Sponsor: Property Management & Public Health & Sheriff's Office
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Project Budget and Financing Plan for Public Health Medical and Sanitation Updates at the Adult Detention Center
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Recommendation
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1. Accept and approve the project budget and financing plan for the Public Health Medical and Sanitation Updates project at the Adult Detention Center, in an amount up to $591,614.
2. Authorize the County Manager to account for the Public Health Medical and Sanitation Updates project at the Adult Detention Center as a budgeted project in Property Management.
3. Authorize the County Manager to allocate up to $591,614 from the Capital Improvement Program Fund Balance to the Project Budget and Financing Plan for the Public Health Medical and Sanitation Updates at the Adult Detention Center.
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Background and Rationale
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The Sheriff’s Office operates the Adult Detention Center (ADC), commonly referred to as the Ramsey County jail, which is a 500-bed pre-trial facility providing safe and secure detention services to individuals following their arrest until a court disposition is reached. The ADC also houses individuals being held for probation or parole violations. While individuals are housed in the county’s care and custody, a variety of services are provided, including educational programming, recreation time, mental health services, and medical and dental care.
The ADC is in its 20th year of continuous use and requires a series of critical updates to ensure that the facility is in working order, maintains safety and security standards, and is current with industry best practices. The medical and sanitation updates project will reduce the frequency of, and extent of damage from, plumbing backups in two housing units of the ADC, and will update medical equipment and medical workstations in the facility.
The scope of this project at the ADC includes: 1) redesign of workstations for medical staff, to improve privacy and layout; 2) update of exam rooms to replace worn out medical equipment and to replace privacy blinds; 3) controlled medications security; 4) update of dental exam room to replace worn out medical equipment and to replace privacy blinds; and 5) the addition of flush valve/control devices in two housing units, pods 3D and 5D.
The Sheriff’s Office attended the Capital Improvement Project Capital Advisory Committee (CIPAC) meeting on June 6th, 2024 to present an initial financing plan in the amount of $261,404 for the Public Health Medical and Sanitation Updates at the Adult Detention Center. Per Property Management recommendation, an additional $90,000 was added to cover all costs, and the new ask then totaled $351,404. Following CIPAC’s recommendation, the County Manager reviewed and approved the off-cycle request. Thereafter, per an amended budget which includes all necessary plumbing replacements, the project budget was increased to an amount up to $591,614, which will be drawn from the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Fund Balance.
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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)
☒ Well-being ☐ Prosperity ☐ Opportunity ☒ Accountability
Racial Equity Impact
Once completed, this will strengthen the quality of medical and dental care services provided and better protect the confidential medical information of all individuals who are currently involved in the justice system while in the county’s care and custody. Public health, medical, and dental updates will improve patient care and ensure a safe and healthy environment.
Community Participation Level and Impact
The funding request for this project was reviewed by CIPAC.
☒ Inform ☒ Consult ☐ Involve ☐ Collaborate ☐ Empower
Fiscal Impact
The project and preliminary funding request were reviewed at the June 6, 2024 CIPAC meeting, and is supported by that advisory committee. To fully account for all repairs, funds in an amount up to $591,614 for the project will be provided from the CIP Fund Balance as an approved off-cycle request. Sufficient funds are available in the contingent account to support this request.
Last Previous Action
None.
Attachments
1. Project Budget and Financing Plan