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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-12-20 Library Commission SummaryKENAI ADVISORY LIBRARY COMMISSION Regular Meeting, December 20, 1983 Kenai City Hall Rat Dye, Chairman AGENDA There will be a short work session preceeding the meeting. The meeting will begin at 7:}0 pm as usual. Topic of work session is Capital Improvement Request Update. 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD * a. Carmen Gintoli, Architect APPROVAL OF MINUTES of NOvember 2 , 198 3 5. DIRECTOR'S REPORT 6. OLD BUSINESS a · Items to be Included in the Library Expansion b. Letter from City Engineer 3ack LaShot: Proposals NOTE: This letter is unsigned and has not the pub lie Request for yet gone out to 7. NEW BUSINESS 8. COMMISSION QUESTIONS & COMMENTS 9. ADOOURNMENT No material has been received from Mr. Gintoli packet. for the Please call 3anet at 283-7539 if you cannot attend. KENAI ADVISORY LIBRARY COMMISSION Regula~ Meeting, Decembe~ 20, 198} Kenai City Hall Rat Dye, Chairman 1. ROLL CALL P~esent: Dye, Castimo~e, Quesnel, Smalley, Swa~ne~, Turner Director, DeForest Councilwoman Bailie, Councilman Measles Absent: .Heus 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Agenda approved with no changes PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD a. Ca~men Gintoli~ A~chitect Mr. Gintoli had asked to speak at the meeting to discuss, what he reit were some misconceptions concerning his first a~chitectu~aI work fo~ the iib~a~y board a yea~ ago. Commissione~ Smaiiey stated that she was unaware of any p~obIems but did stress that the Iib~ary was cost efficient and when the a~chitect is chosen, the addition shouid aIso be. Chairman Dye asked Mr. Gintoli if he would mind some questions from the Commission which concerned estimated costs, sprinkler systems, how to figure furniture and a~chitect fees etc. Mr. Gintoli discussed these items with the Commission. · APPROVAL OF MINUTES of Novembe~ 2, 1983 Chairman Dye pointed out that on the first page, of eardholders should be 8500 not 850. the number MOTION: Commissioner Turner moved approval as Commissioner Quesnel corrected, seconded by VOTE: Motion passed unanimously KENAI ADVISORY LIBRARY COMMISSION Regula~ Meeting, Deeembe~ 20, 198} R age 2 DIRECTOR'S REPORT a. Mrs. DeFores~ reported on ~he meeting Monday wi~h the legislators. Senator Gilman indicated ~ha~ ~he governor would no~ be funding any money from his budge~ for municipal projects. Councilman Measles pointed ou~ ~ha~ i~ was unknown if ~his was jus~ municipal projects or projects like ours ~ha~ are regional in nature and submitted by municipalities. Mrs. DeForest informed the Commission that there would be an open house at the Iibrary Thursday and everyone was invited. 6. OLD BUSINESS a · Items to be Included in the Library Expansion Chairman Dye informed the Commission that at this point, the official reques~ was still for ~he spli~ level, 10,000 square foo~ addition. After ~he ~ork session discussion he asked ~he Commission if ~his was s~ill wha~ was ~an~ed. MOTION: Commissioner Swarner moved to go with the 5,000 sq. ft. to build as much as the money allows in request sent to the legislature for the governors budget, seconded by Commissioner Smalley. MOTION AMENDMENT: Commissioner Turner moved to add: "appropriate alternative to expend as much as the budget will allow", seconded by Commissioner Swarner. For point of clarification, Chairman Dye asked if the intent was ~o ensure ~ha~ ~he Commission would no~ be ~ied ~o ~he square footage allowing as much per square foo~ as ~he $700,000 would allo~. VOTE: (Amendment) Motion passed with unanimous roll call vote. VOTE: (Main Motion) Motion failed by tie vote with Commissioners Castimore, Quesnel, and Smalley voting no; Chairman Dye, Commissioners Swarner and Turner voting yes. Commissioner Quesnel asked for an immediate RECONSIDERATION of vote as she did not understand which motion to vote on, seconded by Commissioner Swarner. KENAI ADVISORY LIBRARY COMMISSION Regular Meeting, December 20, 198~ P age ~ RECONSIDERATION VOTE: Motion passed with unanimous ~oll call vote. The Commission further discussed the issue with the assistance of Counciiwoman Baiiie and CounciIman MeasIes. It was the decision of the Commission to meet with pubiic works after Oanua~y loth which is the date the p~oposaIs fo~ a~chitects a~e due to be turned in. b · tette~ f~om City Engineer: Request fo~ P~oposals Already taken ca~e of unde~ p~evious business. 7. NEW BUSINESS · none COMMISSION QUESTIONS & COMMENTS Chairman Dye b~ought up the packet that had gone out to the Commissioners f~om Chairman 3ohn Williams of the Ha~bo~ Commission and Bill B~ighton ~ega~ding the public ~elations p~oposals. The Commission took no action. AD3OURNMENT The~e being no fu~the~ business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:40 pom, The next regula~ meeting will be Tuesday, 3anua~y 17, 1984 at 7:}0 p,m, The~e will be a work session with public works sometime afte~ Oanua~y lOth, Commissioners will be notified. Submitted by: 3anet tope~, Secretary