County of Santa Barbara - File #: 18-00232

• File #: 18-00232
• Version: 1
• Type: Agenda Item
• Status: Passed
• In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
• On agenda: 4/3/2018
• Final action: 4/3/2018
• Title: HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Library Service Delivery Consultant update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 2 HR. 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file a presentation of Management Partners' library consultant report 'Organizational Analysis of Library Service Delivery'; b) Direct staff to begin preparing a Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019 Agreement for Operation of a County-wide Library for future Board approval in accordance with Management Partners' recommendations: i) Management Partners' Recommendation 1: Add the City of Goleta as a fourth contracting party for administration of Goleta Library in addition to the Cities of Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and Lompoc; ii) Management Partners' Recommendation 2: Assign a new Zone 4, which includes Buellton, Solvang, Eastern Goleta Valley, Community Service Area 3, Isla Vista and Hope Ranch, to the City of Goleta for the provision of library services; iii) Management Partners' Recommendation 3: Develop a funding formula based on equity principl...
• Sponsors: COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/3/2018	BOARD OF SUPERVISORS	Acted on as follows:	Pass

Title
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Library Service Delivery Consultant update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 2 HR. 30 MIN.)

a) Receive and file a presentation of Management Partners' library consultant report 'Organizational Analysis of Library Service Delivery';

b) Direct staff to begin preparing a Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019 Agreement for Operation of a County-wide Library for future Board approval in accordance with Management Partners' recommendations:

i) Management Partners' Recommendation 1: Add the City of Goleta as a fourth contracting party for administration of Goleta Library in addition to the Cities of Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and Lompoc;

ii) Management Partners' Recommendation 2: Assign a new Zone 4, which includes Buellton, Solvang, Eastern Goleta Valley, Community Service Area 3, Isla Vista and Hope Ranch, to the City of Goleta for the provision of library services;

iii) Management Partners' Recommendation 3: Develop a funding formula based on equity principles including socioeconomic factors, geographic location/remoteness, literacy rates, and contributions from other sources;

iv) Management Partners' Recommendation 4: Address allowable overhead/administration fee for all entities accepting County library funding, as well as minimum service levels; or

v) Provide other direction to staff;

c) In accordance with Management Partners' Recommendation 5: Direct staff to explore the viability of forming a library Joint Powers Authority to deliver library services; and

d) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5), since an organizational or administrative action has no direct physical impact on the environment and the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project are not a project as defined by CEQA, and direct staff to...