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TItURSDAY, APRH, 23, 1998 for this improvement would be totally local money, with no Virginia Department of Transportation funds available. The next Capital Project discussed was the proposed new City Jail. Project Architects James and Larry Strollo of Strollo, Inc. were introduced by Mr. Reeves, who then stated that the required Community Based Corrections Plan for the project had been approved by the State and that the related Planning Study was currently under review. Mr. Reeves stated that the purpose of the presentation on this occasion was simply to keep Council up-to-date on the project. Mayor Adams asked if the Department of Corrections had committed to funding their share of the project, and was told that final review of the Planning Study should result in their commitment to fund 25% of an approved project cost. Mr. Reeve noted that Senator Roscoe Reynolds had achieved approval of a bill in the most recent General Assembly Session that would provide for up to $2.2 million in funding for the jail project in the next legislative session, depending upon the construction figure approved by the Department of Corrections following their review of the Planning Study. Mr. Teague asked whether there might be a commitment of funds by the State prior to a February 1999 construction start date, and was told that all were hopeful that such a commitment would be in place. City Manager Reynolds related the fact that no construction funding recommendation by the Department of Corrections had ever failed to be approved by the General Assembly: Mr. Jim Strollo then proceeded to review elements of the projecti stating the proposed location was still on the parking lot behind the Municipal Building and old jail, that consideration was now being given to incorporating the recently constructed temporary incarceration facility into the overall plan of the new facility, that the current construction estimate was $8.6 million, and that the relocation of the Sheriff' s administrative spaces into the Municipal Building or old jail facility was now being considered. The revised schedule for the project showed a ten month time flame for design development which could potentially be shortened, and a construction schedule of sixteen to seventeen months. Cash flow elements, fees and a construction draw down schedule was also shown. A grand total project cost of $9.6 million was shown, as well as a list of expenditures already made from this estimated amount. Jim Strollo