Status Report August 28, 2014 Presentation to the CITIZENS GENERAL - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

BRANCH LIBRARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Status Report – August 28, 2014 Presentation to the CITIZENS’ GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE • Program Status • BLIP Revenue and Expenditures • North Beach Branch Library • Impact, Lessons Learned & Stewardship • Questions & Discussion

Branch Library Improvement Program 1

Program Status Goal: To provide the public with seismically safe, accessible, technologically updated, and code compliant City-owned branch libraries in every neighborhood. 16 renovations • 8 new buildings • 1 support services center • Schedule: 24 out of 24 branches • complete and open 1 support services center • complete and operational • Demolition of original North Beach Branch Library in progress (June – October 2014) 2

BLIP Revenue & Expenditures Sources to Date Original Budget Current Budget Expend/Encumb As of June 30, 2014 2000 Prop. A Bonds & Interest $ 105,865,000 $ 113,382,580 $112,844,104 1989 Earthquake Safety Bond $ 2,400,000 $ 2,400,000 $ 2,400,000 Subtotal Bond Funds $ 108,265,000 $ 115,782,580 $ 115,244,104 Other Sources: $ 25,000,000 $ 80,476,770 $ 67,475,815 State Prop 14 $ 10,000,000 $ 9,710,784 $ 9,710,376 Library Preservation Fund $ 0 $ 18,369,658 $ 17,462,642 Lease Revenue Bonds $ 0 $ 34,056,156 $ 28,856,489 Friends of SFPL $ 15,000,000 $ 16,000,000 $ 9,778,653* Other Sources $ 0 $ 2,340,172 $1,667,655 Total Sources To Date $ 133,265,000 $ 196,259,350 $ 182,719,919 BLIP budget increases due in part to: • Project scope changes per Library Commission action • LEED (leadership in energy & environmental design) project goals • Americans with Disability Act & other code requirement changes • Unforeseen site conditions • Rising construction costs * Friends of SFPL expenditures as of June 30, 2014 are as follows (see Attachment I for expenditure detail by branch): • $5,655,264 Friends (Friends direct expenditures are in-kind contributions to SFPL for BLIP ) • $2,850,880 SFPL (expenditures of Friends cash donations via city purchasing system) 3 • $1,272,508 DPW (expenditures of Friends cash donations via city purchasing system)

North Beach Branch Library ($14.5M) Milestones for Completion of the New Building: Milestones Original Date Current Date • Design Completion 9/05 1/30/12 • Supplemental Appropriation N/A April 2012 • Construction of New Library Start 10/05 Fall 2012 • Construction Finish 1/07 February 2014 • Project Completion (Open to the public) 3/07 May 10, 2014 4

Impact, Lessons Learned & Stewardship Impact of BLIP • Strong community engagement and ownership • Significant support of small and local business and local hire through BLIP • LEED Silver or Gold standards for 10 BLIP projects • Additional 48,788 square feet of new library space in the 24 BLIP branches • Ten new community meeting rooms – an increase of 111% in the 24 BLIP branches Key Lessons learned from completed projects • Include community input early to minimize impacts on project scope, timeline & cost • Invest more resources to front-end planning phase for more accurate scoping • Conduct contractor outreach to maximize competition • Indentify pre-qualified contractors for construction services • Engage construction experts early in during design phase for constructability review • Ensure continuing education training for all on anticipated code changes including ADA, LEED, cost estimating & scheduling Resource Stewardship • Branch Post Occupancy Analysis and Investments • Maintenance Excellence • Identifying other library improvement projects to meet evolving patron needs 5