On March 31, 2009, in compliance with the Trial Court Facilities Act of 2002, the Board of Supervisors approved a Transfer Agreement and Joint Occupancy Agreement with the Judicial Council of California. The agreements transferred majority equity rights to the State of California for 100 37th Street, Richmond, the George D. Carroll Courthouse. Title was transferred to the State of California on April 23, 2010. At the time of transfer, all voice/data lines for the courthouse came from 100 38th Street, the Richmond Health building. The voice/data lines should have been established for the courthouse independent of the Health building at the time of transfer. Both the courthouse at 100 37th Street and the Public Defender's Office at 3811 Bissell Avenue need to have their own voice/data connections independent of the Health building. The County must get a Temporary Entry Permit to do the necessary work to establish a MPOE (main point of entry) for AT&T. The Judicial Council of California, as property owner, has requested that this permit include the indemnification language.
The project would not be able to move forward.