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C as tr o Va lley - 44 hour s Unio n C ity - 39 hour s O n to p o f this , S taff’s s tate me nt that the r eductio n in Libr a r y budget will s till pr es e r ve cor e libr ar y pr ogr am s is dece ptive. Many pr ogr ams will end with this r eductio n in budge t: P r o gr am s at r is k with r eduction in funding include : Fam ily S to r ytime –Weds night, 60+ people, acces s ible to fam ilie s with wo r king par ents ; PAWS to Re ad – Tue s . night, popular pr ogr am which helps elementar y childr en gain co nfidence r eading aloud; S ens o r y S tor ytime – cur r e ntly S unda y mor ning befor e the libr a r y ope ns to m ake it m o r e co mfor table for s ens itive childr en; B ook Club—Tues . night, pr o mo ting r eading and dis cus s ion of a var iety o f liter atur e, B a by a nd To ddle r S tor ytimes . As ide fr om thes e pr o gr am s , the cor e s er vices pr ovided by the libr a r y (welcom ing, s afe place for s tudents to s tudy, heating and co o ling center for tho s e who ne ed it, Liter acy s er vices , a nd vibr ant, e ngaging pr ogr am m ing will all be r educed or non-exis te nt). T he S olution: I notice on CIP budget fo r 25/26—29/30, ther e is an entr y o f $3.5 M in r es er ve fo r the futur e pur cha s e o f a new co mmunity par k. I als o no tice that the Centur y Hous e is s till lis ted in the futur e CIP budget. T he C entur y Hous e is a 2.7 acr e pr oper ty and hous e , which have been clos ed to the public fo r the la s t 11 year s , pending an almo s t $5 M r e s to r a tion. T he C entur y Hous e is ineligible for the National Regis ter of His tor ic Places , due to no n-his tor ic add-o ns and co ns tr uction. With the much-hyped, dir e financial s tate of the City for the next 10 year s , it is highly doubtful that a ny r es tor atio n pr o ject will ever be appr ove d. S o , divide up the par cel of land, s ave the back half (or m or e!) alo ng Ta nager Dr. to becom e a co m munity par k. This fr ees up the $3.5 M in r es er ves for the pur chas e of a comm unity par k. This mo ney co uld fully fund the Libr ar y a s well as s om e of the o the r r educe d budget item s . S ell the fr o nt po r tio n o f the land (along S anta Rita) to a developer fo r high dens ity ho us ing which would help P leas anto n co m ply with the S tate Hous ing Elem ent r equir ements . T he pr o per ties on both s ides of the pr oper ty along S anta Rita ar e a lr eady high-dens ity ho us ing units , s o this would fit with the neighbor hood. The developed po r tio n o f the pr oper ty would yield develo per fees and e ventual pr ope r ty ta x r evenue, s o this would not be co ns ider ed “o ne-tim e money”. P leas e Mayor and City Co uncil me mber s , lis ten to the public who ar e a s king you to fully fund the Libr ar y. Ther e a r e options if the C ouncil would o nly choo s e to r ecognize and pr io r itize the va lue the P leas anto n Libr ar y br ings to the co m munity. T hank you fo r your tim e