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Home My WebLink About207-05 RESOLUTION• 4 RESOLUTION NO. 207-05 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC SERVICE PLAN AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LONG-RANGE FUNDING PLAN FOR LIBRARY SERVICES. WHEREAS, the City of Fayetteville provides $1,431,198 in annual operating funds and $280,000 in annual capital funds to the Fayetteville Public Library; and, WHEREAS, the Fayetteville Public Library has requested $496,000 in additional funding requests to meet service demands and provide additional hours of operation for the new library building; and, WHEREAS, without an increase in revenue needed to take action now, the Fayetteville Public Library will not be able to meet future growth with the current level of service; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fayetteville strongly supports the Fayetteville Public Library and the quality educational programs and facilities it provides our community. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville urgently calls upon the Fayetteville Public Library Board to develop a Strategic Service Plan and a Long -Range Funding Plan for library services to enable the Library to seek other funding through a property tax election. PASSED and APPROVED this 18th day of October, 2005. ATTEST: `i••'cctY•pcSG,p :V. ps :FAYETTEVILLE: 4• Vs. oNSPS J,/ ---'y.;1aTOM ��° By: /h+;.20 SONDRA SMITH, City Clerk APPROV 'D: By DAN COODY, May Kevin Springer Submitted By • City of Fayetteville Staff Review Form City Council Agenda Items or Contracts 10/18/2005 City Council Meeting Date Budget & Research Division Action Required: 411/ ES Wie/d5 ao7 fie /2k //G pIr / Finance & Intemal Services Department A resolution of support for the Fayetteville Public Library to initiate the process of developing a strategic service plan and development of a long range funding plan for library services. Cost of this request Account Number Project Number Budgeted Item Category / Project Budget Funds Used to Date Remaining Balance Budget Adjustment Attached Program Category / Project Name Program / Project Category Name Fund Name Departmd'nt Director Date leC City Attorney Date Fi Director ance and Internal Service Mayor Comments: Date ate Previous Ordinance or Resolution # Original Contract Date: Original Contract Number: Received in Mayor's Office ERRED aye ARKANSAS DEPARTMENTAL DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE TO: THRU: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor Dan Coody and City Council Stephen Davis, Finance & internal Services Director G 1/ Kevin Springer, Budget Manager ;.; September 29, 2005 Resolution of Support to the Fayetteville Public Library for the Development of a Strategic Service Plan and the Development of a Long Range Funding Plan for Library Services. Recommendations Staff recommends approval of the Resolution of Support to the Fayetteville Public Library in undertaking the process to develop a Strategic Service and Long Range Funding Plan for Library Services. The Long Range Funding Plan would allow the Library to seek other funding mechanisms such as Property Taxes or endowments that would permit the Library to receive its funding independent from the City of Fayetteville. Background During the Mid -Year Budget Briefing, several questions and comments were made concerning the Fayetteville Public Library getting its own Property Tax through an election. Currently the Fayetteville Public Library receives an annual operating transfer of $1,431,198 from the City's General Fund and an annual capital transfer of $280,000 from the City's Sales Tax Capital Improvements Fund. The schedule below shows that the 2005 funding amount has almost doubled since 2002. Budget Year 2002 Actual 2003 Actual 2004 Actual 2005 Budget 2006 Requested Library % Increase Operating Transfer Materials Capital Total Over Prior Year $ 693,210 $ 161,000 $ 854,210 $ 808,392 $ 165,197 $ 973,589 $ 862,250 $ 161,000 $ 1,023,250 $ 1,431,198 $ 280,000 $ 1,711,198 $ 1,926,198 $ 317,000 $ 2,243,198 14% 5% 67% 31% • • Fayetteville citizens have demonstrated their support for the Library. The Fayetteville Public Library has experienced rapid growth in service use from 1997-2004: • Checkouts have increased by more than two and a half times growing from 271,187 to 718,159 and are projected to go to over 850,000 in 2005. • Library visits have tripled, wowing from 192,179 to 576,773. • Program attendance has grown from 14,448 to 41,658. • Cardholders have more than tripled—from 15,662 to 48,419 and are expected to top 60,000 by the end of 2005. The funding needs for the Fayetteville Public Library are growing at a faster rate than the overall revenue stream currently available to the City in General Fund. Libraries in Arkansas are afforded the opportunity to establish dedicated stable funding for these services. Current Status The Fayetteville Public Library is requesting the City's support in undertaking the process of getting an election for the collection of Property Tax. Budget Considerations When the Fayetteville Public Library obtains voter approval of a citywide Property Tax, thcn the City of Fayetteville would reallocate the operational and capital funding currently dedicated to library services to other necessary City services such as Police and Fire. If you have any questions concerning the information contained, please feel free to contact me at 575-8226. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 1 • • RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC SERVICE PLAN AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LONG-RANGE FUNDING PLAN FOR LIBRARY SERVICES. WHEREAS, the City of Fayetteville provides $1,431,198 in annual operating funds and $280,000 in annual capital funds to the Fayetteville Public Library; and, WHEREAS, the Fayetteville Public Library has requested $496,000 in additional funding requests to meet service demands and provide additional hours of operation for the new library building; and, WHEREAS, without an increase in revenue needed to take action now, the Fayetteville Public Library will not be able to meet future growth with the current level of service; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fayetteville strongly supports the Fayetteville Public Library and the quality educational programs and facilities it provides our community. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville urgently calls. the Fayetteville Public Library Board to develop a Strategic Service Plan and ng -range Funding Plan for library services to enable the Library to seek other din through a property tax election. r ! r PASSED and APPROVED this 18th day of October, 2105. 1 ROVED: ATTES By SONDRA_ ITH, City Clerk D• A�NoGOODY, Mayor 'Clarice Pearman - Res. 207-05• Page 1 From: Clarice Pearman To: Springer, Kevin Subject: Res. 207-05 Kevin, Attached is a copy of your division's agenda item passed by City Council, October 18, 2005 regarding the library funding. Thanks. Have a good day. Clarice CC: Bell, Peggy; Deaton, Vicki