Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Subject: Third Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding for Exchange of Real Property Interests between the County, the Judicial Council of California and San Mateo County Superior Court.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the County Executive, or designee(s), to execute a Third Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Judicial Council of California and the Superior Court of California, San Mateo County, to extend the scheduled completion date for Hall of Justice tenant improvements to July 1, 2026, and increase the County's contribution by $2,790,625 to $10,689,527.
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BACKGROUND:
In connection with development of County Office Building 3 (COB3) and improvements on the Northern Branch Campus in South San Francisco, the County, the Judicial Council of California (JCC), and the Superior Court of California, San Mateo County (Courts) executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU concerned the County's acquisition of the Traffic Court Annex in Redwood City as well as Courtroom O in the Northern Branch Jail Annex in exchange for 13,112 square feet of space in the Hall of Justice (HOJ) improved with two new courtrooms and an expanded court clerk's office (HOJ Improvements). The MOU, which took effect November 6, 2018, was amended on April 1, 2019, and again on August 3, 2021.
The MOU calls for, among other things, the County to contribute $7,898,902 to the costs of the HOJ Improvements, the Courts to contribute $1,000,000, and the County to manage the project to completion by March 31, 2025.
The County, Courts, and JCC (the Parties) have determined that the cost of the HOJ Improvements will exceed the 2018 projections and revisions to the respective contributions and project schedule are appropriate.
DISCUSSION:
Upon completion of the schematic design phase ...
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