1. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY WELCOME BUILDING PLANNING COMMITTEE December 3, 2003 6:30 – 8:00PM

2. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Tonight’s Agenda Welcome & Introductions Jan Butler Agenda & ProcessBob Wilson St. Tammany ParishGibb Farrish Demographics Community PerspectivesCommittee Next StepsBob Wilson

3. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Process Roadmap St. Tammany Demographics St. Tammany Parish Library Peer Libraries Library Standards Prototype Regional & Branch Libraries Recommendations (Draft) Recommendations (Final)

4. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Tonight’s Objectives Increase committee’s understanding of demographic/growth trends in St. Tammany Parish through: Gibb’s Presentation on New Directions 2025 Q&A following Gibb’s presentation Get feedback from committee members relative to their unique community perspectives Schedule next steps

5. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY POPULATION GROWTH

6. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Parish Growth 2002 Population – 201,502* 32.4% Growth Since 1990* Top 10% Nationally Fastest Growing Parish 5 th Largest Parish in State* 4 th Largest Parish by 2010 *LATEST CENSUS

7. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Unique Community Features Retirement communities likely 50% of local income comes from commuters Intersection of North/South & East /West Interstates St. Tammany is bipolar

8. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Rural/City Population Four Largest Cities: Slidell25,695 Mandeville10,489 Covington 8,483 Pearl River 1,839 Total47,816* Rural Areas 150,000 + *Less than 30% of St.Tammany residents live in cities or towns.

9. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Parish Strengths Quality of life Quality of schools Worker productivity Interstate highway access

10. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Parish Weaknesses Public transportation Traffic movement/ congestion Conference & meeting facilities

11. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Land Use Recommendations Parish should secure land NOW for future business park development New business parks & commercial activities should be on the periphery of urbanized areas Sites should have access to Interstate exchange or be on a four lane highway

12. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Land Use Recommendations Best sites for business parks: LA 1077 & I -12 LA 434 & I -12 Best sites for regional retail: LA 21 & I -12 LA 434 & I –12 Best sites for combined business/retail: LA 434 LA 1088 (Future exchange)

13. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Branch Library Tours Why Branch Tours? Facility size and condition of building Familiarity with branch site & community Interview Branch Manager Dates: (Pick one) December 10 - Wednesday January 10 - Saturday January 13 – Tuesday Time: 9am – 4pm

14. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY BRANCH LOCATIONS

15. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Next Meeting January 21, 2004 Time 6:30 PM Focus will be St. Tammany Parish Library Current status Trends Projections for future services Bob Wilson is Contact Point: bob@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us Cell phone # 504-813-7515

16. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Future Meetings: Peer Libraries Library Standards Prototype Regional & Branch Libraries Recommendations (Draft) Recommendations (Final)