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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an update on current renovations at the Main Jail and potential expansion of the Northern Branch Jail (NBJ), as follows: (EST. TIME: 2 HR.)
a) Receive an update on renovations at the Main Jail and options for new construction at the NBJ;
b) Regarding the NBJ:
i) Direct staff to proceed with finalizing design for Option 1 (new construction of one housing unit for a total jail system of 748 beds) and issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to select potential Design Build teams; or
ii) Direct staff to proceed with finalizing design for Option 1.5 (new construction of 1.5 housing units for a total jail system of 876 beds) and issue RFQ to select potential Design Build teams; or
iii) Direct staff to proceed with obtaining designs for Option 2 (new construction of 2 housing units for a total jail system of 1,004 beds) and issue RFQ to select potential Design Build teams;
c) Approve and authorize staff to develop funding strategies to address the operational and debt service budgetary impacts for the selected option;
d) Approve and authorize staff to negotiate an amendment to the existing ground lease boundary at the NBJ with the State of California;
e) Approve and authorize the County Executive Office to work with the Treasurer-Tax Collector's office, County Counsel and Auditor-Controller's Office to develop feasible debt issuance strategies;
f) Provide other direction as appropriate; and
g) Find that these actions are not a "project" within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) because they consist of an organizational or administrative activity of government which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and exempt from the provisions of the CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 as a feasibility and planning study for possible future actions that have not been approved, adopted, or funded, and direct staff to...
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