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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 4707 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION CALLING A CITY ELECTION ON MAY 21, <br />2002, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFERRING TO THE LEGAL <br />ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE A MEASURE <br />AUTHORIZING A FOUR-YEAR LOCAL OPTION LEVY FOR <br />THE FUNDING OF LIBRARY OPERATIONS. <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: <br /> <br />A. On November 3, 1998, the voters of the City of Eugene approved an $8,760,000, <br />four-year serial levy for library operations, which commenced July 1, 1999, and will expire on <br />June 30,2003. The funds provided by this levy were used to meet one-time costs and operations of <br />a new larger Downtown Library and two branch libraries. Levy funds were also used for service <br />enhancements, including adding Sunday hours, enhanced collection and an enhanced Internet center. <br /> <br />B. The Mayor's Library Improvement Committee, which was originally created in <br />October of 1997 and reactivated in October of2001, reviewed recommendations for improving <br />library services over the long-term. The committee has made several recommendations regarding <br />a new levy to fund the services needed for adequate library operations, including: <br /> <br />1. Continuing the following services included in the current levy: <br /> <br />a. Library collection budget increase to provide for additional books and <br />other library materials for use throughout the library system; <br /> <br />b. Sunday afternoon hours at the Downtown Library and increase <br />staffing at the Downtown Library for additional public Internet access and volunteer <br />coordinator services; <br /> <br />c. Additional staff and funding for higher operating and maintenance <br />costs at Downtown Library due to its larger size; and <br /> <br />d. Operations of Bethel and Sheldon branch libraries. <br /> <br />2. Additional services as follows: <br /> <br />a. Enhancing the collection budget for the library system to bring the <br />library up to the Oregon Library Association's adequate standard of at least 2.5 <br />books per capita for a community of 50,000 or more in population; <br /> <br />b. Adding evening hours to the Downtown Library schedule to bring the <br />Library up to the Oregon Library Association standard of "adequate", which is to <br />provide at least 60 hours per week of open hours in a community with 25,000 or <br />more in population; <br /> <br />Resolution - 1 <br />