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E. Options and Recommendations - Overvlaw <br />Departments were grouped into functional classifications according to their <br />primary service delivery, and the data for each functional classification <br />were assessed for both current adequacy and long-term need. Various <br />options were developed for meeting the stated needs through expansion of <br />existing County buildings or construction of new ones. Through Task Force <br />deliberation, a recommended option was selected for each function using <br />the criteria below. <br />1. Criteria for Selection of Recommended Option. <br />a. Overcrowded facility. The present facility is significantly overcrowded. <br />b. Growth and no recent new space . The Department has been allocated <br />no additional space over the past decade although significant employee <br />growth or increases in service demands have occurred. <br />c. Improved service and/or collaboration. Carrying out the Task Force <br />recommendation will provide significant opportunities for Improved <br />service delivery and/or collaboration among like function departments <br />within County government. <br />d. Reduced rental costs. Carrying out the Task Force recommendation will <br />provide the opportunity to significantly reduce the cost of, or eliminate <br />the need for, existing property for which the County currently pays rent. <br />e. Long-standing need. The initiative is a long-standing need with <br />considerable public support. <br />2. Rationale for Construction of County facilities <br />Less than $10 million of County money has been used to construct county <br />facilities since 1990, although the County has grown considerably during <br />that same time period. In some respects, this report reflects the significant <br />apace deficit under which County operations exist. As a point of <br />comparison, it should be noted that during the 1990's the County spent <br />$140 million on school construction to provide the excellent schools of <br />which we are so proud. <br />3. Levels of Need <br />The needs have been categorized into three levels, in an attempt to <br />address them in a priority order as well as to group the resulting projects <br />into segments that are realistic in term of the size of the undertaking. <br />Funding and commencement of the design and construction process would <br />be anticipated as indicated below.