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SCR115.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
ADA COUNTY COURTHOUSE REMODEL - Stating findings of the Legislature and
authorizing the Department of Administration to enter into an agreement
with the Idaho State Building Authority, under such terms and conditions as
may be reasonable and necessary, to provide for the remodel and
construction of an addition to the Ada County Courthouse at 514 W.
Jefferson, and the construction of a parking structure in the Capitol Mall
area.
03/05 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/06 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
03/07 10th Ord - FAILED - 13-21-1
AYES--Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Dunklin, King-Barrutia, Noh,
Risch, Sandy, Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Whitworth
NAYS--Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Deide, Frasure, Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ipsen,
Keough, Lee, Lodge, Richardson, Schroeder, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
Absent and excused--Ingram
Floor Sponsor -- Geddes
Filed w/ Office of the Secretary of the Senate
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE SENATE
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 115
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINIS-
3 TRATION TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH THE IDAHO STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY
4 TO FINANCE THE REMODEL OF AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING
5 ADA COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT 514 W. JEFFERSON, BOISE, IDAHO, AND THE CONSTRUC-
6 TION OF A PARKING STRUCTURE IN THE CAPITOL MALL AREA, EXPRESSING LEGISLA-
7 TIVE INTENT, AND CONSTITUTING AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF
8 SECTION 67-6410, IDAHO CODE.
9 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
10 WHEREAS, the state of Idaho acquired the real property and improvements
11 (the Ada County Courthouse building) located at 514 W. Jefferson, Boise,
12 Idaho;
13 WHEREAS, the state of Idaho currently leases the building to Ada County,
14 which is scheduled to move out of the building in approximately January 2002;
15 WHEREAS, a recently completed Capitol Mall Master Plan shows that existing
16 office space is being fully utilized and in order to accommodate current and
17 future space needs, an additional facility would be needed and that the prop-
18 erty at 514 W. Jefferson can be utilized to address such space needs;
19 WHEREAS, much of the infrastructure and other physical aspects of the
20 courthouse, including HVAC, electrical, life safety and lack of ADA accommoda-
21 tions, make it unsuitable for efficient and effective use by the state of
22 Idaho and the building needs to be significantly remodeled to make it ready
23 for use and occupancy by the state of Idaho;
24 WHEREAS, an addition to the courthouse would provide needed space for use
25 by the Legislature, state agencies and the judiciary, and would also provide
26 hearing rooms for use by the Legislature and accommodate participation by
27 Idaho's citizens;
28 WHEREAS, parking availability in the capitol mall area is currently insuf-
29 ficient, as documented in the Capitol Mall Master Plan;
30 WHEREAS, the Department of Administration is charged with the management
31 of multiagency office space constructed through the Idaho State Building
32 Authority and is directed to operate any property acquired for the capitol
33 mall.
34 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
35 of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Representa-
36 tives concurring therein, that the Legislature hereby authorizes and provides
37 approval for the Department of Administration to enter into an agreement or
38 agreements with the Idaho State Building Authority, under such terms and con-
39 ditions as may be reasonable and necessary, to provide for the remodel and the
40 construction of an addition to the Ada County Courthouse at 514 W. Jefferson,
41 and the construction of a parking structure in the capitol mall area.
42 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in authorizing the use of moneys appropriated
43 to pay for previously issued bonds to be reallocated to pay for the issuance
44 of new bonds for this project, it is legislative intent that the Legislature
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1 shall be consulted and involved in the allocation of space on the first three
2 floors of the remodeled facility and that the design and configuration of such
3 interior space in the facility as shall be allocated to the Legislature shall
4 be developed in cooperation with, and subject to the approval of, the Presi-
5 dent Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
6 or their designee(s).
7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution constitutes the authorization
8 required by the provisions of Section 67-6410, Idaho Code.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11215
This concurrent resolution provides authorization to the
Department of Administration to enter into agreements, as may
be necessary, with the Idaho State Building Authority to
finance the remodel of and addition to the old Ada County
Courthouse building and the construction of a parking
structure on Washington Street in Boise, Idaho. The courthouse
building would be used to house agencies of state government
and to provide needed public hearing rooms for use by the
Legislature and other state uses. The parking structure would
be needed to address increased parking needs.
FISCAL IMPACT
This concurrent resolution would create no additional fiscal
impact on. the State. Two existing bond issues for which the
state is currently appropriating permanent building fund
monies will expire in the next two years. The appropriations
made to fund those two payments would simply be continued for
the remodel and addition of the old Ada County Courthouse
building and for the parking structure authorized in this
resolution.
The construction would be financed through bonds issued by the
Idaho State Building Authority. Band payments would be made
from moneys collected by the Department of Administration in
rent on state owned facilities and from the Permanent Building
Fund. Current lease payments now being appropriated to make
payments on a previous bond financing by the Authority of the
state office buildings in Idaho Falls, Lewiston and Boise in
the approximate amount of $1,250,000.00 will not be required
after FY 2001 (the bonds will be paid off in September of
2001) and for the Deaf and. Blind School in the approximate
amount of $1,100,000.00 will not be required after FY 2002
(the bonds will be paid off in September of 2002). As a
result, no new funds would be required; bond payments would be
made over the life of the bonds from the same funding sources.
Estimated costs for the projects are: approximately $18.5
million for the remodel and addition to the courthouse
building and $5.4 million for the parking structure. The first
annual lease payment for each facility would commence in the
fiscal year that construction is completed. It is contemplated
that the earliest that construction of each facility could be
completed is August of 2003.
CONTACT: Pam Ahrens, Director
Department of Administration
332-1824
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SCR 115