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KENAI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AUGUST 5~ 2003
7:00 P.M.
AGENDA
ITEM 1:
CALL TO ORDER/h ROLL CALL
ITEM 2:
AGENDA APPROVAL
ITEM 3:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- June 3, 2003
ITEM 4:
PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
ITEM 5:
OLD BUSINESS
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Approval-- Update to Goals & Objectives
ITEM 6:
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 7:
REPORTS
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Director
Commission Chair
Friends of the Library
City Council Liaison
ITEM 8:
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/0UESTIONS
ITEM 9:
PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
ITEM 10:
INFORMATION
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Kenai City Council Action Agendas of June 4 and 16, 2003.
ITEM 11:
ADJOURNMENT
REMINDER:
LIBRARY ¢OMMI55ION MEETINGS WILL NOW BE HELD
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT KENAI CITY HALL AND
BE~IN AT 7:00 P.M.
KENAI LIBRARY COMMISSION
KENAI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AUGUST 5~ 2003
7:00 P.M.
CHAIR EMILY DE FOREST~ PRESIDING
MINUTES
ITEM 1'
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
Chair DeForest called the meeting to order at approximately 7:08 p.m. The roll was
confirmed as follows'
Commissioners Present:
Commissioners Absent:
Others Present'
DeForest, Heus, Rodes, Brenckle, Brown and Peters
None
City Clerk Freas and Councilman Moore
ITEM 2'
AGENDA APPROVAL
MOTION:
Commissioner Brenckle MOVED to approve the agenda as presented and
Commissioner Brown SECONDED the motion. There were no objections.
ORDERED.
SO
ITEM 3:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- June 3, 2003
MOTION:
Commissioner Brown MOVED to approve the minutes as presented and Commissioner
Brenckle SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
ITEM 4:
PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None.
ITEM 5:
OLD BUSINESS
Approval-- Update to Goals & Objectives
The goals and objectives, as amended at the Commission's June 3, 2003 meeting were
included in the packet.
MOTION'
Commissioner Peters MOVED to accept the Goals & Objectives for the 2003/2004 year
as presented and Commissioner Brown SECONDED the motion. There were no
objections. SO ORDERED.
ITEM 6:
NEW BUSINESS -- None.
ITEM 7: REPORTS
Director -- Absent/no report.
7-b. Commission Chair-- DeForest noted the following:
· Reviewed monthly statistics distributed prior to the meeting.
· Summer reading program was very successful. She wrote a letter to Ms.
Hall, the program director, to thank her for her efforts. Heus will forward the
Commission's thanks to the Friends for their assistance in funding the program.
Brenckle will contact the Clarion to do a thank-you.
· The new Andy Berg book and Kenai Book are being sold at the library.
7-c. Friends of the Library-- Commissioner Heus reported the following:
· Their fundraiser dinner will be held on October 24 and 25 at the Eagles
facility; funds received will be used for general needs at the library instead of being
directed specifically to a library expansion.
· There are three openings on the Friends Board; they will be postponing
their election until those seats are filled.
· Jim Heim has volunteered to write a library newsletter for placement on
the library's website.
· They are encouraging people to donate subscriptions (list available at
library) for the library to compensate for those not able to be funded through the
library budget.
7-d. City Council Liaison -- Councilman Moore noted the next meeting will
be held August 6. A general discussion followed regarding:
Will there be public comments taken during the council's discussion of
options for the Recreation Center.
· .Dip net fishery revenues.
Unexpected revenues to the city and for what those funds would be used;
interest was expressed to request the council to amend the budget to provide
additional funds to the library for the purchase of books.
Finding a high school student to be appointed to the Commission.
ITEM 8:
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/QUESTIONS
Peters -- Stated he may not attend the next meeting (October 7, 2003).
Heus -- Suggested the open commission seat be advertised (it was noted, the
commission availabilities are advertised on the city's website); noted she would get
used to the new meeting schedule; and, she will not be at the October meeting.
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Brenckle -- Suggested the Commission explore requesting additional funding
from the council for the purchase of books, i.e. prepare a resolution and speak to the
council at a future council meeting. Clerk Freas noted, a letter of request could be
prepared to include in a council packet and someone speak to the request at that time.
Brown -- Tickets for the library fundraiser will be available in the near future.
ITEM 9.
PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None.
ITEM 10:
INFORMATION
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Kenai City Council Action Agendas of June 4 and 16, 2003.
ITEM 11'
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:42 p.m.
Meeting summary prepared by'
CarOl L. Freasj City Clerk
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