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Superior Court of California County of San Bernardino New San Bernardino Court PROJECT FEASIBILITY REPORT SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino New San Bernardino Court Project Feasibility Report Contents I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................4 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................4 B. STATEMENT OF PROJECT NEED ........................................................................................................................4 C. OPTIONS ANALYSIS..........................................................................................................................................5 D. RECOMMENDED OPTION ..................................................................................................................................6 II. STATEMENT OF PROJECT NEED ..............................................................................................................8 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................8 B. TRANSFER STATUS...........................................................................................................................................8 C. PROJECT RANKING...........................................................................................................................................8 D. CURRENT COURT OPERATIONS ........................................................................................................................9 E. DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS................................................................................................................................9 F. JUDICIAL PROJECTIONS ..................................................................................................................................10 G. STAFFING PLAN..............................................................................................................................................11 H. EXISTING FACILITY........................................................................................................................................11 III. OPTIONS ANALYSIS................................................................................................................................20 A. INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................................20 B. FACILITY OPTIONS .........................................................................................................................................20 C. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES.......................................................................................................22 D. FINANCIAL ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................................................................24 E. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ........................................................................................................................25 1. Finance Alternative 1: Partial Revenue Bond Financing.........................................................................26 2. Finance Alternative 2: Pay-As-You-Go....................................................................................................27 3. Finance Alternative 3: Private Financing/Lease Purchase......................................................................27 F. RECOMMENDED FINANCIAL ALTERNATIVE....................................................................................................28 IV. RECOMMENDED PROJECT ..................................................................................................................30 A. INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................................30 B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION...................................................................................................................................30 C. SPACE PROGRAM ...........................................................................................................................................30 D. COURTHOUSE ORGANIZATION .......................................................................................................................32 E. SITE SELECTION AND REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................34 1. Parking Requirements ..............................................................................................................................34 2. Site Program.............................................................................................................................................35 F. DESIGN CRITERIA ..........................................................................................................................................36 G. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CRITERIA....................................................................................................................36 H. PROVISION FOR CORRECTION OF SEISMIC DEFICIENCIES AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY ............................37 I. ESTIMATED PROJECT COST ............................................................................................................................38 J. PROJECT SCHEDULE .......................................................................................................................................38 K. IMPACT ON COURT’S 2007–2008 SUPPORT BUDGET......................................................................................40 APPENDIX A...............................................................................................................................................................1 A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE 2003 MASTER PLAN ........................................................................................1 APPENDIX B...............................................................................................................................................................1 B. OPTIONS ANALYSIS..........................................................................................................................................1 APPENDIX C...............................................................................................................................................................1 C. DETAILED SPACE PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................1 APPENDIX D...............................................................................................................................................................1 2 Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino New San Bernardino Court Project Feasibility Report D. RESOLUTIONS ..................................................................................................................................................1 3 Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino New San Bernardino Court Executive Summary I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Introduction This Project Feasibility Report for the proposed 36-courtroom New San Bernardino Court for the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino has been prepared as a supplement to the Judicial Council’s Five-Year Infrastructure Plan Fiscal Year 2007-2008. This report documents the need for the proposed new 36-courtroom facility, describes alternative ways to meet the underlying need, and outlines the recommended project. B. Statement of Project Need The Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino serves the residents of the City of San Bernardino and the surrounding communities of Redlands, Fontana, and Twin Peaks in nine separate facilities. These facilities poorly serve the growing needs of the superior court and the lack of consolidated facilities exacerbates the functional problems of the main court facilities. The nexus of court operations is located in the downtown court complex consisting of two facilities. The original courthouse is the historic San Bernardino Courthouse, which was constructed in 1926 as a county office and court facility and is a national historic registered property. The courthouse originally had two courtrooms and a boardroom; the historic courthouse now houses 15 marginal courtrooms. This facility was expanded in 1958 with the construction of the adjoining San Bernardino Courthouse Annex to the rear of the historic San Bernardino Courthouse. This facility, referred to as the “T-Wing”, was constructed as an office building for county agencies with no courtrooms. The “T-Wing” now houses 11 makeshift courtrooms. These facilities have significant security problems, are very overcrowded, have many physical problems, and prevent the court from operating a safe and efficient court facility. The recommended project—construction of a new 36-courtroom facility on a site near the historic San Bernardino Courthouse, will complement two projects funded by the county; the planned renovation of the historic San Bernardino Courthouse for nine civil courtrooms and the renovation of 303 Third Street for long-term use for two Assembly