Santa Clara Northside Branch Library

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, ALL LEGAL RESIDENTS IN THE NORTHSIDE AREA OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CA, HEREBY PETITION THE SANTA CLARA CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Rivermark Master Plan has always included a library on Live Oak Park. According to the Capital Improvement Project, the City of Santa Clara planned for a library branch to be built in 2010-2011. We want to ensure that the Santa Clara City Council include the Northside Branch Library/Community Center development in the 2009 budget plans.

2. Growing community issues, increases in population and student enrollment, and no centrally-located meeting area require community rooms to be integrated into the plan for social, cultural, and civic activities. We hereby request that the City of Santa Clara construct the Northside Branch Library to include a large community room that can be partitioned into smaller meeting rooms and include:

a. A small kitchen with stove, microwave, refrigerator, and dishwasher
b. Television or A/V projection system with black-out window coverings
c. Removable or stow-away tables and chairs
d. Access to the community room entrance and bathrooms separate from the library

3. We request that the building be located in the SW corner of Live Oak Park as originally planned, blend with architecture of the Rivermark Plaza and Don Callejon School, and include additional parking space either by integrating with the existing Live Oak Park parking area or with an underground parking structure under the library.

4. By signing this petition we hereby certify that we are legal Santa Clara City residents.

Thank you,
Northside Santa Clara Residents