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SR - - APPROPRIATIONAGENDA ITEM :a October 14, 2014 ReviewedNerified By: City Manager TO: Honorable Mayor and Finance Dire or Members of the City Council To Be Present y: Yolanda Moreno, Library Services Director THRU• John W. Sibley X Cons Calendar — City Mgr Rpts City Manager Council Reports _ Legal Affairs Boards /Cmtes _ Public Hrgs FROM: Yolanda Moreno Admin Reports Plan /Environ Library Services Director 1. SUBJECT Request to accept and appropriate into the City's revenue budget a $33,545.00 donation from the Orange Public Library Foundation (OPLF). 2. SUMMARY This $33,545.00 donation will be used to purchase items as requested by the Library's Management Team for enhanced public service. Acceptance of the revenue and its appropriation into the FY14 /15 budget are requested. 13. RECOMMENDATION 1) Accept into the City's revenue budget a $33,545.00 donation from OPLF, into revenue account number 100.2001.48390.19322 (Library Foundation Donations). 2) Authorize the appropriation of $33,545.00 into the following expenditure account numbers: 3) 100.2001.53301.19322 - OPLF (Book Budget) $12,000.00 100.2016.51670.19322 - OPLF (Other Professional & Consulting Services) $7,700.00 100.2016.53910.19322 - OPLF (Minor Office Equipment) $3,345.00 100.2016.55131.19322 - OPLF (Furniture, Machinery, Equip) $10,000.00 100.2017.51670.19322 - OPLF (Other Professional & Consulting Services) $500.00 $33,545.00 14. FISCAL IMPACT Upon appropriation of this donation, the Library budget will increase by $33,545.00. 5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S) 3. Enhance and promote quality of life in the community ITEM �_L 7 1 10/14/14 e. Develop and strengthen collaborative partnerships to enhance and promote quality of life programs, projects and services. 16. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 5.0 Meet the educational, cultural, civic, information, recreation, business, and life -long learning needs of residents through the provision of library resources. 5.4 Promote collaborations among community groups, educational institutions and the Public Library to enhance sharing of information, resources, and financial support for library facilities, services and programs. 7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND OPLF is donating $33,545.00 to meet various Library needs. The generous dollar amounts coming from the Orange Public Library Foundation include: • $10,000 to purchase Adult Fiction and Non Fiction. Due to the expansion of hours, requests for new and bestselling materials are high. Technology /computer books and books on job hunting /careers are especially needed. • $2,000 for Juvenile Graphic Novels. Due to the increasing popularity of children's graphic novels, this collection was recently created. Funds are needed to expand this collection. • $11,045 for Local History. Funds from the Foundation's "Raise Your Paddle" at its Legacy Awards and Celebration Gala will be used for digitization and to purchase a new scanner for the Local History Center. • $10,000 for Furniture for the OPL & HC. Funds will purchase new chairs for use at computer stations and chairs with laptop trays, which will provide additional seating for library patrons using laptops and tablets. • $500 to fund Children's Programming. Funds will be used to provide 12 scholarships in memory of local artist Emigdio Vasquez for low income students to attend a special one - day art class at the library. The Orange Public Library will publicize OPLF's contributions in a variety of ways, including bookplates and furniture plaques where appropriate, and credit for programming support on the Library's website, flyers, and calendars. 18. ATTACHMENTS None. ITEM 2 10/14/14