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• Operating costs <br /> Three-Phase Sitinq Criteria <br /> Phase One <br /> • Visibility <br /> • Is it highly visible to the Community? <br /> • Capacity <br /> • Can site accommodate intended structure and site amenities, <br /> appropriate infrastructure and long-term growth? <br /> • Accessibility <br /> • Access for pedestrian, vehicles, public transit? <br /> Phase Two <br /> Centrality <br /> Does it make sense/provide benefit to things in close proximity (e.g. Schools, <br /> retail, growth/development)? <br /> Site Conditions, Allowances and Constraints <br /> Regulatory/environmentally and operationally sustainable/ mitigation effort to <br /> overcome deficiencies <br /> Cost and Availability <br /> Reasonable acquisition cost and development costs <br /> Phase Three <br /> • Community Preference <br /> • Broad critique of site(s) by stakeholders <br /> • Lease vs. Purchase <br /> • Identify possibilities and most advantageous arrangement for acquisition <br /> • Partnerships <br /> • Identify possibilities and most advantageous long-term benefit <br /> Major Development Steps <br /> • Site Control <br /> • Initial Due Diligence <br /> • Regulatory Approvals <br /> • Design <br /> • Bid/construct <br /> • Close out/occupy <br /> Historical Design Process <br /> • Committees appointed to: <br /> • Recommend project architect via RFP process <br /> • Provide input and review design options <br /> • Library consultant for facility space planning <br /> • County Commissioners approve final plan <br /> Space Projections <br /> Accepted practice "Guidelines for NC Libraries (1998)"recommends libraries serving a <br /> population of 25,000 or more provide a facility equal to .65 sq ft per 1,000 residents <br />