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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_LAB_05.19.2014Minutes of the Meeting of the Library Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown May 19, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. 8th In the Staff conference room, Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8 Street MEMBERS PRESENT: Linda Nix, Stephanie Blanck, Lois Case, and Margaret Thompson. Regular Session began at 6:30 p.m. A. There were no citizens wishing to address the Board. B. Consideration of minutes of the March 17, 2014 meeting. — Stephanie Blanck made the motion to accept the minutes of the April 2014 Library Advisory Board Meeting and Lois Case seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. C. Consideration of Library Director's repo — Eric Lashley — Director Lashley reported April was a strange month in terms of attendance and circulation. Attendance was slightly up over the previous year, but circulation was slightly down. Lashley had expected the visitations to be much higher due to the popularity of the Anne Frank exhibit. OverDrive circulation was also slightly down with 1,213 ebooks and 316 audiobooks being checked out. Bookmobile checkouts for April were steady at 2,695. The library hosted a volunteer luncheon on May 14, 2014 and over 80 volunteers participated. Since October 2013, the beginning of our fiscal year, the library has had more than 5,714 volunteer service hours performed. Mary Beth Huba was in attendance and she has volunteered for 30 years at the library. Lashley noted a $1,000 donation from the Sun City Kiwanis and a $1,000 donation from the Congregation Havurah Shalom in Sun City. He also reported the previous donation from Bonnie Stump came from her unspent campaign contributions and did not have any designated purpose. Lashley announced that more than 250 people participated in the May the 4th Star Wars event that was held at the Community Center in San Gabriel Park. The event was well received. On May 13, 2014 City Council approved a lease agreement with Williamson County for a parking lot at the corner of MILK Jr. and 8th Street. This parking lot will help with the overflow parking for our library events. Lashley reported the Friends' Hill Country author series featuring James Magnuson was very successful with approximately 90 in attendance. The director reported that the library will have a new database called Zinio. Zinio allows patrons to electronically download magazines to computers, tablets and other electronic devices. These magazines do not have a due date and you will be able to subscribe to the magazines in the future. Director Lashley noted Summer Reading will be kicked off on June 5, 2014. The theme of the program is Fizz, Boom, Read. Lashley announce the library will be offering notary services to the public and the library is looking into becoming a passport office for Georgetown. Lashley reported the library needed to update our strategic plan and he is looking at ways to incorporate surveys and focus groups to help gain community input on the process. The director read the patron comments. D. Consideration of library's policies regarding reconsideration of materials — Eric Lashley — Lashley reviewed the procedures for requesting that materials to be removed from the collection. He read portions of the Library Bill of Rights to emphasize that the library will have books and resources that are provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. E. Consideration and possible action regarding the City Center Plan that will be presented to City Council on Maw — Eric Lashley — Director Lashley noted that he had hoped to have an update on the council workshop since it was originally scheduled for May 13, but was moved to May 27. He noted he would be meeting with an architect hired to give more detailed renderings on Thursday, May 22. He noted that the council did approve the lease for the parking lot in Phase 1 of the City Center Plan and that any plan requires additional parking. F. Report on the meeting of chairs of the Arts and Culture Board, the Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board, the Main Street Advisory Board, and the Library Advisory Board on April 30, 2014. — Linda Nix, Eric Lashley — Chair Nix reported that there was a meeting of the board chairs on April 30 at the new Art Center. She noted a big change will come to Georgetown when the new convention center is opened. The group discussed ways to get the visitors to the convention center to visit downtown. There was a brief discussion about how a new City Center around the library could help draw people to the downtown. There was a general consensus that a regular meeting of the board chairs would be nice to keep the lines of communication open among the different boards. G. Consideration of dates of future Board meetings — Eric Lashley — No accommodations needed to be made to move the June board meeting. Chair Linda Nix adjourned the meeting at 7:37 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Margaret Linda Nix, Chair GEORG 'TOWN -PUBLIC LIBRARY Corr a:rative Fiscal Year Statistics 2013 Oct Nov Dee Jan Feb Mar Apr Annual Total Patron Visits Current Year 26554 29993 24808 29652 28608 32771 29993 202079 2012-2013 26729 27473 19786 27227 27534 32142 29052 360225 2011-2012 30822 27674 22499 35123 32409 47620 39433 396094 2010-2011 31410 27524 28878 27363 29232 12 9 33018 362923 Circulation 2013 Current Year 46597 42212 40306 447' 2 40648 4 748 42375 303978 201 -2t113 41909 42277 38971 44973 40288 45324 44749 550683 2011-2012 45280 42854 38880 44006 41925 45073 42285 552032 010-2011 40965 40697 35963 42919 40488 44139 40729 527746 FY 01-014tatitis Children's Programs Annual Total Attendance 1351 789 612 854 1031 1178 989 6804 Programs 11 5 11 4 11 12 5 59 Story Time 27 19 12 22 20 18 23 141 Other (Tour, Movies, Cr 8 4 0 0 0 4 4 20 After School Programs 4 5 4 4 4 4- 4- 29 Other Services ILL Ordimed 64 38 38 52 36 28 29 28 ILL Tilled 41 32 31 26 31 17 21 199 Internet usage (persons) 6130 5002 4453 5428 5020 5661 4862 36556 Overdrive usage (E- ks) 1129 1188 1278 1370 1294 1307 1213 8779 Overdrive usage (s) 237 282 282 292 280 352 316 2041 Bookmobile circulation 2979 2609 2466 2038 2941 2464 2695 18192 Volunteer Mourn Adult 667,25 692.50 559,50 718,85 634.50 770.75 60115 4643,10 Teen 44.00 11,00 52,00 75Z0 7915 15.50 407 00 317.75 mcrnity Service 42,00 55.75 130,25 107.50 7125 141.50 204.00 75125 "Total 75125 75925 74175 89985 786.50 927.75 845.75 5714A0 Registrations City Residents -new 142 95 97 94 185 150 139 90 GISD Kids' Cards 8 6 0 1 12 10 11 48 Non -residents -new 6 21 28 39 40 39 27 220 Total 176 122 125 134 237 199 177 1170 Cash Receipts Fine list. Revenue 3302.99 3042.65 2996.25 392126 3253,24 3645A2 3151.51 23315,32 Non-resident fees 2060.00 1880,00 1905.00 3090,00 255&00 26X00 2220.00 16340.00 Donations 2868.85 1115,53 2197.52 389.70 1216A0 1850.90 131330 10951.90 Gifts/Memorials 125.00 2525,00 1182,50 9171.25 5273150 4154.81 18928.75 41 60.81 Meeting Room Use Persons attdg maefings 3542 3009 2396 2744 2868 5500 4410 24469 Library Collection Changes Copies Added 1851 890 1278 967 1220 1299 1416 8921 Copies Discarded 473 389 394 701 629 449 572 3607 Donations Added 212 75 138 138 77 132 133 905 Sookmr bde. did nun fS". la , veek of j wag .a ( �> s� r.�,�, i>�..�.,,rsr.0 t rn GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY DONATIONS __ April 2014 Diary Overstreet Copy of her book, The Women. They Walked to Texas, in honor of John Berry Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas The Wo nan`s Club $1 hid in honor of their speakers Neffouise Stewart Copies of Daniel one; Gil'' Father, Daniel filoonc, Daniel Boone, Mast#r of the tderness ; The Life of Daniel Boone; The Wooldridge ,FansW , volumes I & 2; The Boone Family; Jamestowne Ancestors 07-1 , In honor of John Tom Stewart, Jr. Anonymous 300 for renewal of nonresident student cards for the summer Jean Brashear Copies of her novels; Texas Roots, Texas Wild, Texas Dreams, and Texas Rebel, in memory of her mother, Diane Roberson Hanna Davidson Pankowsky Copy of her book, East of the Storm Sun City Georgetown i ni 1000 for ch ldren's programs CITIZEN'S REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF LIBRARY MATERIAL (1 form per title) Author: Title: Person making request: Address: Phone Number• E-mail: This request is being made on behalf of: Person making request A family member Group or organization (please designate) PLEASE TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW 1. How did you become aware of this item? 2. Did you read or review the entire material? 3. What is your objection to the item? 4. What would you like the library to do about this item? Reauest for Reconsideration Process After the completed request form is received, the Library Director will review the material in question and will attempt to answer the complaint to the patron's satisfaction. If the patron is not satisfied with the Library Director's action, a request may be made for the material to be reviewed by the Library Advisory Board. If the material is viewed by the Library Advisory Board, an agenda item will be placed on the earliest monthly board meeting agenda. The Library Advisory Board meets the second Monday of the month at 6:30 PM in the first floor staff conference room of the library. The Library Director will send an invitation to the patron to attend the monthly meeting. The patron whom made the request will be allowed 3 minutes to explain why they would like to have the library material reconsidered. The Chair of the Library Advisory Board may grant additional time at their discretion. Library Advisory Board members may ask questions of the patron, but the patron cannot speak during the deliberations • the agenda item unless they are responding to a direct question. No action will be taken at the initial board meeting. After the initial • Advisory Board meeting, the material in question and any • ermateriast e patron would like to include in their request will be kept at a designated location within the library for Library Advisory Board members to review prior to the second meeting. The Same rules and procedures will apply for the second board meeting. The patron will be granted 3 minutes to speak on the agenda item. The Chair of the Library Advisory Board may grant additional time at their discretion. Members of the Library Advisory Board may ask questions of the patron. During deliberations, the patron Is not allowed to speak unless to answer a direct question from the Board, The Board will make a decision regarding the patron's request. If the patron is not satisfied with the Library Advisory Board's decision, they have the right to appeal the decision to City Council. If the patron indicates they would like to appeal, the Library Director will contact the City Manager and Mayor to have the item placed on a future Council agenda. The Library Director will send an invitation to the patron informing them of the date and time of the Council meeting and the procedures which will follow. Municipal Center Concepts City of Georgetown, TX STUDY AREA of course, occur only if the County and private owners were to determine that The study area for a new Georgetown City doing so would be to their benefit. Center is adjacent to and surrounding the Central library at 8th and Rock Streets, Four possible alternatives are presented, The study area is bounded by 7th Street along with their pros and corm and finan- to the north, gth Street to the south, Rack dial analyses. Preliminary space needs Street to the east and Martin Luther King for civic facilities and open space are Street to the west. It also includes two provided also provided. The overall intent city --owned blocks west of MLK Street is to illustrate options, and not necessar- between 8th and 1 fith"Streets. ily commit to one specific plan. In each scenario, however, the first phase of im This study focuses on city -owned prop- provements is the same, allowing a sig erti s, but also illustrates ways in which r ificant amount of work to begin as soon the County and nearby private property as funding could be secured. tart nprq rnidri rlAvAinn thair nrnna3rt€a Municipal Center Concepts City of Georgetown, T Municipal Center Concepts City Of Georgetown, TX 4 � A r r M w way #` # • • r •- r • r • w ems. Yn Lr � r # # 1 # ' # # # # # Municipal Center Concepts City of Georgetown, TX { �N r i # . i '• . i s � k' • • i � 9 6h i i` i i M i M i ft d � �k��irva PP s i i i i i i # i `� � • e • e i� ♦ ' II i. i j w * i 10 Municipal Center Concepts City of Georgetown, TX EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS The City Center study area is located one block west of the courthouse square along 3th Street. It consists of four city blacks: two regular blocks and two expanded city blacks. Refer to Figure 3 below for an aerial photograph with notes. Block descriptions are provided on the following page. Temporary County buildings — ---- Private professional Overflow library offices parking Williamson County Cold library F Courthouse �r 1{lth St '� z GCftT building __ Private buildings Flower shop Central Library Historic Light and Water Library parking Works building Figure 3 - Existing Conditions 12 Municipal Center Concepts i i w i i w a i w ♦ i" a i i ! r i • .. i i i '• • a . i •! i ♦ = a M i i ae w i w � ♦ "` i i i � i i• a ' i i ! a! i� i . . • w W � i i i •' i i q yy j b t r �as f zµ, i NO i • ! • i i i i . ' ! • i i ice. 'w i' i ! i a • � i i i i` w a • i. r • `i i i � w w # i w ! • i . i i a i i i � i • i• • i i s i' •!. a City of Georgetown, TX ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS & PHASING Four alternative scenarios provide options for the configuration and pricing of a new City Center. A phased approach allows the City Center to evolve over time. Each sce- nario is designed to maximize use of city -owned property in Phase 1, saving the City and taxpayers money. When expansion is necessary, optional locations for a future City -fall and public parking structure are shown in Phase 2. Note that some of these options would require the City acquiring land {either by purchasing or swapping land from the County or private land owners in order to do so. In addition, each scenario shows how ether new development by the County and private owners could occur around the City Center in Phase 3 for as the market demands.) The first phase is generally the same for each scenario (see exceptions on page 15,) allowing improve- ments to Begin immediately. Phases two and three include the phasing in of a future City Hall, parking structure and new surrounding development. Figure 4 explains the phasing options: PSE LSCENARIOorthkingr,PHASE � SCENARIO 8 PHASE 3 ALL SCENARIOS * City Hall East * Outdoor public - ALL SCENARIE3S public parking realm improve- * New infill develr structure' ments opm nt on County * Surface public and private land (as parking lest SCENARIO ARIO C market demands) * Renovations of * City Hall West existing buildings (addition) , public parking structure SCENARIO C2 City Hall Vest (new) + public* parking struc- ture Figure 4 - Alternative Phasing Scenarios 14 Municipal Center Concepts City of Georgetown, TX Outdoor cafe seating Amphitheater FestivalStreet 200-space surface JE parking lot I Figure 11 I - 6 - Phase One Improvements (3D Rendering4 16 Shade corridor Expanded sculpture garden K- Children's olav area Behind Mtry Plazas Shade corridor 4 Pedestrian Corridor Municipal Center Concepts- t. SURFACE PARKIN LOT 200 SPAC- A, public parking lot is designed to be con- structed on county land on the corner of MLK and 8th Streets, as previously agreed upon by the City and County. This parking list would serve the library and city center, rt , rfN# lFJftft{} yt{4rrtrr7fr{t! f£Xtt£ £`}'Yj and other downtown services, until a fu- tt#jf+ £' ture parking structure can be built. This lot should be designed much like the one on The surface parking lot should e designed much the corner of 9th and Main, with landap- like the existing surface lot at 9th and Main Streets, ing and decorative sidewalks. It should with improved streetscaping and signage. also be designed to be flexible in use, perhaps accommodating special events. A pedestrian corridor could be provided through the parking lot that connects into £ tt t h tt the "shade corridor" and amphitheater (as described in #5.) t , FESTIVAL STREET During weekends, 8th Street (between Flock and MLK) and MLK Street (between w ' Bth and 9th) could transform into a "fes- tival" atmosphere. These streets could be temporarily closed to automobiles for p y } special events such as art fairs, concerts The surface parking lot should be designed to or farmer's markets. The street should be accommodate specialeventsand link into other designed to appear as a special place, amenities in the City Center area, such as the "shade corridor." perhaps with unique paving, and should also include power outlets to accommo- date the special everts. Sidewalks and streetscaping treatments along these streets should also be designed with -a high-level of detail. The "festival street" could hest events such as farmer's markets and art fairs and ;be designed with unique paving to make it appear special. 17 City of Georgetown, TX 1 Municipal Center Concepts n • # # i ' # w # ` i # i l i Y �I i` r � X p a + fmy l„ a i a yp y 1r� r y xiv' fi City of Georgetown, TX PHASES 2 & 3 Phases two and three assume that, as growth continues in Georgetown, a new City Hall will be needed to support grow- ing staff and city department services. Additionally, it is assumed that a public parking structure would be built to sup- port the new City Hall and Georgetown City Center as well as downtown business patrons. The following scenarios illustrate different options for the location of these services. In addition, new infill develop- ment is shown in order to demonstrate how the area could transform over -time, as the county and private property own- ers redevelop their sites to accommodate their own growth. 0 20 3-DIMENSIONAL ILLUSTRATIONS LEGEND: F "Festival Street" r7-77 Hard-scaped public improve- ments (sidewalks and plazas) Soft-scaped public improve- ments (park areas) Lr= City Hall —1] EFuture development by County/ ]private owners Municipal Center Concepts City of Georgetown, TX PHASE Scenario 3 places a new City Hail east of the library adjacent to the coffee shop in phase two. A pudic parking structure Mould replace the existing bank surface lot south of the new City Hall at the corner of 9th and Rock Streets. PHASE LJ.. New r development on county and private land is shown north of the library and City Halpin order to activate 8th Street and the surrounding City Center uses. Municipal Center Concepts City of Georgetown, TX Municipal Center Concepts City of Georgetown, T PHASE 2 - SCENARIO New City Hall (approximately 45,000 F) $9,281,00 Furniture, Fittings, Equipment, and Security for new City Hall $2,250,000 New parking stricture 1$7,875,000 15% Construction contingency $2,911,000 r„ ;7 � t�� ,;t t. ti,. �:•�,.s`t"', tr}�j3V& �Sls� r. �� i13,?`,�5 a; ti '���?�'jrlfi.t �}�2 wrt���`�. �, t`t�ry,°�. r���ji"ryltrf�Ft 4,Yt'4��Y'{�iV}�t',�}^ss'�{3`^`�# t q Land for new City Hall and parking structure north of Library $1,654,000 Sell city -owned property at'NW corner of gth & Rock Streets �2'26,000 PHASE 2 - SCENARIO R ,, {,, ,_ °.„ °!{ � r. � rt- , „i m .•m. ., .tt' .tt „uV� � ,r$ n�',�,. tf�a r}�t€�Vt�,u ��,Sttr�� t'',� s .;t, r r. �'.° e`?fl }�`e`:�t, ,h�"`�i�'�tr`�`{�Z'sV�,,;r�. New Hall (approximately 45,000 SE) $9,281,000 FI E,Security for new City Hall $2, 50,000 New parking stricture 1$7,8715,000 '�, u , � - r" =s r • ,p, � o ° {' �`.-:, j . < � { � :� x . 'r�i' u�,ttx3i£ A{ 3 �f c� {a`'dtSr � 1`��#,l "'tf ' 'ic;`, �i rt,. tt:t ,t�fi• ``� {f�{ ! ����� B3{�� : {u�S i r�r Y #{zt s�,#t£� i � � F�1., , _. �i, }v$' 4. `i. ,'2 ;i ' ra�k�✓fit 3�Tfi.. ,�}. `°r \ t,Cs � s's°." 15% Construction contingency 2,911,0g l 9 i . ° Lang for new City Hall east of Library Further planning with full construction documents is needed to allow for exactness about such items as utilities, lighting, structural, interior fittings 3 and furnishings, exterior furnishings and materials, and ether such details. Y; Full spreadsheets for each scenario are provided in the appendix. , .. ! 2 Municipal Canter Concepts PHASE 2 - SCENARIO MWi�r ryCity fall �-addition to old library (approximately 28,000 SFFI ,;Security for new (amity Hall bie r parkin g structure s I 1 11 1 zr4e 15% Construction conting $2,258,000 Land for new parking structure east of Library 25 ,000 PHASE 2- SCENARIO C2 MY l e s a . �a�rI. Now City Hall (approximately 45,000 ') $9,281,000 FF , ,Security for new' City Hall $2,250,000 New panning: structure 1$7,875,000 gg rr{ # `+�? 15% ;Construction contingency 1$2,911, 000 Land for new parking structure east of Library 1$255,000 s 7 City of Georgetown, T TOTAL COST COMPARISON A cost summary for each scenario Is provided below Summary of Options A B C C Renovations Council Chambers/Municipal Court $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 GCAT 1st Floor $650,000 $650,000 $650,000 $650,000 Old Library $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $1,700,000 0 Old Police Station $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 New Construction City Hall $9,281,000 $9,281,000 $5,775,000 $9,281,000 Fu rnitu re, Fittings, Equipment, Security $2,250,000 $2,250,000 $1,400,000 $2,250,000 Parking Temporary Surface Lot $400,000 $400,000 $400,000 $400,000 Parking Structure $7,85,000 $7,875,000 $7,875,000 $7,875,000 ©pen Space Festival Street $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 Park Space $187,500 $187,00 $187,500 $187,500 Plaza $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 Amphitheater $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 Tensile Structure $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 Play Area with Fountain $56,000 $56,000 $56,000 $56,000 Subtotal of Construction (Rounded to Thousands) $29,100,000 $29,100,000 $24,744,000 $27,400,000 Contingency $4,365,000 $4,365,000 $3,711,600 $4,109,925 Total of Construction (Rounded to Thousands) $33,465,000 $33,46 ,000 _ $28,455,600 $31,509,425 Acquisitions/Leases Land for City Hall/Parking $1,65,600 $2S4,400 $254,400 $254,400 Legal for Ground Lease (allowance) $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 Subtotal $1,674,000 $274,000 $274,000 $274,000 Total of Construction/Acquisitions $35,139,000 $33,739,000 $28,730,000 $31,783,000 Dispositions IOW Corner of 9th & Rock $225,600 $0 $0 $0 CVB Building $357,000 $357,000 $357,000 $357,000 City Hall/Post Office $985,000 $985,000 $985,000 $985000 Albertson`s $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 Total of Dispositions (Rounded to Thousands) $5,068,000 $4,842,000 $4,842,000 $4,842,000 Cost Less Dispositions (Rounded to Thousands) $30,071,000 $28,897,000 $23,888,000 $26,941,000 Figure 7 - Cost Comparison Summary 28 Municipal Center Concepts PROJECT FUNDING The usual funding for such projects is bonding. Current rates for municipal bonds vary from ±3.5% to ±5.5% and up. For the purposes of understanding the range of annual debt, a medium value of 4.75% was used for a 25-year bond applied to the cost after dispositions. The debt coverage, as required in Georgetown, is 1.5. Figure 7 shows a breakdown of bonding capacity needed for each scenario: Bonding For Improvements A B C C2 25 yr Bond Debt Service at 4.75% $2,080,000 $1,999,000 $1,653,000 $1,864,000 Debt Coverage 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 Cash Flow Needed for Bonding $3,120,000 $2,999,000 $2,480,000 $2,796,000 Annual Ground Lease from County $105,000 $105,000 $105,000 $105,000 Annual Total for Bonding and Ground Lease $3,225,000 $3,104,000 $2,585,000 $2,901,000 Figure 8 - Bonding Comparison Summary The variance in cost between the options is approximately $6.2 million, and the revenue needed to support bonding and a ground lease varies by approximately $640,000. The range of options thus appear to offer multiple choices that allow for a future city center with a relatively small variance in the bonding capacity needed. As such, the options present choices that may hinge less directly upon construction cost than upon public priorities for the urban design desired, and upon considerations of future public needs. 29 City of Georgetown, TX With the analysis provided in this report, does one of the development scenarios stand out as a preferred option? Each of the refined options presented as A, B, C and C2 are viable. The analysis of potential space needs, preliminary estimates of potential construction costs and consideration of the land area that may be available in the study area provides some useful information: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Each option has unique and favorable opportunities, as well as difficult challenges. In the end, multiple variables will determine the chosen option. The overarching op- portunities and challenges for each scenario are: SCENARIO A Scenario A practices good urban design by flanking both sides of 8th Street with active, civic uses - a new City Hall to the north and the Central Library to the south. This is one of the negative aspects of 8th Street as it exists today, as only the south side contributes activity to the street. The down side to scenario A is that it requires significant purchase (or negotiation) of County and private property in order to do so. SCENARIO B Scenario B builds on the synergy with the library by placing City Hall directly adjacent to it. This gives City Hall prominent exposure and adjacency to the courthouse, another civic icon in downtown. This scenario requires less land acquisition than scenario A, but the placement of the parking structure on bank land, may or may not work out depending on the bank's future needs. SCENARIO C Scenario C fully utilizes city -owned property and is the most conservative approach, but it falls behind on overall best practices for urban design. It is making best use of existing city assets, but may require an upfront decision on the placement of City Hall in phase 1, however. Another potential opportuniy is that the placement of the parking structure, mainly on city -owned property, might allow the city to move forward with the structure sooner, if it proved to be feasible. SCENARIO C2 Scenario C2 also utilizes city -owned property, but invests in a new building to serve long-term needs. Like scenario C, it may require an upfront decision about the place- ment of City Hall in phase 1. Again, the same placement of the parking structure might allow the city to move forward with the structure sooner as well. 30 Municipal Center Concepts Figure 8 offers a more descriptive analysis of the potential opportunities and chat lenges for each scenario. 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Consider timingthe of parcels mightbecome availableto influence the final Momentums building present. scenario depends on r of other property owners to sell or join in someof the development, • • r r i `• ! • # • r r # ii• that currently exists. 3. Each scenario can be phased, and should begin with public improvements. Each scenario has the potential to be phased, beginning with the utilization of existing buildings for city services and the beautification of public space and enhancement of services such as public parking. Building public improvements first will assure the community of this major investment, especially as bonding will most likely be the most relevant funding source. It also has the potential to spur private investment sooner. Funding will also determine how the project pets phased. 4. Exploring the construction of a parking structure in phase 1 could help support later phases. If the abject of creating a parking structure is to create a district solution for parking that enables future private sector development, building the structure immediately could reassure the private sector to move forward with potential development (shown in Phase ,) While the bonding cost for the temporary lot is only approximately $32,000 annually, over the life of the bond this is a total cast of approximately $800,000 that could be eliminated by building the structure immediately. . In choosing any scenario, changes should be anticipated. Finally, it is important to recognize that all of the information generated for this study is based on bread estimates generated at a "high level," and that changes in any sce- nario should be expected as information becomes more refined. 32