HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003 Resolution No. 046• RESO LUT ION :,JO.~
SERIES OF 2003
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A RE SOLUT IO AUTII OR IZING TII E ENGLEWOOD PUBLI C LI BRARY TO
IMPLEME NT TII E SL AMER "FOO D FO R FJ:,JES " PROGR AM FROM TU ES DAY. MAY 27
THROUGH SUNDAY . JU:,JE 8. 20 03 .
WHEREAS, the Eng lewoo d Public Lib rary has sponso red a "Food fo r Fin es" progra m durin g
th e Nov ember/Decem ber holida ys for lh c pa st thirt ei:n ye ar s; and
WHEREAS , th e "F oo d fo r Fines " program all ows patro ns with overdu e fine s to "pa y" th em
off throu gh th e donation ofnon•pcri shablc food it ems ; and
WHEREAS , the fo od it ems arc th en forwa rd ed to the Int erfai th Co mmunit y Services for th eir
"food bank " di stributi on to fin ancia ll y di sa dva nta ged fa mili es in 1h c En glewood area ; and
WHEREAS , th e pro gram is a benefit to the co mmunity in th at th e di sadva nt aged are ass isted
and the air cleared with re spec t to fines and th e City receives llS library material s bac k and th e
program prese nts a pos itive ima ge of the Library and the City .
NO W, TH Er EFORE, DE IT RESOLVED DY THE CITY CO UNC IL OF THE CI TY OF
ENG LEW Oor;. COLORADO , TH AT:
~cti on I. Th e Englewood City Co un cil hereb y auth ori zes the Engl ewood Public Library's
impl ementa tion of1h e Summe r "Food For Fin es" program fr om Tue sda y, May 27, th rough
Su nday, June 8. 2003 . The "Fo od Fo r Fines" will then be forward ed to the lnt crFaith Co mmunity
Se rv ices fo r distribut ion to finan ciall y di sad va111agcd familie s in the Englewood area .
ADO PTED AND AP PR OVE D thi s 19'' day of Ma y, 2003.
rado. here by ce rtify the
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date Agenda It em Subjecl
May 19, 2003 1 1 Ci Engl ewood Publi c Library 's 1"
"S umm er Food fo r Fines " -
Initiated By I Staff Source
Librarv Deoa rtm enl Hank Loni!. Director of Li brarv Services
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COU NCIL ACTION
The Library ha s spo nsored thi s popular program during th e Nove mb er/December holida ys for th e
pas t 13 yea rs, and each yea r th e City Co un cil has vo ice d its supp ort. Whil e we plan to co ntinu e
our en d of the ca lend ar yea r FFF program, we are also initiating a lli.2!l.d such amnesty prog ram to
coi ncid e with the end of the regul ar school yea r. Th is 1" "Summer Foo d for Fin es" program wa s
suggested by th e Library Boar d as a way to mitiga le th e in crease in Ove rdu e Library Fin es lhat goe s
in lo effec t on May 30 and also as a way to enco urage th e tim ely return of EPL mat eria ls so that th ey
ca n be us ed by more pe o ple. ( ty Co uncil subs eq uentl y approved th is in crease in overdu e fin es as
w .'I as th e additi onal FFF pr owam •t the ir February 18, 2003 meeting .
l!ECf' '1MENDED ACT! .. N
Th (• Library Departmen t reco mm end s City Counci l approva l of a reso luti on auth orizing the Library
L·,;,a rtm ent to imp lement its 1" "S ummer Foo d fo r Fin es" program from Tuesd ay, May 27 through
:;:\1nday, June 8, 200 3.
BACK GROUND, ANALY~IS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
For the past 13 years, the Engl ewood Publi c Library has sponsored its "Food for Fines " program
<lvn :; th e Nove mbe r/ Decem ber holidays. This annual program all ows patrons wi th overdue fines
to "pay" th em off through the donalion of non-p erishab le foo d it ems, e.g. one food item canc els
out the late charges (n ot lost or damag ed cha rges ) on one overdue item . Food items must be
pre se nt ed to the Libr ary Staff at eith er th e Circul ati on Des k or at the Bookm obile in order for th e
fin es to be cleared fro m the patr on's co mputer reco rd . TI1 e co ll ec ted food it ems are then
forwarded to lnl er Fai th Community Services for the ir "food bank " distrib ut ion to fin ancially
dis adva nt aged familie s in the Englewo od area . TI1is pro gram has been wa rml y receive d by the
publi c since its in ce ption, an d Library patrons now look forward to it. Bes id es provi ding resources
to nee dy fam il ies in thi s community, th e prog ram presen ts a posi ti ve im age of the Library and th e
City, i.e . a "wi n-w in " situati on for everyo ne in vo lve d. Th e 2003 "S ummer Food for Fines " program
and lh e "Win ter Food fo r Fin es " wi ll each run for two weeks.
FINANCIAL IMP ACT
In 2002, lhe Library coll ected a ppr oxi mately $1,800 in non-p eri shab le food it ems for lhe
lnt e rF ailh Community Services Food Bank ove r th e five weeks of lh e program .
• Since its in ceplion , this program has raised an es timated $1 5,800 in don ated food it ems to
assis t needy families in th e Engl ewood area .
• The Library hi stori ca ll y average s $1,200-$1 ,500 per mon th in co ll ected "late charges • (i .e.
charg es on bo oks and oth er items return ed past th eir origina l "du e date" and past th e 3 day grace
period). This revenu e goes int o th e Cily's General Fund.
• Histo rica lly, this am ount of over du e fines has dropped lo an ave ra ge of $800-$1,000 per month
during our FFF programs wh ich means th at the City loses severa l hundr ed doll ars in revenues as a
result of th is pro gram . Ho wever, that loss is mor e th an offset by th e "good will " thi s program •
genera tes a mong Library pa tr ons and by ge llin g the Library materials back on the shel ves for others
to us e.
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