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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 2021 0324 CCSA SPC ITEM 06A POWERPOINTMOORPARK LIBRARY CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 24, 2021 1 Project Team •Steve Finney, CWA AIA, Project Architect •Linda Demmers, Library Consultant •Judy Van Wyk, Interior Designer, The Design Studio •Jeremy Laurentowski, Parks and Recreation Director •Jessica Sandifer, Community Services Manager •Chris Ball, Senior Management Analyst •Christine Conwell, Library Director 2 City Council Special Meeting Agenda •Goals •Project Background •Review of Existing Library •2018 Community Survey Results •Building Program Content •Library Design-Guiding Principles •Site Considerations •Building Schemes •Community Workshop Recap – December 2020 •Interiors •Exteriors •Community Workshop Recap – February 2021 •Design Development •Conclusion/Next Steps 3 Goals #1 Concurrence on Preferred Building Scheme #2 Concurrence on Preferred Architectural Style 4 Project Background •2005 –Planning for future Civic Center begins •2007 Moorpark takes over operation of Library City Council approves conceptual master plan for 35,000 sq. ft. City Hall and 25,000 sq. ft. Library Process stalls after Voter Opinion Survey indicates no support for ballot measure to fund new Library. •2016 –Planning for new 18,000 sq. ft. Library begins •2018 -City Council directs staff to revise master plan Plan for single story buildings Substantiate location for future Library Provide planning framework for civic center campus including new City Hall Highlight opportunities for private investment / economic development Identify other uses within the Civic Center area Expand High Street development to the west •2018 –Hire CWA to prepare/explore Master Plan of the Civic Center site •2020 –City Council approves Master Plan 5 6 Final Master Plan Concept 7 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS? Moorpark Library THE FACTS 8 Thumbnail Existing Library 2018-2019 Per Capita State Median % State Median Collections 68,000 1.31 2.82 46% Circulation 100,728 2.72 4.63 59% Turnover (Collection Use)17,664 2.08 1.72 120% Sq. Ft. Facility 7,700 .20 .4549 43% Visits 76,134 2.0 3.48 57% Program Attendance 11,066 .29 .27 107% 9 Quick Tour Existing Library Overcrowded Outdated Modest Back of House Quick Tour Existing Library Used Up Well loved Community Participation Community Survey April –August 2018 12 •Available on-line and paper copy •Spanish and English versions •756 responses •980 additional written comments •Represent Moorpark demographic •58% have children at home •82% have a Moorpark library card Community Survey Results Q6: Why do you use the library? 654 responses 1 Borrow books and media 85% 2 Attend children’s programs 29% 3 Pick up materials from other libraries 26% 4 Quiet space 25% 5 Buy books in Friends Store 25% 13 Q7: If you do not use the Library, why not? (261 responses) 1 Use the Internet at home or work 41% 2 Use another library 34% 3 Doesn’t have what I want 26% 4 No time 16% 5 Prefer to buy books 15% Community Survey Results Q8: Which of the following are important to you? (705 responses) 1 Collections 61% 2 Children’s programs 53% 3 Library staff 49% 4 Borrowing from other libraries 46% 5 Technology 44% 14 Q9: Rank the following enhancements on a scale of 1 to 5. (700 responses) Separate Children’s Area 4.36 Comfortable seating 4.30 Space to expand collections 4.14 Natural light 4.12 Multipurpose room for programs and events 3.91 Community Survey Additional Written Comments (980) VISION •Maintain homey small-town feel •Curb appeal would be nice inside and out. Maybe there should be an entrance in the front and back •Special ambience areas: coffee corner, homelike warmth, welcoming outside garden area, outside patio, art exhibitions, music events and more author book-signing events. SPACES TO INCLUDE •Separate Teen and Children’s space, toddler space •Comfortable reading spaces •Expanded Friends of the Library Store •Outdoor seating, pleasant patio, covered garden area 15 Community Survey Additional Comments PROGRAMS •Programs that promote the arts •Programs that promote the sciences •Programs that promote history (Moorpark’s history, Native American history, Ventura County history, genealogy, etc.) •Workshops on technology, iphone features, Excel, Word, e- readers, Medicare, health and wellness, etc. PROGRAMS (CON’T) •Cooking, travel, sewing, community gathering events •Teen programs, VR, gaming, Makerspace activities GENERAL •It needs to be expanded plain and simple! •Flexible quiet rooms for children’s section which can easily and quickly be opened for larger use… just visited Stevenson Ranch Library 16 Moorpark Library BUILDING PROGRAM 17 Building Program Content •New Library Spaces Expanded adult collections, seating, and quiet reading area Multipurpose rooms including kitchen, storage and public rest rooms Group study rooms (4) Expanded children’s collections, seating, technology, interactive learning Early Childhood Area, story time area, parent child reading 18 Building Program Content •New Library Spaces (continued) Friends of the Library store and storage/workroom Market Place for best sellers, holds, high use items, area for food and drink Teen and Innovation Area Expanded public use technology, laptop vending kiosk Support spaces and back of house 19 Building Program Content New Library Thumbnail: User Spaces Table Seats Lounge Seats Group Study Single Tables Meeting Room Tech Total Adult Reading 16 6 22 Quiet Reading 6 6 12 Teen/Innovation Area 10 4 10 24 Market Place 12 24 36 Early Childhood 8 8 30 4 50 Children’s Area 24 4 28 Group Study (4)20 20 Large Multipurpose 100 100 Small Multipurpose 15 15 70 24 20 6 145 42 307 20 Library Design Guiding Principles •Energy efficiency and environmentally friendly •Natural light •Use of outdoor spaces •Separate Teen and Children’s Areas •Acoustical zoning and sound attenuation •Variety of comfortable seating options •Flexible multipurpose spaces •Sightlines and security •Representative of Moorpark and responsive to community survey 21 Moorpark Library FLOOR PLAN SCHEMES 22 Site Specific Design Considerations •Exterior Sound Sources •Civic Presence •North Light/Natural Lighting •Downtown Specific Plan Guidelines •Activate High St. •Opportunity to Activate Exterior Spaces •Library as a Community Commons •Deliveries/Service to the Building •Pedestrian Access •Parking •Grading 23 Floorplan Scheme Development 24 25 SCHEME A 26 SCHEME B Community Workshop Recap –December 2020 Preferred Scheme A Positive Feedback on Scheme A •Activate High Street •Good sightlines for supervision of Teen and Children’s Areas •Children’s Area will activate the entrance •Convenience of two entrances •Adult spaces in quieter area away from Market Place and Multipurpose Room(s) •Great Friends’ space and adjacency to Market Place •Good sound attenuation Study rooms separate Teen and Adult Areas Multipurpose Room storage attenuates street noise Community Workshop Recap –December 2020 Additional Comments –Scheme A •Ability to use Multipurpose Room when the Library is closed •Moveable wall to expand and open Multipurpose Room –very successful at Stevenson Ranch Library •Various sized meeting rooms and study rooms •Laptop kiosk great idea –very successful in Ventura Hill Street Library •Natural light •Outdoor spaces & patios Still studying… •Parking •Outdoor spaces •Staff workspace needs •Mobile customer service pods for Teen or Children’s Area •Market Place •Sightlines •Teen and Innovation spaces 30 Staff Recommendation: Scheme A •Strong street presence with active uses on High Street •Best use of natural light •Ability to utilize Market Place and Multipurpose room when library is closed •Supervision of Teen/Children’s areas •Expansion of Children’s area & opportunities for outdoor spaces QUESTIONS/COMMENTS? Moorpark Library INTERIORS 31 Interior Library Images Teen Areas Children’s Areas: Nature and Country Village Themes Community Workshop Recap –February 2021 •Interiors Comments about whether the building is large enough for the community. Include Moorpark’s history. Native American origin, agricultural community. Inclusion of gender-neutral restrooms, and separate lactation area. Avoid drab utilitarian ceilings. Preference for theme in Children’s Area was split 50/50 between nature and country village. 35 Moorpark Library EXTERIORS 36 Library Exteriors What is the Architectural Style? •Should the architectural style match the existing and/or proposed architecture on High Street? OR •Should the architectural style build on the existing architectural elements on High Street while creating its own unique building? OR •Should the architectural style be completely unique to High Street? What is the Architectural Style? High Street Today Contextual Architecture •Mostly Retail •Non-Civic •Tight to the Sidewalk •Smaller Scale than the Library •Does not have the Volume of Spaces or is a two -story with different openings and rhythms 39 What is the Architectural Style? High Street Today What is the Architectural Style? High Street Today Emotive Architecture •Farm/Agricultural-Modern interpretations like current proposed Daly project Architecture •Rail Architecture-Linear and low •Warm building materials, textures •Creates Familiar feelingsStill… •Mostly Retail •Non-Civic •Tight to the Sidewalk 41 What is the Architectural Style? Proposed development on High Street 42 What is the Architectural Style? Proposed development on High Street Preferred Direction: The Case for Unique Architecture 43 •Creating civic presence •Re-interpreting the architectural styles from Moorpark’s Past, while creating a new modern building •Creating sense of place •Increasing scale/interior volumes •Siting -more public space at the street / less retail •Setting the vocabulary / architectural language for subsequent civic buildings •Promoting sustainability •Reflecting the current time •Saving maintenance and operating costs -material selections Architectural style should build on the existing architectural elements on High Street while creating its own unique building. Community Workshop Recap –February 2021 •Exteriors Architectural style for the new library will set the tone for the future City Hall. Supported design approach to use elements existing on High Street but that building should be unique The building should be grand from the street. Acknowledgement from participants that building sustainability should be considered. o Solar was a popular request. 44 Design Development Progress Sketches 45 46 Design Development: The Case for a Civic Presence Design Development: Proposed Exteriors Option A 47 Design Development: Proposed Exteriors Option A 48 Design Development: Proposed Exteriors Option B 49 Design Development: Proposed Exteriors Option B 50 Design Development: Proposed Exteriors Option C 51 Design Development: Proposed Exteriors Option C 52 Staff Recommendation: Option C 53 •Unique design w/strong civic presence •Establishes architectural style for future City Hall •Modern building w/agricultural influence •Civic scale and street presence •Use of natural light •Use of natural building materials •Sustainability/LEED Recommendations: 1.Direct staff to move forward with the design of the Library based on Building Scheme A 2.Direct staff to move forward with the design of the Library based on Architectural Style Option C 54 Architectural Style Option C Building Scheme A 55 Future Tasks to be completed (18-24 months) •City Council Approval of Conceptual Design/Finalize Development Package •CEQA / Project Approval by Planning Commission / City Council •Construction Drawings –After Planning Commission / City Council Approval •City Council Authorization for Bidding and Construction Thank You 56