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Final Report Monroe County,Florida Facilities FINAL REPORT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA FACILITIES MASTER PLAN Prepared for: Monroe County Prepared by: In association with: August 20, 2013 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA FACILITIES MASTER PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... ES‐ 1 Facilities/Sites Inventory and Evaluation .............................................................................................. ES‐ 1 Space Needs Assessment ...................................................................................................................... ES‐ 7 Master Space Plan ................................................................................................................................ ES‐ 8 Priority of Projects ............................................................................................................................... ES‐10 1 INTRODUCTION Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1‐ 1 Project Goals and Objectives .................................................................................................................. 1‐ 2 Overview of Monroe County .................................................................................................................. 1‐ 2 Monroe County Population .......................................................................................................... 1‐ 2 Government ................................................................................................................................. 1‐ 4 List of Departments ...................................................................................................................... 1‐ 5 Report Outline ........................................................................................................................................ 1‐ 5 2 SPACE STANDARDS Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 2‐ 1 Net Space Standards ............................................................................................................................... 2‐ 1 Administrative Space Standards .................................................................................................. 2‐ 2 Judicial Space Standards .............................................................................................................. 2‐ 2 Public Safety Standards ................................................................................................................ 2‐ 3 General Support Space Standards ................................................................................................ 2‐ 4 Parking Space Standards .............................................................................................................. 2‐ 5 Department Gross Square Feet .............................................................................................................. 2‐ 6 Office/Staff‐Driven Department Block Space Planning Standards ............................................... 2‐ 7 Other Department Space Planning Standards ............................................................................. 2‐ 7 Building Gross Square Feet .................................................................................................................... 2‐14 Summary .............................................................................................................................................. 2‐14 3 DEPARTMENT PROFILES Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3‐ 1 Department Profiles ................................................................................................................................ 3‐ 1 General Government Profiles ...................................................................................................... 3‐ 3 Board of County Commissioners .................................................................................................. 3‐ 4 Budget and Finance ...................................................................................................................... 3‐ 5 County Administration ................................................................................................................. 3‐ 7 County Attorney .......................................................................................................................... 3‐11 Elections ...................................................................................................................................... 3‐14 Employee Services ....................................................................................................................... 3‐18 Information Technology .............................................................................................................. 3‐20 Property Appraiser ...................................................................................................................... 3‐23 CGL IN ASSOCIATION WITH MBI‐K2M i MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA FACILITIES MASTER PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) CHAPTER PAGE 3 DEPARTMENT PROFILES (CONTINUED) Tax Collector – Main Offices ....................................................................................................... 3‐27 Tax Collector – Driver’s License Offices ....................................................................................... 3‐32 Growth Management Profiles ..................................................................................................... 3‐36 Administration ............................................................................................................................ 3‐40 Building Department ................................................................................................................... 3‐42 Code Compliance ........................................................................................................................ 3‐46 GIS .............................................................................................................................................. 3‐50 Land Steward ............................................................................................................................... 3‐52 Marine Resources ....................................................................................................................... 3‐54 Planning and Environmental Resources ...................................................................................... 3‐56 Transportation Planning .............................................................................................................. 3‐59 Human Services Profiles .............................................................................................................. 3‐61 Extension Services ....................................................................................................................... 3‐62 Library ......................................................................................................................................... 3‐65 Social Services – Bayshore Manor ............................................................................................... 3‐71 Social Services – Big Pine Key Meal Site / Senior Center ............................................................ 3‐73 Social Services – Key West Meal Site / Senior Center ................................................................. 3‐75 Social Services – Marathon Meal Site / Senior Center ................................................................ 3‐77 Social Services – Tavernier Meal Site / Senior Center ................................................................. 3‐79 Social Services – Key West Administrative Office ....................................................................... 3‐81 Social Services – Marathon Administrative Office ...................................................................... 3‐83 Social Services – Upper Keys Administrative Office .................................................................... 3‐85 Veteran Affairs ............................................................................................................................ 3‐87 Judicial Profiles ............................................................................................................................ 3‐91 Clerk of Court – Clerk’s Building .................................................................................................. 3‐95 Clerk of Court – Budget and Finance ......................................................................................... 3‐102 Clerk of Court – Internal Audit .................................................................................................. 3‐104 Trial Court Administrator .......................................................................................................... 3‐106 Drug Court ................................................................................................................................. 3‐111 Ellis Building .............................................................................................................................
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