HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 4, 2001
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
January 4, 2001
The meeting was called to order by Chair, Barbara Miller at 7:00 p.m. Those present were Patricia Sowada, Nancy
Hoium, Catherine Vesley, Barbara Miller, and Becky Loader. The Board welcomed Bruce Nawrocki to the meeting as a
visitor.
Two corrections were made to the minutes of the January 4, 2001, meeting. On page one, paragraph 5, the cleaning
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contract expired September 30, not December 1. Under New Business number 1, wording should be changed to state,
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“some rates have increased.” It was moved, seconded, and passed to approve the minutes of the December 5, 2000,
meeting as corrected.
It was moved, seconded, and passed to approve the minutes of the special Board meeting of December 7, 2000, as mailed.
The bill list of December 27, 2000, was reviewed. It was moved, seconded and passed that they be paid.
The bill list of December 28, 2000, was reviewed. It was moved, seconded and passed that they be paid.
The bill list of December 29, 2000, was also reviewed. It was moved, seconded and passed that they be paid.
The 2000 accounting of January 4, 2000, was reviewed.
The bill list of January 8, 2001, for 2001 expenditures was reviewed. It was moved, seconded and passed that they be
paid.
The accounting for 2001 was reviewed.
Old Business:
1. An update on the job vacancies was presented. Several applications have been received for both the
page and aide positions. Interviews have been set up for six candidates next week. Interviews will
continue as necessary.
2. The memo from Marsha Tubbs to Cindi Willprecht concerning CHASE grant funds was reviewed. The
Library is turning back funds to hopefully be re-allocated to another program. The programs they were
originally approved for would have been too expensive per participant. The final accounting sheet of
CHASE funds was also reviewed.
3. The executive summary prepared by Decision Resources Ltd. was reviewed. They did present their
findings orally at the last City Council meeting. Jean Kuehn, Special Projects Coordinator, is extracting
their presentation from the meeting tape to be made available to the Board. The library is not referred to
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orally, but is included in the documentation that the Board reviewed. Color graphics were employed in
the original document to show percentages.
4. The Columbia Heights Technology Plan of 2001-2004 was reviewed. Becky was part of a committee
that worked on the Anoka County Library Technology plan. The Anoka County Library Board will be
reviewing that document at the January 22, 2001, meeting. Columbia Heights Library Board must then
adopt the Anoka County Library Technology Plan by resolution and submit our plan to the State by
February 1. A thank you letter from Bev Flaherty, Director of Anoka County Library, to the Library
Board for loaning Becky Loader to participate on the committee for this project was reviewed.
Richard Hubbard joined the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
It was moved, seconded, and passed to adopt the Columbia Heights Public Library Technology Plan as
presented, with a corollary that when the Anoka County Library Board approves the Anoka County
Library Technology Plan that Columbia Heights will adopt their plan by Resolution as an addendum.
5. A report on the City Council work session of December 18, 2000, was presented. The Marshall’s site
was discussed as a potential library site. The discussion then progressed to include where a library
might be located and what vision the Council has concerning the type of library building it might be.
The City Council will meet with the Library Board on February 7, 2001, to open a dialog about these
“visions” and possible concepts. Plans were discussed about what steps should be taken prior to the
February meeting date. The Board will meet Tuesday, January 23, 2001, in a worksession to prepare for
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the February 7, meeting.
6. The article from the Focus newspaper explaining the use of TIF for the Transition block was reviewed.
It was a very good explanation of how a TIF district functions.
New Business:
1. The Statewide Borrowers Compact is now 10 years old and up for renewal. The regional libraries cannot
sign for the members, so individual libraries will be completing the process. MELSA is hoping for a June
deadline. We will start the process as soon as the necessary documentation is received.
2. Crossover statistics were reviewed.
3. It was moved seconded and passed to allow the following line item money transfers:
a. $50.00 from 2175 to 2170
b. $60.00 from 3050 to 2030
c. $43.00 from 2175 to 3430
d. $500.00 from 8110 to 2011
e. $7,000.00 from 4020 to 3810
f. $2,000.00 from 4020 to 3830
g. $100.00 from 4050 to 2011
h. $500.00 from 2171 to 2011
i. $300.00 from 3105 to 2011
j. $3,000.00 from 4020 to 4000
k. $3,000.00 from 3050 to 4000
4. The 2001 Legislative platform was distributed and reviewed.
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5. The Board was advised of a staffing change in the Community Development Department. Ken Anderson
has resigned as Director of that department and the Acting Director will be Randy Schumacher.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeanine M. Schmidt Secretary to the Library Board of Trustees.
The City of Columbia Heights does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or
treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodation will be provided to
allow individuals with disabilities to participate in all City of Columbia Heights= services, programs, and activities.
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