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11.0.2. NEEDS ASSESSMENT STUDY FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY JAIL - PRESENTATION BY CARTER GOBLE ASSOCIATES. INC. General Services Director Tom Frame referred to his memorandum in the backup and called on Sheriff Roy Raymond. Sheriff Raymond summarized the Public Safety Coordinating Council's recommendation to hire a consultant and the selection of Carter Goble Associates, Inc. to do this needs assessment on the Indian River County jail. lie recommended that a workshop be held on this subject as well as a visit to Hillsborough County's jail. Steve Carter, representing Carter Goble, presented his needs assessment using a Power Point outline with graphics (a copy of the CD is on file with the backup for this item along with a full set of the Needs Assessment and Master Plan). Mr. Carter's presentation included population trends and forecasts, an historic index of crime offenses, numbers of arrests, lengths of incarceration, and nature of the offenses. He also gave an assessment and evaluation of the current jail's system, explained the existing facility and its operations, and pointed out specific areas needing expansion. lie discussed a population management plan and presented three options for consideration and further study. The first option was based on the Hillsborough County Jail, in Tampa. (" Ilillsborough Model") and he described how it would integrate with our current jail, how many beds it would add, how it would be configured (uses Falkenberg Road housing unit) and operate; it would cost approximately $12,943,413. Option 2 also uses the "Hillsborough Model" but it would be connected to the current jail facility differently (see Figures 5-6 and 5-7); the estimated cost would be $13,038,318. Option 3 uses the old master plan which adopts and adapts to the current configuration. It would be located between the Sheriffs Administration Building and the existing Jail. It would be a tighter 2 -story facility and would run about $11,448,931. (See August 5, 2003