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January 14, 1986
Kenai City Hall
Linda Swarner, Chairwoman
AGENDA
1. ROLL CALL
Election of Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
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PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES of Decembe~ 17, 1985
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
6. OLD BUS INESS
a. Addition Update
b. Dedication of Addition
c. Goals Revised
7. NEW BUSINESS
8. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS
9. ADOOURNMENT
KENAI ADVISORY LIBRARY COMMISSION
January 14, 1986
Kenai Community Library
Linda Swarner, Chairwoman
1. ROLL CALL
Present' Commissioners Swarner, Heus, Reynolds, smalley, Turner
Absent' Commissioners Carson, Quesnel (excused)
Elections' Linda Swarner nominated for chairwoman and elected by unanimous
consent. Susan Smalley nominated for vice chairwoman and elected by
unanimous consent. Christine Reynolds nominated for secretary and elected
by unanimous consent.
2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
The report of the Mayor's meeting was added to the agenda and placed under
new business.
3. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
None
4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES of December 17, 1985
Minutes of December 17, 1985, approved by unanimous consent with correction.
Corrections were noted and minutes were to be sent to the secretary to be
retyped.
5. DIRECTOR' S REPORT
The gentlemen from Landmark are still here. The tracks in the closed area
will be done January 15. An interlibrary loan meeting is scheduled for
March 11. Mrs. DeForest plans to attend this and also plans to go to an
Alaska Library Network efficiency workshop. She will be going to Anchorage
on March 7 and will attend the pre-college conference GNOSIS. On January
25, the Alaska Library Network teleconference is scheduled from 10:00 to
12:00. A follow-up of the ALN conference will be on February 15.
6. OLD BUSINESS
a. Addition update
The signs are on the sound booth. The recarpeting and repainting of the
old portion of the library has been approved. The stacks Should be in
by the end of this month. There is $135,000 from the building fund left
over of which $100,000 is earmarked for the computer. We will need some
other machinery too. The council has also approved the furniture.
b. Dedication of the addition
No date has been determined for the dedication as yet. Mr.' Engen and
the Governor are to be invited. The dedication will be arranged with
the aid and assistance of the Friends of the Library. A committee was
approved to work on the dedication ceremonies: Swarner, Heus, Smalley,
and Quesnel.
c. Goals revised
Commissioner Turner moved to remove goals from the table; seconded;
motion paSsed. Revised goals were noted and sent to the secretary to be
retyped. Commissioner Heus moved that the commission review for
possible acceptance the revised goals at a later meeting; seconded;
passed.
7. NEW BUSINESS
The new Kenai Community Library sign is up and looks good.
Commissioner Swarner reported on the meeting between the city council and the
various city commissions.
Commissioner Reynolds moved to recommend to the city council that the Kenai
librarian position be increased from a grade 14 to a grade 17; seconded;
passed.
The notice of the library commission meeting was not seen in either the
Monday or Tuesday newspaper edition of the Peninsula Clarion.
It was decided to meet at the library from now on.
8. COMMISSION COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
None
9. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9'45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted'
Christine A. Reynolds
Recording Secretary