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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA AGENDA ITEM Assistant County Administrator / Department of General Services 6.09 CONSENT November 16, 2018 BCC Meeting 1210412018 Date: November 16, 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 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 the Historical Preservation Grant of $10,000, in 1989. Library service has not been available in Fellsmere for several years. We are proposing a joint project between the Indian River County Library System and the City of Fellsmere to provide library service to the community two days a week, 4 hours each day. We are requesting the Board approve the 5 year Interlocal Agreement between City of Fellsmere and Indian River County. 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, 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 and staff 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 funds. The City of Fellsmere is proposing providing property upkeep, oversight, cleaning and painting of the facility, telephone and utilities, some funding of materials, support and partnerships, and grant opportunities. C:\Users\legistar\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@700E1AE0\@BCL@700E1AE0.doc 180