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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA AGENDA ITEM Assistant County Administrator / Department of General Services M CONSENT BCC Meeting 10.02-2018 Date: September 20, 2018 To: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners Through: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator Michael C. Zito, Assistant County Administrator From: Anne Shepherd, Director Library Services Subject: Indian River County Library System Fellsmere Library Project BACKGROUND The Marian Fell Library located in Fellsmere was built in 1915, and added to the National Register in 1996. In 1987, the County signed an agreement to provide services to the Marian Fell Library 3 afternoons a week. In 1989, the County gave the library to the Fellsmere Library Association, a volunteer group who received a Historical Preservation Grant of $10,000. Library Service has not been available in Fellsmere for several years. In August of this year, County Staff was invited to meet with the Fellsmere City Manager to discuss a joint project between the Indian River County Library System and the City of Fellsmere to provide library service two days a week, 4 hours each day. The City of Fellsmere is proposing provide property upkeep, oversight, cleaning and painting of the facility, telephone and utilities, plus some funding of materials. Additionally, the City would pursue grant opportunities and partnerships to provide additional funding and support resources. Staff seeks conceptual approval to memorialize the terms of a proposed agreement with the City of Fellsmere to express these commitments in greater detail. DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS: The Fellsmere Library is about 900 square feet and contains a kitchen, restroom and open library area. The floors are the original yellow pine wood and some of the original furniture remains. The library is located at 63 North Cypress Street in Fellsmere, FL, which is about 8.5 miles from the North County Library and across the street from Fellsmere Elementary school and near the Boys and Girls Club. In the space available, the Library would be able to provide four computers for public use, approximately 1,000 books, literacy services, storytimes, and after school homework help. The collection would be a combination of adult, large print, children's books for every level, teen and Spanish materials. Access to all of our County Library collections would be available. The Library system will provide most of the materials from our current collections with some reference purchases. The two-day a week service would be provided by existing library staff. Some furnishings would be purchased with Impact Fee monies. FUNDING: Funding is available in various funding accounts. As a new service for our community, most of the items needed for the Library would fall under Impact Fee Guidelines. Purchases would include: furnishings, computers, book drop, library supplies and materials and fiber optic connection. C:\Users\legistar\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@ECOCD96C\@BCL@ECOCD96C.doc 116