REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Stephanie Beverage, Director of Library Services
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Approve and authorize execution of the Professional Services Contract between the City of Huntington Beach and Noll & Tam Architects to Complete a Library Facilities Master Plan Utilizing Restricted Library Development Impact Fee Funds; and, approve appropriation of funds
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Statement of Issue:
Staff is requesting City Council authorization to execute a contract for professional services with Noll & Tam Architects to complete a Library Facilities Master Plan.
Financial Impact:
The Library Development Impact Fee (Fund 229) has an existing fund balance of $1.1 M available for library facility improvements. The proposed Library Facilities Master Plan with Noll & Tam Architects will cost $289,697, and is allowable Library Development Impact Fee expenditure.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute "Professional Services Contract Between the City of Huntington Beach and Noll & Tam Architects for a Library Facilities Master Plan" and appropriate $289,697 in the Library Development Impact Fund (Business Unit 22950001).
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve and award the contract, and direct staff to take alternate action.
Analysis:
Most major library systems conduct regular Master Planning projects to help set direction and guide the investment in and development of library services and the facilities that support those services. The master planning process involves extensive community engagement, to assess the community's aspirations and needs, while looking at economic changes, demographics, trends within the Library field and in society as a whole, to determine the scope and direction for services and facility development.
The Huntington Beach Public Library has not engaged in a master planning proces...
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