HERCULES COMMUNITY AND LIBRARY SERVICES COMMISSION
RESOLUTION 21-001
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HERCULES COMMUNITY AND LIBRARY SERVICES COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE HERCULES CITY COUNCIL APPROVE ADOPTION OF A REVISED LIBRARY LEASE AND SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CONTRA COSTA COUNTY WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Library system supports the operation of 26 libraries countywide; and WHEREAS, the City of Hercules owns its library building and obtains Library Services from Contra Costa County, which operates the Hercules facility as a Branch Library, within the County Library System; and WHEREAS, the Library operates as a partnership between the City of Hercules and the Contra Costa County Library System, and the relationship is governed by an existing agreement dating back to 2007; and WHEREAS, County-wide there have been discrepancies in the lease terms with various cities since they had been negotiated over time, and in 2010 a Master Library Lease and Service Agreement was approved by the County Board of Supervisors; and WHEREAS, while many cities within the County have revised their library lease agreements with the County to conform with the Master Library Lease and Service Agreement, Hercules has to date not executed the updated form of the Lease Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Proposed Agreement would replace the existing 2007 Agreement and would modify some of the past practices, more clearly specify the responsibilities of the parties, and clarify cost sharing requirements; and WHEREAS, the new format is consistent with efforts by the County Library System to standardize cost sharing throughout the system.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
That after review of the relevant documents, discussion at an agendized regular meeting, and taking into account any and all public comment, the Community and Library Services Commission hereby recommends to the City Council that the proposed revised Library Lease and Service Agreement be approved for adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the Community and Library Services Commission of the City of Hercules held on the 8th day of November, 2021, by the following vote of the Commission:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: D. Yamamoto, B. Campbell-Miller, H. Chen, E. Ward-Jackson, M. Lavitoria.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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Christopher Roke, Commission Staff Liaison