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Piedmont Avenue Library Community Meetings April, 2010 Sponsors: Friends of Piedmont Ave Library Piedmont Ave Neighborhood Improvement League. SUMMARY Tenant since March 1932 Current Lease of $1.00 per month September 2009, Citibank sold property - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Piedmont Avenue LibraryCommunity Meetings
April, 2010Sponsors: Friends of Piedmont Ave Library
Piedmont Ave Neighborhood Improvement League
SUMMARY
• Tenant since March 1932• Current Lease of $1.00 per month• September 2009, Citibank sold property• New Owner: Goodhue Property Investments• Existing Lease expires October 2010• New Lease of $4,250 per month; November 2010• City Council has approved new 1-year lease &
1-year option. • Funding beyond June 2011 to be addressed in FY 2011-13
Piedmont Avenue LibraryBranch Profile
FY08‐09 General Branch Information
• Total Branch Cost: $467,960• Personnel Cost: $418,030• Non-personnel cost: $49,930• Hours open: 2,061• Cost/open hour: $227.05• Reference questions: 15,424
Branch costs in this profile reflect budgeted, not actual figures. The Oakland Public Library had numerous vacancies throughout the system during FY08-09, resulting in lower actual branch costs than were budgeted.
Piedmont Avenue Library
Demographics
• Service Area Population: 19,177 • Per capita income: $55,316 • Branch cost/resident: $24.40• Branch visits (FY08-09): 185,033 • Visits/resident: 9.65 • Branch cost/visit: $2.53
Schools within 1 mile of branchPublic: 7 Charter: 1 Private: 7
Preschool: 8 Elementary: 9Middle: 10 High school: 5
Piedmont Avenue LibraryBranch Profile
Piedmont Avenue Library
Collection: 48,915 items
Collection by Item Type
Fiction (19,503)Non-Fiction (23,376)Audio (2,780)Video (3,256)
Collection by Target Age
Child (18,993)Young Adult (2,835)Adult (27,087)
Collection Highlights
•Non-fiction collection emphasizes philosophy, history, poetry, and biography•Branch houses largest LGBTcollection in the East Bay•102 periodical subscriptions•DVD collection focuses on TVseries, documentaries, and foreign language
Piedmont Avenue LibraryBranch Profile
Piedmont Avenue Library
Circulation FY 2008-09: 164,746(4th Highest Circulation)
Circulation by item type
Books (107,922) Audio (13,273)Video (43,551)
Circulation by age
Child (55,788) Young Adult (7,565)Adult (101,393)
FY08-09 Circulation Information
Circulation/FTE: 29,419 Circulation/hour: 79.93 Circulation/SF: 96.91Turnover rate: 3.37 % Systemwide circulation: 6.76% Branch Cost/circulation: $2.84
Piedmont Avenue LibraryBranch Profile
Piedmont Avenue Library
Computer Statistics FY08-09
• Public use computers: 3• Computer sessions: 8,880• Hours used: 3,958• % of available computer time used: 66.31%• % of available booking sessions used: 89.32%
Piedmont Avenue LibraryBranch Profile
Piedmont Avenue Library
Children’s Programs (FY08-09)
• No. programs: 250• Staff programs: 237• Guest performances: 13• No. participants: 7,662• Participants/program: 30.65• Branch cost/program participant: $61.08
Programs by target age
• Pre-school: 76• School-age: 116• Family: 58
Participation by program type
• Pre-school: 2,998• School-age: 1,453• Family: 3,211
Piedmont Avenue LibraryBranch Profile
Piedmont Avenue LibrarySummary of Survey
Friends of Piedmont Ave LibraryPiedmont Avenue Neighborhood
Improvement League (PANIL)
• Would you support a library on Broadway if funding was available through Redevelopment?
70%
30%
Yes
No
Piedmont Avenue LibrarySummary of Survey
Would you support a library on Broadway or MacArthur if space/funding was available in the Kaiser complex?
73%
27%
Yes
No
Piedmont Avenue LibrarySummary of Survey
Would you support a special tax assessment district (Mello-Roos, similar to Rockridge Library district) to fund a new library? This would increase taxes for every homeowner.
74%
26%
Yes
No
Piedmont Avenue LibrarySummary of Survey
• Would you support a new library on a portion of the Key Route parking lot – Howe Street between 40th and 41st Streets? This could be a multi-storied structure
81%
19%
Yes
No
Piedmont Avenue LibrarySummary of Survey
• The current library is within one block of Piedmont Avenue. How far from Piedmont Avenue do you feel the library can be placed and still enjoy community support?
16%
20%
25%
39%
1 block
2 blocks
3 blocks
Anywhere in theneighborhood
Piedmont Avenue LibrarySummary of Survey
• The current library is 1,700 SF. Is the size right?
30%
70%
About right
Needs to be increased
Piedmont Avenue LibrarySummary of Survey
• What is your preference for the next one to three years?
39%
37%
24%
Stay at the current location.Currently the lease is for one year.Additional years would requireLibrary administration, City Council,and the community finding moneyfor rent.
If unable to stay at the currentlocation, move to another buildingon Piedmont Avenue. This wouldrequire Library Administration, CityCouncil, and the community findingmoney for rent.
If unable to stay at the currentlocation — plan to build new library.The community would have tomobilize to support a new districttax and Library Administration, CityCouncil, and the community wouldhave to find money for rent untilnew library comp
Piedmont Avenue LibraryOptions Discussion
Shorter Term
• Stay in Current Location & Pay Rent (~$51K/year)• Move to Another Location & Pay Less Rent & Less Space• Move into Portable Building: School or Parking Lot
•Lease: ~$21K/one time; ~$1500/month + tax•Purchase: ~$102K + tax
• Close the Library
Piedmont Avenue LibraryOptions Discussion
Longer TermOption 1• Move closer to a Redevelopment Project Area• Projects in these redevelopment areas can take advantage of tax increment financing and other special powers• Broadway/MacArthur Redevelopment Project Area
•Potential Location: Broadway & 41st
•Potential Location: Piedmont Ave & Broadway
Piedmont Avenue Library
Longer Term, contd.Option 2• Build a new Library or remodel a building
•Location: Key Route Parking Lot
Piedmont Avenue LibraryOptions Discussion
Under-building parking
Library
SurfaceParking
Julia Morgan Bldg
Piedmont Avenue LibraryOptions Discussion
Longer Term, contd.Option 2• New Location: Where in neighborhood?
Taxing District• Establish a Mello-Roos Taxing District to accomplish
above• Mello_Roos establishes a special tax for authorized purposes and bonds• Based on $10M project costs; 25 year length of bond
•Piedmont Area only: Cost range: ~$55-$157/yr•Piedmont Area & the City of Piedmont: Cost range: ~$43/yr-$91/yrThe above Mello-Roos estimates are dependent on final district boundaries being established
Piedmont Avenue LibraryPiedmont Avenue LibraryOptions Discussion
City of Piedmont Library Services
• 43% of City of Piedmont residents are OPL Cardholders• Piedmont Checkouts in 2008-09: 88,000 items; only 3.61% of total circ• On average, Piedmont cardholders checked out 18.24 items compared to 11.17 items per Oakland cardholder• City of Piedmont currently pays $355K to City of Oakland for library svcs