TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Frank Lucido, Engineering Manager
SUBJECT: Project creation and budget amendment for the "Hall of Justice Improvements Project," PW 26-19
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize creation of Capital Improvement Project 26022 for the "Hall of Justice Improvements Project" PW 26-19; and approve a Budget Amendment for design, plans specifications, project bidding services, and construction costs. (Fiscal Impact: $1,000,000 Expense; Capital Improvement Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
On June 3, 2025, the Board considered the Facilities Master Plan and chose to pause it. The Board has also agreed to move the Public Defender (PD) and Elections to the Hall of Justice (HOJ). Currently at the HOJ, Elections is spread out in various locations on the first and second floors, and the PD has fully relocated to the second floor. Elections is expected to move its entire operation (including materials currently stored at Building 4) onto the first floor of the Hall of Justice. Much of the first and second floors of the Hall of Justice have been heavily used over the years and a project is needed to replace the carpet, complete some painting and make minor furniture modifications. Elections also has special security, communications and other needs that will require modifications to the facility after the 2026 November Election.
The total available funding for the project is $1,000,000. This figure includes design and construction phases. A budget amendment is proposed to transfer project funds from the paused Facilities Master Plan Project into the new Capital Improvement Project. This is an early cost estimate, and the full amount may not be needed. Any unused funds will be returned for use elsewhere. The Board designated $9 million for actions required as a result of pausing the Facilities Master Plan. The funds for this project will be drawn from...
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