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City Council to hire architect for new library

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City Council to hire architect for new library
The current library building was constructed in 2009.

Maricopa City Council will consider hiring an architect to design a new public library at tonight’s city council meeting.

The measure to establish a new library begins with a $830,530 contract with Hidell Associates Architects, Inc., of Carrollton, Texas, for design and construction administration services for the new library facility. Funding to pay the contract is already secured.

The matter is currently on the Council’s consent agenda but may be moved into the regular agenda items, if one of the council members seeks to discuss the awarding of a more than $800,000 contract in more detail.

According to the meeting consent agenda, “The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and possibly take action to create a project in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) by drawing on existing capacity in the CIP, and to approve the Design Consultant Contract with Hidell Associates Architects, Inc.”

Funding for the project includes an amount not to exceed $722,220.00 plus a City Manager’s allowance of $108,300 (equal to 15 percent), for a total amount not to exceed $830,530.

Also on the agenda is the possible amendment of the times the council meets to 6 or 6:30  p.m. or to remain with their regular 7 p.m. meeting times.

The council will also discuss the elimination of the Non-Profit Funding Evaluation Committee, the Veteran Affairs Committee and eliminating the Youth Internship Program Advisory Committee. The changes are requested as the three committees are no longer necessary or functional.

The library moved several times in its long history. Before the current library was built in 2009, it was housed in what is now the Maricopa Veterans Center.