Court Facilities Advisory Committee

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Start Date: July 12, 2011

Purpose: to provide ongoing oversight of the judicial branch capital construction program for trial and appellate courts throughout the state.

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Mar 11, 2013: Working group cuts budget of San Diego Courthouse

Tunnel to Central Jail canceled as a cost reduction measure. News release

Feb 26, 203: Judicial Council delays 11 more courthouse projects absent additional funding

The council accepted the working group's recommendations to advocate for court construction funding restoration. If not, 11 more courthouse projects are delayed at least a year. News release | Judicial Council report | Listen (19 min)

Feb 8, 2013: Working Group recommends funding for all courthouse projects

The working group recommended that funding be requested of the Legislature so that all active courthouse projects could proceed in the upcoming fiscal year. Without funding restoration, 11 urgently needed projects will not be able to move forward as scheduled. News release

Jan 17, 2013: Judicial Council approves delay of four more court construction projects

Justice Brad Hill, Chair of the Court Facilities Working Group, presents the group's recommendations to delay courthouse projects in Sacramento, Fresno, Nevada City, and Los Angeles, pending the outcome of the state budget for fiscal year 2013-2014.
News release | Judicial Council report | Listen (10 min)

Dec 17, 2012: Invitation to comment

Working group draft recommendations resulting from the meeting Dec 13 posted for public comment.

Dec 13, 2012: More cuts possible to court construction program

With the potential for an additional shortfall to the courthouse construction budget, the Court Facilities Working Group will meet Thursday, Dec 13, to draft recommendations designating which of 23 courthouse projects should be indefinitely delayed. Meeting agenda

Oct 26, 2012: Judicial Council delays seven courthouse projects

The Judicial Council accepted the working group's recommendations to delay seven courthouse projects due to budget cuts. It also accepted the audit report from Pegasus-Global Holdings, Inc. and directed implementation of its recommendations. Judicial Council report

Sept 10, 2012: Recommendations from September 5-7 meeting

The working group recommended that seven court construction projects be indefinitely delayed due to budget cuts. It also accepted the audit report from Pegasus-Global Holdings, Inc. and endorsed implementation of its recommendations.

August 24, 2012: Audit subcommittee releases final audit report on court construction program

The audit subcommittee of the Court Facilities Working Group today released the final audit report on California’s court construction program.

July 23, 2012: Public comments on project reprioritization invited

The working group opened its five-week public comment process to gather information on which to base recommendations to the Judicial Council on which projects should proceed and which should be delayed.

July 13, 2012: Project reprioritization announced

Significant budget reductions will require that upwards of $500 million in court construction projects be delayed indefinitely. The working group announced an open, public process by which it will arrive at recommendations for the Judicial Council on which projects should proceed and which should be delayed.

April 24, 2012: Judicial Council meeting

The Judicial Council endorsed the Court Facilities Working Group's cost-cutting direction for court construction statewide, including the reassessment of 13 projects and further construction budget trimming on 24 projects.
Video report from the meeting
Video shown at the meeting: Courthouse conditions statewide
Audio from the meeting
Judicial Council report

In July, 2011 Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye named the members of a new Court Facilities Working Group, which will:

provide ongoing oversight of the statewide program that maintains, renovates, and rebuilds courthouses;
oversee the work of the Administrative Office of the Courts in its management of 20 million square feet of court facilities statewide;
oversee the court building program of more than 50 courthouse projects scheduled for completion over the next several years;
provide ongoing oversight of policy issues, business practices, and budget monitoring and control; and
make recommendations as necessary to the Judicial Council.

Members (as of October 1, 2012)

Hon. Brad R. Hill, Chair Administrative Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District	Hon. Jamie A. Jacobs-May (Ret.) Retired Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara
Hon. Patricia M. Lucas, Vice-Chair Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara	Hon. Jeffrey W. Johnson Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One
Mr. Michael J. Bocchicchio, AIA Former Associate Vice-President, University of California System and Former State Architect of California	Hon. Laura J. Masunaga Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Siskiyou
Hon. Donald Cole Byrd Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Glenn	Mr. Stephen Nash Court Executive Officer Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino
Mr. Anthony P. Capozzi Attorney at Law	Hon. Gary R. Orozco Assistant Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Fresno
Mr. Stephan Castellanos, FAIA Principal Architect Derivi Castellanos Architects Former State Architect of California	Hon. David Edwin Power Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Solano
Hon. Candace D. Cooper (Ret.) Retired Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District	Ms. Linda Romero Soles Court Executive Officer Superior Court of California, County of Merced
Hon. Keith D. Davis Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino	Mr. Larry Spikes County Administrative Officer County of Kings
Hon. Samuel K. Feng Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco	Mr. Kevin Stinson Assistant Clerk Administrator Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three
Hon. Robert D. Foiles Assistant Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo	Mr. Val Toppenberg Consultant Former Redevelopment Director for City of West Sacramento and for City of Merced
Ms. Melissa Fowler-Bradley Court Executive Officer Superior Court of California, County of Shasta	Hon. Robert J. Trentacosta Assistant Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego
Hon. William F. Highberger Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles	Mr. Thomas J. Warwick, Jr. Attorney at Law

For September 5–7, 2012, meeting

In preparation for this meeting, the working group requested comment on draft criteria to be used in determining which projects among 31 funded by Senate Bill 1407 should move forward and which may need to be indefinitely delayed, given reduced funding. The working group also invited written comments on the projects themseves.

Meeting binder: includes agenda, meeting reports and other materials

Addendum to meeting binder

Written comments by court:

Statewide	Placer
El Dorado	Plumas
Fresno	Riverside
Glenn	Sacramento
Imperial	San Diego
Inyo	Santa Barbara
Kern	Shasta
Lake	Siskiyou
Los Angeles	Sonoma
Mendocino	Stanislaus
Merced	Tehama
Monterey	Tuolumne
Nevada

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For October 19-20, 2011, meeting

In preparation for this meeting, the working group requested written input from the 34 courts slated to receive new or renovated courthouses under Senate Bill 1407. The courts’ submissions are below.

List of SB 1407 projects

Alameda	Mendocino	Shasta
Alpine	Merced	Sierra
Butte	Monterey	Siskiyou
El Dorado	Nevada	Solano
Fresno	Placer	Sonoma
Glenn	Plumas	Stanislaus
Imperial	Riverside	Sutter
Inyo	Sacramento	Tehama
Kern	San Diego	Tuolumne
Kings	San Joaquin	Yolo
Lake	Santa Barbara
Los Angeles	Santa Clara