HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-08-01 Library Commission PacketKENAI LYBRARY COA~IlVIISSION
KENAI COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AUGUST 1, 2006
'7:00 P.M.
AGENDA
ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
ITEM 2: AGENDA APPItOVAL
ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMNIARY - July 11, 2006
ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE YiEARD
ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS
a. Discussion - Library e~cpansion
b. Discussion - KMC 1.56, Kenai Municipal Library Department and Library
Regulations and Policies/Review and Possible Updates
ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 7: REPORTS
a. Director
b. Friends of the Library
c. City Council Liaison
ITEM 8: COMR~IISSION COMD~NTS/QUESTIONS
ITEM 9: PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
ITEM 10:
a. Kenai City Council Action Agendas of July 5 and 19, 2006
b. New homework - Imagine a new library
ITEM 11:
RENIINDER:
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KENAI LIBRARY CONIMYSSIOP
KENAY COUNCIL CHE9MBERS
JITLY 11, 2006
7:00 P.M.
AGENDA
ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
%TEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL
ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MEETYNG SUMNfARY -- June 6, 2006
ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS
a. Discussion -- Library Work Session/Proposed Eacpansion
b. Discussion -- KMC 1.56. Kenai Murucipal Library Departinent and
Library Regulations and Policies/Review and Possibie Updates.
YTEM 6: NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 7: REPORTS
a. Director
b. Friends of the Library
a City Council Liaison
ITEM 8: COMIVIISSION CONIII~NTS/QUESTIONS
ITEM 9: PERSONS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
ITEM 10: INFORMATION
a. Kenai City Councff Action Agendas of June 7 and 21, 2006.
ITEM 11:
1 REMINDER: Please brin2 completed SWOT forms. 1
KENAI LIBRARY CONIl4IIS5ZON
KENAI COUNCIL CHAMBERS
JULY 11, 2006
7:00 P.M.
CHAIR BOB PETERS, PRESYDING
MEETING SUMMARY
ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER 8c ROLL CALL
Chair Peters called the meeting to order at approximately 1:02 p.m. Roll was
confirmed as follows:
Commissioners present: K. Heus, E. DeForest, E. Bryson, B. Peters, C. Brenckle, C.
Cook
Conuiussioners absent: R. Gilman
Others present: Council Member B. Molloy and Library Director M. Joiner
A quorum was present.
YTEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL
MOTION:
Commissioner Brenckle MOVED to approve the agenda as presented and
Coinmissioner Cook SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO
ORDERED.
YTEM 3: APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY -- June 6, 2006
MOTION:
Conuiussioner Brenckle MOVED to correct the June 6, 2006 meeting summary at Item
5-a, adding the word "distributed" after "as well as" and to approve the meeting
summary as corrected. Commissioner Bryson SECONDED the motion. There were no
objections. SO ORDERED.
ITEM 4: PERSONS SCFIEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None.
ITEM 5: OI.D BUSINESS
5-a. Discussion -- Library Work Session/Proposed Expansion
A general discussion related to the joint work session with Council and the proposed
ezcpansion followed. Comrnents included:
• The work session was well attended, positive and the city manages would
be reporking back to councii at the July 19 meeting.
• The Carr-Gottstein buiiding option was less desirable because of
estimated costs for renovation and that grant funds were not likely to be available.
• City administration is investigating the availability of alternate sites.
• The city manager is considering implementing a city-wide survey related
to the issue.
Additional discussion included whether council could give a"head's up" to the Planning
& Zorung Commission of the need for a location and eminent domain could used as a
last resort.
5-b. Discussion -- KMC 1.56, Kenai Municipal Library Department and
Library Regulations and Policies/Review and Possible Updates.
The Commission reviewed all the comments and suggestions presented by the Library
Director. Comments inciuded:
• The Coinmission's role In book selections was questioned.
• Comparison to other city codes was suggested.
• Adding a section for appeals was suggested.
• Non-resident fees for use should be further discussed by the Conmussion.
• Suggestion late fees should be left to the Director's discretion.
• Suggestion the $2.00 fee for mailed notices and telephone calls be
eliminated.
Suggested changes/Kenai Municipal Code:
• KMC 1.56A25 -- Materials may be loaned with picture identification;
correct spelling of 'therefor.'
• KMC 1.56.045 -- Add after fines -- in excess of $10. Eliminate everything
after arrears.
• KMC -- All references to Librarian should be changed to Library Director.
Suggested changes/Library Regulations:
• Borrower's Cazds -- Section b, change to check out 'two' items; after
receivtng card, no liinit.
• Fines -- Section c, change to $1.00 per day; change to late fees.
• Service Charges -- Add DVD and videos at $25.00.
• Service Charges -- Eliininate 3(c).
• Damages -- 5-a, add after "cover," "not to exceed the cost of replacement."
. Eliininate no longes appllcable.
Suggested changes/Mission Statement
• Add "to" at the end of the mission of Kenai Community Library is...
• Change "gather for meetings or performances to provlde programs or
performances."
• Take bullets off final two statements.
MOTION:
Commissioner Bryson MOVED to recommend the listed changes and Commissioner
DeForest SECONDED the motion. There were no obJections. SO ORDERED.
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ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS -- None.
ITEM 7: REPORTS
7-a. Director -- Library Director Joiner reported the following:
• Circulation in June increased by 13% over June, 2005.
• There were approximately 11,000 peopled using the library in June.
• DVD's aze cu-culating much more than videos.
7-b. Chair -- No report.
7-c. Friends of the Libsary -- The Friends' newsietter was discussed.
7-d. City Council Liaison -- Council Member Molloy commented he believed
the new city manager was potentially a good friend to the library.
ITEM 8:
Heus -- Urged Comxnissioners to talk to council members about the need for
space.
Breackie -- Noted a recent article in the newspaper and urged the membership
not to discourage library use.
Cook -- Likes the streamlining.
Peters -- Was also encouraged by newspaper coverage. .
ITEM 9: PERSONS NOT SCHEDiJLED TO BE HEARD -- None.
ITEM 10:
10-a. Kenai City Council Action Agendas of June 7 and 21, 2006.
ITEM 11: ADJOURNMENT
MOTYON:
Commissioner Brenckle MOVED to adjoum and Commissioner Cook SECONDED the
motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
There being no further business before the Cominission, the meeting adjourned at
approximately 9:20 p.m.
Meeting suminary prepared and submitted by:
Carol L. FYeas, City Clerk
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Is ~he lifting of tibrary fines long overdue? ~ csmonitor.com
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Is the lifting of labrary fines long overdue?
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DOVER, MASS. - Irina Freyman regularly patronizes several suburban libraries west of Boston. But her
favorite is 4he red-brick Dover Town ~ibrary, in part because it offers an unusuai advantage: no fines for
overdue materials.
"it's not the money, iYs just inconvenient to pay fines if I've left my purse in the car," says Ms. Freyman as she
and her family head for the checkout desk on a Saturday afternoon. "They're also friendlier here."
Co~venience and friendliness were two goals Dover librarians had in mind when they eliminated fines seven
years ago. What they have Iost in revenue - between $3,000 and $5,000 a year - they say they have gained in
goodwiil. "Young famiiies borrow a great deal of items," says Kaihy Kilieen, director. "They've got a lot of pressure
on them. If they're a week behind, they don't have to pull out their wailet. It just takes that onerous element of
libraries out of our exchanges with people."
To fine or not to fine? As libraries face competition from the Internet, Amazon, and bookstores, some are looking
! for ways to be more customer-frie~dly. At the same time, book-lovers point to Netflix and Blockbuster, which have
eliminated fines for overdue movie rentals, and suggest that libraries do the same.
Yet tight municipal budgets are making many libraries more dependent than ever on revenue from fines - so
dependent that some even hire collection agencies. Defenders of library fines also note that Netflix can recoup
losses through monthly fees and Blockbuster with "restocking" charges.
Killeen is quick to acknowiedge that Dover's policy would not work everywhere. But for this pastoral town of
6,000, she says, it succeeds. "It takes an incredible amount of staff time to collect 50 cents, to monitor it, and
send out notices. We weighed the actual costs of collecting fines against the revenue brought in and decided it
was kind of a wash."
in Westford, Mass., Ellen Rainville, director of the no-fines J.V. Fietcher Li6rary, calls fines "basically a negative,
punitive transaction you have with patrons over and over." Far preferable, she says, are "positive transactions
that don't have that whiff of the old .., judgmental a~d reproving environment that many people associate with
their childhood library."
Lesiie Burger, director of the Princeton (N.J.) Pubiic Library and president-elect of the American Library
Association, defends fines. "People understand that iYs part of the way our institutions do business," she says. "It
recognizes that when somebody takes an item out from the library, they're entering into a contract to take it out
for a certain period of time. When they decide to keep it out longer than that, they pay a tee."
Ms. Burger dislikes the word fines, preferring late fee. "Fines indicate that you're being punished. Ii's hardly
` equivalent to speeding. Late fee implies a different attitude. It doesn't say to people, 'You're bad, you kept your
book out too long.' "
Yet she acknowledges the need to tailor library policies to fit certain needs. "We need to be more flexible because
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not everybody has the means to pay. in some communities, fees work as a barrier and ke:=p pzop:e away.° The
Pubiic Library Association and the Association of Library Services to Children are asking libraries to reconsider
card policies that keep low-income teens away for fear of fines.
Even when money isn't a problem, there can be other obstades. "People don't carry much cash anymore, and
they don't carry checks much," Burger says. "We noticed that they weren't able to ciear late fees off their account.
When we started taking credit cards, people were more than willing to clear their account."
When accounts aren't cleared, some libraries turn to collection agencies. One firm, Unique Management Services
in Jeffersonville, Ind., works with nearly 800 public libraries in North America.
"Most of the time we're talking to people who are busy and just haven't made it a priority to take those materials
back," says Kenes Bowling, manager of customer development. "We hear things Iike, 'Well, it's a free library, isn't
it?' Often people don't understand that library materials have to be purchased, and typicaily purchased with tax
dollars. In the current economic environmenY of reduced tax revenues," he says, "stopping those Iosses really
gets to be critical."
Delinquent accounts average less than $100, Mr. Bowling says. He explains that no more than 1-t/2 percent of a
library's cardholders are sent to them. Of that number, on average, 70 percent respond. Some of those who do
not may be reported to a credibrating bureau. "When a patron's account has been credit-reported and is unpaid,
most tenders will not extend credit," Bowting says. "Once the account is paid, it ceases to be a credit issue."
At the Chicago Public Library, which does not use a collection agency, fines brought in $1,1 million in revenue
last year. Fines are low - 10 cents a day - producing what spokeswoma~ Maggie Kiliackey calis "a very good rate
of retum."
Last year the San Diego Public Library collected $925,000 in fines. The city treasurer's office acts as a colleetion
agency.
In Dalias, accoun4s owing $35 or more for 55 days go to a collection agency. Cardholders owe the library $3
million in fines and unreturned materials, says Kjerstine Nielsen, central library administrator. The library collected
$635,~00 last year.
Some libraries offer an amnesty one day a week or one week a year. This month the Kelvin Smith Library at Case
Western Reserve University in Cleveland is giving patrons a one-time amnesry to return overdue materials with
no penalties.
A fines-free policy doesn't mean users are responsibility-free. I~ Westford, patrons must pay for losi or damaged
books. "We have an appreciative audience who fess up that they left their novei in a taxicab in London," Rainville
says. "Or they pay their check and bring a photo of the book in the bottom of the swimming pool when it flipped
off the deck chair."
Making a case fos no fees, she adds, "We want to help parents raise excited, literate readers who become future
taxpayers and appreciate their libraries, and not be confused that our main objective is teaching the moral
responsibility to hit the due date."
In Dover, if materials are over a month late, cardholders can't borrow more until they return what they have. Most
are "very conscien6ous" about it, Killeen says. Noting that their return rate parallels that of libraries with fines, she
says, "There are pienry of things for librarians to do besides collecting nickels. We want people to come in and '
use us."
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Title: To Fine or Not to Fine.
Authors: Eberhart, George
Source: American Libraries; Sep99, Vol. 30 Issue 8, p75, 3p, 2c
Document Type: Article
Subject Terms: 'ATTITUDE (Psychology)
"LIBRARIANS
"LIBRARY fines
People: GRES, Dusty -- Views on library fines
HICK~IN, Karen -- Views on library fines
Abstract: Offers i~formation on the debate between librarians Dusty Gres and Karen
Hicklin on overdue-book management. Views on fines for overdue books;
Overdue-book statistics; How Hicklin handies the cost of retrieving overdue
books without having a fne policy.
Full Text Word Count: 2706
ISSN: 0002-9769
Accession Number: 2225423
Database: Academic Search Premier
Notes: This title is not held by Alaska State Library
Section: Overdues
Conference Call
TO FINE OR NOT TO FINE
Public librarians Dusty Gres and Karen Hicklin debate the finer points of
overdues management
Library fines in this automated age seem oddly antiquated. Are they really an effective deterrent to
delinquency? Public librarians who assertively go after delinq~ent borrowers through a collection agency or
police often find themselves ridiculed the next day in local newspapers. Is this an effective policy for
managing overdues?
American Libraries invited two public librarians who have been vocal on the subject of fines to participate in
an August 10 Conference Cali: Dusty Gres, director of the Ohoopee Regional Library System in Vidalia,
Georgia, who believes that fines for overdue books are a good thing; and Kare~ L. Hicklin, director of the
Livingston County Library in Chillicothe, Missouri, who believes a no-fine policy is better. Their conversation
with AL Senior Editor George Eberhart has been edited for clarity and length.
AL: Do libraries with fines really have a better track record than those without?
GRES When I came to the Ohoopee library they had not tried to get overdue books back at all. The fines
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were set very low and hadn't changed in years. Most people didn't pay them, so the library just wrote the
books off as lost. At that time, more than one-third of the collection was overdue. We started a very
aggressive campaign of collection, tempered with a little kindness and justice, and every now and then we'd
have an amnesty day.
And yes, the overdue rate went down. Now i think we're down to about maybe 10% of books that are
checked out are overdue, inciuding the one-and iwo-day items.
HICKLIN We have a different approach at Livingston County. I came here in 1983 and we had a policy that
had been in place for just a few years. I used to work in the library when I was in high school and at that time
the fine was two cents a day. Later, a new librarian had the audacity to raise the fines and alter them to what
I think is a more reasonable approach; however, for us, when we became automated, this became
unmanageabie.
At the time, Missouri law did nat allow prosecutions for library theft. Anyone who had any knowledge of our
system at all had figured out very quickly that we didn't chase after them if they only owed 50 cents, so all
someone had to do was dump the book in the book drop and then come on in the library. We were not
automated at that time and it was too much hassle to collect 50 cents, though we did keep track of fines of
$7 or more.
When we became automated in August 1994, my children's librarian Judith Shute and I were discussing
what we needed to do about overdues, and we found out that the new system would not ailow us to keep the
existing fine structure in place. I told her, "We've got to figure out how to make this fair again. Do we change
to a nickel a day or a dime? If we don't fine these people, they'll never bring them back." Judith looked at me
and said, "Why do we even need fines?"
After I picked myself off of the floor, I said, "How in the world can we possibly get the books back if you don't
have somebody standing there punishing you for having a late book?" ThaYs when we instituted a no-fines
policy for the automated system.
With the old manual system, we were lucky to have any clues about what percentage of the circulating
system was overdue.
AL: An informal national survey conducted by Patsy Hansel in 1995 claimed that the average overdue rate
was less than half of one perce~t [see Patsy Hansel, ed., Ma~aging Overdues, Neal-Schuman, 1998, p. xi].
Do either of you think thaYs accurate?
GRES No, I don't. It may be less than half a percent if you include the total collection, but i'm ~ot even sure
that's truly accurate. Maybe every library I've ever been in just has a lot of people who keep out overdue
books. I think iPs much larger.
NICKLIN I can give you a more current example from my no-fines fibrary. In 1998, there were 3,535 items
overdue from 1,151 delinquent borrowers out of our annual circulation of 160,242 items. That would make
2.2% of all circulated books and other maYerials overdue. Throughout the year we had contacted 3,720
patrons about 9,453 items. That means that we had a 62.6% return rate from 69.1 % of our borrowers.
AL: Have there been any surveys showing whether or not library fines are effective in preventing overdues?
GRES No survey that I know of. When I started pianning for this conference call, I put a request for fines
information on our Georgia Library Directors discussion list. I did get a lot of responses and most everybody
seemed to think that fines were effective, at least in their library. No one specifically mentioned a survey.
Some of the libraries in the state of Georgia are banding together to form an integrated Iibrary system with a
statewide library card, so a great deal of time has been spent discussing overdues. Can you imagine 26
library directors in one room trying to decide what one amount they were going to charge for an overdue
book? Everyone did finally decide to assess fees, but in the system itself there is a waiver ro override it
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Those people who charge for overdues believe in it and those peopie who don't, don't. One of the library
directors asked, "Are there people who don't have fines?"
A~: Does revenue from fines actually recover enough expense to make a fines policy effective?
GRES One of the library directors in Athens, Georgia, who responded to me said, absolutely, yes. She relies
heavily on her fines, not only to recoup charges, but as a revenue source. IYs somewhere in excess of
$20,000. Another library director responded that their fines were not recouping losses; what they did was
raise the amount so that the fines met the expense of having to notify people. We don't use ours as a
revenue source because we don't make that much money on it. Automation has helped cut down on staff
time, because the computer keeps track of everyone who has an overdue book and then generates the
notices.
HICKIIN It was painful before
GRES It was very painfui before, which is one ot the reasons why there were so many books overdue.
ThaYS one thing that automation does: It catches people faster so that you can block them and stop them
from checking out 2025 books, and it makes it easier to retrieve them.
AL: How do you handle the cost of retrieving overdue books without having a fine policy?
HICKLIN We try to minimize the effort that we put into it. Under the manual system we sent out a notice or
called people once. That got most of the stuff back eventually, then a month later we sent them a postcard; if
that didn't work, then we sent them a letter. it was costing $1,500 a year to go to all that length.
We figured when we automated that we would be able to mail $1,500 worth of first-and-only notices once.
When people get a notice, they can't have any more books. If books are important to you, you'll get your
others back. But we also have a kicker, which is, if you really get us mad, we sic the county prosecutor on
you.
Sometimes having a reputation as a bad boy can enhance your collection retrievability.
GRES It does indeed. Maybe it sounds like I'm backpedaling, but the fines themselves don't stop all of the
overdues. I believe that they have a certain effect. Why do you make sure you pay your water bill on time?
Because you don't want to pay the extra $5 if you wait one day. And I don't charge $5, I charge 10 cents, but
people make the extra effort to get the books back. I also go after people aggressively who don't bring them
back, and they know it. Every time someone comes up before the judge and the judge fines them $200
because they didn't bring their books back, we get a lot of retums.
Al: So is there no relationship between a fines policy and vigorous prosecution of overdues? You can either
have fines or not have fines, and still go after people in the same way?
GRES That's a choice you've got to make. Generally, the library is the one who just gets slapped ail over the
newspapers, because the ugly, nasty, mean librarian put this person in jail. WeII, the librarian didn't turn the
key, and there is something called free will and free choice there. Someone chose not to bring the books
back, chose not to obey the court.
HICKLIN It amazes me that people think this isn't going to happen to them, after ali the letters we send out.
GRES I write this letter that says, "Bring the books back, or I'm going to get a warrant." The borrower must
think, "Well no, she really doesn't mean it because she's a librarian and librarians are always so nice." I
reaily do try to be nice and understanding. I understand if the house burned down or the car was in a wreck-
iPs happened to me. But I do expect the courtesy of a telephone cal( or a response that says, "Yes, I have
your books. Yes, something like this happe~ed to me. Can we work this out?" If they don't give me that
courtesy, then do they really care? Do I need to go ahead and do what I have to do? And I will do it.
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AL: And when you do that, sometimes the newspapers get wind of it and put out some negative publicity.
Have either of you gone through this?
HICKLIN I haven't. We're from a very small town a~d I think that there have been listings of who's been i~
court and who was arrested. ThaYs the only publicity we have gotten. Every once in a while I have
somebody come in here and say, "My gosh, you had somebody arrested the other day!" I say, "Well, you
know, they had books out. We contacted them and contacted them."
GRES Newspapers do get things wrong, thaYs a fact of life. When the Clearwater Library in Florida went
after an overdue borrower in June, the Tampa Tribune got it wrong. The library did not put that woman in jail.
The courts did, because she failed to follow a court order. It makes a wonderful story: Poor woman, reading
books to her children, and what happens? She goes to jail, and that makes the library look bad.
I have a responsibility to every single person who pays for those books. Sometimes that responsibility is
unpleasant and doesn't look nice. But i have to do it. If you explain that properly, you will get very positive
responses like "I appreciate you caring for my tax dollars." I don't believe that many people read those
~ewspaper stories and then think, "I'II never go into that public library again, because they put people in jail."
Some people say, "It keeps the poorer people out of the library because they're afraid that they'II have 4o pay
a fine." That is a slur. What makes poor people Iess responsible? They are inferring that poor people are not
as responsible as rich people, and thaYs not true.
AL: Some see overdue fines as a social function, especialiy for k'rds. Do Iibrary cards help instill a sense of
community, responsibility, and cooperation?
HICKLIN I don't see how fines teach that. What fines teach chiidren is how to get around the rules instead of
how to obey the rules. Fines teach them to put books in the book drop so that they don't have to pay the
fine. Fines teach them that their parents will get angry with them for having overdue books. To me, fines did •
not have a positive connection with the library. Since it wasn't going to cost me any more to not have them, it
seemed more natural to just say, "The heck with it."
GRES Karen and I both have the advantage of being in small towns. Whether you want to or not, there are
times when librarians, especially in the South, act in loco parentis and take some responsibility for other
people's children just because iYs the community mores.
HICKLIN But only whil2 they're within our range of care, within the building. I don't see how fines extend the
care or teaching responsibility that we have. 1 think it sends out a negative connotation.
From a business standpoint, not collecting fines is not necessarily good business. But thaYS why we do only
one contact. Then it truly is their responsibility to get back in touch with us. We have a phenomenal number
of people who come in to check out a book and when we tell them they can't until they bring in their overdue
books--public-access Internet terminals have been absolutely great for this...
GRES Those things come back so fast, in a heartbeat.
HICKLIN Even if they're two years overdue, And they had them sitting on their desks ail along.
GRES They pay their overdue fines real fast too.
HICKLIN We will always, no matter how high the fine or how aggressive the foliow-up, lose a certain
percentage of our collection to transient residents who come and go quickly.
GRES ThaYs one reason why one of the most important things is not assessing the fines, bu4 aggressively
trying to get the books back.
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HICKLIN Collection is the key.
GRES However, a reasonable fine--some call it punishment--helps get the books back. These people kept
their next-door neighbors from reading that book, and if it was the latest Tom Clancy, they deserve to be
punished. The same thing goes for children. Parents are ultimately responsible for their children, and we let
them know that.
Another concern is having a reasonabie outlook on how you deal with punishment. Under some
circumstances, we'll allow the kids to dust shelves and pick up books, at our convenience, to work off some
fines. I'm not always the hanging librarian.
AL: Do amnesty periods work, or do people tend to take advantage of them if they perceive them as being
on a continuing basis?
GRES We're having an amnesty month right now because we're trying to clean up all of our files to switch
over to a new system.
HICKLIN So you're punishing the people who paid early or brought them back early. You're really rewarding
them for hanging onto their books longer. Why are you doing that?
GRES To make it easier on myself really, but I don't do it regularly. This is actually the first and perhaps only
time.
With an amnesty day, a library might get books back that it probably would have had to go to court to
retrieve. This time we're aiso doing a fine amnesty. If you have outstanding fines and you come in and talk to
us, you'li only have to pay 25 cents on the dollar, just because we're trying to get some records cleared out.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime eve~t.
HICKLIN Do you have a maximum limit on your fines, and do you get to the point where people say they
may as well keep the book as pay the fine?
GRES We do have a maximum limit per book where the overdue fine stops at $5. Also, if a patron has many
books that are overdue at the fine limit, we teli them that if they return them all together, then the maximum
fine they wiil pay is $25.
HICKLIN Our perspective on the purpose of fines changed when we looked at how we wanted to be
perceived. Not every library has the luxury of being close to many of the people in their community as
libraries in a small town.
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The Library Advisory Board is established under Chapter 4.6d.40 of the Municipal
Code:
There is established a library advisory board consisting of nine members. The chief libranan of
the municipality shaU be the executive secretary of and technica! advisor to the board. The
board shall:
A. Act as the planning body in charge oi all library actrvities of the municrpatity, including but not
limited to operation of principal and branch libraries now existing or herea(te~ estab(ished,
mobile librery services, speciallibrary projects such as radio and televisron projects, and any
and a!/ oU~er library functions.
8. Make recommendatrons to fhe administration and assembly for the adoption, change, repeal
or alteration of ru/es, regulations, restncfions on library services, and all other matters directfy
orindirectly affecting the municipal library program.
C. Perforrn such other powers and duties as the assembty may refe~ from time to time.
D. Review annuafly the Irbrary budget and its operatronz.
(CAC 2.64.370-2.64.380; AO No. 95-223, § 1, exprres 1-20-1998; AO No. 99-7, § 1, 1-26-99,
expires i-20-02; AO No. 2001-189. § 2, expires 1-20-05)
Charter references: Boards and commissions, § 5.07.
Cross references: Misuse and abuse of library matenals, Ch. 8J0 .
Board Meetings
The Library Advisory Board meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Board
meetings begin at 5:30 PM , in the board room on the fourth level of the Z.J.
Loussac Pubiic Library. Occasionally the board will meet at one of the five branch
libraries within the system. Click here for a schedule of the board meetings for
2006.
Librarv_Advisory Bo_ard Aqendas ~- Librarv Advisory Board_Minutes
The Library Advisory Board is subject to the municipal code for public meetings
(Chapter 1.25). The Library Advisory Board permits pubiic comment on each
agenda. Comments are restricted to five minutes per speaker.
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Mary Rasmussen: Chair. Term expires October 14, 2007
David J. Harrington: Vice Chair. Term expires October 14, 2007
Francine Bennett-Jackson. Term expires October 14, 2006
Sharon Clawson. Term expires October 14, 2008
Kate Fariday. Term expires October 14, 2008
Theodore Kassier. Term expires October 14, 2007
David Levy. Term expires October 14, 2006
Claudia Wallingford. Term expires October 14, 2006
Municipal ~ibrarian. Executive Secretary / Technical Advisor
Diane King. Recording Secretary, 343-2978
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Chapter 2.98
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Sections:
2.98.010 Haines Borough Public ~ibrary.
2.98.020 Library board of trustees.
2.98_03_0 Organization of the board of trustees.
2_.98.040 Board vacancies - Filiing vacancies.
2_98_050 Duties and responsibilities of the board of trustees.
2.88.010 Haines Borough Public ~ibrary.
The Haines Borough Public Library, including a building owned and staffed by
the Haines Borough, and its other assets, is operated and administered in its
entirety by a library board of trustees.
2.98.020 Library board of trustees.
The library board of trustees shali consist of nine members who shall serve
staggered terms of three years. Board members shall not receive compensation for
services rendered as trustees. The library director shall be an ex officio member of
the board.
2.98.030 Organization of the board of trustees.
A. The board shail elect from its members a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, a
secretary, and a treasurer who shall hold their offices for one year.
B. The board shail operate under the bylaws of the Haines Borough Public
Library.
C. Board meetings shall be held as often as required. Once approved by the
board, a copy of the board meeting minutes shall be delivered to the borough clerk
for inclusion in the assembly's next meeting packets.
2.98.040 Board vacancies - Filling vacancies.
A member's position on the board shall be deemed vacated if the member fails to
attend three consecutive meetings without being excused by the board.
In the event of a vacancy on the board, either at the end of the board member's
regular term, or if the seat is vacated by resignation or nonattendance, the borough
cierk shall advertise for replacement board member(s) as set out in HBC 2.60.055.
The library board of trustees shail review all applications for new board member(s),
making recommendations for appointment to the mayor. The mayor shall, after
reviewing all applications, and considering the board's recommendation(s), appoint
a new member or members(s) subject to confirmation by the borough assembly.
Appointees filling out partial terms shall be appointed only for the balance of that
unexpired term.
2.98.050 Duties and responsibilities of the board of trustees.
The library board of trustees shali:
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A. Have generai responsibility for and authority over all of the physical, fiscai, and
human resources of the Iibrary (including collections, buildings, grounds and staff),
within the limits of funds appropriated by the borough assembly and available from
other sources;
B. Submit to the borough manager a detailed and itemized estimate of probable
revenues and expenditures for the next fiscal year;
C. Make rules and regulations for the administratian and control of the library;
D. Have authority to allocate borough-appropriated funds for library staffing within
the scope of the coliective bargaining agreement with the Local 71 Union;
E. When the position of library director is vacant and has been properiy
advertised, review all applications received. The library board of trustees shall
make a recommendation for hire to the mayor. The mayor shail review the board's
recommendation for hire and request confirmation by the borough assembly. The
library director, serving at the direction of the board of trustees, wili have the
administrative responsibilities of the operation and maintenance of the library and
management of the collection. The board of trustees working through its director
shail be responsible for administering the personnel policies of the Haines Borough
with respect to its staff. (Ord. 05-01-092)
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1.48 040 Board--Creation and membershio There is created the City of Homer Library Advisory Board,
ieferred to in this chapter as the Board, which shall act in an advisory capacity to the Librarian and the
City. The Board shali consist of seven members cornprised as foliows:
a. At least six members of the Board shall reside within the corporate limits of the City.
b. Members shall serve for three years with initial appointments to be made for staggered terms as
follows: Two one-year tetms; two two-year terms; and three three-year terms.
c. Members shall serve without compensation. (Ord. 98-7, 1998;Ord. 95-5, 1995; Ord. 85-35 section 5
(part), 1985; Ord. 80-2 section 4, 1980).
1.48.050 Librarv Advisory Board--Powers and duties. The Library Advisory Board shall:
a. Establish operational policies for the library program, and submit same to the City Council for
approval. There shall be an annual review of policies and revisions may be recommended by the Board.
b. Assist the Librarian in preparation and presentation of the annual budget request to the City Council.
c. Adopt bylaws and regulations for internai operations governing the proper and orderly discharge of its
responsibilities;
d. Make rewmmendations through the City Manager to the Mayor and City Councii concerning the
Library and its ptograms;
e. Solicit donations of money and/or property for the benefit of the Library. Any money donations shall
be deposited to the City Treasury in a reserve fund designated for public library use. If ptoperty, it shall
be accepted by deed or other conveyance subject Co approval by the City Council. Such property shall be
held or disposed of for public library purposes as the Council may direct. The Board may make
recommendations for disposition of money or property so received and such recommendations shall be
wnsidered and acted upon by the Council. (Ord. 85-35 section 5(part), 1985; Ord. 80-2 section 5(part),
1980).
1.48.060 Library Advisory Board--Vacancies. a. In the event of a vacancy on the Library Advisory
Board, the Mayor shall appoint a person to fill such vacancy fot the unexpired term, subject to
confirmation by the City Councii.
b. If any Library Board member is absent for three consecutive meetings (unless a rnajority of the other
members have previously granted a leave of absence, not to exceed siY months), the seat of that member
shall be declared vacant and a new member appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the City
Council. (Ord. 85-35 section 5(part), 1985; Ord. 80-2 section 6, 1980).
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Chapter 2.36
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
Sections:
2.36.010 Creation - Head librarian.
2.36.020 Object.
2.36.030 Budget.
2.36.040 Services to residents outside the city.
2.36.050 Borrowed materials.
2.36.010 Creation - Head librarian.
A library department is established, the head of which shail be head librarian who
shall be appointed by the city manager and be a city empioyee. (Ord. 257 § 3,
1982)
2.36.020 Object.
The library function wiil be to provide the city residents with generai library services.
(Ord. 257 § 3, 1982)
2.36.030 Budget.
Annuaily during the city budget process, the head librarian shall submit a budget
request to the city manager outiining programs, services and needs for the
forthcoming fiscal year. (Ord. 257 § 3, 1982)
2.36.040 Services to residents outside the city.
The city may enter into an agreement with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough to
provide library services to residents who reside outside the city. Said agreement is
subject to city councii approval. Fees charged for such services shail be consistent
with those established by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. (Ord. 05-009 § 3, 2005;
Ord. 257 § 3, 1982)
2.36.050 ~orrowed materials.
A. A person who borrows any material from a library operated by the city shall
return the material by the date due.
B. A person who has borrowed materials from a library operated by the city shal~
return overdue materiais within 30 days of 4he date of the mailing of notice that the
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materiais are overdue. Notice is sufficient if mailed to the iast address provided to
the library of the borrower. A person who faiis to return borrowed materials within
30 days of the date of the mailing of notice under this section shali be liable to the
city for a fine as estabiished by the city manager. A person who borrows materials
that are damaged while on loan to that person shall pay upon demand the amount
determined by the city to be needed to repair the damage or repiace the materiai if
damage is beyond repair. The library privileges of a person who fails to return
overdue materials within 30 days of the date of mailing of notice or who faiis to pay
upon demand the amount required to repair materials damaged shall be suspended
untii the materials are returned or the liability of the person under this section has
been voluntarily discharged prior to a judgment in any civil action by the city to
recover the amount due.
C. The city manager may estabiish or authorize the establishment of fines for the
failure to return borrowed materiai when due. (Ord. 584 § 4, 2002; Ord. 364 § 3,
1987)
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NAME PHONE EXPIRES
Diane Borgeson, Chair 452-8238 (H)
P.O. Box 74046 451-7767 (W)
12/31/07
Fairbanks, Alaska 99707 456-4836 (F)
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Robert Hannon, Vice Chair 4~4'0071 (H)
5340 Anderson Rd 474-5447 (W)
12/31/07
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 474-5064 (F)
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Terrence M. Cole 457-7078 (H)
321 Hawk Rd. 474-6995 (W) 12/31/06
Fairbanks, Alaska 99712 474-5817 (W-F)
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Karen Fox 479-2028(H)
P.O. Box 72169 456-8329 (F) 12/31/06
Fairbanks, Alaska 9970~ kfox(o~alaska com
Elyse Guttenberg 455-6805 (H & F-call first)
P.O Box 81622 452-1648 x230 (W) 12/31/07
Fairbanks, Alaska 99708 eguttenbergCa~yahoo.com
Rex Nutter
686 Siater Drive 456-1476 (H and F Call First) 12/31/07
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
Arthur Robson 457-6989 (H)
483 McKinley View Drive 457-6983 (W)
457-6987 (F) 12/31/07
Fairbanks, Alaska 99712
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Lane Thompson
P.O. Box 80368 479-6712 (H & F-cail first)
12/31/07
Fairba~ks, Alaska 49708 lane[o~acsalaska net
7ames N. Hunter, II
322 Crossway 488-4282 (H)
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12/31/06
North Pole, Alaska 99705
Members: 9 Meetings: third Wednesday of each month
Terms: 3 years - staggered Time/Location: 4:00 p.m., Noel W ien Library
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The commission submits a budget and reports annually an the public library expendable trust fund and the
proceedings of the commission; hears appeals of decisions on requested materials; advises the Mayor and
Library Director on policies and procedures for library operations; provides for acceptance of artwork and
other donations to the librery; and pertorms ali necessary and proper acts which will facilitate development
and mainta'rn excellence in fi6rary programs.
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Chapter 2.32
LIBRARY
Sections:
232.012 Library commission.
2 3._2.,~22 Duties and responsibilities.
? 3~,~42 Libcary direcCOr.
2.32.052 InCernet filters.
2.32.012 Library commission.
A. There is created the Fairbanks North Star Borough library wmmission.
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B. The commission shall consist of nine members who shall be residents of the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The
borough library directoc, the bocough aftomey and the chief financial officec shall be nonvoting members. (Ord. 92-0~3 § 2,
1992; Ord. 90-019 § 4, T990)
2.32.022 Duties a¢d responsibilities.
A. The library commission shall:
1. Not later than July lst of each year prepare and submit to the borough mayor a recommended budget for the
Fairbanks North Star Borough public library expendable trust fund. Said recommended budget shall conform to
FNSBC 3.01.045.
2. Not later than September 15th of each year submit to the borough assembly a report on the proceedings of
the wmmission regarding the Fairbanks North Star Borough public library expendable trust fund. The report shall
include all trust fund receipts and expendimres in the preceding fiscal year.
3. At least once each year submit ro the borough assembly a written report on the proceedings of the
commission regarding the library. The report shall include a statement of all receipts and expenditures, except for
receipts and expenditures of the library expendable trust fund, which shall be reported as set forth in subsection (A)
(2) of this sec[ion.
4. Hear appeals of the decisions of the library's selection wmmittee on requests for reconsideration of
materials. Appeal to the wmmission shall be the final administratlve remedy in this appeal process. The
commission's decision may be appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction.
B. The library commission may:
l. Advise the mayor on policies and procedures desirable for library operation;
2. Advise the lib~ary direcror on the preservation and protection of historical donations;
3. Perform all necessary and proper acts, within the organizational framework of the Fairbanks North Star
Borough, which will facilitate development of and maintain excellence in tibrary programs. (Ord. 93-017 § 3, 1993;
Ord. 90-019 § 4, 1990)
2.32.042 Library dicector.
The library direcror, under the supervision of the borough mayor, shall direct the services and perform all administrative tasks
necessary foc the efficient and economical conduct of the library. (Ord. 75-40 § 2, 1975)
2.32.052 Intemet fiiters.
A. The library director, under the supecvision of the borough mayor, shall implement a policy of Internet safery for all
patrons and employees that includes the operation of Intemet filtering software on every library computer with Intemet
access. The Intemet filtering software must protect against anyone's access through any such library computers to:
i. Visual depictions that are obscene;
2. ChIld pornography; and/or
3. My other material harmful to minors.
,B. The library director, or the director's designee, shall temporarily disable Intemet filtering software on a library
computer to allow an adult unfiltered Internet access for any lawful purpose.
C. The terms "child pomography," "harmf'ul to minors," "minor," and "obscene" shall have the meanings provided
under 20 USC Section 9134(~('7). (Ord. 2003-51 § 2, 2003)
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ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Chapter 2.40
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
Sections:
2.40.010 Librarian.
2.40.020 Powers and duties.
2.40.030 Library advisory board.
2.40.040 Use of library may be denied.
2.04.050 Damage of property.
2.04.060 Failure to return library property.
2.40.010 Librarian. There sha(I be a library department, the head of which shall be the
librarian, appointed by the city manager for an indefiniCe Yerm. The librarian sha(1 be an officer of
the city, and shall have supervision and control of the library department. cP~~o~ ~oae §i-za>
2.40A20 Powers and duties. The library department shall have charge of and operate the
Ketchikan Public Library. ~Pdo«a~~i-zs~
2.40.030 Librarv advisorv board. (a) There is created a tibrary advisory board for the
purpose of advising the librarian, city manager, and city council on the operation of the (ibrary and
such additional matters as the counci( may from time to time designate.
(b) The library advisory board shall be composed of nine voting members appointed by
the mayor with the approval of the councii and shall serve without compensation. one member shall
be a member of the city council, one member shall be a member of the borough assembly, one
member shall be a resident of the borough residing outside the boundaries of the city, one member
shall be a high school studenY and one member shall be a member of the Friends of the KeCehikan
Public Library. ~om. i~z9 §~, i9ss: om. iow, i9s~
(c) The term of a member shall be for three years or untit a successor is appointed;
provided, however, the terms of inembers of the board who are members of the ciry council or the
borough assembly and the term of the high school student shall be one year only. The first members
of the board, other than those members of the city council or borough assembly shall, upon
appointment, determine by (ot the length of the terms so Yhat the terms of one member shall be for
one year, the terms of two members shall be two years, the terms of two members sha(I be for three
years, resulting in staggered terms for members subsequently appointed. A vacancy on the board
shall be filled by appointment by the mayor with the approval of the council for the remainder of
the unexpired term. ~o~a. i iz9, §z, i9as: o~a. ~oeo, i9se~
(d) The board shall meet at least once a month at such times as the chair, or in his or her
absence, the acting chair, shail determine. ~o~a. i~z9,i9aa: om.~o~o,i9se~
(e) The board shall give reasonable public notice of its meetings.
( fl Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Actions of the board are taken by a vote of not less than four members present at a meeting of the
board duly held at which a quorum is present. The boazd shall keep minutes of its proceedings,
showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such
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fact, and shall also keep records of its official actions. RobeR's Rules of Order shall ~,cvern the
deliberations and actions of the board to the extent not otherwise provided by an ordinance or
resolution adopted by the council and made applicab(e to the board.
(g) Any boardmember who misses more than three regular meetings in any twelve
consecutive moneh period without being excused by the board shall automaYically forfeit
membership on the board.
(h) Powers and duties of the board shall be as fo(lows:
(1) Receive, consider and evaluate public opinions and recommendations
regarding the care, staffing, equipping and managing of the public (ibrary;
(2} Advise the librarian, city manager, and the city council on p(anning and
implementation of programs dealing with the use and development ofthe library and its resources;
(3) Review and make recommendations to the city eouncil regazding the libcary
budget;
(4) Strive to create public interest in and pub(ic support of programs and
activities of the library;
(5) Perform such other activities as the council may from time to time designate.
(O~d.1060 §2,1986)
2.40.040 Use of librarv mav be denied. The librarian may prohibit any person the use of
the Ketchikan Public Library who willfully or persistently violates any rule or regulation prescribed
for the operation of such library or whose physical condition is deemed dangerous or offensive to
other persons. No person shali failto teave the Ketchikan Public Library when so ordered by the
librarian or other person in charge of the Ketchikan Public Library. ~e~~o«ae §~-z~>
2.40.050 Dama~e of pronertv. Any person who intentionally damages any Ketchikan
Pub(ic Library properry shalf be guilty of a misdemeanor. ~Pr~o~ooae ti~-ZS~
2.40.060 Failure to return library propertv. Any person who wilfully fails to return any
book, newspaper, periodical, publication, or other property of the Ketchikan Pubiic Library within
thirty days af~er notice in writing to return same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and in addition to
the other penatties provided for herein, such person may be denied the use of the library by the
librazian. ~r~o«oae~i-z9>
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Summer Reading Report 2006
Registxation started on June 1 for the 2006 program. The theme was "Paws, Claws,
Scales and Tales" and we had a ball with the pet theme.
We purchased 200 kits which included book bags, book marks, reading logs, and
stickers. A Related Reading List was created and added Yo the bags. Money from the
Friends purchased door prizes, program prizes and cake for the party.
231 children signed up for the program. Each child that iegistered received a kiC.
Different from past years, I put t-shirt awards in random bags and gave out the shirts in
the beginning instead of being part of the prizes at the end. There were 73 children at the
first program on 7une 5`h, and attendance averaged 65 children. Pet palaces were created
and all names were put in for a book bag drawing was held. Hailey Miller won the book
bag.
Each week focused on a different aspect of pets and their care.
June 5: Introduction and instxuctions
June 12: Dogs
June 19: Cats
June 26: Small Rodents
July 3: Amphibians
July 10: Horses
The wrap up party on July 17 was a cloudy day that held off on the rain. 91 children and
37 adults met at the park to celebrate all they had learned. The Cake Lady created an
awesome cake in the shape of a three dimensional iguana crawling from an open book.
All readers that returned theix reading logs received a cextificate and great prize.
My personal note is that this was our best received program yet. Kids have asked that we
extend the program, so an additional week was added. We had more children sign up,
more children come each week, and more children attend the party. There were more
children younger than 3 and more children older than 10 than in pasC years. I liked that
the t-shirts went out in the beginning, because the kids wearing them throughout the
program advertised for us. I will continue to give the shirts away in the beginning.
Personal thanks to The Friends of the Library for supporting this program.
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AGENDA
KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING
JLJLY 5, 2006
7:00 P.M.
KENAI CITY COUNCIL
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ITEM A: CALL TO ORH)ER
1. Piedge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Agenda Approval
4. Consent Agenda
*All items listed with an asterisk (*) aze 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: SCHEDTTLE33 PUBLIC COMMENTS (10 minutes)
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ITEM C: UNSCHEDiJLED PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 minutes)
ITEM D: REPORTS OF KPB ASSEMBLY LEGISLATORS AND COUNCILS
ITEM E: PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Ordiaance No. 2168-2006 -- Amending KMC 1.15.130 to Allow Councii
P ~ Members to Telephonically Attend Up to Six (6) Additional Council Meetings
~4//9~~6 During a Twelve (12) Month Period if the Member is Physically Unable to Attend
Due to the Need for Extended Medical Caze and Treatment of the Member or the
Member's Immediate Family.
(Clerk's Note: Ordinance No. 2168-2006 received a motion to adopt at the June 7,
2006 Council Meeting and then was postponed to June 21, 2006. At ihe June 21,
2006 Council Meeting, Council recommended revisions. The motion to adopt is
~ active and on the ftoor.)
~~~9I~. Ordiaaace No. 2171-2006 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations by $11,680,065 in the Runway Safety Area Improvements
Capitai Project Fund,
~p,L~~~3. Resolution No. 2006-33 -- Approving the Sale of Lot Seven (7), Block'Pwo (2),
Evergreen Subdivision, Kim Addition.
~~4. Resolutioa No. 2006-34 -- Authorizing Submittal of a Grant Application to the
~ Alaska Energy Authority for a Kenai Maintenance Shop Waste Oil Furnace for
the Amount of $6,951.
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5. Resolutioa No. 2006-35 -- ~warding the Bid to Foster Construction, Inc. for
Kenai Municipal Park Improvements - 2006 for the Basic Bid and Additive
Altemate 1 for the Total Amount of $72,315.
~u0/~6. Resolution No. 2006-36 -- Approving a Contract to QAP for the Project Entitled
Kenai Municipal Airport Runway Improvements: Safety Areas, Pavement, and
Lighting 2006-2007 for the Total Amount of $10,659,554.00.
P~~7. Resolution No. 2006-37 -- Setting the Public Hearing Date on the Proposed
Shamrock Circle Paving District.
~'" 8. Liquor License Reaewal - Withdrawal of Protest/Alaskalanes, Inc.
ITEM F: MINUTES
*Regular Meeting of June 21, 2006.
ITEN! G: UNFIPTISHED BUSINESS
YTEM H: NEW BUSINESS
~~dr1. Bills to be Ratified
'~~ w Approval of Purchase Orders Exceeding $15,000
*Ordiaaace No. 2172-2006 -- Adding Local Amendments to the International
Building Code, 2003 Edition (KMC 4.05.015) and the International Residendal
Code, 2003 Edition, (KMC 4.32.015) By Including a Provision in Each Stating
that Building Permits Expire Two (2) Years After the Date of Issuance Unless an
Extension is Granted by the Building Official.
4. *Ordiuaace No. 21?3-2006 -- Amending the Kenai Zoning Code at KMC
14.20.150 to Prevent the Same or Substantially Similar Conditional Use Permit
Applications From Being Considered by the Planning and Zoning Comnaission
More Than Once in Any Nine Month Period.
5. *Ordinaace No. 21?4-2006 -- Amending KMC 12.20.030 by Better Describing
and Defining What Constitutes F'rohibited "Junk" and "Litter° Under the City
Code.
~i~6. Approval -- Hattenburg Dilley & Linnell Proposal for Arsenic
Groundwater Study -- $35,850.
~~/~' 7. Approval -- Wm. J. Nelson & Associates Proposal to I7rill Exploratory Well at
Section 36 Site -- $28.052.
~~r°' 8. Appraval -- Lot 5, Block 5, General Aviation Apron, Assignment - Franklin G.
Wortham to ZYX Holdings Incorporated
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"~ 9. Approval - Assignment of Lease, Lot 1, Biock 1, Gusty Subdivision
~~9~~~0 a. Assignment of Lease/Edward A. Ferguson to Sun Sims
b. Amendment to Lease/Updating Insurance Requirements and Use
~~10. Approval -- Lot 3, Block 3, Cook Inlet Industrial Air Pazk
a. Assignment of Lease/Decor Inlet Industries, Inc. to Integrated Account
Management, Inc.
b. Amendment to Lease/Updating Insurance Requirements and
Incorporating a Development P1an.
YTEM Y: COMMISS%ON/COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Council on Aging
2. Airport Commission
3. Hazbor Commission
4. Library Comxnission
5. Parks & Recreation Commission
6. Planning & Zoning Commission
7. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees
a. Beautification Committee
b. Alaska Municipal League Report
c. Stranded Gas
YTEM J:
ITEM K:
REPORT OF THE MAYOR
1. City Manager
2. Attorney
3. City Clerk
ITEM L: DISCUSSION
l. Citizens (five minutes)
2. Council
EXECUTIVE SESSION -- None scheduled.
YTEM M• ADJOURNMENT
AGENDA
KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING
JULY 19, 2006
7:00 P.M.
KENAB CITY COUNCIL CHAII~ERS
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ITEM A: CALL TO ORDER
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Agenda Approval
4. Consent Agenda
'All items listed with an asterisk (*) aze 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 uniess a councii 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)
1. biayor Porter -- Introduction of Guests/Russian Far East/Alaska City
Links Program Exchange.
ITEM C: UNSCI~DIJLED PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 minutesj
ITEM D: REPORTS OF KPB ASSEMBLY LEGISLATORS AND COUNCILS
ITEM E: PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Ordinance No. 2168-2006 -- Amending KMC 1.15.130 to Allow Council
Members to Telephonically Attend Up to Six (6) Additional Council
Meetings During a Twelve (12) Month Period if the Member is Physically
Unable to Attend Due to the Need for Extended Medical Caze and
'IYeatment of the Member or the Member's Immediate Family.
(Cieric's Note: Ordinance No. 2168-2006 received a motion to aciopt at the June 7,
2006 Council Meeting, was posiponed to June 21, 2006 wi#h recommended
reuisions to the JuIy 5, 2006 meeting. Ordinance No. 2168-2006 was postponed
at the Juiy 5. 2006 meeting to Juty 19, 2006. The motion to adopt ts actiue and
on the,floor. If it fs the intention to adopt a substttute, n motion to adopt a
substitute is required.)
~~~,~ a. Substitute A, Ordinance No. 2168-2006 -- Amending KMC
1.15.130 to Allow Council Members to Telephonically Attend Up to
~~~~~ Siac (6~ Additional Council Meetings During a Twelve (12) Month
Period if the Member is Physically Unabie to Attend Due to the
Need for Extended Medical Caze and TYeatment of the Member or
the Member's Immediate Family.
~'~~~ b. Substitute ~, Ordinance No. 2165-2006 -- rlmend'ai;~ Y't4•~°
1.15.130 to Allow Councff Members to Telephoxucal2y A~[e::;~ Up to
Six (6) Additional Council Meetings During a'I'tiirty-Six (36) Month
Period if the Member is Physically Unable to Attend Due to the
Need for Extended Medical Care and 17eatment of the Member or
the Member's Immediate Family.
2. Ordinance No. 2171-2006 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations by $11,680.065 in the Runway Safety Area Improvements
Capital Project Fund.
tCierk's Note: Ordinance No. 2I71-2006 receiued a motion to adopt at the Juiy 5,
2006 Councfl Meeting and was postponed to July 19. 2006. The moiwn to adopt
is active and on the floor. If it is the intention to approve the substitute, a mntion
to adopt the subsiidate is required)
~~~ ~ a. Substitute Usdinance No. 21?1-2006 -- Increasing Estimated
Revenues and Appropriations by $8,654,2321n the Runway Safety
Area Improvements Capital Project Fund.
~~~ 3. Ordinance No. 2172-2006 -- Adding Local Amendments to the
International Building Code. 2003 Edition (KMC 4.05.015) and the
Intemational Residential Code, 2003 Edition, (KMC 4.32.015) By
Including a Provision in Each Stating that Building Permits Expire 'Itvo
(2) Years After the Date of Issuance Unless an Extension zs Granted by
the Building Official.
~~~ ~e~ 4. Ordinanct No. 2173-2006 -- Amending the Kenai Zoning Code at KMC
14.20.150 to Prevent the Same or Substantially Similar Conditional Use
Permit Applications From Being Considered by the Planrung and Zoning
Commission More Than Once in Any Nine Month Period,
~~ ~ 5. Ordinance No. 2174-2006 -- Amending KMC 12.20.030 bq Better
Describing and DeBning What Constitutes Prohibited "Junk" and "Litter"
h~ ~i~~d Under the City Code.
~~,,~~~j~, 6. Resolution No. 2006-38 -- Transferring $10,000 in the General Fund to
~ Purchase a Copier for the Police Department.
'7. Resolution No. 2006-39 -- Approving a Contract to QAP for the Project
Entitled. "Kenai Municipal Airport Runway Improvements: Safety Areas.
Pavement. & Lighting 2006-2007" for the Total Amount of 4,977,920.00.
8. Resolution No. 2006-40 -- Designating Department Assistant II Jenil~er
Lockwood As Deputy City Clerk.
9. Resolution No. 2006-41 -- Rejecting All Bids for the Project Entitled.
"Set Net Drive LID -- 2006 - VIP Drive to Watergate Way."
%TEM F: MINUTES
*Regular Meeting of July 5, 2006.
*6/27/06 Council/Library Commission Work Session Notes.
ITEM G:
~y~~~ 1. Appsoval - Assignment of Lease. Lot 1, Block 1, Gusty Subdivision
_.. , r a. Assignment of Lease/Edward A. Ferguson to Sun Sims
°~~j~~~~v``~ b. Amendment to Lease/Updating Insurance Requirements, Use and
Rent Escalation Clause
(Clerk's Note: The Ass~gnment of Lease. Lot 1, Biock 1, Gusty SubdivisiDn
receiued a motion to approue at the July 5. 2006 Council Meeting and was
subsequentiy postponed to Ju1y 19, 2006. The motion to approve is active and on
the floor. A motion to amend wili be required to approve proposed reuisions to the
Amendment to Lease.)
~Y~ 2. Discussion -- Bryan Lowe Request
~~U'u~3. Discussfon -- Proposed Library Escpansion Sites Update
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~ / ITEM H: NEW BUSINESS
,~rY'671~ 1. Bills to be Ratifled
~^^01~~ 2. Appraval of Purchase Orders Exceeding $15,000
3. "Ordinance No. 2175-2006 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations by $6,250 in the General Fund for a Library Grant.
4. *Ordiaance No. 2176-2006 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations by $17,187.05 in the Generai Fund for an Alaska
Highway Safety Program Grant.
5. °Ordinance No. 217?-2006 -- Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations by $2.500 in the General Fund for Police 'I7aiiung.
6. '~Ordinance No. 2178-2006 -- Finding that Certain City-Owned Land,
Described as Tract A, Pazk View Subdivision (Parcei No. 04701018).
Consisting of 2.092 Acres and Shown on the Attached Map, is Required
for a Publlc Purpose.
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7. Approval -- Authoaizing the City Manager to Execute an Underground
~~ , Easement Across City-Owned 1Ydeland and Uplands for the Purposes of
Installation of Fiber-Optic Communication Cables.
ITEM I: COMMISSION/CONIl4IITTEE REPORTS
1. Council on Aging
2. Airport Commission
3. Harbor Conunission
4. Library Commission
5. Parks & Recreation Commission
6. Planrung & Zoning Commission
~. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees
a. Beautification Committee
b. fllaska Municipal League Report
ITEM J: REPORT OF THE MAYOR
ITEM K: ADMIriTISTRATION REPORTS
1. City Manager
2. Attorney
3. City Clerk
ITEM L:
1. Citizens (five minutes)
2. Council
-- Evaluation of City Clerk.
ITEM M: ADJOURNMENT
Sfem l0-b
Imagine yourself in the library of the futnre when everything is just as iY should be: the
building, the atmosphere, the look and feel of the place. You are responding to the
community and your customers exactly as you should. You are feeling good about your
work, patrons are excited about the services they are provided, and the staff is happy. You
uave a~iivu~ auu Nu~uive iinage ui ~ue cuininuniiy.
Keep in mind:
What do you see first when you enter the library? What does a child see? Would you know how to find a
librarian? Who would be the first person you see? Would you be greeted? Would you know how to find things
without asking? Woutd you feel welcome? How do you know that you are expected to be quiet or if tallcing in a
normal voice is OK?
Can you tell if there are computers that you can use? Do you know what to do with a book after you have
finished looking at it? How do you know what to do if you want to borrow something from the library? Can
younger cMidcen reach all the books in their section? Is the library well lit? Is it easy to find speciai collecCions?
Can you see the covers of books or magazines? Do pre-schoolers see more than just the spines of books? Is it
easv to find the restroom?
Now, describe the following:
The physical environment of the library inside and out:
The ideal library experience from the customer's point of view:
The ideal library experience from your, the staff person's, point of view:
What the people in the community, both users and non-users, say about the library:
Think about [hese barriers to change:
Working from an old service model......we `should' do something or
`fhaPs the way we have always done it around here'...motto...'take it or leave it'
Why should we change oar image?...iYs a waste of rime, resources and
unprofessional.
If making a change means I have to `toot my own hom,' I don't want any part of
it.
Passive stance vs. active stance....why should we have to anticipate users needs?
Fear of failure/ Lack of funds