MINUTES OF THE LA GRANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, August 21, 2007
PRESENT: Bill Coffee, Caroline Coryell, Mary Nelson, Rose Taylor
Steve Wolf, Jane Byczek, Becky Spratford
ABSENT: None
STAFF: Steve Moskal, Debbie Darwine, Pat Prohl, Noel Zethmayr,
Nancy Hardisty, Nancy Kerr, Linda Montelo, Peg Blasage
PRESENTER: Norm Eallonardo, Roz Bonar, Susan Scholten - ESC
VISITORS: Mary Moskal
Meeting opened by President Bill Coffee at 7:30 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None
MOTION: Moved by Becky Spratford and seconded by Mary Nelson to approve all the minutes that were presented as amended by omnibus vote. Roll call vote was taken: All members approved.
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COMMUNICATIONS:
Thank-you note received from Mary Nelson was read. Telephone RFP was distributed. Per Capita Grant application was distributed.
OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE REPORT:
Interior work is underway pretty strongly. Masonry work and shingles are completed. Contractor continues to state he will meet his substantial completion date; Norm has concerns due to recent weather there has been no work done in a week. Norm is hopeful we can start our FF&E on September 15th. Norm met with the Village Department of Community Development and they will not issue temporary certificate of occupancy. The certificate of occupancy is required to be open to the public. Site meetings have gone from every 2 weeks to every week. Driveway and sidewalk on Madison should be done by the time school starts. Cossitt starts in 1 week, Methodist in 2 weeks.
ESC PRESENTATION:
Jane Byczek updated the Board on steps which were taken for this progress report from Susan Scholten and Roz Bonar. Roz and Susan summarized some of their recommendations; fill newly created and vacant positions. By addressing these issues now would help relieve back logs of work in various areas and also allow for training for new location. A new organization chart and comparison charts were presented in the report to the Board. Board members had commented on how helpful the comparison chart was. Final report will be presented at September meeting.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT:
Per Capita Grant must be approved by September 18th, 2007. Policy committee will need to work on a training program for new Trustees.
Board had commented on the new bulleted format.
Discussion followed regarding priorities and information from public relations. Public relations person is involved in so many committees there need to be some priorities set. Many projects are anticipated for the new building. The committees will need to focus on what are the priorities at this time. New website will be presented at September meeting.
Steve Moskal asked for approval of the warrants.
MOTION: Moved by Caroline Coryell and seconded by Becky Spratford to approve warrant #221, dated August 21, 2007 and totaling $136,422.58. All members approved.
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MOTION: Moved by Caroline Coryell and seconded by Mary Nelson to approve warrant #2-31 dated August 21, 2007 totaling $391,842.40. All members approved.
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NOEL ZETHMAYR’S REPORT:
Feels the most important thing for Young Adult Services is to keep establishing ties with the community. This is being accomplished by outreach within our community for donations for our Summer Reading Program, Book Talks at area schools, donating time to the community and partnering with radio WLTL and LTTV Film School. Noel also commented on how The Way Cool Film School reached out to 200 attendees over the summer. Noel Plans to update Young Adult blog with biographies and current activities. Young Adult circulation is up with 500 books circulated in June. The Young Adult Special Interest Group started a year ago and meets six times a year; Noel is the MLS liaison. It is unfortunate that many libraries are not very dedicated to this area.
As the official safety officer, Noel will be making the disaster plan for the new library.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
Jane Byczek commented on how well our Illinois Funds are producing for the New Building; we will meet our anticipated budget soon. The projected income and expense are also doing very well.
Seven companies were interviewed for Telephone RFP; only one company was interested in the opportunity. This will be an upgrade to our current system; approximate cost is $5,000.
COMMITTEES:
Building and Grounds— Inventory has been taken of outgoing fixtures. Within the next couple of weeks a program will be in place to unload some of this inventory the Saturday after the close; will be presented at the next Board Meeting. Staff members should advise a committee member if they are interested in a particular item. Items that are not sold may have to be hauled away or possibly donated to schools.
Finance, Personnel and Archives— Discussed under new business
Legislation— State budget passed
Planning and Policy— Study Room Policy which was written by Debbie Darwine and Noel Zethmayr was discussed. When the room booking software is installed; then only librarians will be using the software to book the room. One patron in the group must have a La Grange card and rooms can be booked one day in advance by phone, e-mail or walk-up.
MOTION: Moved by Becky Spratford and seconded by Mary Nelson to approve the Study Room Policy. All members approved.
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Metropolitan Library System—No report
Friends of the Library— A Brick Party has been scheduled for October 16th at the Prickly Pear on Hillgrove. The mission is to help the library with the brick program and membership drive for The Friends raising awareness about The Friends. The cost is $100 per couple or $87.50 for a single and will include the price of the brick, drink and food. They are in the process of looking for corporate sponsors, various membership drives and working on some attainable goals.
Public Relations and Marketing— Schedule a combined meeting with Design and Construction.
Long Range Planning— No report
Village Liaison— No report
Duelm Memorial— Set up a meeting with Michael Mackey; also meet with the muralists. Report at next Board Meeting.
New Building— Building is looking great.
Sub Committee
Administration & Coordination— No report
Design & Construction— Four choices were given for the selection of pavers through Unilock. Recommendation was made for Riven Stone, color – Canyon, which was the best of the four choices. Norm noted the choice of the paver; choices were limited due to the restrictions on the thickness of the paver.
MOTION: Moved by Caroline Coryell and seconded by Mary Nelson to approve the Riven Stone, paver brick in the color of Canyon. All members approved.
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Donations, Fundraising & Grants— Plans are to get un-engraved bricks. As the bricks are sold, they can be replaced with the actual engraved brick. The replacement of bricks is usually done in batches of 20; lead time on the engraved bricks is 4 to 6 weeks. The committee would like to reach out to the LGBA monthly meeting to get sponsorship from area businesses. Becky spoke with Tim Cooke at LaGrange Hospital regarding sponsoring a computer court, or donating medical data bases. Becky Spratford asked Board Members to carry gift and donation brochures with them.
MOTION: Moved by Caroline Coryell and seconded by Bill Coffee to approve bricks to be engraved and used on West side of the building. All members approved.
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Relocation & Moving— Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 22, 2007. Parking is being negotiated.
PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT ON AGENDA: None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Contents of dedication plaque was discussed. Should plaque include former Board members or just the current Board.
MOTION: Moved by Becky Spratford and seconded by Rose Taylor to vote on the contents as submitted. Discussion about current and former Board members should be represented on the plaque. There should only be one plaque representing everyone who participated on the project.
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NEW BUSINESS: MLS Public Library Agreement.
MOTION: Moved by Becky Spratford and seconded by Caroline Coryell that we become a member of MLS. All members approved.
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MOTION: Moved by Mary Nelson and seconded by Caroline Coryell that we move the October Board Meeting from October 16th to October 23rd. All members approved.
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MOTION: Moved by Jane Byczek Chairperson of Finance, Personnel and Archives Committee and seconded by Becky Spratford to approve hiring of 4 staff members by Steve Moskal as presented and recommended by ESC consultants. All members approved.
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MOTION: It was moved by Caroline Coryell and seconded by Steve Wolf to adjourn the meeting: Meeting adjourned at 9:31 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Linda Montelo
Administrative Assistant