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Minutes of Meeting
Tuesday, November 23, 1993
9:00 a.m.
Office of the Hayor, city Hall
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Present: Mayor Rita Garvey, Dr. David Berry and Wilbert Bacon,
Chair and Vice Chair of the Clearwater Public Library
Advisory Board
This meeting was held in compliance with the request of the
Clearwater Public Library Advisory Board that both Dr. Berry and
Mr. Bacon personally contact each of the city commissioners
concerning the Pinellas County pUblic Library Cooperative.
Dr. Berry explained the purpose of the meeting was to solicit the
Mayor's support on the issue of the Clearwater Public Library
joining the Pinellas County Public Library Cooperative.
Mayor Garvey stated that:
1) she was aware that the issue would be on the agenda in
January;
2) that she had not had an opportunity to study it in depth; and
3) because of her interest in the Library, she would be inclined
to support it because of the advantages that could accrue to
Clearwater and to the Library, and that moving toward some
centralization of such ser"iC'~:-: ":':".lld bi:: in the interest of
both Clearwater and the County.
She indicated she welcomed our visit, and would be pleased to have
our comments and recommendations.
Dr. Berry explained the background of the Cooperative--and how it
had re-ernerged for consideration at this time; that a special
committee had been appointed from within the Library Board to study
the issue and to report back to the Board on its findings; that Mr.
Bacon had served as chairman of that Committee, and our comments
would be a reflection of the Committee's findings.
Mr. Bacon then presented the Mayor with a packet of information
concerning the issue and explained each document in the packet.
Mayor Garvey reminded us of her long interest and active support of
the'Library.
After discussing the issue in some depth, the Mayor indicated that
she would probably favor Clearwater joining the Cooperative, buth
would like to have time to study the Committee's findings and
recommendations.
Mayor Garvey expressed her thanks to tI1e Library Board for its work
on the issue.
The meeting ended at 10:30 a.m.
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Minutes of Meeting ,
Monday, November 30, 1993
10:00 a.m.
Office of city Commissioner Arthur Deegan
Present: Commissioner Arthur Deegan; Dr. David Berry and Wilbert
Bacon, Chair and Vice Chair of the Clearwater Public
Library Advisory Board
Dr. Berry requested this meeting as a means of carrying out the
Library Board's request that personal contacts be made with each of
the commissioners to advise them of the recommendation of the
Library Board on the matter of Clearwnter becoming a part of the
pinellas County Public Library Cooperative. '
commissioner Deegan indicated he \.olelcomed our visit, since he
understood the matter of Cooperative membership was to be on the
January agenda. He stated that he had not had time to study the
issue and therefore could not say what his position would be.
Dr. Berry made several remarks concerning the background of the
Library Cooperative and why it was being considered at this time.
He explained that Mr. Bacon had been appointed to Chair an ad-hoc
committee made up of Library Board members and th~t our comments
would be largely centered around the findings and recommendations
of that committee.
Mr. Bacon then gave Commissioner Deegan a packet of information and
documents concerning the Library Cooperative. He explained each
document in some depth, and then stated the Board's position: that
because of the long range advantag.es tha t could accrue to the
citizens of Clearwater, as well as to the county library system as
a whole, the Commission should support Clearwater's memberShip in
the Library Cooperative.
commissioner Deegan expressed considerable interest in the fact
that Clearwater would realize substantial money by joining the
cooperative. He raised the possibility of such monies being used
to supplant monies included in the city budget for library support.
Both Dr. Berry and Mr. Bacon informed him that such use of any
money coming from the Cooperative was contrary to the intent of the
Cooperative and would, in fact, be counterproductive. Commissioner
Deegan believed that the matter should at least be considered.
commissioner Deegan thanked both Dr. Derry and Mr. Bacon for their
input and assured them that tie welcomed the information, would
study it in depth and would certainly consider the findings and
recommendations of the Library Board.
The meeting ended at 10:45 a.m.