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City Council Study Session Monday, September 17, 2007 Page 2 eting for outcomes program previously brought forward by Finance Director Chris Miller. 4. Council Communications, Reports and Announcements None. 5. Report Items a. Presentation of the Ramsey County Library Phase II Addition and Remodel A presentation by David Norrgard, Roseville resident, 2499 N Albert and Library Board Trustee; and Susan Nemitz, Library Director, were present to provide a preliminary overview of a proposed Phase II Ad- dition and Remodel at Ramsey County Library -Roseville. A sum- mary of their presentation is attached as a bench handout. Mr. Norrgard reviewed the basics, circulation, opportunities available through the library system; and advised that the decision-making process was in its initial stages with the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners, and the City of Roseville's Planning staff. Ms. Nemitz expressed her appreciation to the City's Planning staff for their valuable consultations and service throughout the planning and redesign process; and Information Technology staff in working on bandwidth issues and rethinking various amenities related to the much-needed increase in computer technologies and equipment avail- ability. Ms. Nemitz acknowledged the library's focus on doing more with less; over 18,000 hours of volunteer hours in 2006; increasing gifts and grants over $125,000 annually; "Friends of the Library" raising over $100,000 in 2006, enabling them to hire a professional fund- raiser; and the Board's approach to upgrading facilities. Ms. Nemitz reviewed the Phase I Master Plan; reduction in operating costs as other suburban area libraries in the system; and the success in building a new facility in Maplewood and successful sale of the previous facil- ity, Ms. Nemitz reviewed the process to-date of purchasing land north of the current Roseville Library facility through condemnation pro- ceedings in the summer of 2006; receipt of some funds from Ramsey