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EXHIBIT 3:Chapter 6 Capital Facilities and Utilities Element;II.Capital Facilities Policies;Capital Facilities Summaries 2. Libraries Library services in Everett are governed by a five member Board of Trustees who are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. t Operational funding comes from general City of 4 .. ' ; , Everett revenues. Major capital facility funding _ 10 gal has come from bond issues,with minor repairs y. and improvements coming from both general _ revenues and CIP funding. The City of Everett provides Library services through a Main Library 0- 1 I.. and an Evergreen Branch. Table 5 below summarizes historical patterns that may be useful in judging future needs: Table 5: Historical Library Facilities Projects Year. Pop. Building Source Funds Size Notes 1905 io,000 New Building—Carnegie gift 4,50o sq ft Everett's first real library—Oakes Qa Wall 1934 30,000 New Bldg.- Howarth 8,000 sq ft Original building at Hoyt&Everett Ave Bequest site 1g6o 45,000 Remodel 12,000 sq An unfortunate cra for architecture ft 1989 64,170 New Evergreen Branch— 8,500 sq ft Branch currently at capacity bond 2016- 105,080 Evergreen Branch(South Funding allocated for project design. sZ Everett Branch)Expansion- Design and construction estimated cost of CIP4 $5,000,000. 1991 72,493 Main Lib Remodel-bond 54,985 Future expansion part of Everett Center plan. The construction of Library Place to the south of the envisioned future expansion and development of a Main Library leaves no easy opportunity to expand this museum on the Elk's property to the south. A 1992 facility. A feasibility study conducted in 2013 decision to abandon the Everett Center project demonstrated that it would be possible to expand the followed by the 2009 construction of Library Place Evergreen Branch(South Everett Branch)at its current leaves no room to expand the library to the south. See location by just over 5,200 square feet and create an Figure 6. additional 36 parking spaces. There is currently no funding for such a project. An expansion is needed (b) Forecast for future needs. While population given that when the branch was built,Everett's growth,changes in how people use libraries,and population was just over 64,00o people. Now changes in technology,especially those related to the approximately that many people live south of Madison internet and computers,affect both libraries,the Street.The City of Everett is proceeding with this Evergreen Branch is particularly vulnerable to the expansion project with anticipated completion by 2018. population growth in south Everett because of its size. The planned expansion will add over c,000 square feet There is some room for expansion on city property to to the existing building to provide new areas for the south of the Evergreen Branch. Whether this will meetings,studying,computers,and children's provide enough building and parking space by the time programs. the project is funded should be considered. Adequate parking will be important to the success of an expanded (a) Inventory and location. The Evergreen Branch was branch,given the lack of other parking options in the dedicated in 1989,and is located on Evergreen Way in vicinity of the branch. the southern part of the City. It has been at capacity for the past ten years. The Main Library underwent its third Although the Main Library is less affected than the major renovation and expansion in 1991. This plan Evergreen Branch by the growing population of south 1