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detection/visitor screening at three different locations (Circuit Courtroom, General District Courtroom, and J & D Courtroom). . Construct a handicapped ramp at the front entrance, leading from the front landing along the north wall to the west side of the building, It will be necessary to rearrange parking on the west side of the building to accommodate the general public along with adequate handicapped spaces. Some police parking that currently occurs in the west parking area will need to be shifted to the south parking area. . Where reserved parking spaces are provided, remove the specific word description and replace with non-de script nomenclature such as "Reserved 1", "Reserved 2", etc. . Construct a doorway at the first floor level at the bottom of the steps leading down from the second floor, coming from the hallway behind the Circuit Court Judge's office. . Install security cameras in the basement of the Municipal Building to monitor traffic along the corridors. . Review all of the internal signage within the Municipal Building in an effort to standardize style and color, and to provide better directions for visitors. Designate the front building entrance as the primary entrance, The original building design provided (architecturally) for the front entrance to be the primary entrance. Over the years, however, the rear (south) entrance has served as the primary building entrance due to the proximity of available public parking located to the rear/south of the building. The rear/south door and the police-side/west door will be modified to accommodate a card reader/employee ill system, utilizing software already in place and in operation through the Sheriff's Dept./Jail. Employees will be issued ill cards that can be used to gain access through these doors. With this change, the Sheriff's Department will investigate the possibility of manning the front entrance with a metal detector and an employee at all times during normal building hours, in lieu of staffing three separate metal detectors at the courtrooms only while court is in session. Construct front handicapped ramp. Facing the building from the front, there is room to construct an ADA compliant handicapped access ramp extending to the right (west) and to the edge of the parking lot currently used by the police department. The ramp will blend in reasonably well with existing architecture and landscaping, Initially approximately 10 to 15 public parking spaces will be designated where police cars currently park, with the police parking shifted to the rear of the building. Re-word designations for reserved parking. In lieu of reserved parking signs reading for example, "Commonwealth Attorney", or "Judge", the signs will be revised to read 2