Minutes Library Bd 5 24 01 Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Board of Trustee's
Meeting Minutes of Thursday, May 24, 2001
The Board of Trustees of the Carnegie-Stout Public Library (C-SPL) met in the
Library Board Room at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, May 24th, 200:~.
Present: President Kristen Smith; Board Secretary Mary Strom; Trustee
Steve Augspurger; Trustee Jack Felderman; Trustee Sue Lindsay;
Library Director Thomas .1. Moran, and Recorder Denette Kellogg.
Absent: Vice President Kevin Lynch; Trustee Edmund Vandermillen
Pub#c Present: Friends of the Library Board Member Howard Higley
:L Smith called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m.
"Moved to adopt the meeting agenda of May 2dh, 2001."
Motion: Felderman
Second: Augspurger
Vote: Aye - 5; Nay - 0
2. Library Board of Trustees' Board minutes:
"Moved to adopt the minutes of the Library Board of Trustee's
meeting he/d Apr//25~, 2001."
Mot/on: Augspurger
Second: L/ndsay
Vote: Aye -5' Nay - 0
3. Board Correspondence - Smith reviewed four patron comment cards with staff
responses.
4. President's Report:
A. Library Foundation Report - Smith reported that the Foundation Board is
scheduled to meet on Thursday, June 7, 2001.
B. Other - Smith reported on five Board members terms expiring July 1,
Fetderman reported that applications have been received by the City Clerk to
fill the expiring terms.
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people interested in serving on this Committee to the Board for
approval. Moran reported that $15,000 in CIP budget funds for
centennial events are available for events and programs to be planned
by the Ad-hoc Committee.
3)
Cooperation with Loras College's Community Outreach Partnership
Center (COPC) Grant Application - Moran reported on an effort by Loras
College to create through federal funds a community outreach
partnership center that would address the downtown area of Dubuque.
Moran reported that focuses of the grant include the goals to improve
housing, provide youth skills and training, and improve literacy. Moran
reported that the grant program, if approved, would be implemented in
January 2002. Moran reported that letters of support are needed to
accompany the grant application and reviewed the draft from C-SPL
which commits inkind matching to the grant by providing books and
staff assistance valued at $1,000 total over three years for the literacy
initiatives.
"ploved to approve the letter of support committing C-SPL to
ink/nd matching of books and staff assistance valued at $1000 for the
Loras Co//ege's COPC grant app/icat/on."
Plot/on: Felderman
Second: Strom
Vote: Aye - 5; Nay - 0
C. Operations Committee - Lindsay:
1) Expenditure and Financial Reports FY01 (April 2001):
A) Revenue Report - Moran reported that the Library is projected to
· exceed its overall revenue projections. Moran reported that the
State LSTA grant is for a total of $15,000 and the receipts for
payment would be submitted to the State of Iowa for the balance
outstanding.
B)
Expenditure Report - Moran reported that 79% of the budget is
currenUy spent and reported that the Library is projected to closely
meet its budgeted figures. Moran reported that the property
insurance would be expended prior to the end of the fiscal year.
Moran reported that the City Council approved the Library's FY01
budget amendments as submitted and that budget figures have been
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"Moved to approve the expenditure of $1,O00 from the Library
Gift Trust Fund to provide $1.00 per hour and 20 hours per week to
an Amer/corp Volunteer to conduct additional Children's programming
in the evening and weekends. *'
Mot/on: Felderman
Second: Lindsay
Vote: Aye - 5; Nay- 0
7. Communications/Public Comment:
· The Board thanked Friends Board Member Howard Higley for attending the
meeting on behalf of the Friends of the Library.
· Moran reported on the certification of staff on the Automatic Electric
Defibrillator (AED) and displayed the AED certificate received by the Bureau
of Emergency Medical Services.
8. "Notion to adjourn."
Mot/on: Felderman
Second: Strom
Vote: Aye - 5; Nay- 0
The Board adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
ary S~cror~ Boar6 Secretary
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