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A significant budgetary issue is the replacement of its HVAC system in coming years, <br />estimated at $160,000. The finance department is placing $200,000 toward a HVAC <br />system over and above the required reserved account amount. Much of the furniture has <br />been in place since 1969 and needs to be replaced. The E-book marketplace continues to <br />be volatile as HarperCollins, Random House, Amazon, etc. have adopted policies that can <br />negatively affect the Library’s ability to offer titles in formats requested. Mr. Wall stated the <br />E-book circulation is not a huge percent of the circulation but it is growing at a rapid rate. <br /> <br />Mr. Wall noted the library receives generous donations from patrons which have added <br />many new titles to the Library’s collection. He said they also supplement their income by <br />applying for competitive grants and through participation in the annual University City <br />Memorial Day Run. <br /> <br />The Library staff consists of sixteen full time positions. The Library’s proposed FY 2013 <br />budget is $1,749,530; of which sixty-nine percent makes up Personal Services; sixteen <br />percent for materials and supplies; and twelve percent for contractual services. <br /> <br />Library Board Chair Larry Nolan said that the employee pension plan and the health <br />insurance plan are major expenses for the Library. He said the Board encouraged Council <br />to pay attention to these items. The Library Board recommended a Define Contribution <br />Plan for new employees. Mr. Nolan said the revenue side has been stagnant in the last <br />three to four years. The Board encouraged Council to concentrate on development within <br />the City and the need to focus on development in housing and business. <br /> <br />Terry Crow asked if the Library used Avant, the City’s PR firm. Mr. Wall said they had not. <br /> <br />Mayor Welsch noted that the Library needed to publicize more the Library’s acceptance of <br />donated books. She also felt a satellite location on Olive would be good for the Library and <br />the community. <br /> <br />Next Community Development Director Andrea Riganti presented the highlights of the <br />department’s FY 13 budget. The department has thirty-three full time employees and <br />twenty-nine part-time employees. Ms. Riganti explained that this is the transitional year for <br />the department in that the recreation function was absorbed August 2011. She noted that <br />Community Development now handles anything inside and the Public Works Department <br />handles anything outside. The Department is organized into four divisions: Administration; <br />Construction Services & Facilities Maintenance; Recreation: Golf Course, Community <br />Center, Aquatics and Centennial Commons; and Planning & Zoning/Economic <br />Development. Ms. Riganti also noted that Community Development provides staff support <br />for eleven boards, commissions and authorities. Their overall budget for FY13 is 3.9 million <br />dollars which was subject to a modification she proposed later. The Recreation division <br />made up 1.6 million dollars of their overall budget. <br /> <br />Ms. Riganti spoke on the Comprehensive Plan under the Administration Division. She <br />noted the Comprehensive Plan was the guiding voice of the City in terms of Economic <br />Development and land-use decisions. Ms. Riganti stated the original plan was to prepare <br />an update to the 2005 Comprehensive Plan in house, under the guidance of the Plan <br />Commission; consult with various other Boards and Commissions; and use the assistance <br />of a consultant for the Community engagement portion of the plan. Since then the <br />department has had feedback suggesting the use of a consultant to prepare if not all, a <br />significant portion of the Plan. She noted that she had previously sent Council the proposed <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />