Appendix A
FACCAP Space Management Goals
Goal 1: Effective Management of Unused and Underutilized State Land and Facilities
Policy To Achieve This Goal: A current inventory shall be maintained of all unused and underutilized State owned properties. Identified land and structures shall be evaluated to determine opportunities for and constraints to effective reuse. All new space requests shall be compared with such facility analysis to determine the feasibility of reuse prior to consideration of new leasing or capital construction.
Goal #2: Maximum Utilization of Limited Resources for State Office and Facility Projects
Policy To Achieve This Goal: All space acquisitions or utilization decisions shall be for office or facility projects that are the most economical, efficient or of the highest priority.
Goal #3: Reduction of Dependency on Leased Facilities
Policy To Achieve This Goal: State efforts shall be directed toward reducing reliance on leased offices and facilities by discontinuing leases where feasible, limiting the use of leased property to interim needs and replacing leases with State-owned facilities as soon as it is economically feasible.
Goal #4: Efficient Space Utilization
Policy To Achieve This Goal: Offices and facilities acquired by the State shall be space efficient. Efforts shall be made to maximize present space use, eliminate inefficiencies where they exist, and where feasible, vacate space that cannot be made space efficient. Space standards shall be a guide in determining efficient space use.
Goal #5: Life-cycle Cost Efficiency in State Facilities
Policy To Achieve This Goal: The only facilities to be considered by the State for long term use shall be those determined to be cost efficient, or potentially cost efficient, during the expected useful life of the facilities.
Goal #6: Energy Efficiency in State Facilities
Policy To Achieve This Goal: Only offices and facil9ties that are energy efficient or are capable economically of being made energy efficient shall be considered for construction or acquisition by the State in either lease or capital programs. Existing State leased or owned facilities shall be maintained so as to conserve energy. Those facilities determined to be energy inefficient and not capable of being made energy efficient at reasonable cost, shall be planned for gradual vacating, sale or replacement with energy efficient facilities.
Goal #7: Effective Management of the Development of the Capitol Center District
Policy To Achieve This Goal: All space utilization and management decisions affecting the Capitol Center District shall be made in a manner responsive to the legislative mandate concerning the development of the District and the specific central government location requirements of appropriate State agencies. All such development shall responsibly enhance the image of the District as the seat of State Government.
Goal #8: Coordinate Service Delivery Systems and Appropriate Centralization of Services
Policy To Achieve This Goal: Space utilization and management decisions shall be made, when feasible, which best coordinate or centralize the delivery of services. Co-location of agencies, or similar accessibility to the public avoids unnecessary duplication and maximizes the utilization of available resources.
Goal #9: Consolidate Central Administrative Office Facilities Into Single Central Locations
Policy To Achieve This Goal: If agencies occupy multiple locations, encourage the location of agency central administrative offices into single locations.
Goal #10: Urban Neighborhood Revitalization and Support
Policy To Achieve This Goal: All decisions affecting State facilities or potential State facilities shall consider whether the effect of decisions will be in support of the State's urban areas or their revitalization in accordance with Executive Order No 20 and C.G.S. Section 4-66b.
Goal #11: Cooperative Use and Historic Preservation of State Buildings
Policy To Achieve This Goal: Encourage State use of buildings with historic, architectural or cultural significance. Encourage the commercial, cultural, educational and recreational use of public buildings by the general public.
Goal #12: To Provide a Safe, Comfortable, Space Efficient Working Environment
Policy To Achieve This Goal: With due consideration given to economic feasibility and fiscal constraints, efforts shall be directed toward maintaining or attaining environmental standards in State offices and facilities that will protect the health and safety of workers, enhance the professional appearance of the State facilities in the eyes of the public and clientele of the State, and retain or attract high quality personnel.
Goal #13: Accessibility to all State Owned and State Leased Facilities for Disabled Persons
Policy To Achieve This Goal: When leasing facilities or building new facilities, steps will be taken to ensure accessibility to all State programs by persons with disabilities. State agencies will include in their planning the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure that the goal of accessibility is reached.
Goal #14: Utilize Private Sector Opportunities Before Expanding State Facilities
Policy To Achieve This Goal: When program activities are proposed for expansion, a review should be undertaken to determine whether a program or activity might be better accommodated by the private sector before expansion takes place.