10-177 RESOLUTION NO. 10-177
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MENIFEE, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE CITY AS A
LOCATION FOR THE NEW RIVERSIDE COUNTY
COURTHOUSE
WHEREAS the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, is seeking to build a new
courthouse in the mid-county region; and
WHEREAS the Project Feasibility Report indicates that the new courthouse needs to be
centrally located among the other existing facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Menifee is near the Southwest Detention Center and centrally
located to the current court facilities that serve the County of Riverside's mid-county region(Moreno
Valley to the north, Hemet to the east, Temecula to the south, Riverside to the west); and
WHEREAS, the City of Menifee has a location that will accommodate the 116,303 square
feet facility required for the new courthouse, is freeway accessible at Newport Road and the 1-215
freeway, rough graded, and in the center of the city; and
WHEREAS, the downtown area of the City of Menifee currently has a nearby shopping
center with popular stores and restaurants, and more shopping centers are in the development
stage; and
WHEREAS, the City of Menifee is planning further civic uses, office, retail and restaurants
and a park for this downtown area; and
NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE,CALIFORNIA
RESOLVES AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Recitals set out above are true and correct.
SECTION 2. The City hereby recommends the City as a location for the new Riverside
County Courthouse.
SECTION 3. The City directs staff to contact and work with the Judicial Council,
Administrative Office of the Courts, Office of Court Construction and Management, and the County
of Riverside to advocate for the City of Menifee as a location for the new Riverside County
courthouse.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on October 19, 2010.
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Wallace W. Edgerton, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Kathy Bennett, City Clerk Karen Feld, City Attorney
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Wallace W.Edgerton
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Fred Twyman COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
Mayor Pro Tem CITY OF MENIFEE )
John V.Denver 1, Kathy Bennett, City Clerk of the City of Menifee, do hereby certify that the
Councilmember foregoing Resolution No. 10-177 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City
Darcy Kuenzi of Menifee at a meeting thereof held on the 19th day of October, 2010 by the
Councilmember following vote:
Scott A.Mann Ayes: Edgerton, Denver, Kuenzi, Mann, Twyman
Councilmember
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Kathy Bennett, City Clerk
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