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The regularly scheduled meeting of the Columbus Public Library
Board was called to order at 4:30 PM on Thursday, November 9, 2006 by the
Vice-President of the Board, Jim Schaefer. He read and signed the
“Certification of Compliance” regarding the “Open Meeting” law. Other Library
Board members present included Carol Keller, and Jerry Jirka. Also present
were Joe Mangiamelli, City Administrator; Brad Hruska, the Children’s
Librarian; and Robert Trautwein, Library Director.
Board members Craig Neid and Lynne Rambour had sent notices asking to be
excused. A motion was made by Jerry Jirka and seconded by Carol Keller to
excuse the attendance of Mrs. Rambour and Mr. Neid. This motion passed by
voice vote.
Notice of this meeting was given in advance with a copy of the agenda posted
at City Hall, the County Court House and in the Public Library. All
proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to
the public.
The Minutes of the October Board meeting were reviewed and allowed to stand as
corrected by a motion from Jerry Jirka and seconded by Carol Keller. This
motion passed by voice vote.
The Library Director distributed the November Financial Reports for the City
Library, the County Library Service, and the Library Foundation. A motion was
made by Carol Keller and seconded by Jerry Jirka to accept the expenditures.
The motion passed by roll call vote: Schaefer-aye, Jirka-aye, and Keller-aye.
Director’s Report: Trautwein reviewed a meeting he attended at the Nebraska
Library Association conference. The keynote speaker was a library futurist.
One of his predictions is that the transport of talking books and movies on CD
and DVD will only be viable for five more years. After that, with high-speed
Internet, libraries—or commercial vendors—will be providing these items by
Internet download.
There were no Committee Reports.
There were no items of Correspondence.
Under Old Business, Trautwein said that he had visited with Larry Mares of RVW
about the Children’s Room ceiling. Mr. Mares was concerned about the air ducts
that allow the heated or cooled air to flow from the east side of the room to
the west. At that discussion, it was decided to frame in two of the joists—two
on the north side under the skylight and two on the south side. These “boxed
in” joists would become ducts for the
movement of the air. Mr. Mares was also concerned about the type of skylight.
He suggested that a gable type would be less expensive that a pyramid type. At
that meeting, Trautwein said that the difference between a gable and a pyramid
would need to be determined by the Library Board.
Trautwein said that earlier in the week he had received an e-mail from Mr.
Mares in which he said that his original pyramid-shaped skylight (budgeted at
$25,700) does not include the cost of roof cutting, patching, light fixtures,
and ceiling material. He wrote that the vendor priced various configurations
as:
18 x 18 pyramid $23,000
18 x 18 ridge/gable $21,000
22 x 22 pyramid $35,000
22 x22 ridge/gable $31,000
18 x 22 ridge/gable $23,500
Note, the above prices does not include the roof cutting, etc. The prices are
just for the
material and installation (I think).
It was recommended that the ceiling project be an item on next month’s agenda
and that Mr. Mares be asked to attend the meeting. Follow that meeting, the
Board may wish to form a committee (Building and Grounds) to work more closely
on the renovation project.
On the topic of the re-carpeting of the basement, Trautwein said that the
project has now been delayed until around the first of the New Year.
Under New Business, the Board reviewed the current By-Laws of the Library
(Board).
The corrections, deletions and additions will be presented to the Library
Board at the December meeting. Following further revisions, the By-Laws will
be presented at the January 2007 meeting for approval.
Carol Keller asked about the possibility of closing the Library on Sunday,
December 24th.
Lynne Rambour had suggested this. The suggestion was to close the 24th but
remain open the regular hours (1:30PM to 5:00PM) on Sunday, December 31st.
Trautwein will add this item of business to the December board meeting agenda.
Announcements: It was noted that the Library Foundation meeting is to follow.
A motion to adjourn was made by Jim Schaefer and seconded by Jerry Jirka. This
motion passed by voice vote.
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