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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
The Honorable City Council
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Mary K. Lindley, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Community
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Jennifer Mellon, Senior Management Analyst
September 26, 2006 (CC Meeting of October 4, 2006)
SUBJECT: Consider Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Support of
Full Funding of the Public Library Foundation (PLF)
BACKGROUND
At the recent meeting of the Ventura County Library System on Thursday,
September 21, 2006, the commission requested that each library representative
ask their respective City Council or Board Members to adopt resolutions
requesting that the state provide full funding for the Public Library Foundation
(PLF) at a level of $89 million, or approximately $2.40 per capita for FY 2007/08.
The Public Library Foundation distributes funds to public libraries on a per capita
basis, and is the only funding source that benefits all California residents equally.
Funding provided by the PLF is used for continued operation of free public
libraries to provide reading, education, job development, technology, and lifelong
learning resources to the public.
DISCUSSION
By urging the governor and state legislators to provide full funding for the Public
Library Foundation program the Moorpark City Library will receive additional
funding to provide education, programming, technology, job development, and
lifelong learning resources to the citizens of the community.
At current state budgeted funding levels, the Moorpark City Library will acquire
approximately $14,040 annually ($0.39 per capita) of PLF funds. In contrast,
during fiscal year 2007/08, at the requested fully- funded level, the Moorpark City
Library would receive approximately $86,400 ($2.40 per capita) from the PLF.
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Honorable City Council
9/28/2006
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution 2006 -
Foundation (PLF).
Attachment: Resolution
Supporting Full Funding of the Public Library
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RESOLUTION NO. 2006-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING APPROVAL
SUPPORTING FULL FUNDING OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
FOUNDATION (PLF)
WHEREAS, the governor and state legislature established the Public Library
Foundation (PLF) in 1982 to support public library baseline services with an annual
revenue allocation from the general fund starting in fiscal year 1983/84 ; and
WHEREAS, the legislature found and declared that it is in the interest of the
people and of the state that there be a general diffusion of information and knowledge
through the continued operation of free public libraries. Since diffusion is a matter of
general concern inasmuch as it is the duty of the state to provide encouragement to the
voluntary lifelong learning of the people of the state; and
WHEREAS, the legislature further found that the public library is a supplement to
the formal system of free public education and a source of information and inspiration to
persons of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and economic statuses, and a resource for
continuing education and reeducation, and as such deserves adequate financial support
from government at all levels; and
WHEREAS, library usage in California is at an all time high and up 10% per
capita in the last five (5) years throughout the entire state of California and 13% in
Ventura County; and
WHEREAS, Public Library Foundation allocates revenue to the 180 public
libraries based on a formula that includes population and inflation, but has never been
fully funded and in fiscal year 2005/06 per capita spending was less than it was 20
years ago; and
WHEREAS, between fiscal years 2000/01 and 2004/05 funding was slashed by
75 %; and
WHEREAS, in 2005/06 PLF funding was $14.4 million vs. a full funding figure of
$89.5 million, the realized impact to the Moorpark City library would have been $14,040
at the current funding of $0.39 per capita vs. $86,400 at the proposed fully funded level
of $2.40 per capita;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Effective immediately the City Council of the City of Moorpark
urges the Governor to make libraries a priority by fully funding the Public Library
Foundation in the 2007/08 budget; and
Resolution No. 2006 -
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FURTHER request that the California State Assembly Members and Senators
who represent the City of Moorpark make libraries a priority and support full funding for
the Public Library Foundation.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and
shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of October 2006.
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk