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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1974/04/10 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA JOINT MEETING WITH THE LIBRARY BOARD Held Wednesday - 7:00 p.m. April 10, 1974 A joint meeting with the Library Board was held by the City Council of Chula Vista, California, on the above date in the Council Conference Room, Civic Center, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, with the following: Councilmen present: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Councilmen absent: None Staff present: City Manager Thomson, Director of Public Works CoTe, City Librarian Levine, Richard Wheeler, Architect, Ray Holt, Library Consultant and Tom Williamson, Project Enqineer The pledge of allegiance to the Flag was led by Mayor Hamilton, followed by a moment of silent prayer. PRESENTATION BY MR. Mr. Williamson, Project Architect, gave TOM WILLIAMSON a detailed explanation of the proposed building. Meetings were held with the Staff in February 1974 at which the followino was agreed upon: 1. The 6uilding should be located at the southwest quadrant of the property at Fourth and F Street. 2. The building should look like it belonged in the Civic Center complex - - the architecture should be the same and it should give the appearance of being a one-story building. 3. By the year 1995, it is contemplated that an additional 15,000 to 25,000 square feet of space will be needed. The proposed building provides for this expansion. 4. The buildinq recognizes the energy crisis. This is provided for by putting in two fireplaces, and installing the air conditionina and heatin~ units in a central locatioH. The Fire~laces (one iD the adult lounge and one in the children's lounge) wilt be wood-burnin~ fireplaces. 5. Maximum use of the north light has been planned. 6. The parking lot provides for 154 spaces with egress and ingress off F Street. There will be a secondary access off Garrett Avenue -- delivery trucks will be encouraged to use this access. 7. There are presentlv eight (8) eucal- yptus trees on the property; six (6) trees will be saved along with the palm and pepper trees. 8. The Annex will remain on the property throughout the construction phase or until such time as space is provided for those departments elsewhere. 9. The walls in the building separating City Council Meeting 2 April 10, 1974 the various offices and rooms will be moveable. 10. There will be fire exits throughout the building. ll. The meeting room or lecture hall will be constructed at the front end of the building next to the entrance {southeast corner). It will have a seating capacity of 150 with a raised platform that can be used as a stage. 12. There will be six toilets in the building, two of which will be situated in the main lobby next to the lecture hall. These can be used by people using the lecture ~oom after library hours. 13. The Chi. ldren's Story Hour Room is designed provide for a capacity of 85 children. Mr. Williamson then detailed the plan for the upper and lower levels of the building, noting on the upper level the TV studio, dark room, and rooms that will have a piano, typewriters for general public use and audio-visual room. The lower level will house the Librarian's office, offices for her staff, Librarian's library room, and lounge. Books will be processed at the lower level and brought to the upper level by an elevator. COUNCIL QUESTIONS Councilman Egdahl asked about the pro- visions for extended services, such as BOOKMOBILE SERVICE a bookmobile. Mr. Williamson explained that a bookmobile can be serviced at the bottom level. SERVICE ENTRANCE Councilman Hyde noted that the layout of the building was a complete reverse of that proposed in the original plans. He questioned havin~ the service entrance on the west side of the building. STAFF Councilman Hobel questioned the staff area ratio to that of supporting services. In answer to Councilman's Egdahl's question, Mrs. Levine commented that the Library presently has a staff of 36, and by the year 1995, a staff of 80 is contemplated. Mr. Ray Holt, Consultant, remarked that a new Library facility will attract from 20% to 45% more patrons, and thereby exists a need for additional personnel an estimate of 45 is contemplated to service the new Library at the beqinning. COST OF THE FACILITY Mr. Williamson discussed the cost of the Library. He explained that the cost of the materials was based on February and March 1975 prices. He felt the City could construct this building at the 2.2 million dollar figure and in the time schedule specified. Mr. Williamson referred to the schedule noting that actual construction would begin on March 15, 1975 and the Library facility would be completed in June 1976. ENTRANCE-WAY Councilman Egdahl discussed the proposed City Council Meeting 3 April 10, 1974 entrance-way indicating that it did not give one a feeling of "come-in". He felt the entrance-way should be more open and readily identifiable~ and not have people looking for the main entry, as they presently have to do for the Police facility. Councilman Hobel suggested the entry-way face Fourth Avenue since the bulk of the traffic will be coming from this street. COLONADE He also asked about having the colonade extend on the west side of the building. Mr. Williamson said that the architect considered this and felt the use of the colonade on the south and west side would be"over-doing it". PARKING Councilman Hyde remarked that having the parking lot in front of the library detracted from it, even with the pro- posed landscaping Councilman Hyde discussed the service entrance on the north side of the building and felt this would be destructive. He indicated it would be possible to re-design the parking lot extending it to the north and provide for the service entrance on the east side of the building. FIREPLACES Councilman Scott questioned the use of the wood-burning fireplaces, especially the one for the children's lounge. He asked about the storage area for the wood, how often the fireplaces would be used here in this warm climate, and how many other Libraries in the State had fireplaces. LOBBY Councilman Egdahl auestioned the entrance lobby a patron walks into a lon~ corri- dor and faces a blank wall. He felt the aesthetic appeal of coming into a library should be one of coming into an open area. Mr. Williamson explained that the City Librarian and Consultant said the walls in the lobby would be used for display purpose~. REST ROOMS Mayor Hamilton asked about the location of the rest rooms indicating that the upper level and lower level sites should be the same. Mr. Williamson agreed that it would save some money to dO it this way; however, it would serve as a great disadvantage to the people using the Lib- rary. COUNCIL CONFERENCE City Manager Thomson said he would be requesting another Council Conference as a follow-up on other related matters. He will ask the architect to be present to discuss such items as moving the pre- sent Library facility to the new one. LECTURE HALL Councilman Hobel reiterated that he would like to see more seating capacity in the Lecture Hall. ANNEX Councilman Egdahl commented that plans should be made to vacate the Annex City Council Meeting 4 April 10, 1974 as soon as possible after this construct- iOn. SIGNS Mayor Hamilton asked about signs for the building commenting that there should be an identification sign on the west side of the building. HERB LATHAM,LIBRARY Mr. Latham asked about the location of the BOARD trash area and the access for the trash trucks. He also questioned the location of the bathrooms. CITY MANAGER'S Mr. Thomson stated that the staff would COMMENTS follow with the architect up on these details. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hamilton adjourned the meeting at 9:10 p.m., to the dinner reception at the Stag and Hound Restaurant for the City's guests from Irapuato, Mexico and to the next meeting of the City Council scheduled for Tuesday, April 16, 1974, at 7:00 p.m.