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FROM: Ernest Siegel , County Librarian Cbsta
DATE: June 3 , 1986 Co
SUBJECT: San Ramon Branch Library
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) ! BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board of Supervisors reaffirm its commitment to the City
of San Ramon, that upon completion of a suitable library building to
be financed by the City, that the County will provide operating
funds for library materials, staff and occupancy costs. In making
this commitment , it is anticipated that the San Ramon Branch will
receive the same level of service as comparable branches in the
Contra Costa County Library System.
BACKGROUND
The City of Sam Ramon, population, 26 ,500, is the largest city in
the State of California not possessing a library. The residents of
San Ramon have always had to rely on the services of libraries in
neighboring cities, especially the library in the City of Dublin,
Alameda County.
On May 13, 1986 it was noted at the Board of Supervisors' meeting
that a branch library in the City of San Ramon is the highest
building priority of the County Library System.
The City of San Ramon has made a commitment to fund site acquisi-
tion, construction, and furniture and equipment for the San Ramon
Community Library, and to maintain the landscaping of the site.
It has long been a policy of our County that if a community provides
the facility for its library, then the County will provide the
operation and maintenance costs.
A commitment from the County to provide funding for the library
materials collection and operating costs of a San Ramon branch
library is needed at this time as the City is presently engaged
in negotiations for land and construction funds. It is anticipated
that funding for the operational costs of the San Ramon Branch can
be accomplished with no reduction in the service rendered by
existing library branches because of increasing tax revenues from
development in the San Ramon area and other areas of the Co ' ty.
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