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Committee notes library renovation and Keefe Auditorium planning in longer-term capital list
Summary
Staff flagged a $45 million total library renovation (including a $1 million design authorization already in the plan) and said Keefe Auditorium is under active planning though a dollar figure has not been assigned; the auditorium commission is expected to present to the full board.
City staff told the committee the library renovation remains in the unfunded five‑year horizon with a total project cost cited around $45,000,000 (the presentation also noted a previously authorized $1,000,000 for design). Tim Cummings described the larger library project among other unauthorized projects and said the $1,000,000 design authorization is already noted in the near‑term schedule.
Staff also said Keefe Auditorium is under active planning but does not yet have a dollar estimate in the committee's plan; the Keefe Auditorium Commission expects to present its work to the full Board of Aldermen later this year or in the fall, and staff intentionally left a dollar amount off the modeling so it would not bias the committee's plan until that presentation is ready. The committee asked staff to include clearer schedule and cost estimates for both projects before forwarding materials to the board.
