Agenda• City Economic Crisis
– Projected General Fund Deficit/3-Year Outlook– Unrestricted Revenue Share
• LAPL Budget Overview• LAPL Personnel Overview• LAPL Operations Overview• ERIP Service Impacts FY 2009/10• Projections for FY 2010/11• LAPL Trends• Library Vision
City Economic Crisis
2010 2011 2012 2013
General Fund Budget Deficit $208.5m $483.8m $785.3m $952.1m
Projected General Fund Deficit
3-Year Financial Outlook
City Economic CrisisFY 2009/10 Departmental Share of
$3.66 Billion in Unrestricted Revenue
Fire and Police67%
Other8.9%
City Attorney3.1%
Recreation & Parks6.9%
Library 3.5%
Public Works10.6%
LAPL Budget Overview
General Fund Appropriation
$52,115,617
Library-Generated Revenues$7,051,000
Charter-Required Appropriation
$75,463,926
FY 2009/10 Budget: $134,630,543
LAPL Personnel Overview
• Full time positions: 1,132– 429 Librarians– 703 Others
• Vacant positions: (110)
• Positions lost due to ERIP: (145)
• Total Positions: 877
LAPL Operations Overview
• Central Library – 7 days/60 hours• 8 Regional Libraries – 7 days/56 hours• 64 Branches – 6 days/48 hours• Support services (IT, Volunteers, ILL, Collections,
Business Office, Maintenance, Security, Delivery)• Literacy• Programs & Exhibits
ERIP Service Impacts FY 2009/10
• Loss of 145 ERIP positions + loss of 110 “frozen” vacant positions equates to a reduction in service hours at all libraries
• Mid-April
Projections for FY 2010/2011Citywide Impacts:
• City deficit continues ($400 million +)
• Additional lay-offs
• Further service reductions city-wide
Library Impacts:
• Additional loss of staff
• Reductions to service
Library TrendsNumber of Libraries
62
73
1982 2009
Annual Service Hours
157,000
200,000
1982 2009
Number of Employees
1,4
57
1,1
32
1982 2009
Library Size(sq. ft.)
700,000
1,500,000
1982 2009
LAPL Goals
Goals
1. Invest in reading readiness
2. Help students succeed
3. Bring benefits of technology to all
4. Develop a new library service model that recognizes new economic realities
Community Budget HearingsThe City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee is holding meetings to give residents an opportunity to:
• learn about the City’s budget challenges
• discuss their budget priorities directly with City CouncilmembersMarch 8th, 6 p.m. March 22nd, 6 p.m.
El Sereno Recreation Ctr. Council District 9 City Hall
4721 Klamath Street 4301 S. Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90032 Los Angeles, CA 90011
Take the “L.A. Budget Challenge”!
The Mayor’s online Budget Survey asks your input to:
• Prioritize city services
• Determine funding for city services
• Balance the City’s FY 2010-11 BudgetTake the survey at: www.lacity.org
Click on: “Budget Survey: LA Budget Challenge”
Q & A: [email protected]