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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS, there are not now, nor will there be, enough courtrooms to match community's projected increased needs; and WHEREAS, with the advent of additional new judges over the next 5-10 years, there will not be any courtrooms available to house the new judges; and WHEREAS, as the judicial demand increases, so does the demand for related members who cannot be housed in the current Courthouse; and WHEREAS, auxiliary agencies would also be able to be housed in a new multip Courthouse, thereby, increasing efficiency in their service to the community; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Colton also find that even if structural problems did not exist, the 1926 Courthouse is no longer a safe building for crimin trials; and WHEREAS, the current Courthouse is unsafe because there is no central location security screening, and the ability to separate prisoners from victims, witnesses, jurors, staff, and the public is virtually non-existent; and WHEREAS, not all of the Courtrooms have safety measures regarding the in -cu criminal defendants and, consequently, the movement of inmates cannot always be from the victims, witnesses, jurors, staff, and the public; and WHEREAS, a new Courthouse would incorporate the latest security advances to p the public, victims, witnesses, jurors, judges, staff, and prisoners; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Colton find that the lack of space in current Courthouse does not allow for auxiliary and support agencies to be housed and, therefore, such agencies are spread throughout the community; and WHEREAS, the construction of a new multiplex Courthouse would provide adeq space not only for judges, but for the District Attorney, the Public Defender, Probation and Court Administration to better provide efficiency, economies of scale, court service, a access for the community; and 2