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Orange County Spam Needs Study Preliminary Report March 29, 2001 Executive Summary 0. Purpose The purpose of this study was to produce a multi-faceted space needs analysis that is intended, at a minimum, to meet the following goals: 1. To inventory existing space used by County Departments. 2. To document projected space requirements through 2010 for use in planning future County Capital Investment Plans with respect to the development of new facilities, expanded facilities and/or renovated facilities. 3. To identify Issues that affect the quality of how the existing facilities are used and, when appropriate, to offer recommendations as to how facilities might be upgraded to provide a higher level of service, 4. To identify special departmental needs that might impact the ultimate development of a facility. 6. To review departmental data and to explore specific areas that have impacted growth in a department, therefore impacting facility expansion needs. This is an effort to identify growth trends and be able to better predict future space requirements. 6. To take into consideration the place technology in County government and the space needs that result. 7. To present recommended options for addressing County space needs. B. Principles The principles observed in the preparation of options and recommendations for future development of County facilities included: 1. Co-location. Co-locating departments with similar functions and/or those that serve the same customer base. 2. Consolidation. Consolidating County operations to as few aims as may be practicable in an attempt to gain operational efficiency and enhance the ease with which citizens may access County services. While consolidation opportunities may be more limited in the Hillsborough area where the County has several facilities scattered