Title
HUNT BRANCH LIBRARY UPDATE AND LIBRARY AD-HOC COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
Summary
City Council directed staff to present external proposals as well as a City proposal to the Library Ad-Hoc Committee for Hunt Branch Library operation. The Committee recommended the City provide full-service library operations and community cultural arts programming for adults and children as a two-year bridge until the City identifies a qualified tenant or partner to meet the community needs for this historic space.
Recommendation
Recommendation:
1. Approve two-year bridge program to operate the Hunt Branch Library as a city-run facility with arts and culture programming open daily alongside a library operation.
2. Authorize City Manager to enter into and administer agreements between the City and various community groups to facilitate programming at the Hunt Branch Library, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
3. Authorize $505,137 appropriation of expenditures and $679,561 in revenues to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Budget for Hunt Branch Library operation.
4. Approve addition of one full time equivalent Events Specialist and 6,240 non-regular hours to the Parks and Recreation FY 2023-24 personnel summary and addition of one full time equivalent Library Technical Assistant II and 1,920 non-regular hours to the Library FY 2023-24 personnel summary.