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clarify, confirm and expand on the study findings. TASK 3.0 SPACE USE EVALUATION As the data is being gathered and analyzed for each component of the juvenile and adult system, the Consultant will also be completing a survey of existing space for each component. This survey will establish the baseline from which projections of new space requirements will be compared. Subtask 3.1 Inventory Existing Criminal Justice Facilities At the same time that investigative work proceeds, the study team will also make an assessment of the conditions and potentials of the County's existing facilities. With facilities information obtained form the planning and facility services staff of the County;the study team will develop an inventory summary of each criminal justice facility. The study team will make a first-hand inspection of all facilities, supplemented by photographs and in the case of the correctional facility these will be augmented by as available architectural construction documents. General standards for physical plant conditions derived from Florida and American Correctional Association guidelines will be used as a general guideline for assessing the conditions,future life expectancy, capacity, expansion capability, and security and custody levels appropriate for the correctional facility together with State and National Standards as appropriate. The assessment of non-correctional agencies will use either County-developed guidelines to compare existing spaces or other space guidelines that reflect examples of general best practice. The facility survey is meant to determine allocations,general conditions, and potential useful life. It is not a detailed engineering analysis from which design documents could be developed. A "spreadsheet" will be prepared that defines existing space by component and the general condition. As additional information is completed, this will be added to each component's facility evaluation form. A copy of such a form is shown at the end of the proposal in the section titled "Reports and Other Documentation." Review Workshop and/or Community Presentation Following through with the defined strategy for the involvement of the community groups and key stakeholders in the criminal justice system, the results of the system demand outlined in Phase I will enable the study team to concentrate resources in the more detailed study of needs and alternatives in Phase II. At the workshop, an overview will be presented of the current state of the criminal justice system, the perceived problems, inadequacies and inefficiencies, and the path of further investigation to be followed. Input will be sought from all members of the group. The study team will begin the process of developing a sense of ownership, not only with component managers and key stakeholders, but also with the community at large, in the purpose, direction, and intent of the study. The focus group meeting will also give an overall reading on the likely sociopolitical acceptability of any possible major decision on community-based corrections. PHASE II RECOMMENDATIONS, COSTS, and IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES With the description of the Indian River Criminal Justice System completed in Phase I, the emphasis will shift to testing options to manage future grwoth.