HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2025 0806 CC SPC ITEM 08B SUPPLEMENTAL 1
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
SUPPLEMENTAL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Jeremy Laurentowski, Parks and Recreation Director
BY: Jessica Sandifer, Deputy Parks and Recreation Director
DATE: 08/06/2025 Special Meeting
SUBJECT: Consider Approval of Plans and Specifications and Award of
Agreement to AMG & Associates, Inc. for New Moorpark City Library
Project; Approve Agreement with Carl Kim Geotechnical for
Geotechnical Inspection and Testing Services; Approve Agreement
with NV5, Inc. for Special Inspection and Materials Testing Services;
and Resolution Amending Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 Budget to Fully
Fund the Project; and Making a Determination of Exemption Under the
California Environmental Quality Act in Connection Therewith
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Subsequent to the publication of the staff report, the attached correspondence was
received from members of the public.
Attachment: 34 emails
Item: 8.B.
SUPPLEMENTAL
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From:Pamela Hoffman
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Please Move Forward - Library
Date:Friday, August 01, 2025 2:50:35 PM
Please help!
I attend several events and activities at the Moorpark City Library. They are so friendly and
offer so much to so many people in and around Moorpark.
I talk about MCL to a lot of people. I tag them on Facebook. I participate.
I live in Thousand Oaks and the libraries in T.O. are great. The MCL is better and it's the
people are amazing.
This is way overdue and the City will lose money if you don't get this thing going!!! How can
you lose all that money?
Just think of how much more the Library can do in a new facility with new opportunities for
the whole area really.
You made a promise. Please stick to it!
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From:Jessica Jones
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Moorpark Library
Date:Friday, August 01, 2025 3:37:58 PM
Good afternoon,
I am writing to voice my strong support for going forward with building a new library in Moorpark. I understand
there has been a recent increase in costs for the project, but still believe it to be a vital resource for our community.
My husband and I chose to move to Moorpark ten years ago because of its strong family values and sense of
community. We now have two young children and frequent our current library often. However, we also find
ourselves regularly traveling to the Camarillo library or Thousand Oaks library due to their greater size and
resources. I would love to have a more expansive library here in our hometown.
There has been talk of a new library for years, and in recent years it was posed as a certainty by the city. Residents
were even asked to help vote on the new design for the building. To now hear that the plan may be scrapped and the
funds diverted for use elsewhere is extremely disappointing. I hope all members of city council will do the right
thing and vote to move forward with construction of a new library as soon as possible before prices increase even
more.
Thank you for your time and service,
Jessica Jones
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From:debgallo7
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Library
Date:Friday, August 01, 2025 3:41:33 PM
Hello!
Please build the new library. I can't make the city council meeting but I am a 20 year resident
of Moorpark and support the new library plan. Please take the lowest bid!!
Sincerely,
Deborah Gallo
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From:Carey Kretz
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:New Moorpark Library
Date:Friday, August 01, 2025 10:52:21 PM
I am contacting you because I support completing the new library. Please know that it is so
important to keep libraries accessible to all.
Thanks,
Carey Kretz
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From:Mary Ann Lucas
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:New Moorpark City Library
Date:Saturday, August 02, 2025 9:30:07 AM
I support the decision to build the new Moorpark library. It is desperately needed and repairing the current building
is much too costly. Please support this new construction of a much needed community resource.
Mary Ann Lucas
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From:Laura Hicks
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Library
Date:Saturday, August 02, 2025 12:19:26 PM
To the City Council Members,
I have lived in Moorpark for 28 years. I feel like I have been hearing about revitalizing the
downtown area and a new library for many of those years. It is so exciting to see the
improvements and changes on High Street. Now, let's finish and keep the promise of a new
library in that area. The people of Moorpark deserve it.
Laura Hicks
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From:Nicole Rosander
To:City Council & City Manager
Cc:Mayor Chris Enegren; Councilmember Renee Delgado
Subject:Library
Date:Saturday, August 02, 2025 12:45:44 PM
Hello,
I would like to voice my support in moving forward with the library project. It will benefit the whole city and is
much needed. I know costs have risen, but they will only continue to rise in the future. It only makes sense to move
forward with the project now and not wait any longer than we already have.
Thank you,
Nicole Rosander
Moorpark Resident
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From:Leslie Randall
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Library
Date:Saturday, August 02, 2025 6:02:23 PM
To Mayor Enegren and Council Members.
You made a promise. Now keep it and build the damn library.
Thank you.
Leslie Randall
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From:Ariana
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Move forward with library project
Date:Saturday, August 02, 2025 7:22:15 PM
Hi City Council,
My name is Ariana Burrell and I am a current Moorpark resident and work in Moorpark. I
know it is more than expected but please vote to move forward with the library project and
please keep with the current location. It is such an important project and delaying it will lead
to further cost increases.
Thank you,
Ariana
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From:Nancy Lamberson
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:City Library
Date:Sunday, August 03, 2025 12:26:47 PM
To The Mayor and City Council of Moorpark,
I have lived in Moorpark for 32 years. I raised my kids here and now am helping to raise my
grandkids. I am a senior and live alone. I love to read and borrow books from our city library
all the time. I bring my grandkids to the library, and they have their own library cards. We
have been waiting a long time for the promised new library and now it might not be built?
What?
If you think no one goes to the library, you are wrong. Every time I go, there are adults,
teenagers, and children there. I read that one of the concerns is that other city projects
might be affected. Were these projects in the works before the library? If not, they can wait
their turn.
Mayor Enegren, you ran for the city council because of the what happened to the Apricot
Farms project. The way you felt when that fell through, is the way we will feel if the new
library falls through.
Moorpark deserves the new library.
Thank you,
Nancy Lamberson
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From:Noe Lau
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Complete the Library Project: Don"t waste $9.35M
Date:Sunday, August 03, 2025 3:48:38 PM
Dear City Council,
Love the old library, but a new library would be cool and more people are moving into
Moorpark and the old library is getting a bit cramped. Please can we have a new library!?
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From:Ethan Bones
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Moorpark Library
Date:Sunday, August 03, 2025 3:49:02 PM
City Council,
I have used the Moorpark Library myself and so I urge you to consider moving forward with
the new library project! It will continue to be used to provide help and safe space for
Moorpark and its community!
- Ethan Bonavida
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From:Isaac Lau
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Complete the Library Project: Don"t waste $9.35M
Date:Sunday, August 03, 2025 3:53:59 PM
Dear city council,
You should continue to build the new library because you've already put in so much time and
effort into getting to where you are now. If you quit now you lose out on that work, time and
money.
Regards,
Isaac Lau
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From:Brian R Lau
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Complete the Library Project: Don"t waste $9.35M
Date:Sunday, August 03, 2025 4:04:08 PM
Dear City Council,
Our family moved to Moorpark in 2013, and fell in love with this town with our two young boys. We
enjoyed the library for their books, activities, and friendly staff. We come multiple times per week, and it is
small and quaint, but Moorpark is quickly growing finally with the awesome High Street renovation
invigorating our town, and new homes allowing more families to enjoy our slower lifestyle. But that is just
going to strain our little old library and parking lot.
The fact the new library has been in the plans for several years, and finally got so far is amazing, and it
should continue to the ground breaking! The architectural photos of the library look great and would make
Moorpark so attractive at the end of High Street, next to all the action, where families can enjoy the
shops, restaurants, and enjoy time at the new library!
Please take the bold and important decision to green-light the project, so we have a community building
that is a central highlight in town, visited the most by families old and new!
I look forward to your action on this matter!
Regards,
Brian Lau
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From:Angela Webb
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Letter of support for library
Date:Sunday, August 03, 2025 5:24:42 PM
To whom it may concern,
I am a 16-year resident of Moorpark, and my husband and I raised 3 kids here. They went through elementary and
middle schools here and each graduated from MHS and went on to esteemed colleges (youngest will be a senior in
college this year). Our 2 boys are now working respectable jobs and living on their own. I work locally and we own
a house in Moorpark. We contribute to and count on the resources in our wonderful community.
Libraries were a constant part of our children’s childhood. Libraries are now and have always been a staple in my
own life.
Please continue the momentum to build a new library in Moorpark and use the funds as allocated. I am in support of
spending the additional money that it takes to complete the project.
Thank you,
Angela Webb
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From:Bernard Rosander
To:City Council & City Manager
Cc:Mayor Chris Enegren; Councilmember Renee Delgado
Subject:Moorpark Library Project
Date:Sunday, August 03, 2025 6:56:42 PM
Hello,
I would like to voice my support in moving forward with the library project. It will benefit the whole city and is
much needed. I know costs have risen, but they will only continue to rise in the future. It only makes sense to move
forward with the project now and not wait any longer than we already have.
Thank you,
Bernie Rosander
Moorpark Resident
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From:Martha Kishimoto
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:COMPLETE THE LIBRARY PROJECT/DON’T WASTE 9.35M in FUNDING
Date:Sunday, August 03, 2025 7:03:51 PM
Dear Moorpark City Council,
I am writing to you to request that the City of Moorpark move forward with the proposed plan for the new City
Library.
We have lived in Moorpark for over 40 years, and this has been an ongoing issue for as long as we can remember. If
completing the new library project is put on the back burner yet again, the cost to build it in the future will only
continue to escalate.
If Moorpark has already spent 4M on pre-construction, another postponement would be a waste of funds. Let’s bring
our library up to date since it currently fails in comparison to other cities ( Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley &
Camarillo) libraries.
Best regards,
Mort & Martha Kishimoto
Moorpark, CA 93021
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From:marilyn montoye-ludwig
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:New library
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 7:19:07 AM
In case I can’t be there at the city council meeting, I wish to express my wish that the city would approve plans to go
ahead with the new library. I think it’s especially important with all the new housing being built.
As an aside, I would be in favor of using an existing building (such as the Rite Aide one) if it meant saving money.
Even if it is not the ideal location, a mobile library can be used to reach other areas (as Simi currently does).
A new library has long been overdue. Please go forward with this endeavor!
Marilyn Ludwig, resident since 1988.
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From:Heather De Lalla
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Library bid
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 9:12:57 AM
Please vote to move forward with the library by supporting the bid!
Heather De Lalla, Moorpark resident
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From:Andrea schmitt
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Library Vote
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 9:12:57 AM
Dear City Council,
Keep our community a community!
Please vote to move forward with the library by supporting the bid.
Thank you,
Andrea Schmitt
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From:Faina Dreytser
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:vote for the new library
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 9:16:11 AM
Please vote to move forward with the library by supporting the bid! Moorpark needs a new
library
Thank you
Faina Dreytser
, Moorpark, CA 93021
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From:Donte Henry
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Vote for Moorpark"s new library
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 9:35:36 AM
Hello City Council,
Please vote to move forward with the library by supporting the bid under consideration. Moorpark needs a
new library
Thank you,
Donté Henry
Moorpark, CA 93021
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From:Brian R Lau
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Complete the Library Project: Don"t waste $9.35M
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 9:54:25 AM
Dear City Council,
We want a new library because , it will be a lot bigger . It will fit lots of new books and I've borrower at
least 5 - 10 books every time i come . It is very close to our house .
Lots of new apartments and houses will be built there so more people will be there . We go to the library
at least two times a week . IT might be expensive but we have the
money to build it and lots of people come to the library . Lots of people would really enjoy it . Young
people love going there . Not only is it a bit small its over 100 years old .
Its right at the end of high street so i will get very busy . I love going to the library so much . if its not
closed after dance I ask my mom or dad , can we pleeeeaaasse go there.
I'm only 9 years old yet I love reading books very much . The staff are all very nice and I love doing the
activities , sometimes their having some that we go and don't even
know .
SO PLEASE , SAVE ARE LIBRARY
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks,
Lila
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From:Teddy Henry
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Library Vote
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 10:12:07 AM
Please vote to move forward with the library by supporting the bid! Moorpark needs a new
library
Thank you
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From:Jessica
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Complete the library project: Don’t waste $9.3M
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 10:55:48 AM
We need the new library completed for our Moorpark community please!!! We can’t afford to waste the $9.3
million for this project.
Thank you,
Jessica Sato-Moorpark resident
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From:Laura Mason
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Complete the Moorpark Library Project
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 11:05:39 AM
To Mayor Enegren and Members of the Moorpark City Council,
I am writing to express my strong support for the construction of the new Moorpark City Library. As a longtime
resident and parent of two young children, I believe this project is not only important, but urgently needed.
My 11-year-old and 6-year-old use the library regularly. They both love the many events and workshops that the
library puts on. One of their favorite activities is grabbing a wagon and wandering through the library shelves,
exploring and looking for new books. Both of my children are advanced readers, and their trips to the library from a
young age have absolutely fostered this love of learning and books.
Our entire family just participated in the rubber duck cosplay contest, and my daughter has recently discovered teen
crafting days. For our family—and many others—the library is more than a building. It is a place of community. The
staff there works tirelessly to put on great programs, and I can’t imagine how much their impact across our
community would increase if they were given a truly functional facility.
Moorpark has grown significantly, and the library is one of the few remaining truly public spaces where people of
all ages and backgrounds can come together. While the rest of our city and downtown continue to grow, frankly it’s
embarrassing not to have a library that also follows suit. The library is a cornerstone of our community that fosters
research and learning, and it should be a priority to follow through with this long awaited upgrade.
The new library has already been thoughtfully planned, designed, and budgeted for. The City has already put
tremendous effort and funds into this project. Delaying would not only waste the work, money and momentum
already built, but would also deprive our residents—especially our children—of a critical resource we’ve outgrown
long ago.
I urge you to move forward with the planned construction. A library is a crucial investment that will make our city
better. Residents of Moorpark, especially our children (our future leaders!!) need a flourishing library, and to
know that the city wants to support their love for reading, learning and community-building.
Thank you for your time, your leadership, and your commitment to our city’s future.
Sincerely,
Laura Mason
Moorpark resident since 2008
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From:Susan Salmore
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Complete the Library Project: Don"t waste $9.3M
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 11:54:38 AM
Dear City Council Members,
I have been a resident of Moorpark for over 30 years. I am a retired educator, mother,
grandmother, and nonpartisan voter. I want to thank Ms. Delgado and Mr. Castro for
supporting the new library project on July 16th and urge the other council members to do the
same at the special meeting on August 6th. Given the time and money already invested, I think
this is the right thing to do. Not to mention the fact that the library is a vital center for our
community. I recently learned that the library is the most visited public building in the city
with more visitors than Park and Recreation. In June, when the budget was unanimously
approved for the next two years, all projects were given a vote of confidence, including the
new library. I think the responsible thing to do is to honor the commitment to the new library
project as promised. I recently wrote an article supporting the new library that was published
in the Acorn and was pleased to see that others had done the same. I will be at the meeting on
August 6th and look forward to a positive outcome for the new library.
Sincerely,
Susan Salmore
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From:Laura Burnett
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Invest in Moorpark’s Future—Fully Fund the Library Project
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 11:55:01 AM
Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers,
I am writing to urge you to stay the course and move forward with the construction of the new
Moorpark City Library, a long-overdue investment in our community's future.
Just this past May, this same Council voted in favor of advancing the project. Now, despite the
minimal increase in projected costs, driven largely by inflationary forces outside anyone’s
control, it is troubling to see reconsideration on the table. With bids coming in only 10% over
the original 2023 estimates, we must recognize that this is not a failure of planning but a
predictable outcome of today’s economic climate. The question isn’t whether we can afford to
build a library, it’s whether we can afford to keep waiting.
Libraries are no longer “nice-to-have.” They are essential civic infrastructure, serving
everyone from young readers to job seekers to seniors. Over the past two decades, cities across
California have faced similar cost escalations and still made the right call:
Santa Clara County, despite a 15% rise in materials and labor, moved ahead with its
$76 million library in Milpitas in 2023.
Redwood City recently approved a $90 million library and community center hybrid
facility after revising its budget to reflect inflation, not retreat from it.
In Ventura County, cities like Camarillo and Simi Valley have made library
modernization a budget priority, recognizing the long-term value to residents.
Nationally, according to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), over $1.2
billion in public library construction was completed in 2022 alone. Even in an inflationary
period, over 90% of planned library capital projects nationwide moved forward with
revised scopes, not cancellations.
Libraries are proven to return over $5.00 in economic value for every dollar invested. They
are resilience hubs during emergencies, offer digital equity for underserved residents, and
drive civic pride. A city that invests in knowledge, literacy, and community space is one that
believes in its people.
Councilmembers, this library will be part of your legacy. Delaying again or abandoning the
project will only increase future costs, widen service gaps, and signal that Moorpark hesitates
when it should lead.
Please keep your promise to the residents and follow through on your May vote, approve the
contract and let’s finally build the library our city deserves.
Sincerely,
Laura Burnett
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From:Jeff Haas
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:New Library
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 12:15:04 PM
Dear Moorpark City Council,
Please, please, please build the new library as planned. I was an English Language Arts
teacher at Chaparral Middle School for many years and I can speak first hand about the need
for a new, improved library. It is not a secret that teachers and parents often struggle to get
their students to read, but an updated, innovative library would certainly make a huge
difference. Countless times I encouraged students to go to the city library to get books and
resources not available at school. As the library stands, it is not a draw for students. We need
to keep up with the times. City officials agreed with that sentiment when they approved the
library.
Although the idea of using the Rite Aide building for the new library is practical, I don't
believe it's the best solution. Many of the students who need the library would not have access
to it - all the way up Spring Street. The library needs to be centrally located and easily
accessible.
Please give Moorpark students the library they deserve.
Regards,
Joyce Haas
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From:Jaye Depew
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Support for Moorpark"s New Library
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 12:33:11 PM
Dear Councilmember,
I strongly support the building of the new Moorpark Library.
Although I am a resident of the City of Carpinteria, I have a Moorpark Library card. I regularly
participate in library events and am an active member of the Moorpark Friends of the Library.
I regularly participate in and enjoy Read It and Eat It.
The new facility would better serve the Moorpark community as a meeting space. The
librarians, Christine Conwell and Karol Roeder, consistently provide excellent service and
programming. The Library Staff’s Visions for the New Community Library present a thorough
and thoughtful articulation of the need for a new facility.
While I use a tablet for reading, I value browsing physical books, especially children's titles
(which are hard to appreciate on a tablet).
Maintaining the old library will ultimately cost more than building a new one, so I urge you to
proceed with the new library project.
Build the new library, please.
Thank you,
Janice (Jaye) Depew
Carpinteria, CA 93013
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From:Bernardo Perez
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Comments Regarding Agenda Items 8.A. and 9.A. of Special City Council Meeting of August 6, 2025
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 3:13:51 PM
Mayor and City Councilmembers:
Regarding your consideration of the Prioritization of Capital Improvement
Projects along with the Bids for Construction of the New Moorpark City
Library, I urge you to reaffirm the city's and the community's long standing
priority of and commitment to the proposed new library by approving the
bid to construct the new library.
Others have offered eloquent and compelling reasons for you to move
forward now with the library project. I want to add the following
perspective.
From its beginning as a city, city councils past and present have worked to
maintain, support and enhance the downtown core of our community. I
maintain downtown is a touchstone for anyone that lives here, works here
or visits here. It is with this recognition that the city has invested efforts
and resources to retain, facilitate, relocate and/or enhance the downtown
area as its civic center. Many of these efforts required much time to plan
and complete. This includes such facilities as the post office,
Metrolink/Amtrak Station, fire station, senior center, city hall (since
relocated temporarily), High Street Arts Center, even the High Street Depot
project along with the Police Services Center and Ruben Castro
Community Services Center along Spring Road.
The community is committed to the library project. The Moorpark Friends
of the Library (MFOTL) are actively engaged community members working
for a facility that truly will be available and accessible to everyone in the
community.
The Moorpark Morning Rotary Club (MMRC) is another organization of
actively engaged community members. The MMRC is working with the
MFOTL on a program to raise funds for the library - have you purchased
your brick yet?
Moorpark needs and deserves a library that better serves all of us without
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further delay. I urge you to vote affirmatively to keep the library as a high
priority community improvement project and to also approve the bid for
construction of the library.
Thank you for your consideration of my comments. I am available to
answer any questions you may have.
Bernardo Perez
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From:Kiera Henry
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Moorpark Library
Date:Monday, August 04, 2025 4:44:08 PM
Hello!
Please vote to move forward with the library by supporting the bid! Moorpark needs a new
library!
Thank you,
Kiera Henry
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From:Erin Orlow
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Moorpark City Library
Date:Tuesday, August 05, 2025 9:44:54 AM
Dear Moorpark City Council,
My family and I have been homeowners in Moorpark for over eleven years
and my mother-in-law for 35 years. Moorpark has many positive qualities
going for it such as the clean, safe nature of the community and the strong
community feel. A definite negative for me for the last decade has been the
library. As an avid, lifelong reader I look forward to walking into a library
and strolling through the stacks to find all the books I want to read each
week. That is impossible at the Moorpark City Library. When my boys were
young, we would go to the Thousand Oaks Library. They had cards at the
T.O. Library and we would study and check out books at that library. Now
that my kids are away at college, I work full time from home and like to shop
and run errands in Moorpark when I can. Each week when I park and walk
up to the Moorpark Library it is such a sad, frustrating, disappointing
experience for me. How could the city of Moorpark let the library get to this
point? With all the new construction and tax dollars brought in to the
community, dollars could not be set aside for an upgrade years ago? I was
excited to see the planning for the new library on the website and then....
nothing. To hear City Council opposing the building of a new library? Have
they actually been to the current library? My guess is no.
I understand not everyone is a reader or understands what a library offers to
a community. It is more than books but a gathering place for children,
programs for adults, computers for those who may be looking for work and
may not have internet access at home. Maybe it's just a quiet place to study
or work when home is loud or chaotic. Those voting 'no' for a new library
may think libraries are a thing of the past with all the technology out there, I
disagree.
Since I am unable to find any of the books I am looking for in the current
Moorpark Library, I request them online and then am alerted when they
arrive at the library. I then go over and pick them up from the 'hold' shelf.
It's a great system but when I look at the back of the books I check out, the
majority are from libraries from Riverside County, Palmdale, Simi Valley or
Murrieta. Sadly, even these places have better books than the Moorpark
Library. I understand Moorpark is not as large as Thousand Oaks, but can't
we at least upgrade the facility that is currently standing there?
I do want to say the library personnel that work there are so lovely and
helpful, and they seem to do the best with the resources they have. I was
hoping to see a new library before my husband, and I have to sell and move
out of California but at this point it's looking grim. I just thought I would
send an email for what it's worth.
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Erin Orlow
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From:Tamra Feito
To:City Council & City Manager
Subject:Complete the Library
Date:Tuesday, August 05, 2025 10:42:50 AM
Dear Mayor and Members of the Moorpark City Council,
I am writing to strongly urge you to move forward with the construction of the new Moorpark
library — a long-awaited and fully funded project that has been promised to our community
for over 25 years.
This project represents more than just a new building. It is an opportunity to create a vibrant,
inclusive, and modern hub for learning, connection, and growth. The current library is
undersized, outdated, and no longer meets the needs of a growing and forward-thinking city
like ours. It does not reflect the values or potential of Moorpark. My family and I have used
the library for multiple programs in addition to accessing books. The library staff is amazing
and has done the best they can with the current facility.
The new library will have space to better serve residents of all ages through diverse
programming, educational resources, and accessible community space. As a central gathering
point, it will foster civic engagement, lifelong learning, and cultural enrichment. Importantly,
the project is already fully funded, requiring no additional financing — removing any fiscal
barriers to its completion.
A new library is not simply a building; it is a vital investment in the heart of our community. It
is a resource that should be a point of pride for every resident and a lasting legacy for the
city’s leadership. Delaying further only continues to deny our residents the educational and
cultural benefits they deserve.
I respectfully urge you to prioritize this project and take immediate action to begin
construction. Let us finally bring this vision to life for the benefit of all who call Moorpark
home.
Thank you for your service and your continued commitment to our city’s future.
Sincerely,
Tamra Feito
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