HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 Resolution No. 089RESOLUTION NO . .:iJ_
SERIES OF 20 II
A RESOLUTION AUTHORJZING THE ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY TO
IMPLEMENT THE "2011 FALL FOOD FOR FINES" PROGRAM FROM MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 28, 2011 THROUGH SUNDAY,DECEMBER 1 I, 2011.
WHEREAS, tl1e Englewood Public Library has sponsored a "Food for Fines" program since
1990; and
WHERE.",.S, the "Fuod fo r Fines" program allows patrons with overdue lines to "pay" them
off through the donation of non-perishable food items; a:td
WHEREAS , the food items ore then forwarded to the httcrFmth Community Services for their
"foorl hank" dis tribution to financially disad\'anLB~e:1 families in the Englewood nrea; and
WHEREAS , the progra:n is a bcnefi : to the community in that tltc dis,dvantaged arc assisted;
the air clcarecl with respect to fines, and the City receives its librJry materi als back and the
program presents a positive image of the Library and the City.
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOL \fEI) RY THE CITY COUNCll. OF nm CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, TIIAT:
Section I . The Englewood City Council hereby authorizes the Englewood Public Library's
implementation of the "2011 Fall Food For Fines" program from November 28, 2011 through
Deccr.1ber 11, '.!011. The collected food will then be forwarded :o the ln:erFaith Community
Services for distribution to financially ciisadvantaged families in the Englewnnd area.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED Jhis 21st day of November, 201 I.
ArfEST:
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• Ra~ P. Pc1tn, Mayor
I, Loucnsluu A Ellis, Cny Cieri< for~he 11y of Englewood , Colorndo, hereby cc:11fy the
above is o true copy of Re,olu 11on No , Scncs of2011 r"c? -. 4J
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Dale : Agenda 11cm: Subject :
November 21 , 2011 9 Ci Englewood rublic Library's "2011 rail rood for
Fines"
' Initiated By: I Slaff Source:
Library Department Dorothy Hargrove, Director of Librarv Services
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
The library has sponsored this popular program since 1990, and each year the Ci~, Council has
voiced ils support. In 2003, the annual Food for Fines program was expanded to twice a 1•ear at the
request oi the library Board , and subsequently approved by City Council, for two weeks during !he
summer as well as two weeks between Thanksgi vi ng and Christmas as a way to allow patrons to
reduce or eliminate !heir overdue fines whil? providing a valuable service for the corrmunity
RECOMMENDED ACTION
The Library Dep:.rtment recommends City Council app rove a ,~solution authorizing the Library
Department to implement its 201 r fa// Food for fines p rogram from Monday, November 28
through Sunday, December 11 , 2011.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, ANO ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
For the past 21 years, the Englewood Public Librar y I ,as provided its "Food for f inc;s" program as a
, ay for those patrons with fines on their overdue EPL materials to 'pay" them o ti through the
donation of non-perishable food i' ·s that are, in turn, forwarded to Inter-Faith Community , c,vice s
for their food bank for distribution to financially disadvantaged families in the Englewood area. Th~
max imurr fine accrual is $5.00 per item. and the Library requires a donation of two non -perishable
food items to cancel one overdue fine . Charges for lost or damaged Items are not included in th is
program. This prngram has be en warmly received anrl s11pporterl hy the puhlic since its inr.eruion,
and Library patrons now look forward to it as a way of helping others while relieving their own
financial obligations. This program also encourages patrons to return overdue library materials and
thus make these materials available to others in 1he community. The program presents a po~ltivc
ima11e of the library and the City and is a "win-win" situation for everyone involved.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
food for i::r.es reduces the General Fund revenue prov,ded by overdue fees . Th ese revenues
traditionally drop about 50% during each of the Library's two-week Food for Fines programs, for an
estimated loss in revenue of about $500.00. H istorically, each of d1ese two b :annual events ra ises
an average of $1 ,500 to $2,000 in donated food items for the inter-Faith Community Services food
bank.