HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes - 2002-07-10 CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO July 10, 2002
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Present: Colleen Bennett, Anne Dickason, V'Anne Didzun, Maria Meneghin,
and Benjamin Sostrin
Staff Present: Jackie Rose, Donna Ainslie, Jan Erickson, and Joyce Niewendorp
Others Present: Councilor Gay Graham, John Broderick, and Herb Bumgarner
Absent: Bill Gallagher
The Library Advisory Board meeting was called to order by Chair Colleen Bennett at
7:05 p.m.
7:00 PM Welcome and Introductions
Chair Bennett thanked everyone for their kind words about her mom.
She mentioned that she appreciated the long version of the minutes
since she missed the June meeting.
Correspondence/Announcements
Chair Bennett shared an anonymous letter the Board members
received directed to: Dear Review Editors and Library Advisory
Board. As the letter was unsigned and had no return address,the
Board cannot respond. The letter contains complaints about such
things as the shared use library facility, budgeting for a library director
and reference supervisor, concerts in the library,use of Booktique
funds, and a non-Lake Oswego resident on the Library Advisory
Board.
Chair Bennett reported on the response she received from Assistant
City Manager Chris Jordan about the endowment fund. There is about
$2,200 to go into the library endowment account,bringing the total in
the Oregon Community Foundation to approximately $200,000.
Chair Bennett shared a note from Mayor Hammerstad and an e-mail
from City Manager Schmitz thanking the Board for submitting survey
questions. City Council has decided to postpone the summer 2002
survey. Martha DeLong, questionnaire consultant, and City Council
asked to meet with City Manager Schmitz and the board chairs with
the purpose of developing more explicit questions. Ms. DeLong
thought some of the questions provided were geared more toward
focus groups than a telephone survey.
Councilor Graham said that the questions submitted by the boards
were very good. They will just go back to the drawing board.
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Ben Sostrin suggested that possibly the City is crying out for focus
groups instead of a phone survey. Councilor Graham did not agree
with that.
Chair Bennett stated that she does not think the Board needs to go
back to the drawing board. Ms. Bennett asked Councilor Graham if
Council will discuss the initial questions submitted for the survey.
Councilor Graham responded that when DeLong Campbell returns,
they can ask if it is possible to take the questions and gear them to a
telephone survey. Colleen Bennett commented that she hopes the
intent of the questions is not lost. Ben Sostrin said that if they used the
same questions as they used last time, they could see if there are any
trends developing. Councilor Graham responded that some are
repeated.
Chair Bennett asked if anyone else received the spreadsheet from Patt
Thomas with library statistics. Maria Meneghin asked who Patt
Thomas is. Ms. Bennett responded that Ms. Thomas was on the City
Budget Committee. Ms. Thomas also attends community meetings,
like the Library Advisory Board meetings and school board meetings.
Chair Bennett recommended the Board and Commission dinner and
seminar. Councilor Graham stated that it is a good opportunity to
meet other board and commission members.
Public Comment/Issues
No public comment at this time.
7:15 PM Review Agenda
Chair Bennett asked Anne Dickason if she has anything to share this
evening on funding. Ms. Dickason responded that she has not heard
from the American Library Association. Once she receives the
information and has a chance to review it, she will supplement it with
the information she retrieved from the database. She will give notice
when she is ready to present the report.
Approval of June 12, 2002 Minutes
Anne Dickason made a motion, seconded by Maria Meneghin, to
approve the minutes of the June 12, 2002 Library Advisory Board
meeting minutes. The motion carried.
Director's Report
Co-Director Rose stated that the latest stats on summer reading are
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impressive. The adult program has 379 adults enrolled. The teen
program has 310 members. There are 1,118 children enrolled in the
children's summer reading program.
Ms. Rose stated the kickoff program for the teens was successful. The
library partnered with the Lake Twin Cinema and offered a matinee
theater ticket for the movie, Star Wars, to the teens for$1.00 with their
library card. Lake Twin Theatre donated $2.00 toward the cost of each
ticket and the library paid for$2.00 of each ticket. In addition, the
teens had the opportunity to sign up for the teen summer reading club.
Seventy-one teens took advantage of this theatre presentation.
Co-Director Rose stated that the Friends of the Library, as well as
local businesses, donated prizes for the summer reading clubs.
Jackie Rose stated that Councilor Gay Graham stopped by the last
Teen Advisory Board meeting. They were celebrating because seven
of the teens graduated from high school. The teens saw themselves on
the video they created for the teen summer reading club. Last week
the library was invited to attend the City Council meeting to present
the teen video. Jackie Rose attended the Council meeting with Youth
Services Librarian Judy Dunlap, and Teen Advisory Board Member
David Rose.
Co-Director Rose said the reference librarians received training on the
Reference USA database by the sales rep. The sales rep also presented
statistics showing that Reference USA is a database heavily used by
the Lake Oswego Library patrons. Joel Guldner attended a reference
roundtable seminar in Bend to learn about service to the elderly.
Ms. Rose stated that the plaque has been installed on the new
audiovisual shelving. The library staff is considering relocating the
"new books"to a more central location. The finishing touches have
been put on the art in the children's room. She will prepare a press
release for distribution.
Co-Director Rose mentioned that she has one copy of an Oregon
Community Foundation newsletter that she is happy to share or make
copies for anyone interested. She said that she has been working on a
procedure for getting money into the Oregon Community Foundation.
The balance of the endowment fund that is in the City account,will be
transferred to the Oregon Community Foundation. The Finance
Department will send checks to the Oregon Community Foundation in
the future, but it would be helpful for the Finance Department to have
individuals make checks payable to the Oregon Community
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Foundation. Checks are preferable to cash. Jackie Rose suggested
that a sign asking for checks instead of cash be placed on the table for
donations during the music program. Ben Sostrin pointed out that
checks placed in a clear box might cause security issues. A suggestion
was made to use an enclosed box.
Co-Director Rose distributed an e-mail giving the library kudos for the
new Web site design. She also distributed a copy of an article written
by the education reporter from The Review about summer reading.
Ms. Rose stated that at the last Library Advisory Board meeting she
mentioned they might look at the library's gift policy next. On the
advice of City Attorney Dave Powell,they would like to create a new
policy regarding when and how people should be banished from the
library. This is not something that happens often, but they have had
three individuals in the library in recent months that have been
problems.
Maria Meneghin asked if this would be covered under the disruptive
behavior policy. Jackie Rose responded that the disruptive behavior
policy addresses the things people cannot do. The library needs a
policy to go beyond disruptive behavior, if the behavior is not
curtailed. In the Lake Oswego Library, they have not had to confront
this very often,unlike other libraries across the country. The City
Attorney advised the Co-Directors to have a policy in place, so if a
problem arises they have a policy to use. This is one policy that the
Assistant City Manager Janice Deardorff said must go through the
legal department in addition to the Library Advisory Board.
Colleen Bennett asked if any of the other public buildings in the City
have a policy for this. Councilor Graham responded that she does not
know, but it is a very good question.
Jan Erickson responded that the library had an incident on Monday
and the police responded. The police told Ms. Erickson that it makes
it very difficult for them, if the library does not have a policy in effect.
The library staff did not call the police. Staff suspects that a patron
called.
John Broderick stated that they do not want the staff to have the
additional problem of wondering what to do when a problem arises.
Maria Meneghin asked if they have contacted any of the libraries in
the area to see if they have recently adopted such a policy. Jackie
Rose responded other libraries have a policy similar to this.
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Maria Meneghin asked if the policies can be posted to the library's
Web site. Jackie Rose responded that the policies are being posted to
the Web site as they are updated. The policies are also being given to
all the staff as they are updated.
Co-Director Rose distributed copies of the Public Library Annual
Budget for 2002-2003.
Chair Bennett brought up a couple of issues that have been mentioned
in the past. She asked if a parent must sign for a library card for their
children. She also asked about a replacement policy for books. Donna
Ainslie responded that the library does not have a policy that parents
sign for children's library cards. Donna Ainslie said the City's fee
policy governs how a patron is charged for a replacement item. This is
part of the library's circulation policy.
Ben Sostrin said, that if he remembers correctly, replacement fees do
not cover the cost of the book or staff time. Donna Ainslie responded
that libraries traditionally do not charge for staff time. Donna Ainslie
said that most library item purchases are at a discount. When the item
comes in, the retail price is entered in the computer and that is the
price the patron is charged. Jan Erickson asked if that is for lost and
damaged items, as well. Donna Ainslie responded that it is not. If a
person returns an item that can no longer be circulated, they are
charged half the cost of that item. If they want to keep the item, they
must pay the full price. This practice acknowledges that the item is a
used item that circulated, but it is not an item that is totally gone.
Chair Bennett asked if the library is satisfied with the policy regarding
replacement items. Co-Director Ainslie responded that she has no
ownership on that. It is hard, though, to justify to the patron that you
are charging them full price for a damaged item because of the
library's aesthetic standards. Other libraries would not remove the
item from circulation for similar damage of an item. They would just
tape it up or mend it and continue to circulate the item.
Chair Bennett stated the Board is certainly not seeking policies to do.
She wants them to know that if they would like the Board's opinion,
that is what they are supposed to do.
Jan Erickson told the Board about a program at the library this evening
that Reference Librarian Margaret Zeps is conducting. A docent from
the Portland Art Museum is giving a talk and slideshow about their Art
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of Imperial Japan exhibit. Ms. Zeps also did a lovely bookmark to
pass out to people highlighting books on Japanese art.
Chair Bennett stated that she received a call from Jim Miller's office.
They saw that the budget had been approved for library renovations.
Ms. Bennett told the person that called that anything the library has
done will be coordinated through the City and Rachael Fisher. She
sent a thank you to Jim Miller for his time and presentation and
appreciated that someone from his office checked in. She also put in a
call to Rachael Fisher. Ms. Bennett asked staff if they have heard
anything.
Co-Director Rose responded that the plan is to have a meeting of the
Co-Directors, Assistant City Manager Janice Deardorff, and Facilities
Manager Rachael Fisher to figure out where the process starts.
Co-Director Ainslie stated that at the last meeting, Bill Gallagher
asked for additional circulation statistics. She distributed copies of
statistics showing circulation by patron type. It also shows fiscal year
to date, the previous year, and changing percentage. It is interesting to
note the percentage of Lake Oswego Library's circulation that goes to
people outside Clackamas County.
Anne Dickason pointed out that part of Tualatin is in Clackamas
County. Donna Ainslie responded that the two counties have been
paying one another over the years. That is what the MIX agreement
was originally meant for.
7:45 PM Vice-Chair's Report
Vice-Chair Sostrin stated that he tried to get someone from
Multnomah County to come talk with the Board about the Parkrose
branch library that is closing. Parkrose was a specific county
commissioner's idea and that county commissioner is still in place.
There is reluctance on the part of the employees to talk about it. He
said that Ginnie Cooper does not give her opinion in the article. She
just gives the facts. Ben Sostrin said that the facts tell the story for
her.
8:15 PM Other Comments/Issues
Councilor Graham stated that she will comment on the Shared Use
Task Force report that specifically addressed the Parkrose library.
Chair Bennett switched the order of the agenda items by moving Other
Comments/Issues before the Election.
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Councilor Graham stated George Benson, the Chair of the Shared Use
Task Force, gave the final report to Council along with Vice-Chair
Patricia Jurney, Craig Prosser, Dave Russell, Janice Deardorff, Jackie
Rose, and Jan Erickson. The report was really thoughtful, to the point,
and far ranging. She related that one of the first things George Benson
said was that several members of the newly formed task force felt they
were there to rubberstamp. It was made very clear by Doug Schmitz
and Bill Korach that was not the case.
Councilor Graham said Craig Prosser made the point that when the
group met, they listed the pros and cons with an awful lot of cons. The
group realized that as the process went along, the cons were less in
magnitude and surmountable. Craig Prosser also noted that it is
important to bring the community into our schools and to help and
support the schools.
Councilor Graham stated that one of the major points Jan Erickson and
others made is that the librarians are the key players. Another point
that was made is that there is about two years worth of work. There
may be even more time,because the library may not be ready in two
years. It was also mentioned that it is the kind of intergovernmental
agreement(IGA)that is put together that makes it work.
Councilor Graham stated that a major concern that was noted is that
there will be no negative impact on the current library.
Councilor Graham said that Dave Russell was one of the
subcommittee members that went to Parkrose. The staff at Parkrose
was very candid with the subcommittee. The Parkrose staff said there
are five reasons this library failed:
• Lack of signage
• Hard to find entrance
• Changing demographics of the community
• Already two or three libraries in close proximity to Parkrose
• Physical/institutional presence
Colleen Bennett asked if the committee members that voted against the
shared use submitted a report. Councilor Graham responded that at the
last meeting, the concern was the placement of the concerns and that
the concerns appear underneath the summary statement.
Councilor Graham stated that some of the task force members went to
Chula Vista and Chandler. They found the staff to be very open and
candid at the libraries. She said it is in the City's best interest to take
advantage of the template others have made.
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Jan Erickson said that they saw two facilities, in her opinion, that were
very successful. They saw one that could have been more successful if
the hours of access to the public were not as limited. Then they saw
one library that was a failure. Their visits provided a huge spectrum of
success. The Parkrose staff was very candid, but did not have answers
to some of the reasons. Some of the things they thought would be
problems, were not. Usage was a problem.
Ben Sostrin asked if any of the libraries they visited in Arizona had a
branch library located within a mile and one-eighth of the central
library. Jan Erickson responded that they were farther apart.
Ben Sostrin stated that it is his understanding that the high school is
not that amenable to full accessibility of the hours. He said the hours
and the distance are two of his big concerns.
Ben Sostrin addressed Councilor Graham and said feasibility and
advisability are different things. He said that it is feasible to do
bungee jumping off the railroad bridge into the Willamette River, but
he asked if it is advisable to do something like that. He said that he
does not know how adults going into the high school library is
necessarily involvement with the city high school. He still thinks this
is more of an economic transfer of funds from the City to the schools.
He said that speaking about not impacting the library,politics change
and politicians change. He does not know that what is decided budget-
wise now about not impacting the current library will be written in
stone. There is a finite amount of money in the City and a finite
amount of money that any city is going to spend on its libraries.
Ben Sostrin said that he is not that familiar with the changing
demographics' argument for Parkrose. He thinks it has overtones of
racism or classism, like those people do not read. He thinks the
Midlands Library is close to Parkrose High School. Addressing the
welcoming presence of the library, Ben Sostrin said that it is de facto
right off the bat. Some people will not go to the high school because
they do not want to be around teenagers, no matter what the building
looks like.
Councilor Graham read the summary statement: "The Task Force
thinks the City Council and the School Board have the opportunity to
review this issue. The Task Force recommends that further work be
done to develop an implementation operation and financing plan as the
City and School Board proceed." As far as the Task Force is
concerned, the shared use idea is feasible. Ben Sostrin responded that
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feasible and advisable are different. Councilor Graham responded that
she is not going to argue the semantics of feasible and advisable. Ben
Sostrin stated that it is not a question of semantics. They are different.
Councilor Graham said that she is going to look at the two summary
statements. This task force is a smart group. Ben Sostrin asked if she
is saying the Library Advisory Board is stupid. Council Graham
responded no. She said that she will not sit there and throw darts back
and forth. She said that the Task Force did their work. They did it
hard. They did not do a rubberstamp. There is going to be a subtask
force to work more on the nuts and bolts. The librarians for the public
library and the school library are going to work together. There is a
commitment there.
Anne Dickason asked if this is a done deal. Councilor Graham
responded that it is not. Time is in their favor to make the decision.
Anne Dickason said that she finds the reasons for failure at Parkrose
disturbing. She thinks that signage and entrance are easily corrected.
If this were the real problem, somehow they could have fixed that. Jan
Erickson said that it is easy to say that,but it just does not happen that
easy. There may have been signs on the street, but once at the school
it was not readily available to them. They had the same situation at the
joint facility she was in. There were not any signs that said the
Hanford Technical Library was located in the building. They tried to
get that, but through the bureaucracy it never happened. She is sure
this was a frustration to the librarians at Parkrose. Some things that
may seem minor to some, are really not minor. Ms. Erickson said that
parking can determine whether you go somewhere or not. If the
parking situation is difficult,people sometimes choose to go
somewhere else.
V'Anne Didzun asked if parking is going to be an issue in Lake
Oswego. John Broderick responded that he thinks that is one of the
details that needs to be worked out. Jan Erickson said her point is that
the details are very important. John Broderick expressed his hope that
the details are worked out by the library and school professionals.
Anne Dickason said that she thinks the comment is interesting that one
of the biggest reasons for the shared use facility is to bring city support
into the schools. Councilor Graham responded that is not one of the
reasons for the shared use facility.
Anne Dickason said their role as Advisory Board members is to
promote the best library. She said whether the high school has the best
school library is another issue. She is here for the best public library.
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She said what is best for the best public library, may not be best for the
best school library.
Chair Bennett responded that most of the time the Task Force talked
about what it would do for the school. It was not until about the last
meeting that it was said they are not hearing how it helps the City
library. That is when they talked about not taking anything away from
the City library. Chair Bennett stated that at the very beginning there
was talk of moving the resource department to the high school. If
people have not been following this, then that might still be what they
are thinking about. John Broderick added that the most important
thing that happened in the Task Force meetings was the City
Manager's presentation when he said they are not taking anything out
of the library. The only thing they are talking about is computers,
technology, and a reproduction center. Ben Sostrin said that a bank of
computers would be good for the city.
Chair Bennett stated that as a Library Advisory Board they need to be
ever vigilant. They are here to have the best library possible. If there
are any rumblings about doing anything that would impact the library,
they need to be very vocal about it.
Anne Dickason stated that saying there is no negative impact on the
current library is different from saying that there would not be as many
funds available in the future for a new library. These are two different
things. It is very possible that there will not be any negative influence
on the current library, because there will be a separate pot of money
for the school shared use facility. That is different than saying if all
those funds were combined, there would be a much stronger new
library. Ben Sostrin added"or a better current library." Anne
Dickason stated that if it takes additional funds for a shared use
facility, at some point those funds could be combined.
Chair Bennett said that originally the Board said that Mr. Campbell's
photography exhibit would remain in the library until mid-July.
Originally they thought to take a break from mid-July until October,
when the music programs start. They do not have anything lined up at
this point. Donna Ainslie stated that she passed along the inquiries
received at the library.
Jackie Rose stated that a reporter from The Oregonian inquired about
the length of Mr. Campbell's exhibit and she told him that the exhibit
would run through July. Ms. Bennett said she would ask Mr.
Campbell if he would like to leave his photographs up a little longer.
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Chair Bennett asked John Broderick about a grant the Board submitted
to the Friends of the Library for the music program. John Broderick
responded that the Friends do not meet until the middle of September.
Chair Bennett said that she read in the June minutes that V'Anne
Didzun checked into the piano. She asked if there was anymore news
on the piano. V'Anne Didzun responded that she put it out on the
table to see if the library thinks a piano is something they need. Ben
Sostrin stated that he thinks the money could be used in other ways.
Some of the musicians have portable pianos. V'Anne Dizun said some
of the musicians bring their own. Colleen Bennett stated that mention
was made that it could be moved to the children's room for their use.
Jackie Rose responded that it would be a nice enhancement.
Originally the idea was to have a piano for concerts,but it sounds like
the musicians bring their own. There was a discussion about getting
the pianos in the library. Donna Ainslie stated that they can get them
through the gates if the legs are off the piano. The consensus of the
Board was to let the performers worry about the piano, since many
bring their own anyway.
V'Anne Didzun asked about the AV dropoff. Donna Ainslie
responded that she removed the signage from the drops. She has not
submitted a grant to the Friends for a new drop. The other issue is
placement of the drops.
Chair Bennett said the other item mentioned at last month's meeting
was a tour of the West Linn library. She said she thinks they will have
to do that on their own.
Anne Dickason asked about the status of the library director's search.
Councilor Graham stated that she thinks the process will start up next
week.
8:30 PM Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for the Library Advisory Board
Chair Bennett stated that according to rules and regulations, a person
can serve two terms, but no more than two terms. She asked for
nominations and stated that she can serve another term as Chair.
Maria Meneghin nominated Colleen Bennett for Chair of the
Library Advisory Board. V'Anne Didzun nominated Ben Sostrin
as Chair for the Library Advisory Board. Anne Dickason
seconded both nominations.
Chair Bennett said to Ben Sostrin that he must be planning to reapply
to the Board in January. Ben Sostrin responded that he did not say
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that. He thinks he can make a difference in four months, but he may
reapply. He will see how things go.
Anne Dickason asked who votes. The Chair responded that the five
Board members present vote. Anne Dickason asked each of the
nominees to tell them why they would like to be Chair.
Ben Sostrin said that he thinks he can make a difference in four
months or four months and three years. He feels he is the strongest
advocate for the library. He said that he told Colleen before that he
was upset with the way she voted on the Task Force.
Anne Dickason asked Ben Sostrin how he would proceed differently.
Ben Sostrin responded that he thinks the Board needs to come up with
concrete specific goals and formulate strategy to pursue those goals.
He thinks there has been a lot of treading water and wheel spinning on
this board over the past year and a half, before Colleen Bennett was
the Chair. Specifically, he thinks talk of a new library at this point is
wasted energy. Before they build a building, they need to build
support for the building. He does not see the support from the
community being there. Anne Dickason asked Ben Sostrin how he
proposes the Board build support in the community. Ben Sostrin
responded that he honestly does not know. It is obviously going to
have to be grassroots.
Colleen Bennett responded by saying that she sees the Chair of the
Library Advisory Board as a facilitator. She also sees it as a
connection to the community to speak on behalf of the Board. She
feels she is a very strong advocate for the library. If they look back on
the minutes from two years ago, there was a proposal and she was a
strong proponent of the proposal to put a community task force
together to talk about the future of the library. She knows it does not
appear to Ben that she knows how to do community grassroots work,
but she was state president of the League of Women Voters. She feels
very confident that she could do that. She thinks her attitude is
positive and she is open to hearing what other people think.
Colleen Bennett stated she struggled with the joint facility issue. She
was disappointed with the Task Force charge. She went on the Task
Force thinking they would look at the details,but they did not. They
were not able to address the financial issue. There were 25 people on
the Task Force with good points. Jackie Rose and Jan Erickson gave
such positive reports from their hands on look at the facilities. They
were enthusiastic and talked about good leadership. They felt they
could overcome some of the hurdles discussed. Colleen Bennett stated
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that she spoke with Joanna Rood at the County level and she felt
integrating the database systems could work. Everything will cost
money. She thinks that the City will have to be very firm about what
money, if any, they can put into that library. They are hearing that the
schools need more money. She thinks money will be the basis for the
decision. She told City Council she will lay down in front of the
library door if anything is taken out of the library. She will defend it
to the tooth. She does not believe you go in with an abrasive,
assertive, negative attitude and get anything done.
Colleen Bennett stated that the Library Advisory Board is an advisory
group. They are not the policy making authority. They can certainly
advise,but advise is the keyword for this group. If the advice is not
taken, they can gripe. People resigned from this Board because they
were not listened to and it is unfortunate. Colleen Bennett stated that
she feels she can work with political types. She will continue to be a
library advocate,no matter what the Board decides.
Anne Dickason asked Colleen Bennett exactly why she voted as she
did. Colleen Bennett responded that the facility(the school library) is
going to be built. It will not be built any larger or smaller dependent
upon the joint facility. According to Bill Korach, the school library
will be research oriented. There is no intention of diminishing the
current library. That is where she advises the Library Board to be very
vigilant.
Anne Dickason asked Colleen Bennett if she supports the joint use
facility. Colleen Bennett responded that by her vote she is asking
them to show her this will work. Colleen Bennett is asking the
questions: Is this feasible? Do they have money? Will it work? Can
they do it? She said the Task Force members were not asked to solve
any problems without the details. Colleen Bennett said that Councilor
Graham mentioned the intergovernmental agreement. Early in the
Library Advisory Board discussions it was said that should be in place
before they even mention doing it. She said that she thinks the turning
point for her was Jackie Rose and Jan Erickson's enthusiastic
presentation. Colleen Bennett stated that the City is recommending an
implementation committee to answer all the questions. She stated that
up front she emphasized that the Library Advisory Board does not
support this concept. She said that she could change her mind if she
gets more information. She has high respect for the library staff. She
said she is very careful of the battles she chooses to fight. The battle
she will fight is if it is suggested to take anything out of the library.
She is passionate about the library. She feels she has leadership skills,
but she thinks the Library Advisory Board Chair is a facilitator.
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The Chair called for a vote. There were two votes (Meneghin and
Bennett) in favor of Colleen Bennett for Chair of the Library
Advisory Board. There were three votes (Dickason,Didzun, and
Sostrin) in favor of Ben Sostrin for Chair of the Library Advisory
Board. Ben Sostrin was elected Chair for the 2002-2003 term of
the Library Advisory Board.
Anne Dickason stated that from what she perceives, she does not think
the library staff has been free to speak their mind. She believes
anyone can make it work. They can find inspirational examples. It is
feasible, but she asks if it is best for the public library. She said that is
why she is here and why she is spending her time. She said maybe
right now they need a little more abrasion.
Colleen Bennett congratulated Ben Sostrin. Ben Sostrin nominated
Colleen Bennett for Vice-Chair. Colleen Bennett declined. V'Anne
Didzun nominated Anne Dickason for Vice-Chair. Anne Dickason
declined. Ben Sostrin nominated Maria Meneghin for Vice-Chair.
Maria declined.
Anne Dickason nominated V'Anne Didzun. V'Anne Didzun
accepted the nomination and was unanimously elected as Vice
Chair of the Library Advisory Board for the 2002-2003 term of
the Library Advisory Board.
Colleen Bennett stated that she received a call from City Hall pointing
out that the next Board meeting is September 11. She wondered if
anyone is planning to attend any memorial services. She suggested the
third Wednesday or the first Wednesday. The consensus was to hold
the next Library Advisory Board meeting on September 4, 2002 at the
Main Fire Station.
9:00 PM Adjourn
The Library Advisory Board meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Joyce Niewendorp
Recording Secretary
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