I have been asked by many people what would happen if the June 12 vote is affirmative on moving the downtown branch to the Public Market. The Library and the City would act in the two weeks following to honor the terms of the purchase and sale contract which calls for $2.75 million purchase price. The City would utilize $2.0 million in bond funds while the Library would contribute $750,000 to the purchase. The process to create an RFP (Request for Proposals) for architectural services would also commence and the Library would fund that activity for the next year. The end product would be to produce construction drawings for the use of contractors interested in bidding on the job. The City during that same time would begin its process of deciding how to utilize the current libary structure to maximize economic return. The final goal would be to move into the Public Market space by the end of calendar year 2009 without substantial interruption of library services at Monument Square. In a future post an updated project timetable will be presented.
If the June 12 vote is negative the Library Board will need to convene and determine the future course of the renovation and its timetable.
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I'm sorry this didn't pass, but perhaps you'll see it as an opportunity to re-evaluate your mission and the delivery of services to the people of Portland. I would like to see the results of your recent survey posted online. Make lemonade, then, and good luck.
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