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KENAI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
APRIL 5, 2005
7:00 P.M.
AGENDA
ITEM 1:
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
ITEM 2:
AGENDA APPROVAL
ITEM 3:
APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY -- March 1, 2005
ITEM 4:
PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
ITEM 5:
OLD BUSINESS
ITEM 6:
NEW BUSINESS
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Discussion -- Proposed Library Budget
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
a.
Kenai City Council Action Agendas of March 2 and 16, 2005.
ITEM 11:
ADJOURNMENT
KENAI LIBRARY COMMISSION
KENAI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
APRIL 5~ 2005
~ 7:00 P.M.
CHAIR EMILY DE FOREST~ PRESIDING
MEETING SUMMARY
ITEM 1'
CALL TO ORDER/h 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:
K. Heus, E. DeForest, J. Jenckes, K. Dunn, B. Peters
J. Rodes and C. Brenckle
Council Member Blaine Gilman and Ewa Jankowska,
Library Director
ITEM 2:
AGENDA APPROVAL
MOTION:
Council Member Peters MOVED to approve the agenda as presented and Commissioner
Jenckes SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
ITEM 3:
APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY-- March 1, 2005
MOTION:
Commissioner Dunn MOVED to approve the meeting summary of March 1, 2005 as
presented and Commissioner Peters SECONDED the motion. There were no
objections. SO ORDERED.
ITEM 4:
PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None.
ITEM 5:
OLD BUSINESS-- None.
ITEM 6'
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion -- Proposed Library Budget
A lengthy discussion took place related to the proposed Library budget which was
included in the draft FY 2005/2006 budget document. Jankowska reviewed needs for
the library in the next budget year.
ITEM 7' REPORTS
Director -- Director Jankowska reported the following:
Distributed statistics and reported on library use.
Reported on the conference she attended in Barrow.
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Commission Chair -- Chair DeForest noted the following'
Reported on the Alaska Library Association Conference in Barrow.
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building.
Friends of the Library-- Member Heus reported the following:
The articles and by-laws were signed and in their final form.
Three applications were received for the vacant board seat.
They are discussion how to assign funds received from the yearly raffle.
They are discussing holding a general Friends meeting and discuss the
7-d. City Council Liaison -- Council Member Gilman reported the following:
· Council would be meeting in a work session on April 1 1 for their first
budget work session.
· He attended an interesting Airport Commission work session related to
the Airport Supplemental Plan. Of particular interest was finding the city has the
ability to lift current restrictions on use of the Airport Land Fund.
ITEM 8:
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/QUESTIONS
Jenckes -- Stated he was happy to be in attendance as the library is an
important part of the city. He also noted he was attending behavioral safety training at
his work place and discussed the information briefly.
Peters -- Stated he was looking forward to the budget process.
Dunn -- Stated she likes the internet access at the library.
Heus -- Noted the internet address for an article about library economic impact
(http;//www. ock.org/roi). She also noted she would be absent from the May meeting.
ITEM 9:
PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD-- None.
ITEM 10:
INFORMATION
10-a.
Kenai City Council Action Agendas of March 2 and 16, 2005.
ITEM 11'
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION:
Commissioner Heus MOVED to adjourn and Commissioner Dunn SECONDED the
motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
LIBRARY COMMISSION MEETING
APRIL 5, 2005
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The meeting adjourned at approximately 8'15 p.m.
Meeting Summary prepared by'
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
LIBRARY COMMISSION MEETING
APRIL 5, 2005
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