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Court Facilities: Disposition of West Los Angeles Courthouse (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The West Los Angeles Courthouse facility has been permanently closed and is unsuitable to the needs of the judicial branch. The City of Los Angeles has expressed an interest in acquiring the closed court facility while the County of Los Angeles has previously notified the Judicial Council that it is not interested in acquiring it. The local court supports the disposition of this facility. To eliminate the council’s continuing liability and expense in holding this facility and to realize the value of those assets in a fair market value sales transaction, the Facilities Policies Working Group recommends that the Judicial Council authorize the sale of this facility as nonsurplus property and direct council staff to take all actions necessary to dispose of it.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Facilities Policies Working Group recommends that the Judicial Council, effective September 15, 2017:
1. Authorize and approve the sale of the West Los Angeles Courthouse as nonsurplus property in a fair market value transaction subject to obtaining statutory authorization for the disposition of the facility;
2. Direct council staff to take all actions necessary to:
a. Obtain statutory authorization to dispose of the facility with the proceeds to be directed to the Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities Construction Fund established by Senate Bill 1407 (Perata; Stats. 2008, ch. 311) or any other Judicial Council facilities fund authorized by the Legislature, and
b. Draft and negotiate a real property disposition agreement and any other related necessary documents for the disposition of this facility, which agreement and documents may be contingent on legislative authorization for the disposition of the property; and
3. Delegate to the Administrative Director or his designee the authority to sign a real property disposition agreement and any other related necessary document for the facility, which agreement and documents may be contingent on legislative authorization for the disposition of the property.