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December 9, 2014 Sheriff Loar Indian River County The Honorable Wesley Davis, Chairman Indian River County Board of County Commissioners 1801 27th Street Vero Beach, FL 32960 Dear Chairman Davis: This is my request to be placed on the next Board of County Commission Agenda under Constitutional Officers in reference to Corrections Impact Fees. Attached you will find a proposal for expansion of the Indian River County jail lobby. The project would include $58,908 in impact fees expiring on December 31, 2014 and $52,547 in impact fees scheduled to expire in 2015. The jail lobby was built 28 years ago and needs to be expanded in order to accommodate services provided to citizens. The current jail lobby consists of 240 square feet. The proposal is to expand the lobby by adding 250 square feet. The lobby expansion would allow for mandated registering of persons not incarcerated including: career criminals, felons, sexual offenders, and sexual predators in the lobby. Currently all registrants must enter the secure area of the jail to be processed in the booking area. The expansion would further allow for placement of a scanning device inside the lobby to reduce the possibility of weapons and contraband being introduced into the jail. The current lobby does not have restroom facilities for citizens visiting the jail or inmates being released from jail. The proposed addition would include a 100 square foot unisex restroom. Thousands of citizens visit the jail lobby annually for a variety of reasons. Visitors who are awaiting the release of inmates and inmates being released from jail may wait in the lobby for several hours. Also, additional seating would prevent citizens from having to stand or wait outside in inclement weather when no seats are available. Deryl Loar, Sheriff DL:lmt 419.r.) 41' Avenue, Vero Beach, Florida 32960 (772) 569-6700 www.iresheriff.org