DEPARTMENT MAKING REQUEST
Budget & Admin Services
Title
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24-327, Approve Ranking, Library Master Plan (Community Services)
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REQUESTED MOTION/ACTION
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Recommended Action:
a) Approve ranking of firms for Request for Proposal #24-327, Library Master Plan: 1st Engberg Anderson, Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; HBM Architects, LLC of Cleveland, Ohio; and Williamson Design Associates of Clearwater, Florida; and
b) Approve start of negotiations; and
c) Authorize the Chairman to sign the Contract after completion of negotiations.
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budget
Budgeted Action:
No action needed. Budgeted in the Community Services Capital Maintenance Plan approved in the FY24 budget process. Funding is supplied from Capital Projects ad valorem.
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BACKGROUND (Why is this Action Necessary, and What Action will be accomplished)
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Background:
This is for a consultant to develop a Library and History Division Master Plan to identify measurable service levels and quantify existing space deficiencies and assets and identify how best to address deficiencies and plan for the future system wide. The plan will identify the staffing levels and total number of square feet required per building for the library system to serve Charlotte County neighborhoods and residents equitably through the year 2050. Taking into consideration population projections, anticipated distributions, and evolving library usage habits, the Master Plan will serve as a defensible guide to the Libraries and History's Division capital program as it seeks to provide high quality 21st Century library services that meet the growing and evolving needs of residents. The plan should enable Charlotte County to respond appropriately and effectively to changes in community demographics, technology and telecommunications, emerging service expectations, aging facilities, and other future needs. Once complete, the plan will be a significant asset to Charlotte County's ongoing planning effort and a guide to ...
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