HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_LAB_07.08.2002Georgetown Public Library Advisory Board
Meeting Minutes
July 8, 2002
In Attendance Judy Parks, Dorothy Hagen, Jackie Cuozzo, Georgene Richaud, Jerry Sensabaugh, Ema Fielder,
Zora Evans and Gerald Carson. Enc Lashley Library Director was also present.
The meeting was called to order at 6:33 PM.
Approve Minutes:
The minutes from the last Advisory Board meeting were reviewed. Zora Evans made a correction to the section
on Presentation of Genealogy Matenals. The minutes should reflect that these matenais contain all the obituaries
for the last year. With this change, Gerald Carson moved and Jerry Sensabaugh seconded a motion that the
minutes of the June 24th meeting be approved. The motion passed unanimously.
Director's Report:
The summer has been very busy at the Library. Eric attended a management seminar in Richardson which was
paid for by the Fnends of the Library. He also spoke to the Sertoma Club on June 27th. Jo Pendleton, of the
Library staff, attended a CPR certification class on June 6th.
Work continues on the roof repairs. Anticipated completion is two weeks from now.
Upcoming events include the conversion of the present meeting room to office space. They have started on the
wiring. The cubicles for this space may be funded by the Library Foundation. Other changes in the facility will
include moving the contents of the present Texas History Room to the old board room The present Texas
History Room will become a small meeting room and a quiet reading room. The library will be closed for inventory
on August 7,8, and 9. It will be during this time that these changes will occur
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In the near future, the library will be tested for mold.
Enc will send updates on all activities to Board members dunng our summer break.
The Georgetown City Council will begin budgeting on August 1st Enc is being informed that there will be no cuts
in the library's budget
Long Range Plan:
The Long Range Plan needs to be implemented. The Library Board needs to approve the Plan as written and
then Enc will propose to the City Council that it be included in the Century Plan for the city.
Jerry Sensabaugh moved and Jackie Cuozzo seconded a motion to approve the Long Range Plan. The motion
carried unanimously.
Cost Estimates for Expansion of the Library and Methods of Presentation to the City Council:
A discussion was had concerning the breakdown of costs anticipated for the expansion of the library from 17,000
sq. ft. to 45,000 sq ft It was the consensus of the Board that the format of the breakdown needs to be modified
to reflect costs related to the library differentiated from peripheral costs related to other city projects in the
immediate area. It was determined that a committee be formed which will include Enc Lashley, Gerald Carson
and Jerry Sensabaugh. This committee will redraft the breakdown of costs.
Date for Annual Retreat with the Friends of the Library, Library Foundation and Library Staff:
After a discussion, it was moved by Zora Evans and seconded by Ema Fielder that the retreat be held on October
19th. The motion passed unanimously.
It was noted that the next regular meeting of the Library Board will be on October 14, 2002
There being no further business, Zora Evans made a motion to adjourn. Ema Fielder seconded the motion and it
was passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:14 PM.