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Ll 9 thirteen judicial seats based at the existing courthouse which currently contains only twelve courtrooms comprising Departments 1 through 12. The thirteenth judicial department is designated as "roving" and assigned to courtrooms as they become available due to other judges being on vacation, trials in extended recess, or other gaps in calendars. Creation of a designated courtroom for the thirteenth department will facilitate calendaring and facilities planning for this existing judicial seat which is currently based at the courthouse). • Level 5 —Judges' conference room and related Superior Court administrative spaces (a portion of this space is currently undesignated and will be used as "swing" space to relocate offices and services within the existing Courthouse as renovation occurs). B. Renovation: Due to the 1967-era of the existing Courthouse the project will also involve substantial seismic retrofitting and renovation of the existing Courthouse. Seismic bracing of the existing Courthouse will be provided through the north side addition and a south side exterior shear wall. The two existing public elevators internal to the courthouse will be replaced with a single secured elevator for staff access. The current inmate -circulation elevator internal to the existing courthouse will remain in service but court facilities on the east end of the courthouse will be reconfigured to allow for secure inmate transfer between the elevator corridor and adjacent courtrooms. Other renovation will involve enlarging existing courtrooms, restrooms and public access corridors to provide accessibility for disabled individuals; relocation of the Law Library to the basement, and relocation and consolidation of district court and Sheriff's Office Administration as set forth above. Summary: The Project will substantially prolong the useful life and functioning of the existing Courthouse by providing modern security screening, public circulation and access corridors serving the existing Courthouse and allowing for reconfiguration of space internal to the structure consistent with modern security protocols for courthouses and compliance with public accessibility requirements. (Internal spaces to be renovated currently do not have room to accommodate the separate public, staff, and security circulation and access which are consistent with modern courthouse security protocols. This project will create that room in portions of the building.) Occupancy and utilization of the existing Courthouse following completion of the Project will remain unchanged and it will continue to provide the same public services currently contained therein consisting of the following: Superior Court and District Court (including Judiciary, Commissioners and administration); Sheriff's Office (including licensing and registration, investigations and administration); and County Clerk. While the new addition will provide for one additional Superior Court Courtroom, that courtroom will serve an existing judicial seat which is currently based at the courthouse and, thus, will not result in any increased staffing or FTE's on campus. Accordingly, while the 2017 Narrative for Special Property Use Application to City of Everett I Snohomish County