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will be provided through the north side addition and a south side exterior shear wall.The two existing <br /> public elevators internal to the courthouse will be replaced with a single secured elevator for staff access. <br /> The current inmate-circulation elevator internal to the existing courthouse will remain in service but court <br /> facilities on the east end of the courthouse will be reconfigured to allow for secure inmate transfer <br /> between the elevator corridor and adjacent courtrooms.Other renovation will involve enlarging existing <br /> courtrooms, restrooms and public access corridors to provide accessibility for disabled individuals; <br /> relocation of the Law Library to the basement, and relocation and consolidation of district court and <br /> Sheriff's Office Administration as set forth above. <br /> Summary: The Project will substantially prolong the useful life and functioning of the existing Courthouse <br /> by providing modern security screening, public circulation and access corridors serving the existing <br /> Courthouse and allowing for reconfiguration of space internal to the structure consistent with modern <br /> security protocols for courthouses and compliance with public accessibility requirements. (Internal <br /> spaces to be renovated currently do not have room to accommodate the separate public, staff,and <br /> security circulation and access which are consistent with modern courthouse security protocols. This <br /> project will create that room in portions of the building.) Occupancy and utilization of the existing <br /> Courthouse following completion of the Project will remain unchanged and it will continue to provide the <br /> same public services currently contained therein consisting of the following:Superior Court and District <br /> Court(including Judiciary, Commissioners and administration); Sheriff's Office (including licensing and <br /> registration, investigations and administration); and County Clerk. <br /> While the new addition will provide for one additional Superior Court Courtroom,that courtroom will <br /> serve an existing judicial seat which is currently based at the courthouse and,thus, will not result in any <br /> increased staffing or FTE's on campus. Accordingly,while the 2017 Traffic Impact Analysis accompanying <br /> the SEPA submittal projects the potential for 7 additional afternoon trips for which there is sufficient <br /> Campus Garage capacity,the Project is not anticipated to generate any increased occupancy associated <br /> with the Courthouse. It is further noted that cumulative FTE staffing levels on the County Campus as a <br /> whole have never reached the 1,908 FTE projections utilized by the City in the existing 2002 Development <br /> Agreement upon which the current parking requirements are based; current FTE staffing level on Campus <br /> is approximately 1,615 FTEs. Lastly, a Supplemental Transportation Impact Analysis completed in <br /> December 2014 relating to the former courthouse replacement project demonstrated that there remains <br /> excess parking capacity within the existing county garage and that the proposed courthouse project will <br /> not generate any additional employees,visitors or jurors beyond the projections in the 2002 <br /> Development Agreement. <br /> Page 8-of 12 <br />