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inco-opexamplesidentifiedinOregon,theindividualco-opmembersretainprimaryresponsibility <br />fortheirowncapitalneeds. <br />EliminatesequityissuesofCityornon-Cityresidency,everyonewouldbecitizen <br />Advantages: <br />ofthecooperative;thepotentiallylargertaxbase,broaderpopulation <br />demographics,andlargergeographicareaoftheco-opmayfacilitatetaxpayer <br />support;atleastinitiallytheco-opcanbeformedandgrowthrough <br />intergovernmentalagreements(e.g.:anewspecialdistrictdoesnotnecessarily <br />havetobevotedin) <br />ItisnotwithintheauthorityoftheCitytocreatesuchanentityonitsown, <br />Challenges: <br />negotiationswithmultiplegroupscouldbeprotracted;inLaneCountyitmaynot <br />beassimpleastostartwithintergovernmentalagreementsÒbindingÓtogether <br />existinginstitutionscoveringmostofthepossiblenewserviceterritory;formation <br />ofaco-opwouldnotnecessarilyleadtolibrarybranchesbeingphysicallylocated <br />inRiverRoadorSantaClara(oranywhereelseforthatmatter). <br />Probablymostcentraltotheperceivedlibraryservice <br />OptionNo.2:CityBranchLibrary- <br />needsandaspirationsoftheRiverRoadandSantaClaracommunitiesisthelackofabranch <br />libraryineitherarea.Nonetheless,withonlythreelibraryfacilitiesintheCity,itwouldappearto <br />behardtoarguethatthelackofalibrarybranchinthesetwocommunitiesisanygreaterinequity <br />thanforotherpartsoftheCity.Thecapitalorleasecostofanewlibrarybranch,combinedwith <br />anestimated(bytheCity)annualoperatingcostof$600,000,doesnotappeartobodewellfor <br />newbranchfacilitiesinRiverRoadorSantaClara(oranywhereelseintheCity)inthenear <br />future.Furthermore,thelibraryco-opmodeldiscussedinHeritageOptionNo.1abovewouldnot <br />inandofitselfsolvethisproblem. <br />ÒSolvesÓthemostcentralissueinoneaction;providesthephysicalfacilityfor <br />Advantages: <br />whatwillprobablybetheÒultimateÓlibraryserviceprovider;providesapotential <br />communityÒcenterÓ. <br />PrioritizationofanewbranchwouldprobablyhavetobeanoutcomeofaCity- <br />Challenges: <br />wideprocess;evenifprioritized,thecapitalorleasefunding(andoperational <br />costs)ofanewbranchlibrarymaynotbeavailable <br />WhatAnotherCommunityHasDone <br />Inotherregions,multi-jurisdictionallibraryco-opshavebeenmosttypicallyformedwherethereisan <br />existingcountyserviceandamultiplicityofcitylibraries.ThisisnotthecaseinLaneCounty,wherethere <br />isnocountysystem,andfewcitysystems.The <br />WashingtonCounty(Oregon)CooperativeLibrarySystem <br />isalongestablished(mid-1980Õs)exampleofsuchacooperative.Itmustbecautionedthatthe <br />WashingtonCountyco-opisdistinguishedfromtheLaneCountysituationinthattheco-opcameonthe <br />scenewithafullrosterofmembercitylibrarydepartmentsandlibrarybuildingsalreadyinplace. <br />Nevertheless,aco-opmaybesomethingtoconsider,especiallyasitcoulddrawincountytaxpayersto <br />thelibraryfundingpicture.hasalsoformedacity/countylibrarycooperative <br />ClackamasCounty(Oregon) <br />andbeensuccessfulinsecuringtaxpayersupportinthepast.Boththesecooperativeshavehadfunding <br />measuresrejectedbythevotersintherecentpast. <br />RiverRoad/SantaClaraCommunityTransitionProject16 <br />TransitionandHeritageWhitePaperMay2006 <br /> <br />