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MINUTES
LIBRARY BOARD OF THE
CORPUS CHRISTI PUBLIC LIBRARIES
September 12, 2006
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mary Christmas, Lucy McCracken, Andrea Naismith,
Dr. A.N.M. Waheeduzzaman, Barbara Silverman, Janey Cone, Rey Rodriguez
Sue Stanford, and Friends President, Ken Kellar.
STAFF PRESENT: Karen VanKirk, Technical Services Manager and Lea Zapata,
Management Assistant
Meeting was called to order by Mary Christmas at 1:16 p.m.
Minutes from the September 12, 2006, meeting were approved.
BUILDING COMMITTEE:
1. The Northwest project is proceeding with the primary concern being the budget.
The land cost less,but the asbestos abatement cost more. The committee will
meet in a month or so to go over the plan and budget. It is currently ahead of
schedule. Lynda Whitton and Jean Meadors are looking over options for furniture.
2. The architect for the Parkdale Branch renovation and expansion has been selected.
They are currently in negotiations.
3. The Southside building committee met on August 27, 2006. The basic floor plan
was approved, the office spaces were discussed, and the parking is set. They have
been working on the setup to accommodate the children's, young adults', and
adults' collections. Currently the setup is 30%, 30%, and 40%respectively. There
was another meeting scheduled for October 10, 2006, which may be postponed
due to the negotiations with the architect.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY:
1. Parkdale currently has $957,000 going into the project. Friends is trying to raise
another$100,000.
2. Friends is currently working on another book written by Murphy Givens which is
approximately 35 pages long.
3. They are pursuing a grant from Flint Hills for the Northwest Branch Library.
4. CC Reads, with Betty Whitt chairing, has an announcement coming out about a
PowerPoint presentation. They plan to start in November.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT:
1. In November, Dr. Waheeduzzaman's and Ms. Christmas' terms are up for
renewal. Ms. Kylstra's term will expire.
2. The Library survived another fiscal year. The electric costs went up and took
about$15,000 out of the book budget.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. None. SCANNED
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Dr. Waheeduzzaman made a motion to form a nominating committee with Andrea
Naismith,Barbara Silverman, and Janey Cone. Lucy McCracken seconded the
motion, and it was approved by all.
2. Ms. McCracken made a motion to excuse Yvonne Kylstra due to a medical
excuse. Ms. Naismith seconded the motion and it was approved by all.
The meeting adjourned at 1:51 p.m.