STILLWATER COUNTY COURTHOUSE ALTERNATE 1 Fire Cabinet Conference Treasurer Clerk and Recorder DOR Finance Dept. Clerk of Courts Justice of Peace Court Room (1,486 sf) Commissioners Jury Deliberation District Judge Bailiff Sally Port Jury Law Library Mechanical Room Public Toilets Meadowlark Assisted Living Facility Norton House Sheriff Witness Protection County Attorney Probation Alternative Services LEGEND Circulation Storage Common Spaces Public Spaces DEPARTMENTS Court Treasurer Dept of Revenue Commissioners Clerk & Recorder Finance LEGEND Circulation Public Space DEPARTMENTS Sheriff County Attorney Witness Protection Probation Alternative Services NORTON HOUSE Norton House ALTERNATE 1 : The current plan developed for the Old Hospital will bring all County services into this facility except for the following: 1. Sheriff, 2. County Attorney, 3. Youth & Adult Probation, 4. Alternative Services and 5. District Offices (District Courtroom will be relocated to the Old Hospital) The services all associated with the Sheriff’s department will all remain housed in the existing County Courthouse. As the cost for leasing the District Court offices is shared equally by three counties, it will remain at the current location. Limited remodeling in the existing County Courthouse building will be necessary to accommodate those remaining functions that will be concentrated on the first floor eliminating the need for major remodeling throughout the building. The planned approach for remodeling the Old Hospital is to completely remove all interior finishes, including all non-bearing walls, plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems. This approach will allow for new electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems to be installed, as well as a code compliant thermal envelope and all new interior finishes. Other than the structure itself, the county will essentially have a new building. Exterior finishes and reroofing are also anticipated. The primary advantage of this option is the initial cost, which is significantly less than any of the other options for consolidating County services. The Old Hospital is also in close proximity to the existing courthouse. The primary disadvantage is that some County services and offices will still occupy a portion of the existing Courthouse, which has experienced significant differential structural settlement over the years. The Courthouse is a masonry building that is not handicapped compliant, and does not comply with current building and energy codes or life safety requirements. Any major remodeling in this building that involves multiple floors will trigger the requirement to bring the entire building up to current building codes. The intent is to renovate the first floor and to block off the upper floors to the public; the upper floors will be used for file storage. In addition to the settling issue, the space utilization in this building is less efficient due to the number of interior masonry bearing walls (vaults) which will need to be worked around. The plan is to utilize the first floor only, eliminating the need to bring the upper floors into code compliancy.
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STILLWATER COUNTY COURTHOUSEALTERNATE 1
Fire
Cab
inet
Conference
Treasurer
Clerk andRecorder
DOR
FinanceDept.
Clerk ofCourts
Justice of Peace
CourtRoom
(1,486 sf)
CommissionersJury Deliberation
DistrictJudge
Bailiff
Sally Port
Jury
LawLibrary
MechanicalRoom
Public Toilets
Meadowlark AssistedLiving Facility
NortonHouse
Sheriff
WitnessProtection
CountyAttorney Probation
AlternativeServices
LEGEND
Circulation
Storage
Common Spaces
Public Spaces
DEPARTMENTS
Court
Treasurer
Dept of Revenue
Commissioners
Clerk & Recorder
Finance
LEGEND
Circulation
Public Space
DEPARTMENTS
Sheriff
County Attorney
Witness Protection
Probation
Alternative Services
NORTON HOUSE
Norton House
ALTERNATE 1:The current plan developed for the Old Hospital will bring all Countyservices into this facility except for the following:
1. Sheriff,2. County Attorney,3. Youth & Adult Probation,4. Alternative Services and5. District Offices (District Courtroom will be relocated to the Old
Hospital)The services all associated with the Sheriff’s department will all remainhoused in the existing County Courthouse. As the cost for leasing theDistrict Court offices is shared equally by three counties, it will remain at thecurrent location. Limited remodeling in the existing County Courthousebuilding will be necessary to accommodate those remaining functions thatwill be concentrated on the first floor eliminating the need for majorremodeling throughout the building.
The planned approach for remodeling the Old Hospital is to completelyremove all interior finishes, including all non-bearing walls, plumbing,electrical and mechanical systems. This approach will allow for newelectrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems to be installed, as well as acode compliant thermal envelope and all new interior finishes. Other thanthe structure itself, the county will essentially have a new building. Exteriorfinishes and reroofing are also anticipated.
The primary advantage of this option is the initial cost, which is significantlyless than any of the other options for consolidating County services. TheOld Hospital is also in close proximity to the existing courthouse.
The primary disadvantage is that some County services and offices will stilloccupy a portion of the existing Courthouse, which has experiencedsignificant differential structural settlement over the years. The Courthouseis a masonry building that is not handicapped compliant, and does notcomply with current building and energy codes or life safety requirements.Any major remodeling in this building that involves multiple floors will triggerthe requirement to bring the entire building up to current building codes.The intent is to renovate the first floor and to block off the upper floors to thepublic; the upper floors will be used for file storage. In addition to thesettling issue, the space utilization in this building is less efficient due to thenumber of interior masonry bearing walls (vaults) which will need to beworked around. The plan is to utilize the first floor only, eliminating the needto bring the upper floors into code compliancy.
STILLWATER COUNTY COURTHOUSEALTERNATE 2
144'-0"
76'-0
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NortonHouse
New 2-Story Facility(10,944 sf each floor)
New 2-Story Facility(10,944 sf each floor)
LEGEND
Circulation
Existing Building
New Law & Justice Facility
Second Floor Third Floor
ALTERNATE 2:The Courthouse is a very stately government building - the most significant building in the community which should be maintained and utilized. Unfortunately, there is not enough spacein the Courthouse to adequately accommodate the services currently housed there, let alone consolidate the current outlying offices. Additional office space will be required over andabove the existing satellite offices to satisfy the Space Program requirements' current needs.
This Alternate would include a new Law and Justice Center located on the existing Courthouse site. This new building is anticipated to be a two story structure with a stair and elevatortower that serves all floors of the existing Courthouse. This addition is recommended to be located on the north side of the Courthouse and be connected to the existing Courthouse byway of a common circulation core. This option will keep all County services on the same site and provide one point of delivery for County services.
The primary advantage of this option is that it will fully utilize a very substantial and stately public building located in the heart of the community. Although more expensive than otheroptions, a case can be made for investing in this historic structure. Structural stabilization efforts over the years appear to have slowed the differential settlement in recent years. Newstabilization techniques are now available that can further mitigate the differential settlement at lower costs than possible with previously available systems. Further structuralinvestigation will be required to determine the best approach to continued stabilization efforts.
In addition, Life-safety and handicapped accessibility can be more cost efficiently addressed in new construction than in the existing building. The addition can house stairs, elevator,and toilets in a central location convenient to both the new and existing. The courts and Law Enforcement both have very specific space and security requirements, which are bestaccommodated in new construction.
The primary disadvantage to this option is the need for additional structural stabilization. Building Codes will require the addition of a second exit from the upper floors, a handicappedelevator, handicapped toilets, and ADA modifications throughout to make the building handicapped compliant. In addition, the electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems should becompletely replaced and made compliant with current codes and standards; similar to the approach proposed for the Old Hospital. As the Courthouse is a bearing masonry building, thisdrastically limits the flexibility to relocate interior walls; there will always be under-utilized spaces throughout the building because of the existing masonry bearing walls and the centrallobby on each floor. The Courthouse building is fully occupied, making remodeling more of a challenge for both the contractors and the occupants. This generally equates into moreexpensive and time-consuming construction. Also, parking will continue to be an issue when high visibility court cases are in session.
Stillwater CountyEstimated Mill Levy Impact AnalysisGeneral Obligation Tax-Exempt Bonds - 20 Year Term
Total Cost of the Project/Mills: Project Estimated
Cost MillsAlternate #4: 17,500,000$ 35.96
The total cost of the project/Mills: 17,500,000$ 35.96
Residential Property:
House Assumed Taxable Estimated Tax Value Value Increase
Per Year
House 1 50,000$ 655$ 23.53$
House 2 75,000$ 982$ 35.30$
House 3 100,000$ 1,309$ 47.07$
House 4 150,000$ 1,964$ 70.60$
House 5 200,000$ 2,618$ 94.14$ House 6 250,000$ 3,273$ 117.67$
All Property:
Property 1 1,000$ 35.96$
Property 2 10,000$ 359.60$
Property 3 100,000$ 3,596.00$
Formula For Calculating Tax Increase:
Millage Taxable Estimated Tax Value Increase
Per Year
Example 0.03596 X 1,367$ = 49.16$ Your Valuation 0.03596 X = -$
Formula = Estimated number of Mills (35.96)/1000 "Taxable Value" =Estimates Tax Impact
* The taxable valuation of your property is located on your Stillwater
County property tax statement in the top portion of the statement
Note: This estimate is based on the bonds being repaid at 4.26%
interest over the life of the bonds (20 years)
Stillwater CountyEstimated Mill Levy Impact AnalysisGeneral Obligation Tax-Exempt Bonds - 20 Year Term
Total Cost of the Project/Mills: Project Estimated
Cost MillsAlternate #2: 15,300,000$ 31.45
The total cost of the project/Mills: 15,300,000$ 31.45
Residential Property:
House Assumed Taxable Estimated Tax Value Value Increase
Per Year
House 1 50,000$ 655$ 20.59$
House 2 75,000$ 982$ 30.88$
House 3 100,000$ 1,309$ 41.17$
House 4 150,000$ 1,964$ 61.76$
House 5 200,000$ 2,618$ 82.35$ House 6 250,000$ 3,273$ 102.94$
All Property:
Property 1 1,000$ 31.45$
Property 2 10,000$ 314.50$
Property 3 100,000$ 3,145.00$
Formula For Calculating Tax Increase:
Millage Taxable Estimated Tax Value Increase
Per Year
Example 0.03145 X 1,367$ = 42.99$ Your Valuation 0.03145 X = -$
Formula = Estimated number of Mills (31.45)/1000 "Taxable Value" =Estimates Tax Impact
* The taxable valuation of your property is located on your Stillwater
County property tax statement in the top portion of the statement
Note: This estimate is based on the bonds being repaid at 4.26%
interest over the life of the bonds (20 years)
PROJECT COST ESTIMATES:These are Preliminary Project costs, based on the current Space Program Requirements. Spectrum Group Architects cannot warrant that anyopinions of probable Project Costs will not vary from actual costs. Spectrum Group Architects has no control over the cost or availability oflabor, equipment, materials, or other market conditions or the Contractor's method of pricing. Spectrum Group Architects makes no warranty,express or implied, that the bids or the negotiated cost of the work will not vary from Spectrum Group Architects' opinion of Project Cost.