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■ Quality of Systems: Assessments of the current condition of the primary building
<br />elements and systems which support the Santa Ana City Jail facility were also made.
<br />Judgments about systems considered a number of factors involving the quality of
<br />materials, reoccurring failures, operability, the ease or difficulty in getting parts or
<br />service, and how quickly a repair or upgrade may have been made.
<br />■ Quality of Existing Space: A separate assessment and rating of the quality of the
<br />building and space was also undertaken. The ratings assigned to each space took
<br />into account factors including appropriates in (1) size, (2) efficiency / organization, (3)
<br />ability to expand, (4) circulation, (5) location, (6) adjacencies, and (7) level of privacy.
<br />Overall conclusions about the adequacy of the detention facility and the space provisions focused on
<br />standard building and design criteria as well as the systems needed to support the operation of such a
<br />facility. Discussions with staff and their opinion of the space and building systems were also taken into
<br />account when evaluating a particular space or area. This information and analysis helped provide insight
<br />into several fundamental questions about the overall characteristics, continued use, and future
<br />expandability of the jail facility. (See Attachment 1: Functional Use Area Definitions and Attachment
<br />2: Facility Evaluation Survey)
<br />In order to better understand and identify space deficiencies in the Santa Ana City Jail, the consultant
<br />team also used for comparisons a summary breakdown of the amount of square feet per rated inmate
<br />bed in each functional use area from a database originally developed by the Board of State and
<br />Community Corrections (BSCC). The database contains functional use area space allocations by rated
<br />bed capacity for 79 new generation adult jail facilities constructed with State bonds beginning in the early
<br />90s. Information on 19 comparably -sized jail facilities included in this database was used for comparison
<br />purposes. This information allowed our consultant team to better understand space shortfalls and other
<br />deficiencies associated with the Santa Ana City Jail facility originally constructed in 1990-2000. The
<br />space breakdowns by functional use area for these comparison jail facilities is shown in the following
<br />chart. Each of these jail facilities respond to new building codes, seismic regulations, and changes in
<br />minimum jail standards including other operational requirements resulting from numerous lawsuits filed in
<br />Appendix B.
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<br />System Component
<br />.. .
<br />Plumbing
<br />Operation, reliability, surfaces, level of maintenance`
<br />required / available
<br />Electrical System
<br />Operation, reliability, safety, level of maintenance
<br />required / available.
<br />Lighting Systems
<br />Operation, safety, level of maintenance required /
<br />available.
<br />Communications
<br />Operation, reliability, level of maintenance required /
<br />available.
<br />Security Equipment and
<br />Operation, reliability, level of maintenance
<br />Systems
<br />required / available.
<br />Physical Security Items
<br />For locks, doors, windows, fences: operation,
<br />reliability, level of maintenance required / available.
<br />Fire Safety Monitors and
<br />Operation, reliability, level of maintenance
<br />Fire Sprinklers
<br />required / available.
<br />Kitchen Equipment
<br />Operation, reliability, level of maintenance
<br />required / available.
<br />Site Paving
<br />For parking and walks: paved or not, cracks,
<br />I
<br />potholes, smooth for safety and handicap access.
<br />Outdoor Play Areas
<br />Paved or not, cracks, potholes, smooth for safety
<br />and handicap access.
<br />■ Quality of Systems: Assessments of the current condition of the primary building
<br />elements and systems which support the Santa Ana City Jail facility were also made.
<br />Judgments about systems considered a number of factors involving the quality of
<br />materials, reoccurring failures, operability, the ease or difficulty in getting parts or
<br />service, and how quickly a repair or upgrade may have been made.
<br />■ Quality of Existing Space: A separate assessment and rating of the quality of the
<br />building and space was also undertaken. The ratings assigned to each space took
<br />into account factors including appropriates in (1) size, (2) efficiency / organization, (3)
<br />ability to expand, (4) circulation, (5) location, (6) adjacencies, and (7) level of privacy.
<br />Overall conclusions about the adequacy of the detention facility and the space provisions focused on
<br />standard building and design criteria as well as the systems needed to support the operation of such a
<br />facility. Discussions with staff and their opinion of the space and building systems were also taken into
<br />account when evaluating a particular space or area. This information and analysis helped provide insight
<br />into several fundamental questions about the overall characteristics, continued use, and future
<br />expandability of the jail facility. (See Attachment 1: Functional Use Area Definitions and Attachment
<br />2: Facility Evaluation Survey)
<br />In order to better understand and identify space deficiencies in the Santa Ana City Jail, the consultant
<br />team also used for comparisons a summary breakdown of the amount of square feet per rated inmate
<br />bed in each functional use area from a database originally developed by the Board of State and
<br />Community Corrections (BSCC). The database contains functional use area space allocations by rated
<br />bed capacity for 79 new generation adult jail facilities constructed with State bonds beginning in the early
<br />90s. Information on 19 comparably -sized jail facilities included in this database was used for comparison
<br />purposes. This information allowed our consultant team to better understand space shortfalls and other
<br />deficiencies associated with the Santa Ana City Jail facility originally constructed in 1990-2000. The
<br />space breakdowns by functional use area for these comparison jail facilities is shown in the following
<br />chart. Each of these jail facilities respond to new building codes, seismic regulations, and changes in
<br />minimum jail standards including other operational requirements resulting from numerous lawsuits filed in
<br />Appendix B.
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