245-2658 <br /> 2) Jail Excerpt from FY2013-18 Cheryl Young, 919-245-2307 <br /> Capital Investment Plan <br /> 3) October 1, 2013 BOCC Meeting <br /> Action Agenda Item Abstract <br /> 4) Professional Services Agreement <br /> Jail Alternatives <br /> 5) Professional Services Agreement <br /> Jail Programming Development <br /> 6) Schematic Jail Project Budget <br /> PURPOSE: To: <br /> 1) Receive a progress update regarding the Orange County Jail development; <br /> 2) Approve a professional services agreement with Solutions for Local Government in the <br /> amount of$24,665 to consult with the County regarding jail alternatives; and <br /> 3) Approve a professional services agreement with Solutions for Local Government in the <br /> amount of $26,400 to consult with the County regarding jail facility programming, design <br /> guideline development, integration of potential jail alternative programs, and architectural <br /> design selection process development. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Land Lease Execution — In October 2012, the North Carolina Council of State ("COS") <br /> approved a 50 year Land Lease with Orange County for the purpose of a permanent Orange <br /> County jail facility. The Board of County Commissioners authorized the execution of the Lease <br /> in June of 2013. Governor Pat McCrory completed the full execution of the lease on September <br /> 47 2013, marking the "Effective Date" of the Lease. <br /> Attachment 1, "Site Locator', illustrates the 6.8 acre leased parcel adjacent to the Orange <br /> Correctional Center managed by the State. This arrangement provides adequate space for a <br /> facility that may accommodate up to 250 inmates and allows the existing jail facility to be re- <br /> purposed for other uses. <br />