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17 <br />Orange County Space Study Work Group Progress Update <br />5. Options and Recommendations: <br />The criteria and decision factors for recommended space study action that are suggested for Board adoption <br />are as follows: <br />a. Making decisions based upon the before - mentioned guiding principles: <br />0 Consolidation <br />0 Centralization <br />0 Ownership <br />0 Sustainable building operation and programming <br />0 Cost and benefit analysis <br />b. Minimizing under - utilized spaces <br />c. Formulating reasonable, defensible courses of action for stressed facilities <br />d. Providing exceptional facilities for County service delivery <br />e. Meeting longstanding, publicly supported needs <br />f. Recognizing, anticipating, and planning for growth (and contraction) trends <br />6. Timeline and Horizon: <br />Staff will recommend space need prioritization, scheduling and funding sources to the Board for comment <br />and adoption each fall prior to the annual Capital Investment Planning process. <br />This space study framework is recommended to be fully updated every 5th year, with annual status reports <br />to be presented to the Board each fall before the budget season. These updates may serve as a vehicle to <br />recognize and address the trends and strategic directions and receive Board guidance outside of the budget <br />process. <br />This space study framework will be used for a systematic study of County facility space needs in 2013. <br />