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11 <br /> Attachment 4 <br /> Board Adopted Space Study and Utilization Criteria <br /> Board Adopted in 2001: <br /> 1. Co-location of departments with similar functions and/or those that serve the <br /> same customer base <br /> 2. Consolidation of County operations to as few sites as may be practicable in an <br /> attempt to gain operational efficiency and customer access <br /> 3. Owning facilities in which County operations are located, as opposed to <br /> leasing, except where there exists a compelling business reason to do so <br /> Board Adopted in 2005: <br /> 4. Building and maintaining facilities and spaces according to sustainable <br /> practices and high performance building standards (Board adopted <br /> Environmental Responsibility Goals) <br /> Board Adoption in 2013: <br /> 5. Evaluation of the relative cost and benefit of facilities use where those facilities <br /> are stressed —"fully and/or practically depreciated". This principle is <br /> necessary in order to manage the facility to its highest and best use while <br /> planning and providing for the potentially displaced space need. <br />