Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-04-02 Library Commission SummaryKENAI ADVISORY LIBRARY COMMISSION KENAI COMMUNITY LIBRARY ACTIVITY ROOM April 2, 1996 @ 7:30 P.M. AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4.. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 5, 1996 5. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 6. DIRECTOR'S REPORT 7. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY REPORT . OLD BUSINESS A. LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS B. LIBRARY USER SURVEY C. OTHER NEW BUSINESS A. CITY OF KENAI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN B. LIBRARY STRATEGIC PLAN 10. COMMISSONER'S COMMENTS/QUESTIONS 1 1. INFORMATION 12. ADJOURNMENT Library Commission ***Minutes*** April 2, 1996 - 7:30 p.m. Kenai Library Activity Room Chairman Bob Peters le CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Chairman Peters called the meeting to order at 7'30 p.m. Members Present: Bob Peters, Janet Brown, Lorrene Forbes, Janice Rodes, Carol Brenckle, Kevin Benson Members Absent: Kathy Heus, Vince O'Reilly, Joe Moore, Emily DeForest Also Present: Debby Fahnholz 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Forbes MOVED to accept the agenda as written. Commissioner Brenckle SECONDED the motion and the agenda was approved. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Brown MOVED to accept the minutes as written. SECONDED the motion and the minutes were approved. Commissioner Forbes 4. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD None. 5. DIRECTOR'S REPORT None. Library Commission April 2, 1996 Page 1 ® Ao Be Ce OLD BUSINESS Library Addition Committee Report - Commissioner O'Reilly left a list for the other commission members to look over. Commissioner Rodes commented that she did not feel that the committee would need a facilitator. Commissioner Forbes stated that the Building Committee has already been doing a lot of what is on the recommended list. Commissioner Forbes felt that maybe the Commission should come up with some sort of floor plan and a report to be given to the Council. Commissioner Rodes felt that the needs and uses for the recommended space needed to be more complete in order to get the bond issue approved. Commissioner Forbes asked if they would still use the same architect. Commissioner Peters stated that the same architect would probably be used and that the Library Addition Committee was intended to get information together for the public, and to address the community needs. He felt the surveys would also help in addressing the community's needs. Commissioner Peters felt it would probably be better to have the Friends of the Library promote community awareness. Commissioner Forbes asked if there were Friends members on the Library Addition Committee. Commissioner Brenckle responded that there were at least two Friends members on the committee. Commissioner Peters suggested having the Friends put a flyer into the Clarion. Commissioner Forbes felt that the committee should aim for a final date to address the library needs. Commissioner Rodes MOVED that the committee bring the Commission a report to the May meeting for consideration. Commissioner Forbes SECONDED the motion. Commissioner Benson stated that the Committee is quickly approaching a point of getting a plan down and should be able to come up with something by the May meeting date. The Motion was passed with a unanimous vote. List of Accomplishments - Commissioner Forbes stated that she put the list together from information based on input from Commissioner Heus, Emily DeForest and from the children's program. This list will be presented at some time to the Council with the Goals and Objectives. Commissioner Forbes felt it would be a good idea to give the absent members a chance to review it before making any final recommendations. Commissioner Peters felt it should be given to the Director and let her present it to Council. Commissioner Forbes requested that everyone look it over and give he a call if there were any more additions or changes. Commissioner Brenckle felt it was well done and well presented. Library User Survey - Commissioner Peters stated that of the 450 surveys sent out to the Chamber members, none had been returned. He felt that some of the Commissioners should get together and go over the survey results that had been received and report back to the Library Addition Committee. He felt that it would Library Commission April 2, 1996 Page 2 De ® Ao Bo Ce help the Committee to make their decisions better. Commissioner Rodes asked if it would be inappropriate to attend the next Chamber meeting and suggest that they submit their survey forms if they had an interest. Commissioners Forbes, Brown, and Peters offered to get together and go over the surveys. Other - Commissioner Peters stated that Emily DeForest reported the new mainframe should be installed in the library on May 6th. Commissioner Brown stated that the signup sheet was available in the library for volunteering for April Sunday hours. NEW BUSINESS Friends of the Library Report - Since Commissioner Heus was unable to attend the meeting there was no Friends report. City of Kenai Comprehensive Plan- Commissioner Peters stated that the City is in the process of updating their Comprehensive Plan. He was not sure what the proposed statement was. The Commission reviewed the 1992 library statement and agreed that it needed to be re-worked. Commissioner Rodes suggested that maybe they should come back to it at next month's meeting. Commissioner Peters stated that he was not sure that the Council even wanted the Commission to take action, just to be sure that they reviewed the statement. Commissioner Brown stated that there is a new statement being worked on. Commissioner Peters stated he would speak to Emily and try to get the revised version in the next month's meeting packet. Strategic Plan - Commissioner Peters felt that with the Library Addition Committee, maybe it would be a good idea to come up with a strategic plan. This could also be used to distribute information to the public for the proposed addition. Commissioner Brown asked if the 9th and 16th were good dates for the Committee to meet. Commissioners Rodes and Benson both agreed to the meeting dates. Commissioner Peters stated he would let Commissioner O'Reilly know that those dates were acceptable to the Committee members. Commissioner Peters suggested mentioning to Commissioner O'Reilly the Euclid Plan and suggest the Committee come up with something like they put together. Commissioner Benson felt that they were very confident on what they wanted and it was just a matter of getting it all down on paper. Commissioner Peters was supportive of getting out the information out to the community. Commissioner Brenclde suggested having a group of the Friends participate in the July 4th parade and hand out balloons or something. She felt the biggest selling point was the services the library provides to the children. Library Commission April 2, 1996 Page 3 ge COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS Commissioner Brenckle recalled reading that the Homer library has a shelf for local authors that may or may not have been published. She felt that maybe this could be an idea our library could consider. Commissioner Benson stated that it was good to be back and he's looking forward to the upcoming bond issue. Commissioner Peters thanked everyone for their input and involvemem. 9. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Forbes MOVED to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Brenckle SECONDED the motion and the meeting was adjourned at 8'45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, "'~" '~ ~N~ ~""~:~ ~' ~'~ ' Debby J. Fa~olz ~.~ Library Commission April 2, 1996 Page 4