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Home My WebLink About1999-04-05 MinutesFayetteville Public Library Board of Trustees Building Expansion Meeting April 5, 1999 Trustees present were M. Thomas, S. Singleton, M. Roberts, M. Lawrence, and L. Brewer, L. Gottsponer, M. Goff. Staff members present were L. Schaper. Members of the press present were: Andy Shupe, Laura Kellams, Charlie Allison. The meeting was called to order at 3:02 p.m. 1. Jeff Scherer showed a short video of a computer-generated plan for an academic library his firm is designing. The several minute video cost $25,000 to produce, but yielded immediate donors. 2. Jeff presented his final report "Site Selection and Project Budget Report for a New Public Library" dated April 5, 1999. In it he compared new buildings on both sites against a long set of criteria including cost, crime statistics etc. He showed average cost per gross square foot of new library construction for his firm 1984-2001 ($150.70) and national averages 1991-1996 for all projects ($136.26). To derive the figure for our sites, he adjusted for 2.5 years of inflation from start to time to the time we "buy" the building. Our cost would be $163/sq. foot for construction and $250/sq. foot total. These base comparisons and figures indude just building construction, nothing more. 3. M. Roberts asked how the Board felt about the cost and how they felt approaching the aty Council with it. Generally, Board members were not surprised. 4. Major cost issues for a library that distinguish it from a regular office building are: a. 150 Ib. live floor load; 20% in structure b. Variable in HVAC zones c. Cost of flexibility (although no raised floor except server room in FPL costs) d. Technology infrastructure (hybrid fiber category 7), 900 data ports e. Vertical transport (3 elevators for FPL -1 staff, 2 public) f. Parking-- $9500 per car for a ramp, $1000 per car for a paved lot 5. Jeff spoke again about the 3 major factors in a building project. We get to pick two, he will tell us the other. a. quantity b. quality c. cost 6. Jeff said our project cost would put us higher than average, but not highest. 7. Jeff said he sized our parking for a full lot during peak hours. 8. The next Board meeting will be April 6 at 4 p.m. (not 3 p.m. as planned) 9. M. Goff moved to adjourn at 4:02 p.m., 5. Singleton seconded. All voted aye.