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Likewise, an independent study is recommended at some point in the future to identify and assess options for providing Jail space to meet the County's long -term detention facility needs. Update: Despite the S`heriff's best efforts, the current capacity of the ,Jail is frequently exceeded with State and Federal inmates. The current CIP includes $1.2 million to develop additional beds for "weekenders" and female inmates; and to develop expanded visitation facilities for inmates and attorneys, etc. Staff have investigated options regarding the use of modular cells either within the confines of the current facility or a modular jail unit that would be located somewhere outside of the current facility. No conclusions have been reached However, options for the Sheriff's consideration are being prepared by the Construction Manager with whom the County contracts. Non - Departmental Agencies Agencies that may reside in County facilities, but for which the County is not mandated to provide space, were also not included in the current space analysis. Examples of such include day care activities that are located in the Northern Human Services Center, Cedar Grove as well at the Northside Center in Chapel Hill. While recommendations will include adaptive reuse of existing buildings in some instances, the space needed to accommodate the predictable growth cannot be found on property.currently owned by Orange County. For this reason, a primary focus of the study is the development of an alternative County campus at a site yet to be determined. Ideally the site would be in or around Hillsborough and offer sufficient acreage, to develop a campus, conceptually similar to the County's campus on Homestead Road. The campus would offer the opportunity to locate most County operations currently located in Hillsborough to the site when growth at their present location could no longer be accommodated. Build out of the campus would be a lengthy process, but would afford the county the opportunity to create a master planned site that allowed rational and sustainable growth for decades to come. In addition, a well located campus might allow the county to promote collaboration with other partners as facilities are developed, encourage mass transportation initiatives, create open space areas and implement other initiatives valued by the County. Update: County Commissioners approved a $23.4 Million project on November 2, 2006 that will provide an additional approximately 93,000 square feet of space in three different buildings. The Gateway Center Building will contain approximately 22,800 square feet and is scheduled for completion in November 2007. The office building, containing approximately 46,700 square feet, plus the new Main library building, containing approximately 23,450 square feet will be completed around May 2008. Allocation of departmental space is discussed further in this update. V