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meeting he had asked Mr. Dorsey of PDR if there was any other plan available or if anything could be taken out of that plan to reduce the costs, the answer had been "no." It disturbed him that PDR knew of a better plan at that time, but Mr. Bail explained that, in all fairness to Tom Dorsey, they did not know at that time of this new design. Commissioner Lyons stated that after Mr. Pinkerton has brought the detailed schematics back to the Jail Committee and the Board for approval, and if, indeed it is approved, he felt very strongly that he should return to Tallahassee ` and once more check with the Dept. of Corrections as to staffing requirements for the new design. Mr. Pinkerton addressed the Board and the Jail Committee and expressed his pleasure at being here today and . having the opportunity of presenting the proposed -new jail design. He felt that Indian River County and Frizzell Architects have come full circle. He reported that he had submitted his new plans to the State of Florida Department of Corrections for their review and all of the concepts that will be presented today were accepted in principle by Percy Folsom, the primary reviewer. Mr. Pinkerton explained the basic differences in the original plan*and the new plan he is presenting this morning. The original octagonal pod had a lot going for it; it was a simple construction type and space efficient. The problem, however, was that it only had 64 cells which was the result of a direct interpretation of 33-8, the ratio of staffing to cells. He explained that a greater number of cells can be created in the new design with just a slight increase in the amount of square feet. The cell block will be 18,000 sq. ft. and will have a total of 86 rooms, which can and will be doubled to the maximum extent of the law, which means that 30 cells must continue to be single cells and the balance of 56 cells could become double occupancy 5 MAR 2 9 1984 PS K 56 wz507 L____ --