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Capital Project Information New Central Library Neighborhood Libraries Information for Architects, Consultants, Contractors & Bidders Oversight & Citizen Review Financial Summaries Archive Libraries for All Capital Program Office: capital.program@spl.org 1000 Fourth Ave. Seattle, WA 98104 206-386-4624		January 22, 2003 THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY'S CITIZEN PANEL RE-EVALUATES FUNDING RECOMMENDATION The Citizen Implementation Review Panel (CIRP) of The Seattle Public Library has re-evaluated its recommendation to spend $200,000 on a bookmobile in light of new information about costs. In 2000, CIRP evaluated 10 proposals for funding through the Opportunity Fund, a $6 million fund to pay for new or unanticipated neighborhood library capital needs. The Library received four proposals for various library services from the Belltown Cottage Project for Belltown; Shirley Riley for Crown Hill; Mt. Baker Housing Association and North Rainier Stewardship Committee for Mount Baker; and the Uptown Alliance for Queen Anne uptown. CIRP recommended spending $200,000 on a bookmobile with technology and new collections to serve the four areas. In September 2000, The Seattle Public Library board of trustees set aside $203,046 for a bookmobile and suggested the project begin with an analysis to determine neighborhoods that could best benefit from new bookmobile service. Since then, the Library has learned a bookmobile would cost more than $300,000. In addition, the operating budget, which would be used to hire bookmobile staff, has been cut five times since January 2001. The 2003 budget will be 5.1 percent less than the 2002 budget. "For those reasons, the bookmobile CIRP envisioned will not be ordered at this time," said Joseph Pasquarella Smith, CIRP chairman. "Now CIRP is determining whether to recommend the Library reallocate the money now, delay a decision on an alternate bookmobile, or keep the money in reserve for the other projects funded through the Opportunity Fund." Smith welcomes people to attend a CIRP meeting to share their views. CIRP meetings are generally held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Temporary Central Library, 800 Pike St., second floor board room. The next meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 4. For more information, call Ingrid Jennings, Library capital program administrative assistant, 206-386-4164, or e-mail CIRP@spl.org. CIRP provides citizen oversight of the "Libraries for All" building program to improve or replace all 22 branches, build five new branches and build a new Central Library. The Opportunity Fund is part of the $196.4 million Libraries for All bond measure that Seattle voters passed in 1998 to rebuild the library system. Content Modified: 22 January 2003 12/30/2005 © 1999-2006 - The Seattle Public Library

Libraries for All
Capital Program Office:
capital.program@spl.org
1000 Fourth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
206-386-4624

January 22, 2003

THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY'S CITIZEN PANEL RE-EVALUATES FUNDING RECOMMENDATION

The Citizen Implementation Review Panel (CIRP) of The Seattle Public Library has re-evaluated its recommendation to spend $200,000 on a bookmobile in light of new information about costs.

In 2000, CIRP evaluated 10 proposals for funding through the Opportunity Fund, a $6 million fund to pay for new or unanticipated neighborhood library capital needs.

The Library received four proposals for various library services from the Belltown Cottage Project for Belltown; Shirley Riley for Crown Hill; Mt. Baker Housing Association and North Rainier Stewardship Committee for Mount Baker; and the Uptown Alliance for Queen Anne uptown. CIRP recommended spending $200,000 on a bookmobile with technology and new collections to serve the four areas.

In September 2000, The Seattle Public Library board of trustees set aside $203,046 for a bookmobile and suggested the project begin with an analysis to determine neighborhoods that could best benefit from new bookmobile service.

Since then, the Library has learned a bookmobile would cost more than $300,000. In addition, the operating budget, which would be used to hire bookmobile staff, has been cut five times since January 2001. The 2003 budget will be 5.1 percent less than the 2002 budget.

"For those reasons, the bookmobile CIRP envisioned will not be ordered at this time," said Joseph Pasquarella Smith, CIRP chairman. "Now CIRP is determining whether to recommend the Library reallocate the money now, delay a decision on an alternate bookmobile, or keep the money in reserve for the other projects funded through the Opportunity Fund."

Smith welcomes people to attend a CIRP meeting to share their views. CIRP meetings are generally held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Temporary Central Library, 800 Pike St., second floor board room. The next meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 4.

For more information, call Ingrid Jennings, Library capital program administrative assistant, 206-386-4164, or e-mail CIRP@spl.org.

CIRP provides citizen oversight of the "Libraries for All" building program to improve or replace all 22 branches, build five new branches and build a new Central Library. The Opportunity Fund is part of the $196.4 million Libraries for All bond measure that Seattle voters passed in 1998 to rebuild the library system.

Content Modified: 22 January 2003

12/30/2005