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Public Hearing - Fourth District Court of Appeal February 7, 2005 Page 2 directly serve Orange County. Since its establishment, Division Three has been located in Santa Ana. Originally housed in a commercial office building on Santa Ana Boulevard, the Court is currently located in a facility at 925 N. Spurgeon Street in the Midtown Area. Division Three has now outgrown its Spurgeon Street courthouse and is seeking a new permanent location. A county-wide search conducted by the California Judicial Council resulted in the selection of a two acre site at the northwest corner of Santa Ana Boulevard and Ross Street in the Santa Ana Civic Center. (See Exhibit 1) The site is now occupied by the vacant temporary city jail and a portion of the City Hall parking lot. Under the terms of the proposed purchase and sale agreement, the City will sell the site for the courthouse to the State of California for $2.3 million. Further, the City will be responsible for the demolition of the vacant jail facility and the preparation of the site for the State-funded construction. The City will also construct a 300 space parking garage in front of City Hall. This new garage will provide approximately 70 spaces dedicated to Courthouse operations and personnel, with the balance of the spaces designed to accommodate the parking stalls displaced by the courthouse construction. As the agreement is one that is prepared by the State, it is recommended that the Council approve this agreement with the provision that non-substantive changes to the terms and conditions may be authorized by the City Manager and the City Attorney. In 2002, in anticipation of this project, the City Council approved a program management agreement with the parking garage design and construction firm of Gordon & Williams for $2.54 million. Under that agreement, Gordon & Williams is responsible for designing the garage and administering demolition and construction contracts for the project. As the scope and costs of the original project has expanded, an amendment is necessary to enhance the scope of work to cover the $5.21 million in construction costs. The Purchase and Sale Agreement is scheduled to be considered by the State Public Works Board (PWB) at its meeting of February 4, 2005. If the agreements are approved by the City and the PWB, escrow will be scheduled to close on or before May 4, 2005. In the meantime, Gordon & Williams, under the supervision of the Public Works Agency, will immediately begin preparing plans and specifications for the garage and be prepared to contract for demolition and site clearance. JT3-2