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KENAI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
DECEMBER 7~ 2004
7:00 P.M.
AGENDA
ITEM 1:
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
ITEM 2:
AGENDA APPROVAL
ITEM 3:
APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY -- October 5, 2004
ITEM 4:
PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
ITEM 5:
OLD BUSINESS
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Discussion -- Library Technology Plan Review/Update
ITEM 6:
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 7:
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REPORTS
Director
Commission Chair
Friends of the Library
City Council Liaison
ITEM 8:
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/~UESTIONS
ITEM 9:
PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
ITEM 10:
INFORMATION
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Kenai City Council Action Agendas of November 3 and 17, 2004.
ITEM 11:
ADJOURNMENT
KENAI LIBRARY COMMISSION
KENAI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
DECEMBER 7, 2004
7:00 P.M.
CHAIR EMILY DE FOREST, PRESIDING
MEETING SUMMARY
ITEM 1'
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
Chair DeForest called the meeting to order at approximately 7:02 p.m. The roll was confirmed
as follows:
Commissioners Present:
Commissioners Absent:
Others Present:
E. DeForest, J. Brown, J. Rodes, K. Dunn, B. Peters.
K. Heus and C. Brenckle
Council Member Gilman and E. Jankowska, Librarian
ITEM 2'
AGENDA APPROVAL
A request was made to add a New Business item, i.e. shelving discussion.
MOTION:
Commissioner Brown MOVED to approve the agenda as amended and Commissioner Peters
SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
ITEM 3'
APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY-- October 5, 2004
MOTION:
Commissioner Peters MOVED to approve the meeting summary of October 5, 2004 and
Commissioner Brown SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
ITEM 4:
PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None.
ITEM 5.
OLD BUSINESS
Discussion -- Library Technology Plan Review/Update
Library Director Jankowska reported on the state of technology at the library, noting what was
planned has been fulfilled. She also presented a new technology plan draft and she added, the
updated plan will be brought back to the Commission for approval at their January meeting.
ITEM 6:
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion-- Shelving
It was reported, Commissioner Brenckle stated additional shelving would be made available
from the Law Library.
ITEM 7: REPORTS
Director -- Jankowska reported the following:
Statistics are a little lower.
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invited.
Russian storytelling will continue.
A "Frog and Toad" program will begin on December 12, 2004.
Commission Chair-- No report.
Friends of the Library -- Commissioner Brown reported the following:
A $5,000 Rasmussen Foundation Grant was received for a doll case.
The Halloween program was a big success -- additional book bags were ordered.
The Economic Development District stored books for sale.
Melissa Tressler has been appointed as a new board member.
A membership tea is planned for January.
December 20 is the next Friends meeting. It will be held at Paradisos and all are
7-d. City Council Liaison -- Council Member Gilman reported on the council work
session held relating to the development of the Capital Improvement Project list. He noted,
bonds for the library must be added to another community project to make the issuance
worthwhile; "quality of life" issues should be grouped together and supported by the citizens of
Kenai.
ITEM 8:
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/(~UESTIONS
Peters -- Wished all happy holidays.
Rodes -- Reported she would not be present at the January meeting.
Brown-- She will do more by volunteering.
ITEM 9:
PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None.
ITEM 10:
INFORMATION
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ITEM 11:
Kenai City Council Action Agendas of November 3 and 17, 2004.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION:
Commissioner Brown MOVED to adjourn and Commissioner Peters SECONDED the motion.
There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:00 p.m.
Meeting Summary prepared by:
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
LIBRARY COMMISSION MEETING
DECEMBER 7, 2004
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