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Indian River County I Impact Fee Update Study <br /> Table V-5 <br /> Comparison of IRC Current LOS to Florida Standards <br /> IRC Achieved IRC LOS FIL Public Library Standards(2) <br /> Item • 00- Standard(per <br /> Residents)(') 1,000 Essential Enhanced Exemplary <br /> Library Buildings(sq.ft.) 745 580 600 700 1,000 <br /> Library Materials(3) 3,949 3,200 2,000 3,000 4,000 <br /> Computers 0.8 0.70 0.30 0.50 1.00 <br /> (1) Source:Table V-4 <br /> I (2) Source:Standards for Florida Public Libraries, 2004; Updated April 2013 <br /> (3) Library materials include books,online resources,subscriptions, and other library items <br /> IRC's adopted LOS standard for buildings does not meet the Florida Library Association's <br /> (FLA) essential standards. However, the County's adopted standard for library materials <br /> and computers and achieved LOS for all other areas are between the enhanced and <br /> exemplary LOS standards established by the State. <br /> The following table provides a comparison of the current IRC LOS to those of surrounding <br /> counties as well as other Florida counties. IRC's LOS is higher than surrounding counties in <br /> all areas, except for computers. In terms of computers, IRC ranks second after Brevard <br /> County. <br /> Table V-6 <br /> Comparison of IRC Current LOS to Surrounding Counties(per 1,000 residents) <br /> Per 1,000 Residents <br /> OtherItem Indian River Avg.of Peer Avg.of <br /> (Existing)(3) Brevard Osceola Okeechobee <br /> Library Buildings(sq.ft.) 7451 7001 3371 388 3171 4221 500 <br /> Library Materials(l) 3,9491 2,6621 1,0111 2,256 1,1461 1,8981 2,074 <br /> Computers(2) 0.81 1.01 0.51 0.41 0.41 0.71 0.8 <br /> (1) Library materials for IRC include books, CDs, DVDs,videos, print, and online resource subscriptions. <br /> Library materials for other counties include books,serial subscriptions,and Audio/video volumes <br /> (2) Source: Department of State—Division of Library&Information Services, 2009/10 Library Directory with <br /> Statistics; Includes public computers only <br /> (3) Source:Table V-4 <br /> (4) Peer group includes jurisdictions with 100,000 to 750,000 service area population(excluding IRC) <br /> (5) Includes all jurisdictions in Florida(excluding IRC) <br /> Tindale-Oliver&Associates, Inc. Indian River County <br /> September 2014 56 Impact Fee Update Study <br /> A .G <br />