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RESOLUTION NO. 5136 A RESOLUTION CALLINGA CITY ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 3, 2015, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFERRING TO THE LEGAL ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE A MEASURE AUTHORIZING A FIVE-YEAR LOCAL OPTION LEVY FOR THE FUNDING OF LIBRARY OPERATIONS. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: A. Despite reduced budgets in recent years, the Eugene Public Library is heavily used by our community. In FY14, the Library served over 3,000 visitors daily and processed nearly three million check-outs. The Library provided more than 1,800 programs, ranging from storytimes to classes to entertainment with approximately 55,000 community members of all ages attending these free events. Monthly, the Library’s three locations provided over 75,000 wireless sessions and 18,000 Internet computer user sessions. B. The City’s Library Services funded byGeneral Fund and donation funds. The FY16 $10.6 million budget pays for the following existing services: a.Downtown Library services 61 hours across seven days a week b.Bethel and Sheldon Branch services 26 hours over five days a week. c.Publically available technology to use at the Library. d.Ability to use your own technology to access library services online 24hours per day, 7days each week. e.Purchase of a limited amount of new materials. f.Approximately1,200free public programs offered at the Library annually, for all ages. g.Some off-site programs, all of whichserve those unable to come into the Library, such as storytimes to low-income children at daycares and large print book delivery to homebound seniors. C. Eugene Public Library is nationally recognized for excellence in cost-effective delivery of services. In its 2014 rankings, Library Journal named Eugene Public Library a “Star Library” for thefifth time. The designation means Eugene Public Library ranks among the top three percent of public libraries nationwide for excellence in cost-effective delivery of key services. The Library Journal study, the “Index of Public Library Service 2014,” examined 7,586 public libraries. Only 258 libraries, including Eugene Public Library, received a Star Library designation. Eugene Public Library’s delivery of services per capita was evaluated against public libraries with comparable budgets. D. In October 2014,the Library engaged the community in a visioning process about the “Eugene Public Library of the Future”. Participants, representing diverse demographics and viewpoints withinthe community,reached a consensus that “Eugene Public Library has been and will continue to be a center of our community, a community that values Resolution -1