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~. DG°~QG~`~ ~ Q~,~.~~~~ Marion County, Oregon - Courthouse Square Project Secu~ity Immediate Concerns and Construction-Related Needs The Marion County, ~regon - Courthouse Square Project presents a number of challenges to the safety and security of staff and citizens while simultaneously creafiing opportunities to insure the well being of all those who use the new facility and the co- located Salem Area Transit Center. The proximity of the Courthouse Square to the existing Marion County, Oregon - Courthouse further creates chalienges and opportunities to 'leverage' programs, approaches and resources for the protection of users of the space and its services. For all intents and purposes the Marion County, Oregon - Courthouse Square Project design is complete. Construction is well under way. Basic security issues were considered in the initial design. However, a formalized 'security assessment' was only recently eontracted for. Any changes recommended at this point could incu~ substantial new costs. Special rnnsideration has been made to balance out the identified vulnerabilities with the need to contain msts. Forbes & Associates, Inc. has anticipated, recognized and appraised the security risks of the Marion County, Oregon - Courthouse Square Project and has developed the followutg-listtn;g flf the immec~iate seci:trity issues and rnnoerns as well as the attendant construction related needs. As the project proceeds to completion and occupancy appmpriate action will need to be initiated to remove or reduce identified security risks. • The Marion ~ounty, ~regon -~ourthouse Square building does not have a single centralized enhyway, lobby or reception station. The co-location of the Salem Area Transit Center ~offiees dema~ds tv~o (2) separate main entrances, two distinct lobbies and thus two individual reception stations for the building. T~is is a particularly unusual arrangement for a building and particularly a governmental public building. This creates a laek of eentral eorttro~ for persons entering the build~lg and aceessing various functions within the building. Control of access, people and their activities will be a daily challenge creating risk for the builcling and its occupants. To mitigate the adv~erse impact of t~ti.s situation o~her systems {locks, aeeess control, surveillance cameras, duress alarms, staff awazeness, training and action) wilI need to be enhanced to provide the necessazy level of security for this type of occupancy. Recommendation: Establish a staffecl reception 'desk', area ar presence at ail fiimes that the building is unlocked and open to the public. Create a means to monitor securit~ sys#ems in use in the building or on the campus at .this location Determine who will respond to events or suspicious activities while continuing to provide monitoring of security systems ut the lobby. This will require immediate consideration and accommodati.on of a new design of the reception lobby and a security desk or workstation, as well as power and electrical and termination of various seeurity systems. "l~raft" (l~/i:i/99 F~rhec Rt A~~ciciat.e~. Tnc.