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Library Board Presentation Page 3 September 30, 1992 ------------------ Pages 29 and 30 offer some conclusions on how to address the space needs of the library. These pages reflect the long range planning that the Library Board did in reviewing the space needs of the library and also indicates some problems in how far in the future the Library Board can reasonably make projections on space needs. These pages also briefly address future parking concerns. LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION EXPENSES If everyone can accept the conclusions of the report which are: that additional space is needed; that the best way to address the need for additional space is to construct an addition to the existing building; and that no additional land purchase is required in the long range as parking needs can be addressed and there may never be a need to expand the building beyond the expansion proposed; then the City needs to review the proposed expenses for the expansion project. The expenses for the project are reviewed on Page 32 of the report and also in the attached letter from Zack at the end of the report. This letter further explains the dollar ranges that are projected for the expansion of the library. No plans for the library expansion have been com leted, but we should be looking at a project that is somewhere in the neighborhood of $800-$850,000 and hope that the project comes in lower. These figures are based on accepted "standards" in the library profession that calls for an estimated $100.00 per square foot of construction. FINANCES FOR A LIBRARY EXPANSION PROJECT The City definitely will be able to provide some funds to help finance the library expansion, but everyone should be aware that the City funds that may be available for this project are also the same funds that would be available for other projects based on priorities of the City Council. By this I mean that the Park and Recreation Commission certainly has stated goals to purchase flat, open, recreational land to develop into recreation fields for youth activities and maybe softball activities. To purchase 80 acres or so, and to develop fields, could cost somewhere in the $500,000 range. As City funds for capital projects are limited, it is foreseeable that the library project and the Park and Recreation goals for recreation fields will be "in competition" with each other for the same funds. One known source of money for the library project is the existing library reserve that has been accumulated for the past few years through revenues from part of the Landfill Surcharge and the year end library budget fund balances. This reserve currently is at the $100,000 level. Possible other sources of funds include a lump sum cash contribution from the Liquor Store and a lump sum cash contribution from the Municipal Utilities. Also, if the City sells the old City Hall land,