View Bill Status
View Bill Text
View Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact
SCR102.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
ADA COUNTY COURTHOUSE - REMODEL - States legislative findings and
authorizes the Department of Administration to enter into agreements with
the Idaho State Building Authority to finance the remodel and construction
of an addition to the former Ada County Courthouse, at 514 W. Jefferson,
including construction of an access tunnel, expresses legislative intent,
and constitutes authorization required by Section 67-6410, Idaho Code.
01/20 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/21 Rpt prt - to St Aff
01/27 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
01/31 10th Ord - FAILED - 16-18-1
AYES -- Broadsword, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Coiner, Compton, Darrington,
Davis, Geddes, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Malepeai,
Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- Andreason, Brandt, Bunderson, Cameron, Corder, Gannon,
Goedde, Hill, Lodge, McGee, McKenzie, Noble, Pearce, Richardson,
Schroeder, Stegner, Sweet, Williams(Williams)
Absent and excused -- Marley
Floor Sponsor - President Pro Tempore Geddes
Filed in Office of the Secretary of Senate
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE SENATE
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 102
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 AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITION TO THE FORMER ADA
5 COUNTY COURTHOUSE, AT 514 W. JEFFERSON, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF AN
6 ACCESS TUNNEL, EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT, AND CONSTITUTING AUTHORIZA-
7 TION REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 67-6410, IDAHO CODE.
8 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 WHEREAS, the state of Idaho acquired the real property and improvements
10 (the former Ada County Courthouse building) located at 514 W. Jefferson,
11 Boise, Idaho, on December 21, 1999;
12 WHEREAS, since construction began on the Idaho Capitol Building in 1905,
13 the population of the state of Idaho has grown by almost 500%, from approxi-
14 mately 240,000 to approximately 1.4 million people, and the space needs of the
15 state elected officials, the legislature and the judiciary have outgrown the
16 Capitol Building;
17 WHEREAS, the Capitol Building is not configured to provide adequate legis-
18 lative hearing rooms, and that members of the public frequently are not able
19 to obtain physical access to standing committee and other legislative meet-
20 ings, and that the property at 514 W. Jefferson can be utilized to address
21 such space needs;
22 WHEREAS, current legislative hearing rooms in the Capitol Building often
23 do not allow for public access in accordance with fire, safety and security
24 standards, and that the property at 514 W. Jefferson can be utilized to
25 address such fire, safety and security needs;
26 WHEREAS, a remodeled building and addition at 514 W. Jefferson could be
27 used to address the space needs of the legislature, the judiciary, and state
28 agencies, and could provide adequate hearing rooms for use by the legislature
29 and accommodate participation in the legislative process by Idaho's citizens;
30 WHEREAS, a remodeled building and addition at 514 W. Jefferson could serve
31 as a cost-effective and convenient temporary location to house occupants of
32 the Capitol Building during a Capitol restoration;
33 WHEREAS, the Idaho State Building Authority is authorized by Section
34 67-6409, Idaho Code, to provide for the construction, reconstruction, improve-
35 ment, alteration or repair of state facilities subject to prior approval by
36 the legislature by concurrent resolution pursuant to Section 67-6410, Idaho
37 Code;
38 WHEREAS, the Department of Administration is charged with the management
39 of multiagency office space constructed through the Idaho State Building
40 Authority, and is directed to operate any property acquired for the Capitol
41 Mall.
42 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
43 of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Representa-
44 tives concurring therein, that the legislature hereby authorizes and provides
2
1 approval for the Department of Administration to enter into an agreement or
2 agreements with the Idaho State Building Authority, under such terms and con-
3 ditions as may be reasonable and necessary, to provide for the remodel and
4 construction of an addition to the former Ada County Courthouse building, at
5 514 W. Jefferson, including the construction of an access tunnel under 6th
6 Street connecting the remodeled building and addition to the Capitol Building.
7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is legislative intent in providing this
8 authorization and approval that:
9 (1) The new addition and remodeled building will be known as the Capitol
10 Annex; and
11 (2) The legislature shall determine the use and allocation of space on
12 the first and second floors of the Capitol Annex; and
13 (3) The design and configuration of such interior space on the first and
14 second floors of the remodeled Capitol Annex building shall be developed in
15 cooperation with, and subject to the approval of the President Pro Tempore of
16 the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives or their
17 designee(s); and
18 (4) The design of the remodeled Capitol Annex building shall include a
19 minimum of four large multipurpose hearing rooms on the first floor, easily
20 accessible to the public and suitable to be used as legislative hearing rooms;
21 and
22 (5) All reasonable and practicable steps be taken to ensure that the con-
23 struction and occupancy of the remodeled Capitol Annex building be scheduled
24 and coordinated with the restoration of Idaho's Capitol Building so as to
25 allow occupants of the Capitol Building to be relocated into the Capitol Annex
26 during the Capitol restoration.
27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution constitutes authorization
28 required by the provisions of Section 67-6410, Idaho Code.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 14634C1
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 and construction of an addition to the building at 514
W. Jefferson, Boise, Idaho (the site of the old Ada County
Courthouse), to be known as the Capitol Annex, including
construction of an access tunnel under 6th Street connecting the
Capitol Annex to the Capitol Building. The remodeled/expanded
building would be used to house legislative committee hearing
rooms and offices, as well as other executive and judicial branch
offices.
The purchase of the property at 514 W. Jefferson in 1999
recognized that the property was in the center of the Capitol
Mall and would be, adjacent to the Capitol Building, a central
focal point for visitors to Idaho's seat of government. It was
also recognized that a remodeled Capitol Annex could serve as
temporary housing for Capitol Building occupants during the
period when they would be displaced by the two-year Capitol
restoration, thus saving costs and easing the dislocation.
In addition to temporarily housing Capitol occupants, a
remodeled/expanded building adjacent to the Statehouse would
provide badly needed committee hearing rooms for the Idaho
Legislature. The Legislature has done a highly commendable job
of increasing public access to the legislative process, but the
physical limitations of Capitol Building hearing rooms have
inhibited public participation. Committee rooms frequently are
over crowded, with standing room only. Citizens, media
representatives, and anyone wanting to know what is happening,
often spill out into halls, unable to hear or observe
proceedings, and security and safety standards must be
overlooked.
A remodeled/expanded annex adjacent to the Statehouse and
connected by a tunnel under 6th Street, would provide modern,
state-of-the-art, fully accessible legislative hearing rooms in a
safe and secure environment. This would eliminate the
overcrowding that currently exists, and would result in a better
opportunity for citizens to participate in the legislative
process. A remodeled/expanded annex` would provide temporary
housing for state government officers and agencies during the
Capitol restoration. Following the restoration, this change also
would provide additional state agency office space, and would
create needed large meeting rooms for other state officers and
agencies when the Legislature is not in session.
FISCAL NOTE
This concurrent resolution would have the following fiscal impact
on the state general fund:
Construction Costs:
Preliminary estimated project construction costs by the Division
of Public works for a remodeled/expanded Capitol Annex, including
a connecting tunnel to the Capitol Building, are approximately
$20.59 million. The Permanent Building Fund Advisory Council has
recommended that $5 million of dedicated funds from FY 2006 PBF
revenues be devoted to the Capitol Annex project. As an example,
based on a 4.5% interest rate, the remaining $15.59 million
project cost would require annual rent payments of approximately
$1.2 million to retire the bonds over 20 years. The first rent
payments would commence after construction is complete in the
fall of 2007, at the earliest. The state's overall bond payment
obligations would not be significantly increased, since a $1.2
million payment would be more than offset when the final bond
payment for the Maximum-Medium Security Correctional Facility is
paid in FY 2010, leaving only a four-year period when payments
would require an increase in state appropriations or use of
revenues from dedicated funds. These cost estimates and interest
rate examples are not intended to limit legislative approval or
intent in the concurrent resolution.
Capitol Restoration Cost Savings:
By coordinating construction of a remodeled/expanded Capitol
Annex with restoration of Idaho's Capitol Building, the Capitol
Annex would be available to house Statehouse occupants during the
restoration, saving almost $5 million in rental and relocation
costs, and reducing moving costs, as well as offering needed
space for state agencies now housed in private rental facilities,
after the Capitol restoration is completed.
Costs of Delay:
Since a legislative task force recommended in 2001 that the state
proceed with a remodeled/expanded Capitol Annex as part of an
overall Capitol Mall plan and Capitol restoration timetable, the
Department of Administration estimates that the cost of
remodeling/expanding the property at 514 W. Jefferson has risen
from $16.6 million to $20.59 million. In one sense then, the
cost of doing nothing has been at least $4 million.
Contact: Carl Bianchi
Director of Legislative Services
334-2475
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SCR 102