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KENAI COMMUNITY LIBRARY ACTIVITY ROOM
DECEMBER 5, 2000
7:30 P.M.
AGENDA
ITEM 1'
CALL TO ORDER/h ROLL CALL
ITEM 2:
AGENDA APPROVAL
ITEM 3'
APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- November 7, 2000
ITEM 4:
PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
ITEM 5:
REPORTS
a,
Director
Friends of the Library
City Council Liaison
ITEM 6'
OLD BUSINESS
ao
Discussion -- Goals & Objectives
Discussion -- Library Expansion
ITEM 7:
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 8'
COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS/QUESTIONS
ITEM 9:
INFORMATION
a.
Kenai City Council Action Agendas of November 1 and 15, 2000.
ITEM 10:
ADJOURNMENT
KENAI LIBRARY COMMISSION
KENAI COMMUNITY LIBRARY ACTIVITY ROOM
NOVEMBER 7, 2000
7:30 P.M.
AGENDA
ITEM 1'
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
ITEM 2:
AGENDA APPROVAL
ITEM 3'
APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- October 3, 2000
ITEM 4:
PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
ITEM 5'
REPORTS
a.
Director
Friends of the Library
City Council Liaison
ITEM 6'
OLD BUSINESS
Discussion -- Goals & Objectives
Discussion -- Library Expansion
ITEM 7:
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 8:
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS / QUESTIONS
ITEM 9'
INFORMATION
Kenai City Council Action Agendas of October 4 and 19, 2000.
Accomplishments of 1999-2000.
ITEM 10'
ADJOURNMENT
KENAI LIBRARY COMMISSION
KENAI COMMUI~TY LIBRARY ACTMTY ROOM
NOVEMBER 7, 2000
7:30 P.M.
CHAIR BOB PETERS, PRESIDING
~TES
ITEM 1'
CALL TO ORDER/h ROLL CALL
Chairman Peters called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. The roll was taken as
follows:
Present:
Absent'
Others Present:
Brown, Peters, Brenckle, Amen, Rodes
Heus, Forbes
Librarian Jankowska, Councilman Moore,
Kellerby
and Contract Secretary
ITEM 2:
AGENDA APPROVAL
MOTION:
Commissioner Brown MOVED to approve the agenda as presented and Commissioner
Brenckle SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
ITEM 3:
,,
APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- October 3, 2000
MOTION:
Commissioner Brown MOVED to approve the minutes of the October 3, 2000 meeting
and Commissioner Brenckle SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO
ORDERED.
ITEM 4:
PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None
ITEM 5' REPORTS
5-a. Director - Director Jankowska reported on the annual State Library Directors'
meeting she attended in Girdwood and noted presentations were given by Father
Michael Oleksa, a Russian Orthodox priest who made tapes on native cultural
communication and Lotsee Patterson, a member of the Comanche Tribe and Library
School Professor. After the presentations, the library directors developed guidelines on
how to be more responsive and culturally sensitive for the Alaska public libraries. She
also reported they had finished the Prime Time reading program which had an average
of 50 people in attendance and was a great success. She also passed out and reported
on the Library Statistics for October.
5-b. Friends of the Library - Commissioner Brown reported on the raffle's success.
The Holiday Open House will be December 14 from 4'00 - 7:00 p.m.
S-c. City Council Liaison - Councilman Moore reported on the Kenai City Council
Action Agendas included in the packet. There was discussion on a question that
Commissioner Rodes asked about the $6,300 appropriation for a Library.. Grant noted
on the October 4 Kenai City Council meeting agenda.
ITEM 6:
OLD BUSINESS
6-a. Discussion -- Goals ~ Objectives
The Commission discussed the Goals and Objectives draft for 2000/2001 included in
the packet. They agreed to add Objective 2' Promote recruitment of library volunteers
to support library staff and Objective 13' Adapt strategies and procedures to include
culturally sensitive library practices.
MOTION:
Commissioner Brenckle MOVED to approve the Kenai Library Goals and Objectives
draft for 2000/2001 with the two additions recommended as the final Goals and
Objectives and Commissioner Brown SECONDED the motion. There were no
objections. SO ORDERED.
6-b. Discussion - - Library Expansion
The Commission discussed library expansion. They agreed to have a small committee
meet with the architect and review the plans for expansion. They also agreed to add a
survey that Bob Peters reported on for library expansion to the next Commission
meeting packet.
ITEM 7:
NEW BUSINESS -- None
ITEM 8:
COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS/QUESTIONS
Commissioner Rodes reported she may not renew her Commission term when it ends
in a month. The Commission thanked the Friends for their great work and dedication
to the raffle. Councilman Moore also commented that the KCHS cheerleaders have
volunteered to help shelve books.
ITEM 9:
INFORMATION
Kenai City Council Action Agendas of October 4 and 19, 2000.
Accomplishments of 1999-2000.
The Commission discussed the accomplishments included in the packet and agreed to
add the title, Kenai Community Library Accomplishments for 1999-2000. They agreed to
have these included behind the Goals and Objectives and submitted to the City Council
for approval.
LIBRARY COMMISSION MEETING
NOVEMBER 7, 2000
PAGE 2
ITEM 10:
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION:
Commissioner Brown MOVED to adjourn and Commissioner Brenckle SECONDED the
motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 P.M.
Minutes transcribed and prepared by:
Susan Kellerby, Contract Secretary
LIBRARY COMMISSION MEETING
NOVEMBER 7, 2000
PAGE 3
KENAI COMMUNITY LIBRARY
GOALS/h OBJECTIVES
2000/2001
Review and implement building plan of the library annually.
Objective 1'
Bring facility into complianCe with Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1994.
Objective 2:
Continue to support expansion of library facilities.
Make recommendations to the Library and Council to improve
library services and continue to provide quality services to the
citizens of Kenai as measured by the City of Kenai and Library
Patron Survey.
Objective 1'
Maintain current library hours including Sunday hours.
Objective 2'
Promote recruitment of library volunteers to support library staff.
Objective 3:
Support the Friends of the Library in its efforts to increase
community and corporate support of the library and its services.
Objective 4:
Promote state/city funding to support in interlibrary loans.
Objective 5:
Continue to expand communications and access to other libraries
and resources via computer networking, telecommunications, and
federal grants.
Objective 6:
Continue to promote mini-workshops to enable patrons to become
familiar with various services and electronic technologies.
Objective 7:
Continue to promote utilization of facilities by library-related
groups.
Objective 8:
Continue recognition of efforts made by volunteers and paid staff.
Objective 9'
Increase public awareness of the library and its services through
local media.
Objective 1 O:
Continue the usage of commercial services and the addition of loan
programs to include compact audio discs, computer software,
books on tape, and educational video cassettes.
Objective 1 1:
Promote funding for needed reference services.
11/7/2000
Objective 12:
Objective 13:
Objective 14'
Objective 15:
Objective 16:
Continue school contacts in cooperation with schools and increase
access of library service to children.
Support services to patrons with special needs.
Adapt strategies and procedures to include culturally sensitive
library practices.
Support funding for library services for Wildwood inmates.
Support budget increases as they become necessary for additional
library personnel and services.
Objective 1:
Objective 2:
Make recommendations to the Council regarding capital and
other improvements to the library.
Increase the library equipment/materials in Fiscal Year
2000/2001. Priority list of equipment is as follows:
Library furniture
Video and audio compact disc players
Music CD library
Upgrade computer terminals
Closed-circuit T.V.
Big screen T.V.
Promote funding to add video conference capabilities and
equipment in the library.
11/7/2000
The Library Improvement Planning Process
Community Analysis
Attempt to understand how the community looks and works by looking
around the community, by driving into various localities, walking around
and meetings with'
Library Staft
Library goveming body
Community Organizations
Community government especially fiscal authorities
With staff assistance the compile a brief demographic profile and
projections of the town and its census districts including at minimum'
Percentage of adults 25 years and older who have completed high school compared with
the state average (an excellent predictor of potential of library use)
Population projections for the next twenty years from a variety of sources such as,
school statistics, utility statistics, regional planning, state planning.
The Library Improvement Planning Process
Library Analysis
Service Evaluation
Analyze library use statistics and output measures for past years, especially for the year of
the last time facilities were improved. Compared with state or regional averages.
Interview library staff to determine the extent and rh.vthm of staff activity and space needs
and to reveal staff attitudes to new technological options for service delivery.
Conduct focus groups of library users. In this process a communication facilitator talks
with ten to fifteen library users in a one hour interactive recorded session to reveal user
perceptions of library services and facility needs. Users are NOT staff members or their
relatives nor are they library board members.
Conduct a library survey based on the above activities to determine community perceptions
or attitudes towards the library.
Observe library services and staff actitvities to verifij user and staff perceptions.
Facility Evaluation and Space Needs
Determine current and projected space and storage needs by'
Measuring present capacities. The existing library building will be analyzed in detail
delineating material storage, seating and other facility capacities.
Conduct frequency of use studies. With staff assistance this will measure the extent of
storage of little used materials and develop options for access to these materials
including high density and remote storage.
Conduct maximum use study to determine times when there is a maximum use of
library facilities. Chart specific times and determine percentage of maximum use
compared with total open hours.
Compare with industry standards. This involves comparing existing library facilities
with library standards for communities serving the same population.
Compare services, capacities, and holdings of other similar libraries.
Analyze the relationship of use of various segments of the collections with the amount
of materials and the annual expenditures in these segments.
Document the inadequacies of the building for handicapped accessibility, materials
storage, public service, staff work space and public safety. This is accomplished by
detailed measurement of the physical plant.
Library Building Program Preparation
Work with the staff to prepare a brief outline program delineating major functional areas
and capacities needed.
Discuss the preliminary program with the library governing authority and town fiscal
representatives
Revise outline program.
Work with the staff to prepare detailed functional area sheets for each library functional
area. This will include:
· Name, function and square footage
Occupants, equipment, furniture and storage capacity
Accoustical, computer, environmental, equipment, lighting,
shelving, security systems, wiring, flexibility
· Area relationships
With extensive staff participation the prepare a preliminary library building program. In
addition to written recommendations for facility improvements based on the evaluation
above, this work involves interactive sketching of each individual functional area with the
appropriate staff members.
Revise functional area sheets based on staff review.
Analyze renovation and addition alternatives with the library director to determine how
preliminary program could fit into the existing building envelope with or without an
addition.
Modify preliminary program.
Prepare schematic plans for chosen alternative.
Prepare the final library building program.
Present the final document to an audience to be determined. (Usually the funding authority)
Work with the architect on design development and further refine cost estimates.
Work with the architect on construction documents and bidding.
Work with the architect and design consultants on fumimre and equipment, lighting and
graphics.
Work with the staff and architectural team on moving and installation.
Conduct post occupancy evaluation after the first year of occupancy to determine changes
necessary to repond to new library uses.
Library Building Program Preparation
Functional Areas and Capacities
Work with the staff to prepare a brief outline program delineating major functional
areas and capacities needed. This outline program is best prepared in spread sheet
format including formulas used for determining sizes of each area.
(example)
Services Areas Ma te ria is Sea ts
Functional Area 24237 189600 178
Main Floor 420
Administrative Offices
600
Circulation Work Area
450
Adult Services 14667 140000
-Newsport Room 500 3000
-Browsing and Magatzmes
700 1300
-Reference Desk and ~orkroom
500 200
-Book Stacks 766 7 115000 74
..
-Non Print 1000 10000
Young Adult Services
1500 .5000 24
Children's Room 61 O0 44600 4 7
-Desk and Office 500 500
-Reference and Reading
1200 4200 36
-Non Fiction and Fiction
2000 30000
-Easy Reader. PIC and ABC's
11 O0 7600 4
-Parents 200 300 3
-Media and Viewing
300 20O0 4
-Story Area 500 - 30
-Storage and Bathrooms
300
Se rvi ces Areas Ma te ria is Sea ts
Lower Level
9707
Lobby
414
Friends Store
1500
Older Periodicles and Books
2985
Program Room
1200
Small Meeting Room
360
Technical Service Area
1600
Bookmobile Garage and OffiCe
1080
Staff Room
368
Maintenance Area
200
Total Library Function
33944
189600
178
Non-Assignable Area
10183
Total Area of Library
44127
AGENDA
KENAI CITY COUNCH,- REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 1, 2000
7:00 P.M.
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBE~
http://www.¢i.kenai.ak.us
ITEM A:
CALL TO ORDER
1. Pledge of AUe~iance
2. RoU Call
3. Agenda Approval .
4. Consent Agenda -
*All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-
controversial by the council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no
separate discussion of these items unless a council member so requests, in which case
the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal
sequence on the agenda as part of the General Orders.
ITEM B:
SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (10 minutes)
ITEM C'
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Ordinance No. 1882-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations by $457,256 in the ARFF/SRE Capital Project Fund.
Ordinance No. 1883-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations by $297,000 in the Wellhouse No. 4 Capital Project Fund.
Ordinance No. 1884-2000-- Amending KMC 14.20.321 Requiring
Inspection of Bufldin§s Prior to Issuance of a Bed and Breakfast
Conditional Use Permit and Requiring Biannual Inspections Thereafter.
Ordinance No. 1885-2000 -- Amending KMC 14.20.320 to Require (1)
Home Occupation Day Care Facilities to be Inspected for Compliance
with the Fire Code Prior to Issuance of a Permit and Thereafter
Biannually; and (2) Other Home Occupations to be Inspected for Fire
Code Compliance Prior to Issuance of a Permit if Deemed Necessary by
the Fire Marshal.
Ordinance No. 1886-2000 -- Amending KMC 14.25 to Provide for
Administrative Approval of Landscaping/Site Plans.
Resolution No. 2000-64 -- Transferring $1,300 in the Fire Department
for a software upgrade.
ITEM D:
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
ITEM E:
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ITEM F:
ITEM G:
ITEM H:
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ITEM I:
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
ITEM J:
COMMISSION! COMMITTEE REPORTS,
Council on A~in~
Airport Commission
Harbor Commission
Library Commission
Parks & Recreation Commission
Plannm§ & Zonin§ Commission
Kenai Historic Commission
Miscellaneous Corn_missions and Committees
a. Beautification Com_m__ittee
b. Kenai Visitors & Convention Bureau Board
c. Alaska Municipal League Report
MINUTES
*Regular Meeting of October 19, 2000.
Work Session Notes of October 17, 2000
CORRESPONDENCE
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified
Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500
*Ordinance No. 1887-2000 -- Eliminating the Kenai Historic
Commission by Repealing Ordinance No. 1866-2000.
*Ordinance No. 1888-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations by $70,000 in the General Fund and the Kenai Coastal
Trail Capital Project Fund.
Discussion- Well House No. 4
ADMINISTRATION REPORTS
Mayor
City Manager
Attorney
City Clerk
Finance Director
Public Works Managers
Airport Manager
DISCUSSION
1. Citizens (five minutes}
2. Council
EXECUTIVE SESSION- None Scheduled
ITEM K:
ADJOURNMENT
AGENDA
KENAI CITY COUNCIL- REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 15, 2000
7:00 P.M.
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
http://www.ci.kenai.ak.us
ITEM A:
CALL TO ORDER
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Agenda Approval
4. Consent Agenda
*All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-
controversial by the council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no
separate discussion of these items unless a council member so requests, in which case
the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal
sequence on the agenda as part of the General Orders.
ITEM B:
SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (10 minutes)
ITEM C:
2.
3.
4.
5.
ITEM D:
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2.
3.
4.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Ordinance No. 1887-2000-- Eliminating the Kenai Historic Commission
by Repealing Ordinance No. 1866-2000.
Ordinance No. 1888-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations by $70,000 in the General Fund and the Kenai Coastal
Trail Capital Project Fund.
Resolution No. 2000-65 -- Awarding a $47,800 Contract to Seekins
Ford Peninsula for Two Patrol Vehicles.
Resolution No. 2000-66 -- Awarding a Contract for Professional
Consulting services to Peratrovich, Nottingham & Drage, Inc. for the
Environmental and Permitting Phase of the Project Entitled the Kenai
Coastal Trail for the Lump Sum Amount of $62,000.
Resolution No. 2000-67 -- Transferring $5,000 in the Street
Improvements Capital Project Fund for Engineering.
COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Council on Aging
Airport Commission
Harbor Commission
Library Commission
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6.
7.
8.
Parks & Recreation Commission
Planning & Zoning Commission
Kenai Historic Commission
Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees
a. Beautification Committee
b. Kenai Visitors & Convention Bureau Board
c. Alaska Municipal League Report
ITEM E:
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*Regular Meeting of November 1, 2000.
ITEM F:
CORRESPO~ENCE
ITEM G:
,.
OlD BUSINESS
ITEM H:
0
ITEM I:
NEW BUSINESS
Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified
Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500
*Ordinance No. 1889-2000 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations by $2,300 in the Senior Citizen Title III Grant Fund for a
Grant From the State of Alaska.
Discussion-- Replacement of Rear Screen Projector/Kenai Visitors &
Cultural Center.
Discussion -- Draft City of Kenai Newsletter
ADMINISTRATION REPORTS
1. Mayor
2. City Manager
3. Attorney
4. City Clerk
5. Finance Director
6. Public Works Managers
7. Airport Manager
ITEM J:
DISCUSSION
1. Citizens (five minutes)
2. Council
EXECUTIVE SESSION- None Scheduled
ITEM K:
ADJOIrRNMENT