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Concurrent Resolution • of the Boards of Supervisors of the Counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna and Greene and the Council of the City of Charlottesville Creating the Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention Commission Establishing the Membership of Such Commission, and Detailing its Powers and Responsibilities, and Requesting the Virginia Board of Juvenile Justice to Approve State Prticipation in Funding the Construction, Equipping and Operation of a 40 -Bed Detention Facility to Be Constructed by Such Commission. WHEREAS, a need has been identified for the construction of a juvenile correctional facility to serve the Counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna and Greene and the City of Charlottesville (the "Participating Jurisdictions"); and WHEREAS, a "needs assessment" performed at the direction of the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle indicates that their combined anticipated demand for juvenile correctional space will be sufficient to utilize a 40 -bed juvenile detention facility expandable to 80 beds; and WHEREAS, preliminary considerations indicate that this need can best be met by building a new • facility; and WHEREAS, a program planning study performed for Charlottesville and Albemarle by Mosely-Harris & McClintock estimates the total project cost to design and finance the construction of the Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention Center (the "New Facility") at approximately $ 6.14 million dollars; and WHEREAS, Albemarle, Charlottesville and Fluvanna have previously approved a resolution to create a regional juvenile detention commission, as authorized by Va. Code §§ 16.1-315 to 16.1-322, to be the appropriate legal entity to plan, finance, design, and construct the New Facility; Greene County wishes also to become a Participating Jurisdiction; and Albemarle, Charlottesville and Fluvanna wish to accept Greene's participation: and WHEREAS, all four jurisdictions wish to formalize their request for state participation in the cost of constructing, operating and equipping the New Facility; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT CONCURRENTLY RESOLVED BY THE BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTIES OF ALBEMARLE, FLUVANNA AND GREENE, AND THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, THAT: 1. The Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention Commission (the "Commission") is hereby created • and established as a public body corporate under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.