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Recommendati_99__C_:_~.i _P. lanni ng informati on System Action i - Naintain and Update the Committee Library. A. Summary The Committee' s intent i s to have the 400 document 1 i brary maintained and updated 'for use by residents, businesses, public officials and City staff. The library shoul,i be kept in a central !ocat.'ion ~ h.:.~v~ r~qd!,~r'! ¥ ~cl~edu!ed ~cl ..~d',,ert. ised hours and ~;e per'icr~cn'~ ~.~,' up,'bl:e,i ,~i(l~ new m:~'e~'~a! - B Citv Corn'rail Ontions 1. The library could be located in City Hall, after the current expansion is complete~ In this location, the library would be accesLit~!e tO residents, businesses~ public officials and City st, at-r. l'he 1 ~brar;:z would c:onsurne onl,y about 12 cub ~' 'rc, u ~: .~.:~:~ ~ c~ul ~ L:.? ~,~ int,~ ~ r-~e,:l ,'~,PJ updated by a volunteer o~' i:ii:y sLa~ member' 'in a fe,~ hours per week. While City Hall is under construction, the library could remain in the tempurary trailer behind the parking lot. 2. The /ibrar.y could be moved to another location which might be more accessible to the public but less so to City staff. The Pleasanton 1 ibrary or the future historical society museum are examples oF such a location. C, Staff Evaluation 1. The Need for a [.ibrary The need for such a librar.y by staff is evidenced by the amount of documents issued to City Hall recently as a result of developmerit projects, envi tonmental review and legal requirements and the interdisciplinary approach to sharing information and solving problems by City staff. The interest in such information by residents and businesses is evidenced by the number of people who requested information as part of the General Plan Review. In a rapidly growing community as involved and well informed as Pleasanton, a library of in'formation related to government affairs would seem to be a vital part o'f the City'~ operation. D. Staff Recommendation 1. City Council should direct staff to seek a central location in the expanded City Hall for such a 'library, investigate the feasibility of combining the Committe's library with exist'ing staff doculnents, allocate a modest budget for the purchase of new documerlts in FY 1984-85, and investigate the staffing needs and circulation procedures for such a I i brar.v.