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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-054 CCR RESOLUTION NO. 75 -54 WHEREAS, in a letter dated January 11, 1974 to Hennepin County Library Director Robert Rohlf, Brooklyn Center City Manager Donald Poss offered the services of his City staff to assist the County with development of plans for the Brookdale Regional Library which, according to the news media, was scheduled to open in 1975; and WHEREAS, the City Manager reported that he subsequently met with Library Director Rohlf on February 7, 1974 at which time Rohlf confirmed that the schedule called for an opening of the Brookdale Regional Library in mid 1975, indicating that architect selection was pending at that time; and WHEREAS, a letter dated February 22, 1974 was directed to Hennepin County Administrator Stanley Cowle by City Manager Donald Poss confirming an earlier telephone conversation wherein they discussed the feasibility of establishing a Hennepin County satellite center within the impending Brookdale Regional Library, as well as discussing the 1975 construction of the library facility; and WHEREAS, the City Manager reported that on May 14, 1974 he engaged in follow -up clarifying conversation of the matter with County Administrator Stanley Cowle; and WHEREAS, during late 1974 it became increasingly apparent that Hennepin County authorities were not proceeding on the longstanding commitment to the construction sequence of the Brookdale Regional Library; and WHEREAS, on February 21, 1975 the City of Brooklyn Center was served with a copy of the proposed Hennepin County Capital Improvement Budget and Program recommending deferral of the Brookdale Area Library to 1977 -78 in favor of the Ridgedale Area Library; and WHEREAS, Hennepin County has scheduled a public hearing to consider the Capital Budget and Program on March 3 and 4, 1975: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center to strenuously express its objection to the proposed reversal of longstanding plans to construct the Brookdale Area Library in a sequence following the Southdale Area Library, to object to the secretive and misleading manner in which the proposed scheduling reversal was conceived and promulgated and to urge the Hennepin County Board to reject the proposed reversal of construction sequence and restore the Brookdale Area Library schedule to its rightful and long term committed position in sequence of construction. Member Tony Kuefler introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75 -54 RESOLUTION OBJECTING TO PROPOSED BROOKDALE AREA LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE WHEREAS, the then Village of Brooklyn Center exercised its community initiative to erect its own municipal library for operation by the Hennepin County library system and dedicated the structure for opening in December, 1965; and WHEREAS, in October, 1966 SUA, Incorporated presented a report entitled "Analysis of Library Needs" to the Hennepin County Board; and WHEREAS, said SUA report recommended acquisition of the Brooklyn Center Branch Library and expansion of same to a Regional Library in the period 1967 to 1970; and WHEREAS, effective January, 1969 the City of Brooklyn Center at the request of Hennepin County sold its library building to Hennepin County and leased to Hennepin County the underlying land; and WHEREAS, effective October, 1973 the City of Brooklyn Center at the request of Hennepin County sold to Hennepin County the land underlying the Brooklyn Center Library; and WHEREAS, beginning in 1970 the Hennepin County Library Board requested and the Hennepin County Board initiated acquisition of taxpaying properties adjacent to the Brooklyn Center Library building for the purpose of constructing the planned Regional Library; and WHEREAS, commencing in 1970 Hennepin County representatives, including both elected and top administrative officials, provided tentative assurances to City of Brooklyn Center counterparts that it was the intent of the Hennepin County Board to expand the concept of the regional libraries to embrace "mini -court house service centers" pursuant to a Hennepin County government decentralization concept; and WHEREAS, since 1970 Brooklyn Center officials have been continually, informally assured by Hennepin County Commissioners and top administrative officials that the Brooklyn Center Regional Library and Mini Service Center was to be the second such facility constructed following erection of the Southdale Regional Library; and I RESOLUTION NO. 75 -54 February 24 1975 Date Mayor ATTEST: (14 Deputy Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Robert Jensen, and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Philip Cohen, Tony Kuefler, Robert Jensen and Maurice Britts; and the following voted against the same: none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.