City of Rapid City

New Initiative to Address Growth

General Fund Budget Request

Item Requested:		Growth Initiatives
Department	Library		Division:				Cost Center			609
Budget Year Funds Requested				x 2007		2008	2009		On-Going
Type of Request		x Capital Expenditure			x Staffing Request			x Special Project
Description and Justification
2007 Total cost $69,796 of operational expenses outside of 3% increase and fixed costs 1. Self-check machine $14,796 Self-checks account for approximately 20% of patron transactions; with the planned space use reconfiguration, this percentage is expected to rise Increase self-check machines for patron self-service 2. .5 T1 Line $5,000 The additional bandwidth is also needed to maintain public services at the level we offer currently; we are at 93% capacity of our current bandwidth for over one third of our service hours. Library services are seeing an increase in emerging technologies for online information delivery. This line is needed for continued support of public access to online resources such as podcasting or streaming video RSS feeds. 3. Public Space Realignment: Community, Learning and Quiet Spaces $50,000 Service enhancements based on public use: Mobile service points 435% increase in patron questions since 1998 Patron service points will be mobile to meet patrons when and where they require Technology commons / Digitization center Over 800 seniors have attended our computer instruction courses since 2004 Increase of 310% for unique hits on the library’s website 150% increase in use of the library’s public computers since 2001; this does not include use of the library’s wireless access for those who bring their own computers One time capital expenditure, split between two years; project to be completed in 2007-2008 $50,000 is being requested for this project in 2007. Of the remaining funds, 40% of the project, or $200,000, will come from private funding such as the Library Foundation and Friends of the Library. The remaining public funds amounting to $252,561 (60% of the project cost) will be requested in 2008. The funding need for the total project is estimated at $500,000

Cost Summary
	2007	2008	2009	On-Going
Personnel (Wages & Benefits)	$1,694,984	$	$	$
Supplies & Services	$637,776	$	$	$
Capital Expenditures	$337,083	$	$	$
Total Cost	$2,669,843	$	$	$
Offsetting Revenue	$ 0	$	$	$
Net Cost	$2,669,843	$	$	$
If this request is tied to other funding sources (e.g. grants, State or County funding, CIP projects) please identify the funding source, dollar amount and any conditions of that funding.