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<br />th <br />Avenue down to the SLC line and IRC’s interest in connecting Koblegard Road to 58 <br />th <br />Avenue. Currently IRC does not have plans to extend 66 Avenue down to the County line. <br />Hopefully detailed transportation modeling will give an indication of where the actual needs <br />will be in the future. <br />Chairman Lowther recommended that the MPO staff meet with SLC MPO. <br />Chairman Hutchinson felt one map covering both Counties, illustrating the connecting <br />of the roads, would be helpful. <br /> <br />Brillhart <br />Manager said the County is in the process of looking at a stopgap measure <br />for the north part of SLC in conjunction with the Towns and Villages Concept which is <br />visualized as a measure to help the growth management process during the next several <br />months. <br /> <br />11. JAIL OVERCROWDING ISSUES/SOLUTIONS <br />Doug Anderson <br />St. Lucie County Administrator discussed the following issues <br />Overcrowding in the jail <br />Overburdened court system <br />Sufficient funding to provide public safety to the taxpayers <br />Controlling the operating budget <br />Stabilizing the jail population. <br /> <br />He explained measures taken to reduce jail population that have been successful. <br />They discussed the Alachua County program (DVD on file) that has been worked on over the <br />past 30 years. Currently, they are constructing two Pods; one is scheduled to open later this <br />year that will add 576 beds. They contracted with the Institute for Law & Policy Planning <br />Study out of Berkley, California for recommendations on how to control inmate population. <br />They received 33 recommendations from the Study. (PowerPoint presentation is on file). <br />May 25, 2005 <br />7 <br />Second Joint Meeting with St. Lucie County BCC <br /> <br />