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First Floor <br />Mr. Aubry pointed out that the circulation plan of the <br />building is very simple. There is a public zone, a court zone, a <br />judicial zone and a secured zone for prisoner circulation. The <br />prisoners will be brought in from the secured sallyport on the <br />ground level and brought up in secured elevators between the pairs <br />of courtrooms. Entering from the vestibule, you come into the <br />rotunda area, off of which are Recording, the Jury Assembly Room, <br />Circuit/County/Civil, Family Relations, the Law Library overlooking <br />a courtyard, Felony, Traffic, and Bookkeeping/Cashier. <br />Michael Thomas added that when you come through the rotunda, <br />you go through a security check point. There is no public entrance <br />from any side doors. The building is 100 percent securable, which <br />is very important in this day and age. <br />Second Floor - <br />Michael Thomas advised that the second floor contains a public <br />circulation zone, Courtrooms 1, 2 and 31 Probate/Juvenile, Public <br />Defender's Office, Warrants/Civil Process, and the Clerk's <br />Administration Office. This floor has been designed so that some <br />areas can be converted to courtrooms and judges' chambers when <br />needed in the future. With seven courtrooms and judges' suites <br />plus one for a visiting judge, the building is planned to house the <br />County's needs through 2010. Obviously, the building will be <br />needed for much longer than that so they have programmed all of <br />that area to have the flexibility to expand into 3 additional <br />courtrooms as it becomes necessary in the future. He anticipated <br />very strongly that the county will have to do some remodeling in 15 <br />years or so. <br />Third Floor <br />Continuing, Mr. Thomas advised that the third floor contains <br />a public circulation zone, courtrooms 4, 5, 6, and 7, and the State <br />Attorney's Office, which can be made into a courtroom in the future <br />when a separate facility is constructed for the State Attorney. <br />Sallyport <br />The sallyport is located on the corner of 15th Avenue and 21st <br />Street. It has been designed so that when a prisoner bus enters, <br />the doors shut behind it making it a secure area. After the <br />passengers are led into the building, the exit door is opened and <br />the bus can go out. So, you are 100% secure in that location. <br />17 <br />J'192UE�()bK. FAGE • Q <br />