Local Government and School Districts Cooperation or Competition? School Finance Conference

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Local Government and School Districts
Cooperation or Competition? School Finance
Conference

• Case Study of a Shared Use Library Project
• Eric Hall
• Eric Hall Associates
• January 21, 2008

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San Dieguito Union High School District

• Earl Warren Middle SchoolJoint Use Library
  Project

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Why Take on this Challenge?

• Equity with New District Facilities
• City and County Interest in the location
• District Board of Trustees Interest Experience
  w/Community Use
• Staff (Library Principal) Support
• District Leadership w/State

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Earl Warren Middle School Solana Beach,
California
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Project Funding
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Advantages

• New Library Facility / 11,000 sq. ft.
• Relocated Entry to the Campus
• Improvement in Traffic Bus Pickup
• Provide a lift for a 1957 School
• Improve the Image of the School as a Community
  Facility

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Disadvantages

• Who administers the Library Facility?
• Bringing the community into the school - security
  safety
• Loss of School Space
• How do we manage the parking problem?
• Staff perception of giving up for the community

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Earl Warren Master Plan
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Before Photo
Library/Media Center
Administration Building
Warren Hall
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Concept Site Plan
Administration Building
New Shared Use Library
Upper Lot w/ handicap parking
Lower Parking Lot
Bus Loading Zone
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Comparing the Old Libraries and the New Library

• The Old
• Earl Warren Library
• 2,000 Sq. Ft.
• 5,000 Volume Collection
• Solana Beach Branch
• 3,900 Sq. Ft.
• 33,200 Volume Collection

• The New
• Earl Warren
• Shared-Use Library
• 11,000 Sq. Ft.
• 38,000 Volume Collection
• 15 to 20 Internet
• capable computers

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Architecture as a Solution

• Collaborative Design Construction Model
  Involving
• District Staff, Teachers Maintenance Staff
• City of Solana Beach Staff, Planning Manager
• County of San Diego Staff, Library Board of
  Supervisors
• Community via Friends of the Solana Beach
  Library

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Architecture as a Solution (continued)

• Identification of Control Points
• Location of Public Restrooms
• Visitor Library Designated Parking
• Reuse of Existing Facilities
• Warren Hall Multipurpose Building
• Staff Restrooms Lounge
• District owns the building - County is the tenant
  - City is an equity partner with diminishing
  interest

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Issues with Operation of LibraryThe Operational
Agreement

• Materials Acquisition, Conversion
• Internet Access
• Utility Costs
• Student Supervision
• Maintenance of Building
• Hours of Operation
• Parking

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Issues with Operation of LibraryThe Operational
Agreement (cont.)

• Meeting Rooms Access Priority
• Staffing Issues
• Selection
• Fingerprinting
• Hours
• Costs
• Certificated Librarian
• School vs. County Library Culture

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Shared Use Projects are aboutbuilding
relationships andhaving a visionand you have
to want it!