DATE: July 9, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Jean M. Rousseau, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Transfer of Title for the Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, Main Courthouse Division
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Authorize the Chairman to execute a Grant Deed for the transfer of title for the Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, Main Courthouse Division to the State of California on behalf of the Judicial Council of California; and
2. Authorize the Chairman or his designee to execute Amended and Restated Transfer Agreement and Amended and Restated Joint Occupancy Agreement between the County of Fresno and the Judicial Council of California, together with other related documents.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will complete the transfer of title of the Fresno County Main Courthouse to the State of California on behalf of the Judicial Council, as required by the Trial Court Facilities Act of 2002. This item is countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost. There is a capital loss associated with the recommended actions, as a County asset will be removed from the County's financial records, and may result in a relatively small recognition of a loss on the disposal of the asset.
Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6300, each County shall have a board of law library trustees, which governs the law library established for the county. The County's Law Library is located on the sixth floor of the Main Courthouse facility. Due to the Library's occupancy in this facility, the County is responsible for a portion (4.09%) of the Operations and Maintenance costs for the facility, which have averaged approximately $20,000 per year.
As part of the legislation for the transfer of court facilities to the Judicial Council of California (JCC), the County is required to make County Facility Payments (CFPs) to the JCC based on a ...
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