c/o 700 Third Ave., Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104, Tel.: 206-684-0719

Dec. 14, 1998

To: Community Organizations, Neighborhood Planning Groups, Friends of the Library, and Citizens

The Citizen Implementation Review Panel is being called CHIRP for short, because it is like a bird that warns of potential problems ahead. But the CHIRP is more than just a monitoring organization. It will:

• Make specific recommendations on the spending of a $6 million Opportunity
  Fund for libraries in underserved areas of Seattle;
  
• Review (in cooperation with citizens near each of the 25 neighborhood libraries)
  possible design issues related to the construction of new library facilities;
  
• Submit legislation directly the City Council, if necessary, to resolve issues that arise.

If you are interested, you should attend an Informational Meeting on Jan. 11. At this meeting, City Librarian Deborah Jacobs will describe the Libraries for All plan and answer any questions:

Informational Meeting
on the Citizen Implementation Review Panel

Mon., Jan. 11, 1999, 5:30–7:00 P.M.
Seattle Municipal Bldg., Room 221
600 Fourth Ave., Seattle

The Libraries for All capital plan, passed by the voters, established specific dollar amounts that are budgeted for a new central library and 25 new and improved neighborhood libraries. The Resolution established by the Seattle Library Board reaffirms the Library’s commitment to an open public process and enhanced financial reporting in the implementation of the Libraries for All capital plan, and establishes the Citizen Implementation Review Panel.

If you wish to apply, you must postmark your application no later than Jan. 22, 1999. There is no application form. Applications consist of a one-page letter and a one- or two-page résumé.

Brian Livingston
Chair, Seattle Budget Committee of the CNC

Irene Wall
Vice Chair, Seattle Budget Committee of the CNC