Title:
Title
Funding for the Martin Luther King Jr. and North Sacramento Library Improvements
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01214
Location
Location: Districts 5 and 8
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution: 1) establishing the Martin Luther King Jr. Library Renovation Capital Improvement Project (C15000840) and the North Sacramento Library Relocation Capital Improvement Project (C15000850); and 2) authorizing the transfer of $75,000 in General Funds (Fund 1001) from available fund balance to C15000840 ($30,000) and C15000850 ($45,000).
Contact: James Christensen, Facilities Manager, (916) 808-5863, Department of Public Works
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Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: During the fiscal year (FY) 2019/20 budget hearings the City Council requested consideration for funding for improvements to the Martin Luther King Jr. and North Sacramento libraries. Project scoping and preliminary programing is needed to better identify improvements and estimated cost. The FY2019/20 adopted budget also included Council direction for the development of a Capital Investment Program that could be considered and approved by Council in the future. If Council proceeds with the bond issuance for this purpose, proceeds from this program could be used to fully fund these projects.
Martin Luther King Jr. Library Renovation CIP (C15000840), $30,000
The 15,000 square foot Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Library opened in 1970 and the last major building update was in the year 2000. As it approaches its 50th anniversary the building needs to meet the changing use patterns and behaviors of the community by opening up the space to accommodate the 7,000-10,000 visits per month to include more seating, more room for patrons who bring their own devices and more room for the hundreds of programs that occur in the branch each year from preschool story time to afterschool STEM learning, coding classes (the highes...
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