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Present:
Judy Metges .
Tom Leavy
Howard Adler
Frederick Dunn
Katherine Merriam
Jan Regulski
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Board Member
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LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
CITY OF CLEARWATER
November 21. 2003
Absent:
Glenn Garte
Board Member
Also Present:
Laurel Gustafson
Susan Doel
Assistant Library Director
Administrative Analyst
Chair Judy Melges called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. at the Main'
Library.
To provide contir:Juity for research. items are in agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
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ITEM #1 - Welcome
ITEM #2 - Minutes
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Member Fred Dunn moved to approve the minutes of the October 17, 2003
meeting as submitted; The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM #3 - Library Director's Report
In the absence at" Library Director John Szabo. Assistant Library Director Laurel
Gustafson gave the following report:
a) Main Library Project Update
The following installations are either completed or in progress:. sidewalk and'
curbs. exterior doors. sunshade, lighting fixtures, plumbing on first and second
floors. bathroom tile. vinyl tite in the workrooms. tile in the cafe, Medjool date,
palms along ~sceola Avenue. prep work for the quartzitic tile on the Grand Stair,
and inspection of the first flo~r HV AC system.
b) AED/CPR Training
The entire Library staff was tra.ined in lifesaving CPR and AED machines
(automated external defibrillation) on October 10 during Staff Development Day.
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TBlC Annual Meeting
Tampa Bay Library Consortium held their Annual Meeting at Harborview
Center on November 14 attended by 145 librarians representing libraries of all
types. The theme of the meeting was The View from the Top and featured a tour
of Clearwater's new Main Library. Mrs. Gustafson thanked Turner Construction for
accommodating such tours. Charlie Parker is TBLC's new Executive Director. This
marked the end of Library Director John Szabo's term as President of TBlC.
Mrs. Gustafson also reported on the keystone issu~ raised by City
Commissioners at the November 20, 2003 Commission nleeting. The original Main
Library design included keystone on all sides of the building's exterior to tie this
new facility to the historic downtown Clearwater Post Office. A committee,
including the library director, architects, contractor and Public Services staff, made
a difficult critical path decision to reduce the amount of keystone, thus resulting in
consi~erable savings that contrihuted to keeping the construction project within .
budget. Commission discussion at the November 20 meeting indicated .that the
majority of the Commissioners thought the cost of nearly $600,000 to add the
additional keystone at this stage of construction would be better spent inside the
Library or for other City needs. The majority of Commissioners indicated the critical
path decision to reduce .the keystone was an appropriate one. There are still
significant amounts of keystone present in very prominent areas.
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ITEM #4 - Unfinished Business
a) USA PATRIOTAct
Board members received information on the USA PATRIOT Act prior to this
meeting for discussion. After some disc,ussion Board members decided to postpone
the discussion until Member Glenn Garte is in attendance to ensure all comments
are expressed. The Board requested that Mr. Szabo include directives to the Library
Board in the January Board packet so that all members are prepared for discussion.
ITEM #5 - New Business
Vice Chair Tom L~avy moved to cancel the December Board meeting. The
motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. The next Board meeting will
be January 16, 2004.
ITEM # 6 - Reports
. a) Foundation
Chair Melges reported some of the Foundation's activities this past year
included a Hard Hat Tour, .Wine Gala, Barnes & Noble fundraiser, and PSA
prmnotions during Jazz Holiday. Chair Melges distributed the "Knowledge is
enLiGHTening" mail~r. The first mailing to a'targeted zip code area has been
completed.
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Friends
Vice Chair Tom Leavy reminded the Board about the Friends Holiday Gala on
December 11 th from 6:00 to 10:00 p.rn: .at the Carloue' Yacht Club. Tickets are
$35 per .person. A committee chaired by Rita Garvey was formed to plan fo.r the
.Bookstore/Gift Shop in new Main Library. The Friends Board also agreed to
continue. with their scholarship program.
ITEM #7 - Board Comments ~ no.ne
ITEM #8 - Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11 :38 a.m.
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