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Committee backs studying phased use of new jail bond funds; HOK proposes site-first approach
Summary
HOK presented a phased plan (Phase 2a/2b/Phase 3) for using bond proceeds to advance site work, intake facility and initial housing. The committee expressed general support and asked staff to amend HOK's contract to produce detailed scope and cost breakdowns for the next briefing; some bond proceeds face a May 2026 arbitrage deadline.
The Oversight Committee reviewed a phased development plan for the new detention campus and expressed support for further study and contract amendments to refine scope and costs on July 15, 2025.
Kurt Pardee of HOK presented a site-phasing concept that places the Behavioral Care Center (already under construction) as Phase 1 and divides follow-on work into Phase 2a (site enabling work, utilities and initial road/retaining wall), Phase 2b (intake/booking/sally port, kitchen, warehouse, laundry, a central utility plant and one initial housing unit) and Phase 3 (major housing blocks, administration, courtrooms and support spaces). Pardee said Phase 2b's built area is about 155,000 square feet and that the planning target for Phase 2b/initial…
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