Superior Court of California
County of Siskiyou
New Yreka Courthouse
PROJECT NEED REPORT
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
Superior Court of California, County of Siskiyou New Yreka Courthouse Project Need Report
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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................2
2. STATEMENT OF PROJECT NEED 2.1. Current Court Operations ................................................................2 2.2. Judicial Projections ..........................................................................5 2.3. Existing Facilities ............................................................................6 2.4. Transfer Status ................................................................................7 2.5. Project Ranking ...............................................................................8 2.6. Summary of Economic Opportunities ............................................8 2.7. Statement of Project Need ..............................................................9 2.7.1. Overcrowding/Accessibility ...........................................................9 2.7.2 Security .........................................................................................10 2.7.3. Other Building Deficiencies .........................................................12
3. PROJECT INFORMATION 3.1. Project Description and Status ......................................................14 3.2. Space Program ..............................................................................15
4. COURT CONSTRUCTION FUNDS ......................................................17 5. IMPACT OF DELAY OF PROJECT .......................................................17
6. CONCLUSION .........................................................................................19
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
1 1.
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION
Sis
kiyo
u S
uper
ior
Cou
rt h
as a
des
pera
te n
eed
for
a ne
w c
ourt
hous
e in
Yre
ka, t
he c
ount
y se
at.
Out
of
nece
ssit
y, th
e co
urt
cont
inue
s to
ope
rate
in e
xtre
mel
y ov
ercr
owde
d, p
oorl
y se
cure
d co
ndit
ions
wit
h in
adeq
uate
acc
ess
for
the
publ
ic, s
taff
, and
pr
ison
ers.
The
re w
as a
sho
otin
g in
the
cour
thou
se in
200
0 re
sult
ing
in o
ne d
eath
and
one
ser
ious
inju
ry.
Raw
sew
age
inun
date
d th
e co
urth
ouse
app
roxi
mat
ely
five
yea
rs a
go r
equi
ring
em
erge
ncy
clea
nup.
The
bas
emen
t per
iodi
call
y fl
oods
. B
ats
occa
sion
ally
fly
in th
e ha
llw
ays.
Pri
sone
rs a
re c
omm
ingl
ed w
ith
the
publ
ic a
nd s
taff
, and
are
hel
d in
vac
ant j
ury
room
s af
ter
bein
g pa
rade
d th
roug
h th
e co
urth
ouse
in s
hack
les
and
esco
rted
up
a st
eep
flig
ht o
f st
airs
. S
taff
and
judg
es a
re n
ot s
epar
ated
fr
om th
e pu
blic
or
pris
oner
s. T
he c
ourt
fun
ctio
ns in
one
-six
th o
f th
e sp
ace
reco
mm
ende
d by
Tri
al C
ourt
fac
ilit
ies
stan
dard
s. I
t is
dif
ficu
lt to
imag
ine
a co
urth
ouse
mor
e ou
t of
com
plia
nce
wit
h tr
ial c
ourt
sta
ndar
ds.
Sis
kiyo
u C
ount
y is
the
fift
h la
rges
t cou
nty
in th
e st
ate
wit
h it
s po
pula
tion
spre
ad o
ver
6,34
7 sq
uare
mil
es.
The
fiv
e ju
stic
e co
urts
wer
e co
nsol
idat
ed in
to th
ree
mun
icip
al c
ourt
s in
197
4. T
he th
ree
mun
icip
al ju
dges
join
ed w
ith
the
supe
rior
cou
rt ju
dge
in 1
998
to f
orm
a u
nifi
ed s
uper
ior
cour
t. S
ince
uni
fica
tion
, Sis
kiyo
u C
ount
y ha
s ne
ver
had
a co
urth
ouse
that
cou
ld h
ouse
the
cons
olid
ated
, uni
fied
cou
rt.
Bef
ore
cons
olid
atio
n an
d un
ific
atio
n th
e ju
stic
e co
urts
wer
e op
erat
ing
in f
ar f
lung
are
as o
f th
e co
unty
in s
ubst
anda
rd f
acil
itie
s, s
uch
as a
roo
m n
ext t
o th
e fi
re s
tati
on w
here
the
judg
e an
d at
torn
eys
wou
ld g
o an
d w
ait i
n ve
hicl
es w
hile
a ju
ry d
elib
erat
ed.
2.
S
TA
TE
ME
NT
OF
PR
OJE
CT
NE
ED
2.1.
Cur
rent
Cou
rt O
pera
tions
Sis
kiyo
u C
ount
y, w
hich
is g
eogr
aphi
call
y th
e fi
fth
larg
est c
ount
y in
Cal
ifor
nia,
is lo
cate
d in
the
far
nort
hern
reg
ion
of
Cal
ifor
nia.
It i
s bo
unde
d by
the
Sta
te o
f O
rego
n on
the
nort
h, b
y M
odoc
on
the
east
, by
Tri
nity
and
Sha
sta
on th
e so
uth
and
Del
N
orte
and
Hum
bold
t on
the
wes
t. F
ive
cour
t fac
ilit
ies
serv
e th
e co
unty
of
Sis
kiyo
u. F
acil
itie
s in
clud
e a
hist
oric
but
out
mod
ed
cour
thou
se w
ith
thre
e co
urtr
oom
s in
Yre
ka, a
nd s
ingl
e co
urtr
oom
fac
ilit
ies
in th
e re
mot
e lo
cati
ons
of W
eed,
Dor
ris,
and
Hap
py
Cam
p. A
ll c
ase
type
s ar
e he
ard
at th
e Y
reka
fac
ilit
y w
hile
typi
call
y on
ly tr
affi
c an
d sm
all c
laim
s ca
ses
are
hear
d at
the
rem
ote
loca
tion
s al
ong
wit
h m
isde
mea
nor
arra
ignm
ents
in W
eed
and
Dor
ris.
The
Yre
ka C
ourt
hous
e is
the
mai
n co
urth
ouse
in S
iski
you
Cou
nty.
It i
s a
mul
ti-f
unct
iona
l fac
ilit
y, d
eali
ng w
ith
all t
ypes
of
case
s fr
om tr
affi
c to
cri
min
al. T
he f
acil
ity
also
hou
ses
cour
t sup
port
fun
ctio
ns, i
nclu
ding
cou
rt a
dmin
istr
ativ
e of
fice
s, D
istr
ict
Att
orne
y an
d va
riou
s co
unty
adm
inis
trat
ive
func
tion
s. I
t is
loca
ted
in th
e do
wnt
own
area
of
Yre
ka o
n 4t
h S
tree
t and
is
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
2
surr
ound
ed b
y sm
all b
usin
esse
s. T
he c
ourt
hous
e is
ess
enti
ally
mul
tipl
e st
ruct
ures
con
nect
ed to
one
ano
ther
ran
ging
fro
m w
ood
fram
e to
pou
r-in
-pla
ce c
oncr
ete.
The
ori
gina
l str
uctu
re d
ates
fro
m 1
857
and
is lo
cate
d to
the
rear
of
the
prim
ary
entr
ance
to th
e co
urth
ouse
. Thi
s po
rtio
n is
con
nect
ed in
tern
ally
by
an in
tern
al b
ridg
e. T
he r
emai
ning
str
uctu
res
wer
e ad
ded
thro
ugh
the
year
s of
var
ious
and
unk
now
n st
ruct
ural
sys
tem
s. T
he c
ourt
str
uctu
re it
self
cov
ers
the
maj
orit
y of
the
site
, lea
ving
ver
y li
ttle
spa
ce
for
land
scap
ing
and
natu
ral v
eget
atio
n. D
ue to
the
fact
that
the
site
is f
ully
dev
elop
ed, t
here
is n
o on
-sit
e ve
hicu
lar
circ
ulat
ion.
S
ervi
ce e
ntry
, as
wel
l as
pris
oner
ent
ry, i
s di
rect
ly f
rom
the
stre
et. T
his
cour
t fac
ilit
y ha
s se
vere
fun
ctio
nal a
nd a
cces
s de
fici
enci
es th
at c
anno
t be
cost
eff
ecti
vely
rem
edie
d.
Due
to th
e ph
ysic
al a
nd f
unct
iona
l def
icie
ncie
s of
the
Yre
ka C
ourt
hous
e, th
e su
peri
or c
ourt
has
bee
n fo
rced
to d
ecen
tral
ize
its
oper
atio
ns, t
here
by r
equi
ring
an
anne
x fa
cili
ty lo
cate
d on
e bl
ock
from
the
mai
n co
urth
ouse
. Thi
s fa
cili
ty is
ref
erre
d to
as
the
Edd
y S
tree
t Ann
ex a
nd h
ouse
s th
e co
urt’
s In
form
atio
n T
echn
olog
y an
d C
ourt
Rep
orte
rs s
taff
. The
fac
t tha
t the
se f
acil
itie
s ar
e no
t con
soli
date
d si
mpl
y ex
acer
bate
s th
eir
func
tion
al p
robl
ems.
Thi
s is
one
of
the
man
y co
ndit
ions
that
impa
cts
acce
ss to
just
ice
for
all c
ount
y re
side
nts
and
nega
tive
ly im
pact
s ov
eral
l cou
rt o
pera
tion
s, in
term
s of
str
ain
on r
esou
rces
, wor
kloa
d, a
nd s
taff
ing.
The
sit
e of
the
Wee
d S
atel
lite
cou
rt f
acil
ity
is lo
cate
d in
leas
ed s
pace
in th
e C
ity
of W
eed’
s ci
ty h
all.
Cou
rt is
hel
d tw
o da
ys a
w
eek
in th
e ci
ty c
ounc
il h
eari
ng r
oom
. The
str
uctu
re w
as o
rigi
nall
y co
nstr
ucte
d in
the
earl
y 19
00s
and
has
sinc
e be
en e
xpan
ded
wit
h nu
mer
ous
addi
tion
s. R
enov
ated
por
tion
s of
the
faci
lity
are
in g
ener
ally
sou
nd c
ondi
tion
whi
le n
on-r
enov
ated
por
tion
s ar
e vi
sibl
y de
teri
orat
ed w
ith
obvi
ous
wat
er le
akag
e pr
oble
ms.
Res
troo
ms,
pub
lic
coun
ters
and
har
dwar
e re
quir
e up
grad
es to
mee
t cu
rren
t AD
A s
tand
ards
. HV
AC
and
ele
ctri
cal s
yste
ms
are
not a
dequ
ate.
The
Dor
ris
Sat
elli
te c
ourt
fac
ilit
y is
loca
ted
in a
res
iden
tial
are
a of
Dor
ris.
Gen
eral
ly it
is a
fla
t sit
e lo
cate
d ad
jace
nt to
the
foot
hill
of
the
mou
ntai
n ra
nge.
Cou
rt is
hel
d he
re o
ne d
ay p
er m
onth
. Thi
s on
e co
urtr
oom
fac
ilit
y w
as r
ecen
tly
rem
odel
ed a
nd
serv
es th
e ea
ster
n ar
ea o
f S
iski
you
Cou
nty
and
Wes
tern
are
a of
Mod
oc a
s w
ell a
s a
join
t use
fac
ilit
y.
The
Hap
py C
amp
Sat
elli
te c
ourt
fac
ilit
y is
loca
ted
wit
hin
a co
unty
-ow
ned
faci
lity
sha
red
by th
e sh
erif
f’s
and
fire
dep
artm
ents
. T
he f
acil
ity
is a
ppro
xim
atel
y 70
mil
es (
2 ho
ur d
rive
) w
est o
f Y
reka
. Uti
lity
of
the
faci
lity
for
the
Cou
rt is
lim
ited
by
the
diff
icul
ty o
f w
inte
r tr
avel
to th
is s
ite
loca
tion
. Thi
s sa
tell
ite
cour
t ser
ves
the
wes
tern
par
t of
Sis
kiyo
u C
ount
y. C
ourt
is h
eld
here
on
e da
y ev
ery
othe
r m
onth
. The
fac
ilit
y on
ly h
andl
es tr
affi
c, s
mal
l cla
ims,
and
fis
hing
and
gam
ing
viol
atio
n ca
ses.
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
3
Sis
kiyo
u C
ount
y C
ourt
Fac
ilit
ies’
Loc
atio
n
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
4
2.2.
Jud
icia
l Pro
ject
ions
Cur
rent
and
pro
ject
ed J
udic
ial P
osit
ion
Equ
ival
ents
(JP
Es)
1 are
the
basi
s fo
r es
tabl
ishi
ng b
oth
the
num
ber
of c
ourt
room
s an
d th
e si
ze o
f a
prop
osed
cap
ital
-out
lay
proj
ect.
Pro
ject
ed J
PEs
are
dete
rmin
ed b
y th
e U
pdat
e of
the
Judi
cial
Wor
kloa
d A
sses
smen
t (th
e 20
08 a
sses
smen
t) a
s ad
opte
d by
the
Judi
cial
Cou
ncil
in O
ctob
er 2
008.
The
tabl
e be
low
pro
vide
s in
form
atio
n us
ed to
det
erm
ine
the
near
-ter
m n
eed
for
this
pro
ject
, whi
ch in
clud
es 5
.7 e
xist
ing
JPE
s.
C
urre
nt a
nd P
roje
cted
JP
Es
to b
e A
ssig
ned
to N
ew C
ourt
hous
e (I
nclu
ding
Pro
pose
d N
ew J
udge
ship
s)
L
ocat
ion
C
urr
ent
JPE
s A
B 1
59
Pro
pose
d
50
Fu
ture
G
row
th
Tot
al
JPE
s B
asis
for
Pro
pose
d
Pro
ject
Yre
ka C
ourt
hous
e 5.
7 0
0 0
5.7
5.7
C
ount
ywid
e 5.
7 0
0 0
5.7
5.7
1 J
PE
s ar
e de
fine
d as
the
tota
l aut
hori
zed
judi
cial
pos
ition
s ad
just
ed f
or v
acan
cies
, ass
ista
nce
rend
ered
by
the
cour
t to
othe
r co
urts
, and
ass
ista
nce
rece
ived
by
the
cour
t fro
m a
ssig
ned
judg
es, t
empo
rary
judg
es, c
omm
issi
oner
s, a
nd r
efer
ees.
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
5 2.
3. E
xist
ing
Faci
litie
s
Tw
o ex
isti
ng f
acil
itie
s co
ntai
ning
thre
e co
urtr
oom
s ar
e di
rect
ly a
ffec
ted
by th
is p
roje
ct a
s sh
own
in th
e ta
ble
belo
w. T
hese
fa
cili
ties
are
cur
rent
ly u
nsaf
e, s
ubst
anda
rd in
siz
e, a
nd o
verc
row
ded.
E
xist
ing
Fac
ilit
ies
F
acil
ity
Loc
atio
n
Nu
mb
er o
f E
xist
ing
Cou
rtro
oms
Aff
ecte
d b
y T
his
Pro
ject
Bu
ild
ing
Gro
ss
Sq
uar
e F
oota
ge
Dep
artm
enta
l Sq
uar
e F
oota
ge O
ccu
pie
d b
y th
e C
ourt
Cou
rt S
pac
e as
a
P
erce
nta
ge o
f T
otal
B
uil
din
g S
qu
are
Foo
tage
Sis
kiyo
u C
ourt
hous
e 31
1 F
ourt
h S
tree
t Y
reka
, CA
960
97
3 13
,123
9,
449
33.6
3%
Edd
y B
uild
ing
Ann
ex
322
W. C
ente
r S
tree
t Y
reka
, CA
960
97
0 3,
093
2,22
7 10
0.%
Tot
al E
xist
ing
Cou
rtro
oms
and
DG
SF
3 16
,216
11
,676
The
Sup
erio
r C
ourt
of
Sis
kiyo
u C
ount
y is
loca
ted
in th
e co
unty
sea
t, Y
reka
. The
fac
ilit
y ha
s th
ree
cour
troo
ms
and
one
shar
ed w
ith
the
Sis
kiyo
u C
ount
y B
oard
of
Sup
ervi
sors
. The
sec
ond
faci
lity
, Edd
y S
tree
t Ann
ex is
loca
ted
one
bloc
k fr
om
the
Yre
ka S
uper
ior
Cou
rtho
use.
The
fun
ctio
nal s
quar
e fo
otag
e of
spa
ce c
urre
ntly
occ
upie
d by
the
cour
t at t
hese
two
faci
liti
es is
11,
676.
The
squ
are
foot
age
requ
ired
for
the
proj
ect i
s 61
,545
Dep
artm
enta
l Gro
ss S
quar
e F
eet (
DG
SF
) or
86,
163
Bui
ldin
g G
ross
Squ
are
Feet
(B
GS
F).
T
his
repr
esen
ts a
sho
rtfa
ll o
f 49
,869
DG
SF
to m
eet t
he c
urre
nt a
nd n
ear-
term
nee
ds o
f th
e co
urt b
ased
on
the
spac
e pr
ogra
m d
evel
oped
by
the
AO
C.
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
6
The
exi
stin
g fa
cili
ties
con
tain
num
erou
s de
fici
enci
es r
elat
ive
to a
cces
s an
d ef
fici
ency
, sec
urit
y, a
nd A
mer
ican
s w
ith
Dis
abil
itie
s A
ct (
AD
A)
acce
ssib
ilit
y w
hich
cre
ates
impe
dim
ents
to th
e ad
min
istr
atio
n of
just
ice.
Spe
cifi
c is
sues
wit
h th
e ex
isti
ng f
acil
itie
s ar
e su
mm
ariz
ed a
s fo
llow
s:
2.
4. T
rans
fer S
tatu
s
Und
er th
e T
rial
Cou
rt F
acili
ties
Act
, neg
otia
tion
s fo
r tr
ansf
er o
f re
spon
sibi
lity
of
all t
rial
cou
rt f
acil
itie
s fr
om th
e co
untie
s to
the
stat
e be
gan
July
1, 2
004.
Ass
embl
y B
ill (
AB
) 14
91 (
Ch.
9 S
tatu
tes
of 2
008)
(Jo
nes)
was
ena
cted
and
ext
ends
the
dead
line
for
com
plet
ing
tran
sfer
s to
Dec
embe
r 31
, 200
9. T
rans
fer
stat
us f
or e
ach
exis
ting
fac
ilit
y af
fect
ed b
y th
e pr
opos
ed
proj
ect i
s pr
ovid
ed in
the
foll
owin
g ta
ble.
Exi
stin
g F
acil
itie
s T
rans
fer
Sta
tus
F
acil
ity
Loc
atio
n
Ow
ned
or
Lea
sed
T
ype
of T
ran
sfer
T
ran
sfer
Sta
tus
Yre
ka
Cou
rtho
use
311
4th
Str
eet
Yre
ka, C
A 9
6097
C
ount
y O
wne
d T
OR
12
/19/
08
Wee
d S
atel
lite
550
Mai
n S
tree
t W
eed,
CA
960
94
Lea
sed
TO
R
04/0
1/07
Dor
ris
Sat
ellit
e
324
Nor
th P
ine
Str
eet
Dor
ris,
CA
960
23
Sta
te O
wne
d T
OR
/TO
T
12/0
1/08
Hap
py
Cam
p
4th
Str
eet H
appy
Cam
p, C
A 9
6039
C
ount
y O
wne
d M
OU
Lim
ited
Use
09
/15/
08
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
7
2.5
Proj
ect R
anki
ng
Sin
ce 1
998,
the
AO
C h
as b
een
enga
ged
in a
pro
cess
of
plan
ning
for
cap
ital
impr
ovem
ents
to C
alif
orni
a’s
cour
t fac
ilit
ies.
T
he p
lann
ing
init
iati
ves
bega
n w
ith
a st
atew
ide
over
view
, mov
ed to
cou
nty-
leve
l mas
ter
plan
ning
, and
then
to p
roje
ct-
spec
ific
pla
nnin
g st
udie
s.
On
Oct
ober
24,
200
8, th
e Ju
dici
al C
ounc
il a
dopt
ed a
n up
date
to th
e Pr
iori
tizat
ion
Met
hodo
logy
for T
rial
Cou
rt C
apita
l-O
utla
y Pr
ojec
ts (
the
met
hodo
logy
) ba
sed
on th
e en
actm
ent o
f S
enat
e B
ill (
SB
) 14
07. S
B 1
407
prov
ides
enh
ance
d re
venu
es to
fin
ance
up
to $
5 bi
llio
n in
leas
e-re
venu
e bo
nds
for
tria
l cou
rt f
acil
ity c
onst
ruct
ion
for
both
Im
med
iate
and
C
riti
cal N
eed
proj
ects
. In
acco
rdan
ce w
ith
SB
140
7, tr
ial c
ourt
cap
ital
-out
lay
proj
ects
wit
h vi
able
eco
nom
ic o
ppor
tuni
ties
ar
e gi
ven
prio
rity
whe
n su
bmit
ting
det
aile
d fu
ndin
g re
ques
ts to
the
exec
utiv
e an
d le
gisl
ativ
e br
anch
es.
The
New
Yre
ka C
ourt
hous
e w
as in
itia
lly
rank
ed 1
4 ou
t of
211
proj
ects
in 2
004
as o
ne o
f th
e co
urth
ouse
s in
the
stat
e w
ith
the
wor
st c
ondi
tion
s of
ove
rcro
wdi
ng, p
oor
secu
rity
and
inad
equa
te a
cces
sibi
lity
. W
hen
the
crit
eria
of
spac
e fo
r ne
w
judg
es w
as a
dded
to th
e ra
nkin
g cr
iter
ia, t
he N
ew Y
reka
Cou
rtho
use
rank
ing
was
red
uced
eve
n th
ough
the
exis
ting
Yre
ka
Cou
rtho
use
rem
aine
d on
e of
the
mos
t ove
rcro
wde
d co
urth
ouse
s in
the
Sta
te, o
pera
ting
in o
ne-s
ixth
of
the
spac
e ne
eded
.
In O
ctob
er 2
008,
the
Cou
ncil
als
o ad
opte
d an
upd
ated
tria
l cou
rt c
apit
al-o
utla
y pl
an (
the
plan
) ba
sed
on th
e ap
plic
atio
n of
th
e m
etho
dolo
gy. T
he p
lan
iden
tifi
es f
ive
proj
ect p
rior
ity
grou
ps to
whi
ch 1
53 p
roje
cts
are
assi
gned
bas
ed o
n th
eir
proj
ect
scor
e (d
eter
min
ed b
y ex
isti
ng s
ecur
ity,
phy
sica
l con
diti
ons,
ove
rcro
wdi
ng, a
nd a
cces
s to
cou
rt s
ervi
ces)
.
Thi
s pr
ojec
t—ra
nked
in th
e C
riti
cal N
eed
prio
rity
gro
up in
the
Tri
al C
ourt
Cap
ital-
Out
lay
Pla
n ad
opte
d by
the
Judi
cial
C
ounc
il in
Oct
ober
200
8—is
one
of
the
high
est p
rior
ity
tria
l cou
rt c
apit
al-o
utla
y pr
ojec
ts f
or th
e ju
dici
al b
ranc
h, a
nd w
as
sele
cted
as
one
of 4
1 pr
ojec
ts to
be
fund
ed b
y S
B 1
407
reve
nues
by
the
Judi
cial
Cou
ncil
in O
ctob
er 2
008.
2.6
Sum
mar
y of
Eco
nom
ic O
ppor
tuni
ties
In a
ccor
danc
e w
ith
Cha
pter
311
, Sta
tute
s of
200
8, G
over
nmen
t Cod
e se
ctio
n 70
371.
5(e)
, in
reco
mm
endi
ng a
pro
ject
for
fu
ndin
g, th
e Ju
dici
al C
ounc
il s
hall
con
side
r ec
onom
ic o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
the
proj
ect.
“Eco
nom
ic o
ppor
tuni
ty"
incl
udes
, but
is
not
lim
ited
to, f
ree
or r
educ
ed c
osts
of
land
for
new
con
stru
ctio
n, v
iabl
e fi
nanc
ing
part
ners
hips
wit
h, o
r fu
nd
cont
ribu
tion
s by
, oth
er g
over
nmen
t ent
itie
s or
pri
vate
par
ties
that
res
ult i
n lo
wer
pro
ject
del
iver
y co
sts,
cos
t sav
ings
re
sult
ing
from
ada
ptiv
e re
use
of e
xist
ing
faci
liti
es, o
pera
tion
al e
ffic
ienc
ies
from
con
soli
dati
on o
f co
urt c
alen
dars
and
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
8
oper
atio
ns, o
pera
tion
al s
avin
gs f
rom
sha
ring
of
faci
liti
es b
y m
ore
than
one
cou
rt, a
nd b
uild
ing
oper
atio
nal c
ost s
avin
gs
from
con
soli
dati
on o
f fa
cili
ties
.
Pot
enti
al e
cono
mic
opp
ortu
niti
es f
or th
is p
roje
ct a
re a
s fo
llow
s:
1.
Fre
e or
Red
uced
Cos
ts o
f L
and
T
he p
roje
ct h
as b
enef
ited
fro
m a
land
cos
t red
ucti
on o
r la
nd d
onat
ion.
T
he C
ity
of Y
reka
and
Sis
kiyo
u C
ount
y ha
ve d
onat
ed $
25,0
00 e
ach
to p
urch
ase
prop
erty
in th
e do
wnt
own
prop
osed
sit
e. T
he C
ount
y C
ouns
el a
nd C
ity
Att
orne
y ha
ve c
ontr
ibut
ed o
ver
200
hour
s of
tim
e to
the
proj
ect.
2.
Ada
ptiv
e R
euse
of
Exi
stin
g F
acil
itie
s
T
he p
roje
ct d
oes
incl
ude
adap
tive
reu
se o
f ex
isti
ng f
acil
ities
as
the
exis
ting
cou
rtho
use
wil
l be
adap
ted
for
use
by
coun
ty o
ffic
es.
3.
Con
soli
dati
on o
f C
ourt
Cal
enda
rs a
nd O
pera
tion
s
T
he p
roje
ct c
onso
lida
tes
two
exis
ting
fac
ilit
ies
into
one
new
cou
rtho
use;
the
Yre
ka C
ourt
hous
e an
d th
e E
ddy
Str
eet
Ann
ex.
4.
Sha
ring
of
Fac
ilit
ies
T
his
proj
ect w
ill n
ot b
e sh
ared
by
mor
e th
an o
ne c
ourt
.
2.7
STA
TEM
ENT
OF
PRO
JEC
T N
EED
2.7.
1.
Ove
rcro
wdi
ng/A
cces
sibi
lity
The
cou
rt f
acil
itie
s se
rvin
g S
iski
you
Cou
nty
are
dece
ntra
lize
d, h
ave
seve
re s
ecur
ity
prob
lem
s, a
re o
verc
row
ded,
and
ha
ve m
any
phys
ical
con
diti
on p
robl
ems.
As
the
Yre
ka C
ourt
hous
e ca
nnot
be
reno
vate
d an
d ex
pand
ed o
n si
te—
the
oper
atio
ns o
f th
is f
acil
ity
and
thos
e in
the
Edd
y B
uild
ing
Ann
ex n
eed
to b
e co
nsol
idat
ed in
to a
sin
gle,
sec
ure,
and
ph
ysic
ally
app
ropr
iate
bui
ldin
g.
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
9
App
roxi
mat
ely
90 p
erce
nt o
f co
urt s
taff
are
loca
ted
in Y
reka
, and
all
of
the
judi
cial
off
icer
s ar
e he
adqu
arte
red
in
Yre
ka.
All
of
the
felo
ny, u
nlim
ited
civ
il, f
amil
y la
w, j
uven
ile
case
s, a
nd tr
ials
of
ever
y ty
pe a
re h
eard
exc
lusi
vely
in
Yre
ka.
The
jail
, Dis
tric
t Att
orne
y, P
ubli
c D
efen
der,
and
mos
t of
the
priv
ate
atto
rney
s pr
acti
ce in
Yre
ka
excl
usiv
ely.
Pro
bati
on, H
uman
Ser
vice
s, a
nd th
e S
heri
ff’s
Off
ice
are
also
loca
ted
in Y
reka
. In
sum
, the
Yre
ka
cour
thou
se is
inte
gral
and
vit
al to
the
disp
ensa
tion
of
just
ice
in S
iski
you
Cou
nty.
The
re a
re n
o vi
able
alt
erna
tive
co
urth
ouse
s in
our
cou
nty,
whi
le s
ome
of th
e ot
her
coun
ties
sch
edul
ed f
or n
ew c
ourt
hous
es h
ave
othe
r ad
equa
te
cour
thou
ses.
Wit
h ap
prox
imat
ely
13,0
00 g
ross
squ
are
feet
of
spac
e in
the
Yre
ka C
ourt
hous
e w
hen
the
Tri
al C
ourt
Sta
ndar
ds
calc
ulat
e w
e ne
ed 8
6,00
0 gr
oss
squa
re f
eet,
we
curr
entl
y op
erat
e th
e Y
reka
Cou
rtho
use
in o
nly
16%
of
the
spac
e th
at T
rial
Cou
rt S
tand
ards
rec
omm
end.
We
are
forc
ed to
con
vert
bro
om c
lose
ts in
to w
ork
area
s, c
row
d st
aff
into
co
nstr
icte
d ar
eas,
sha
re c
onve
rted
cou
rtro
oms
wit
h th
e co
unty
, lea
se s
pace
, and
do
wit
hout
bas
ic s
ecur
e sp
ace
and
nece
ssar
y sp
ace
beca
use
it is
non
-exi
sten
t. I
t is
impo
rtan
t to
note
that
cou
rts
that
sco
red
high
er th
an S
iski
you
as
imm
edia
te n
eed
cour
ts d
id s
o ba
sed
prim
aril
y on
the
crit
eria
of
need
ing
new
judg
es.
Sin
ce w
e ar
e no
t sch
edul
ed f
or
any
new
judg
es in
the
fore
seea
ble
futu
re, w
e di
d no
t sco
re a
ny p
oint
s in
this
cat
egor
y. N
ever
thel
ess,
man
y of
the
cour
ts s
cori
ng h
igh
in th
is c
ateg
ory
had
muc
h m
ore
adeq
uate
spa
ce to
beg
in w
ith
than
did
Sis
kiyo
u. W
e ar
e no
t aw
are
of a
ny o
ther
cou
rt th
at is
ope
rati
ng in
16%
of
reco
mm
ende
d sp
ace
eith
er b
efor
e or
aft
er th
e ne
ed f
or n
ew
judg
es h
as b
een
cons
ider
ed.
In a
dditi
on, w
ith
som
e of
the
mor
e po
pula
ted
coun
ties
shu
tter
ing
cour
thou
ses
or
cour
troo
ms,
the
need
for
a n
ew c
ourt
hous
e in
Yre
ka is
fur
ther
hig
hlig
hted
.
2.7.
2 S
ecu
rity
A
fter
the
2000
sho
otin
g, s
ecur
ity
was
impr
oved
in th
e Y
reka
Cou
rtho
use
as a
n x-
ray
mac
hine
, mag
neto
met
er, a
nd
mor
e se
curi
ty o
ffic
ers
wer
e ad
ded.
Nev
erth
eles
s, d
espi
te b
est e
ffor
ts, t
he f
ollo
win
g co
ncer
ns c
anno
t be
impr
oved
du
e to
def
icie
ncie
s in
the
exis
ting
cou
rtho
use:
S
ecur
e tr
ansp
orta
tion
of
pris
oner
s is
acc
ompl
ishe
d by
pol
ice
vans
par
king
on
the
stre
et a
t the
sid
e en
tran
ce to
th
e co
urth
ouse
and
esc
orti
ng p
riso
ners
thro
ugh
the
publ
ic c
orri
dors
and
sta
irs.
T
he b
uild
ing
does
not
hav
e se
para
te a
nd s
ecur
e ju
dici
al, s
taff
and
pub
lic
circ
ulat
ion.
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
10
T
he f
acil
ity
does
not
hav
e se
para
te a
nd s
ecur
e co
rrid
ors
for
pris
oner
mov
emen
t. T
here
are
sub
stan
tial
sec
urit
y ri
sks
by n
ot h
avin
g de
dica
ted,
sec
ured
cor
rido
rs a
nd e
leva
tors
.
T
here
is n
o se
cure
par
king
for
the
judi
cial
off
icer
s.
T
he p
riso
ner
hold
ing
area
is e
xtre
mel
y in
adeq
uate
in s
ize
and
arra
ngem
ent o
f sp
ace.
T
here
is n
o sp
ace
for
vict
ims
to b
e se
para
ted
from
wit
ness
es.
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
11
Sec
urit
y in
the
mai
n co
urth
ouse
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
12
2.7.
3.
Oth
er B
uild
ing
Def
icie
ncie
s
Yrek
a C
ourt
hous
e
T
he b
uild
ing
is s
ever
ely
non-
com
plia
nt w
ith
Am
eric
an w
ith
Dis
abil
itie
s A
CT
(A
DA
) st
anda
rds.
T
he lo
wer
leve
l of
the
stru
ctur
e ro
utin
ely
floo
ds c
ausi
ng d
amag
e to
fur
nitu
re, o
ffic
e eq
uipm
ent,
and
file
s.
T
he b
uild
ing
has
outd
ated
and
inef
fici
ent e
lect
rica
l and
mec
hani
cal s
yste
ms.
T
he p
rim
ary
defi
cien
cy o
f th
is b
uild
ing
as it
rel
ates
to c
ourt
s is
its
abil
ity
to p
rovi
de th
e ne
cess
ary
acco
mm
odat
ions
con
sist
ent w
ith
publ
ic b
uild
ings
by
curr
ent s
tand
ards
.
O
ur m
ulti
-pur
pose
roo
m is
too
smal
l to
serv
e as
a ju
ry a
ssem
bly
room
, but
we
have
no
othe
r op
tion
. T
he F
ire
Mar
shal
l has
voi
ced
conc
erns
abo
ut th
is a
rran
gem
ent,
part
icul
arly
whe
n w
e ho
ld s
igni
fica
nt tr
ials
req
uiri
ng u
s to
sub
poen
a a
larg
e ju
ry p
anel
. T
here
is p
oor
vent
ilat
ion
in s
ome
of th
e ju
ry r
oom
s, w
hile
hea
ting
and
coo
ling
is
unev
en a
nd in
adeq
uate
thro
ugho
ut th
e bu
ildi
ng m
akin
g ju
ror
com
fort
vir
tual
ly im
poss
ible
. L
ong
tria
ls te
nd to
fr
azzl
e ev
en th
e m
ost d
edic
ated
juro
rs u
nder
thes
e un
desi
rabl
e co
ndit
ions
.
Eddy
Str
eet A
nnex
T
here
is n
ot a
dequ
ate
spac
e fo
r co
urt s
taff
to f
unct
ion
effe
ctiv
ely.
T
he c
ourt
spa
ce is
spl
it b
etw
een
two
floo
rs. T
he la
ck o
f a
buil
ding
ele
vato
r is
a m
ajor
dra
wba
ck to
its
cont
inue
d us
e fr
om th
e pe
rspe
ctiv
e of
the
cour
t em
ploy
ees.
T
he s
uite
is n
ot p
rote
cted
by
the
cour
t sec
urit
y st
aff.
T
he p
ubli
c is
abl
e to
ent
er in
to th
e sp
ace
wit
hout
res
tric
tion
.
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
13
Edd
y S
tree
t Ann
ex is
Non
-Com
plia
nt w
ith
AD
A
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
14 3.
PR
OJE
CT
IN
FOR
MA
TIO
N
3.1
Proj
ect D
escr
iptio
n an
d St
atus
The
pro
pose
d pr
ojec
t inc
lude
s th
e de
sign
and
con
stru
ctio
n of
a N
ew Y
reka
Cou
rtho
use
for
the
Sup
erio
r C
ourt
of
Cal
ifor
nia,
Cou
nty
of S
iski
you.
The
pro
pose
d ne
w b
uild
ing
wil
l be
appr
oxim
atel
y 86
,163
BG
SF
. The
pro
ject
rep
lace
s th
e ex
isti
ng Y
reka
Cou
rtho
use
and
Edd
y S
tree
t Ann
ex a
nd w
ill i
nclu
de s
ix c
ourt
room
s; c
ourt
sup
port
spa
ce f
or c
ourt
ad
min
istr
atio
n, c
ourt
cle
rk, c
ourt
sec
urit
y op
erat
ions
and
hol
ding
; and
bui
ldin
g su
ppor
t spa
ce. S
ix s
ecur
e pa
rkin
g sp
aces
wil
l be
loca
ted
at th
e ba
sem
ent l
evel
and
180
spa
ces
for
supp
ort s
taff
, vis
itor
s, a
nd ju
rors
wil
l be
loca
ted
in a
ne
w p
arki
ng s
truc
ture
. A
min
imum
sit
e ar
ea o
f ap
prox
imat
ely
2.66
acr
es h
as b
een
iden
tifi
ed to
acc
omm
odat
e th
e su
peri
or c
ourt
’s c
urre
nt
need
s (i
.e.,
spac
e fo
r 5.
7 cu
rren
t JP
Es)
. T
he e
stim
ated
pro
ject
cos
t to
cons
truc
t the
pro
ject
is a
ppro
xim
atel
y $9
0 m
illi
on, w
itho
ut f
inan
cing
and
incl
udin
g la
nd c
osts
. The
se c
osts
are
bas
ed o
n co
nstr
ucti
ng a
2-s
tory
bui
ldin
g w
ith
a ba
sem
ent.
The
fac
ilit
y w
ould
req
uire
180
str
uctu
re p
arki
ng s
pace
s, a
nd s
ix s
ecur
e pa
rkin
g sp
aces
at t
he b
asem
ent l
evel
. T
he s
peci
fic
buil
ding
des
ign
and
plan
wil
l be
depe
nden
t on
the
fina
l sit
e pl
an f
or th
e si
te s
elec
ted
and
may
var
y in
the
num
ber
of f
loor
s, p
rovi
sion
of
a ba
sem
ent,
and
use
of a
mec
hani
cal p
enth
ouse
. The
bui
ldin
g de
sign
wil
l be
dete
rmin
ed
in th
e pr
elim
inar
y pl
an p
hase
of
the
proj
ect.
A p
reli
min
ary
proj
ect s
ched
ule
has
been
dev
elop
ed b
ased
upo
n ap
prov
al p
roce
sses
by
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f F
inan
ce a
nd
the
Join
t Leg
isla
tive
Bud
get C
omm
itte
e to
be
impl
emen
ted
as a
res
ult o
f S
enat
e B
ill 1
407
(Ch.
311
, Sta
tute
s of
200
8),
and
Sen
ate
Bil
l No.
12,
Spe
cial
Ses
sion
(S
BX
2 12
, Ch.
10,
Sta
tute
s of
200
9).
In th
e cu
rren
t sch
edul
e, th
e ac
quis
itio
n ph
ase
wil
l occ
ur in
201
1-20
12, p
reli
min
ary
plan
ning
wil
l occ
ur in
201
2, w
orki
ng d
raw
ings
wil
l be
gene
rate
d in
201
3,
and
cons
truc
tion
wil
l beg
in in
Jul
y, 2
013
wit
h co
mpl
etio
n sc
hedu
led
for
earl
y 20
15.
The
Yre
ka C
ourt
hous
e is
pro
gres
sing
ver
y w
ell.
The
Arc
hite
ct w
as s
elec
ted
in 2
010
and
has
held
sev
eral
mee
ting
s w
ith
staf
f an
d ju
dge
and
prod
uced
a v
ery
deta
iled
pro
gram
for
the
new
cou
rtho
use.
The
Pro
ject
Adv
isor
y G
roup
(P
AG
) ha
s be
en m
eeti
ng f
or o
ver
two
year
s.
A d
ownt
own
site
has
bee
n se
lect
ed a
s th
e fi
rst p
rior
ity
for
the
PA
G, a
nd h
as r
ecei
ved
Pub
lic
Wor
ks B
oard
app
rova
l. T
he p
rope
rty
owne
rs h
ave
all e
nter
ed in
to a
gree
men
ts f
or th
e sa
le o
f th
eir
prop
erty
, and
al
l tha
t rem
ains
is f
or D
GS
app
rova
l and
rel
ease
of
fund
s to
clo
se th
e pr
oper
ty d
eals
. A
n al
tern
ativ
e si
te o
n th
e so
uth
end
of to
wn
loca
ted
near
the
Col
lege
of
the
Sis
kiyo
u A
nnex
and
sev
eral
oth
er g
over
nmen
t bui
ldin
gs h
as a
lso
rece
ived
ap
prov
al b
y th
e P
ubli
c W
orks
Boa
rd.
The
ow
ners
of
the
four
-acr
e si
te h
ave
also
tent
ativ
ely
agre
ed to
sel
l the
pro
pert
y
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
15
if th
e do
wnt
own
site
is n
ot v
iabl
e fo
r so
me
reas
on.
Nei
ther
sit
e ha
s an
y kn
own
envi
ronm
enta
l iss
ues
or c
once
rns
acco
rdin
g to
AO
C s
taff
rev
iew
s.
3.
2 Sp
ace
Prog
ram
Cour
troom
sTo
tal S
taff
Tota
l De
partm
enta
l GS
FCo
mmen
tsPu
blic
Are
a: E
ntry
Lob
by &
Sec
urity
Scr
eeni
ng-
-
1,
605
C
ourt
sets
6
-
21,7
75
1088
8Ju
dici
al C
ham
bers
& C
ourt
room
Sup
port
-
6
3,49
0
1745
Cou
rt O
pera
tions
-
8
1,06
3
Crim
inal
/Tra
ffic
Div
isio
n-
11
4,15
0
Civ
il &
Juv
enile
Div
isio
ns-
6
1,
669
Fa
mily
Cou
rt D
ivis
ion
-
6
2,72
7
Fam
ily C
ourt
Med
iatio
n an
d C
ASA
-
10
2,
572
Se
lf-H
elp
Cen
ter
-
-
556
Cou
rt A
dmin
istr
atio
n-
10
3,31
5
Jury
Ser
vice
s-
1
2,
584
Sh
eriff
Ope
ratio
ns-
1
1,
495
C
entr
al In
Cus
tody
Hol
ding
-
-
6,12
6
Incl
udes
sal
lypo
rt
Bui
ldin
g Su
ppor
t-
-
8,
419
In
clud
es s
ecur
e ba
sem
ent p
arki
ng
Subt
otal
6
59
61
,545
Gro
ss A
rea
Fact
or1.
40
Tot
al B
uild
ing
Gro
ss S
quar
e Fe
et86
,163
BG
SF p
er C
ourt
room
14,3
60
Not
e:1.
Gro
ss A
rea
Fact
or in
clud
es s
pace
for s
taff
and
pub
lic re
stro
oms,
jani
tor's
clo
sets
, tel
ecom
mun
icat
ions
and
el
ectr
ical
room
s, m
echa
nica
l sha
fts,
circ
ulat
ion,
etc
.
Proj
ecte
d Ne
ed
Divis
ion/
Func
tiona
l Are
a
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
16
Pri
sone
rs a
re O
fflo
aded
Cur
bsid
e fr
om V
ans
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
17
Yrek
a C
ourt
hous
e
Pri
sone
rs T
rave
rse
thro
ugh
Pub
lic
Cor
rido
rs a
nd S
tair
s
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
18 4.
CO
UR
T C
ON
ST
RU
CT
ION
FU
ND
S
The
PA
G h
as d
one
a gr
eat j
ob o
f ad
just
ing
to c
hang
es in
the
proj
ect.
The
init
ial d
ownt
own
site
pro
ved
to b
e to
o sm
all f
or th
e pr
ojec
t and
had
to b
e ex
pand
ed.
The
exp
ansi
on r
equi
red
that
fiv
e pr
ivat
e ho
mes
nee
ded
to b
e ac
quir
ed in
add
itio
n to
som
e C
ity
of Y
reka
and
Sis
kiyo
u C
ount
y pr
oper
ty.
The
pro
pert
y ac
quis
itio
n bu
dget
for
the
proj
ect w
as le
ss th
an $
1 m
illi
on o
f th
e to
tal
$2.5
mil
lion
bud
get,
whi
ch d
id n
ot le
ave
suff
icie
nt f
unds
to a
cqui
re a
ll o
f th
e ne
cess
ary
prop
erty
for
the
dow
ntow
n si
te.
Con
sequ
entl
y, th
e P
AG
and
AO
C r
evie
wed
the
use
of C
ourt
Con
stru
ctio
n F
unds
to c
over
the
shor
tfal
l in
the
Acq
uisi
tion
Bud
get.
F
rom
thes
e di
scus
sion
s, S
iski
you
Sup
erio
r C
ourt
sub
mit
ted
a re
ques
t to
use
$1.2
mil
lion
of
its
rem
aini
ng $
4.48
mil
lion
in C
ourt
C
onst
ruct
ion
Fun
ds (
CC
F)
to p
urch
ase
the
prop
erty
at t
he p
ropo
sed
dow
ntow
n si
te f
or th
e ne
w c
ourt
hous
e in
Yre
ka.
The
se
fund
s al
ong
wit
h th
e fu
nds
in th
e ac
quis
ition
bud
get a
re n
eede
d in
201
1 to
acq
uire
pro
pert
y fo
r th
e pr
opos
ed d
ownt
own
site
ac
cord
ing
to th
e A
OC
sta
ff.
Sis
kiyo
u’s
CC
F a
ppli
catio
n fo
r $1
.2 m
illi
on is
pen
ding
wit
h th
e A
OC
—C
CF
Com
mit
tee.
5.
IM
PA
CT
OF
DE
LAY
OF
SIS
KIY
OU
CO
UR
TH
OU
SE
PR
OJE
CT
1.
Sis
kiyo
u w
ill c
onti
nue
to o
pera
te in
a s
ubst
anda
rd, o
verc
row
ded,
inad
equa
tely
sec
ured
cou
rtho
use
wit
h no
sep
arat
ion
of th
e pu
blic
, sta
ff, j
udge
s, a
nd p
riso
ners
in s
pace
that
is 1
6% o
f th
e si
ze r
ecom
men
ded
by C
alif
orni
a T
rial
Cou
rt F
acil
itie
s S
tand
ards
.
2.
The
dow
ntow
n si
te, w
hich
is th
e pr
iori
ty s
ite
of th
e P
roje
ct A
dvis
ory
Gro
up, w
ill l
ikel
y be
lost
as
an o
ptio
n as
pro
pert
y ow
ners
wil
l be
unw
illi
ng to
del
ay s
elli
ng th
eir
prop
erty
, all
of
whi
ch is
und
er a
gree
men
t aw
aiti
ng a
ppro
val o
f D
GS
to
proc
eed
to c
losi
ng.
3.
If
the
dow
ntow
n si
te is
not
use
d fo
r th
e co
urth
ouse
pro
ject
, the
Cit
y of
Yre
ka a
nd S
iski
you
Cou
nty
as w
ell a
s th
e co
mm
unit
y w
ill b
e le
ss s
uppo
rtiv
e of
an
alte
rnat
ive
site
. W
e ha
ve h
ad a
ver
y ac
tive
Pro
ject
Adv
isor
y G
roup
for
ove
r tw
o ye
ars
that
st
rong
ly p
refe
rs th
e do
wnt
own
site
. If
the
dow
ntow
n si
te is
lost
for
som
e re
ason
, inc
ludi
ng d
elay
, the
PA
G m
ight
bec
ome
less
ent
husi
asti
c ab
out t
he n
ew c
ourt
hous
e pr
ojec
t.
4.
If
the
dow
ntow
n si
te, t
he p
rim
ary
site
sel
ecte
d by
the
PA
G, i
s no
t uti
lize
d, th
en th
e co
ntri
buti
ons
of th
e C
ity
and
Cou
nty
wil
l no
t be
avai
labl
e.
Su
per
ior
Cou
rt o
f C
alif
orn
ia, C
oun
ty o
f S
isk
iyou
N
ew Y
rek
a C
ourt
hou
se
P
roje
ct N
eed
Rep
ort
19
5.
The
reu
se p
oten
tial
of
the
exis
ting
cou
rtho
use
wil
l als
o be
dim
inis
hed
if th
e do
wnt
own
cour
t sit
e is
no
long
er a
vail
able
.
6.
If S
iski
you’
s pr
ojec
t is
not a
llow
ed to
acq
uire
pro
pert
y in
201
1-12
, the
n w
e w
ill l
ose
the
oppo
rtun
ity
to u
se $
1.2
mil
lion
of
the
$4.4
8 m
illi
on in
cou
rt c
onst
ruct
ion
fund
s (C
CF
) av
aila
ble
to p
urch
ase
prop
erty
as
thes
e fu
nds
wil
l nee
d to
be
rem
itte
d ve
ry s
oon
to th
e S
tate
Con
trol
ler.
How
ever
if th
e pr
ojec
t is
appr
oved
to m
ove
forw
ard
by th
e C
RW
G, a
nd th
e A
OC
app
rove
s th
e $1
.2 m
illi
on C
CF
req
uest
for
pro
pert
y ac
quis
itio
n, th
en S
iski
you
plan
s to
ask
for
con
side
rati
on to
use
the
rem
aini
ng
bala
nce
of it
s C
CF
for
pre
lim
inar
y pl
ans.
C
ON
CLU
SIO
N
In S
iski
you
Cou
nty,
we
are
look
ing
forw
ard
wit
h gr
eat a
ntic
ipat
ion
and
exci
tem
ent t
o th
e da
y w
hen
cour
t use
rs, s
taff
, and
judg
es w
ill
have
ade
quat
e sp
ace
and
no lo
nger
hav
e to
wor
k in
one
-six
th o
f th
e le
vel r
ecom
men
ded
by T
rial
Cou
rt F
acil
ity
Sta
ndar
ds; w
hen
ther
e is
suf
fici
ent s
afet
y, s
ecur
ity
and
acce
ssib
ilit
y to
sep
arat
e th
e pr
ison
ers
from
the
publ
ic, s
taff
and
judg
es; w
hen
all o
f ou
r op
erat
ions
can
be
con
soli
date
d in
to o
ne c
ourt
hous
e w
ith
adeq
uate
wor
k ar
eas
and
cour
troo
ms,
inte
rvie
w r
oom
s, a
nd h
oldi
ng c
ells
; wit
h a
sall
ypor
t;
and
whe
n su
ffic
ient
jury
fac
ilit
ies
exis
t to
sche
dule
jury
tria
ls a
nd ju
rors
are
not
squ
eeze
d in
to s
mal
l, po
orly
ven
tila
ted
room
s.
Tha
nk y
ou f
or y
our
cons
ider
atio
n of
the
New
Yre
ka C
ourt
hous
e P
roje
ct.