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JUL-10-1996 12:02 RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARY 612 486 2220 P.02/03 Draft Narrative for City of Roseville Planned Unit Development application. ........ J The Ramsey County Board ofCommitsioners has requeded County DepartmentJt to consider new and innovative ways to create or increase revenues from sources other than taxes. The Ramsey County Library Board has encouraged new ideas provided they do not affect the "core" services of the Library. Our recent telephone survey of 625 adults indicated a wilJingness to pursue for-profit opportunities. With these directives in mind, the library has been exploring the feasibility of leasing a small portion of existing space in various libraries to a commercial or profit-maiking enterprise. ' The Library is proposing to lease 1500 square feet of space at the Rosevil1e Branch Library to Dunn Brothers Coffee for the purpose of providing coffee and coffee related beverages/food to library patrons and the general public. Background. The RoseviUe Branch Library is owned and operated by the Ramsey County Library Board of Trustees, as appointed by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners. The existing building is approximately 43,000 square feet and is currently used exclusively tor providing library services to the residents of Ramsey County. The existing RoseViUe Library was built in 1993. The structure is brick with anodized aluminum facia. and trim. It is the largest (43,000 Sq. Ft) of the seven suburban Ramsey County Libraries. The Roseville Branch Library accounts for almost 50010 of the library systems' total circulation and currently is staffed by 55 part-time and full-time county employees. According to the Metropolitan Library Service Area (MELSA), the Roseville Library is the third busiest (circulation) library in the State of Minnesota Cbangesto Use of Bunding. The Coffee Shop will not alter or change the current use of the building, in fact, we believe it will add to and enhance the atmosphere in the library, as well as provide a valuable service to the local community. The coffee shop would be located on the south side of the existing library. This space is cumntly utilized by the library for book cart storage~ overflow checkout, and request books. These functions would be relocated to other areas of the building and the check out lanes would be redesigned to make better use of existing space in the circulation area. The library and the coffee shop would share common space such as entry vestibule. delivery area, restrootns~ trash receptaCles, and parking. The existing HV AC equipment., water service, and electrical service will be used. While specific hours of operation have not been agreed to in writing~ it is anticipated the Coffee Shop would operate between the hours of 6:30 AM and 8:00 PM, Monday through Saturday, and some limited hours on Sunday. The coffee shop would be separated ftom the main library via glass partition. In addition, drive-up service would be available via the existing drive-up window.