HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-02-25 MinutesFayetteville Public Library
Board of Trustees Building Expansion Meeting
February 25,1999
Trustees present were M. Thomas, S. Singleton, M. Roberts, M. Lawrence, and L Brewer, M. Goff and LGottsponer.
Public Induded Doris Hurley and Leighton Rudolph (an ving late); press included Charles Allison. Staff members prese{
were L. Schaper. Also present was Jeff Scherer, consulting architect
The meeting was called to order on 2/25/99 at 4:09 p.m. Jeff Scherer, consulting architect, asked the Board if they
would like to consider scaling bads of the building size. Several Board members said they did not want to compromise
size because they need to keep focused on the size Fayetteville is projected to be in 2020. Jeff Scherer said that he
would be back the following week with the pros and cons of each scenario. They are:
Matt Lawrence asked which option gives us the most functional building. Jeff Scherer said that a new building on the
existing site or the new site gives the most functional eflidency. Jeff Scherer went through all options discussing both
the pros and cons of each. Leighton Rudolph Indicated he did not want a cafe or music in the library. Mr. Scherer
explained that more and more Ilbrades are leasing space to cafes and it was an option that could be considered some
time In the design phase. Music carrels are being done at the Ft. Smith Ubrary (for trying out CDs). Mr. Rudolph Tater
questioned the data on which the Master Plan Is based and why an architect was setting the space requirements. It was
explained that the data was from the same source (National Center for Education Statistics) as used by all standard
library planning processes and that Anders Dahlgren of Library Planning Associates did the programmatic planning that
resulted In the 90,000 square foot building slze. When asked about branches, teff drew a chart showing vertical lines
and several categories of dty size. I.e. 25 -SOK, 50K -75K, 75K -100K, 100K -150K. He explained that many residents In
growing cities see their dtles the same size as they were In the past and find It hard to visualize and/or plan for twenty
years out, let alone the present. Branches are seen as a way of having the same library they have always had. If we had
a library for the size of Fayetteville now, It would be a 60,000 square foot library. Branches, because much of the
material is duplicative, do not add depth In the collection. The FPL Board felt it Is important to first have a good central
library, but it recognizes that at some point branches will be necessary.
Option
Pros
Cons
Al
Foot print
Preserves
Front yard �g
Not acquire so much land
Logic of parking
Two public service floors
Easy to expand
Look onto roof
Entry
Les landscaping at entry
Staff costs
More work for public to maneuver building
Narrow, less contiguous ..
A2
Doesn't compete with Segraves
Distinctive form
Street vlew allows Segraves to be seen
Landscape
Easier to staff, less staff Intensive
No surface parking
Not easy to expand
Ineffldencies wl h non -rectilinear form
Acquire 3 houses
Genealogy not contiguous
No surface parking
A3
Preserves Segraves
Simple parking
Staff effldent
Landscape
Acquire 1-3 houses
BeaMon
Different floor levels
Difficult to move
frau orig. bldg.
books
Ef iden y lost
Neighborhood compatibility
A4
More efficient layout
More flexibledscape
Only see Segraves (as
icon)Scale
Lanidecreased
issue on south side
Not a gradous entry (off lot)
Segraves as Incon
A5
More effldent layout
Not as reverential to
Parking simple
Landscape
Segraves
Ne al houses
Neighborhood scale on south side
No more windows on south side
e ofSegraves
A6
More efdent layout
Simple parkl g
Non-fiction area
Segraves Is a mere
Less gradous entry
Children's area difficult
will be dark
facade
.
on east
Bl
EhganslonLosss
Single floor at Dickson
Efiident
of landscaping
Neighborhood scale
Entry Inferior
B2
Expansion
Single floor on Didcson
Efficient
Little surface parking.
Landscape In front gone (unless bldg. Pushed back)
Maybe not enough surface parldng
Parking access difficult
.
C1/0
Move once
Terrace
Big open feeling in Children's area
Functional and effident -
Locatlon and access
Location
52' grade
Matt Lawrence asked which option gives us the most functional building. Jeff Scherer said that a new building on the
existing site or the new site gives the most functional eflidency. Jeff Scherer went through all options discussing both
the pros and cons of each. Leighton Rudolph Indicated he did not want a cafe or music in the library. Mr. Scherer
explained that more and more Ilbrades are leasing space to cafes and it was an option that could be considered some
time In the design phase. Music carrels are being done at the Ft. Smith Ubrary (for trying out CDs). Mr. Rudolph Tater
questioned the data on which the Master Plan Is based and why an architect was setting the space requirements. It was
explained that the data was from the same source (National Center for Education Statistics) as used by all standard
library planning processes and that Anders Dahlgren of Library Planning Associates did the programmatic planning that
resulted In the 90,000 square foot building slze. When asked about branches, teff drew a chart showing vertical lines
and several categories of dty size. I.e. 25 -SOK, 50K -75K, 75K -100K, 100K -150K. He explained that many residents In
growing cities see their dtles the same size as they were In the past and find It hard to visualize and/or plan for twenty
years out, let alone the present. Branches are seen as a way of having the same library they have always had. If we had
a library for the size of Fayetteville now, It would be a 60,000 square foot library. Branches, because much of the
material is duplicative, do not add depth In the collection. The FPL Board felt it Is important to first have a good central
library, but it recognizes that at some point branches will be necessary.