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Commission staff recommends capacity rating of zero for three dorms, flags variance option
Summary
Commission staff reviewed a departmental request to use three dorms and recommended a rated capacity of zero for the identified areas while noting the commission could consider a variance allowing conditional use under specified terms.
Commission staff told the Commission of Correction they had reviewed the department's request to make three dorms available and recommended that each identified dorm retain a capacity rating of zero. Staff said the commission could consider a variance to permit use of those areas under defined conditions rather than changing the official rated capacity on the record.
During staff remarks the reviewer said the materials before the commission included an MFC document showing a rated capacity of 0 that "identifies 3 potential dorms that the commission could consider a variance for." Staff framed its recommendation as preserving the official capacity rating while leaving open a conditional variance process that would specify requirements for occupancy, services and term limits. Commissioners asked for more details about programming, medical services and how any variance would be monitored before occupancy would be permitted.
