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January 19, 1983
Minutes of
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regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
Skokie Public Library held Wednesday, January 19, 1983.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mrs. Diana Hunter,
President.
Members present:
Mrs. Diana Hunter, President; Dr. John M. Wozniak,
Vice President; Mrs. Shirley Merritt, Secretary; Dr. Herman Bloch; Mr. Walter
Flintrup; Mrs. Eva Weiner; Mrs. Norma Zatz; and Miss Mary Radmacher, Chief
Librarian.
Also present:
Mr. Frank Klein and Mr. Zaven Lambajian from Klein
and Hoffman, Inc.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 8, 1982
Dr. Wozniak asked that in the motion nominating Mrs. Hunter for
the ALA Library Trustee Award, it should read the ALA and ILA Library Trustee
Award.
Mrs. Hunter asked that the second paragraph under the Report on
Automation Project be deleted and changed as follows:
Highland Park had three concerns: 1. Cost - which Highland
Park felt might be addressed with the lease purchase plan.
2. Technical concerns - i.e., software for tandem computer
(new generation in on-line identical software and hardware
in an operating circulation system. 3. JCPL and governing
board's concern over joint decisions.
Dr. Wozniak made a motion, seconded by Dr. Bloch to approve the
minutes as corrected.
The motion passed unanimously.
REPORT FROM KLEIN & HOFFMAN ON SIDEWALK
Mr. Klein reported that extensive removal of driveway and sewer
lines in the driveway.was made necessary by the fact that when the old
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buildings which were previously on the site were demolished , much of
the old building debris was left in the basements instead of being
removed .
As a result there was settle:-:ent over a period of time of the
sewer , manholes and driveway causing leaks in manholes and piping .
In
addition , pipi ng was not properl y p i tched for drainage in some areas .
Th e settlement created ponding whi ch contributed to the clogging.
In addition , some of the manholes were too shallow and silt
clogged the inlets and outlets of the ma nholes effectively preventing
drain age .
All this had to be cor rected to prevent additional future settlement of the drive and sidewalk caused by losing ground into the sewer and
manholes .
Chemtret was sprayed on the terazzo to safeguard it against the
damaging effect of snow-melting salt .
Mr . Klein said that he was looking into the value of Chemtret
in resisting the effect of graf i tti on the face of the building and the
columns .
A report will be made to the Board .
Mr . Klein told the Board that a foundation wall had been built
at the edge of the sidewalk to he l p prevent settlement of the walk .
Mr . Lambajian recommend ed the u se of a snow b l ower i n stead of
the Vil l age plow wh i ch automaticall y sprays snow- me l ting salt .
However ,
the concrete would be considered cured by the end of January and snowmelting salt would not then be as damaging as it is on fresh concrete .
Mr . Lambajian said t h at he would get a 9rice for the cost of T.fEll1";1N~
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Mr . Klein recommended that a plumber check the sewer in the
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north courtyard .
There is evident leakage and loss of ground and
heaving of the sidewa l k .
Mr . Klein and Mr. Larnbajian l eft the meeting .
~INANCIAL
STATEMENTS & B!LLS
Mrs. Hunter suggested that the trustees, after looking over the
financia l statements and lists of bills they receive at home , cal l Miss
Radmacher regarding any questions they may
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Mrs. Zatz asked why the Fine Arts Acquisition Fund b s]anog ngugr
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Mi ss Radmacher explained that th i s money is reported as a fund ,
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is included in the general operating fund and i s not a separate account .
It was decided that the Fine Arts Acqui siti on Fund should b e placed in a
separate account whereby interest will be accrued to the Fund .
Mrs . Zatz made the following motion , seconded by Dr. Wozniak :
MOTION:
That the financ i al statements for the General
Operating Fund , the Reserve Fund for the Purchase
of Sites and Buildings , and the Report on the Fine
~rts Acquisition Fu nd be accepted , and that t h e
lists of bil l s from t h e Genera l Operating Fund in
the amounts of $60,140 .1 8 and $5 , 055 . 21, and the
b ills from the Reserve F und for the Purchase of
Sites and Buildings i n the amount of $45 , 52 0 .79
be approved for payment , subject to audit .
The roll was cal led and the motion passed unanimously .
CIRCULATION REPORTS &
~IBRARY
USE STATISTICS
It was noted that t h e microcomputer use statist ics were very
impressive .
The question arose as to whether there has been any thought
given to lending computer software .
Miss Radmacher said that we do not
have a l arge enough co l lection at this time to do so .
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Dr. Wozniak made a motion, _seconded by Mrs. Weiner, to place the
Circulation Reports and Library Use Statistics on file.
The motion passed
unanimously.
CORRESPONDENCE
The letter from Mrs. Sara Zucker regarding her complaint that the
Library
is not enforcing the "No Parking" in front of the building was
discussed.
The issue was tabled until the next meeting to give the trustees
more time to study it and then decide how to handle the situation.
In the
meantime Miss Radmacher will contact the Police Department to see what they
would suggest.
The letter from Ruth Dick and the letters from Steven P ~- Jobs
and Mrs. Hunter's response were duly noted.
Mrs. Merritt asked if it is possible to reserve the Library's
small conference rooms.
Miss Radmacher said that since there are so few
rooms they have been used on a first come, first served basis.
Miss Radmacher
will get staff opinions regarding reservation of conference rooms.
PERSONNEL
Miss Radmacher reported that Toby Oberman, wife of Ron Oberman, has
been employed as a part-time clerical assistant in the Circulation Department.
NOMINATION FOR DIANA HUNTER FOR ALA TRUSTEE CITATION
Mrs. Hunter thanked the Board for their consideration and effort
on her behalf for her nomination for the ALA Trustee Citation.
SIDEWAL..X PROJECT
The Board will discuss treating the face of the building and the
columns when more information, including costs, is available.
After discussing the sinking ground and buckling walk in the court-
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yard, Mrs. Merritt made the following motion, seconded by
MOTION:
1-irs.
Zatz:
That Miss Radmacher call in two or three
different plumbers to give their evaluation
regarding problems in the courtyard (area
between the original and the new building).
The roll was called and the motion passed unanimously.
REPORT ON AUTOMATION PROJECT
Mrs. Hunter told the Board that the Highland Park Public Library
had not notified the JCPL regarding their decision.
Miss Radmacher reported that Mr. Tom Parfitt, Deerfield Public
Library Board President, suggests writing to the Highland Park Public Library
Board acknowledging their withdrawal from the group and also writing the
Waukegan Public Library with the idea of meeting early in March to explore
their interest in joining the JCLP group.
The trustees made the following recommendations:
1.
Put out feelers to the Waukegan Public Library between
now and our next Board meeting. The Waukegan Public
Library must understand that a decision would have to
be made by them quickly because the JCPL wants to go
ahead with the project as soon as possible.
2.
A letter, written by the JCPL attorney, should be sent
to Highland Park Public Library Board accepting their
withdrawal and spelling out their obligations.
3.
Joe Matthews should do the RFP's for the three
libraries in order to know what the cost will be to
each library if it has to be divided three ways instead
of four.
REPORT ON BANKING AND INVESTMENT INVESTIGATION
Miss Radmacher explained the charts she prepared comparins the
costs of the new accounts available in banks.
Mr. Flintrup said that he would like the Board to get a legal
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opinion regarding our investing in repos and recommended using
Mr. Jurgensmeyer, the NSLS attorney, to look into the state law regarding
library investments and repos.
REPORT RE MEETING
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JOHNSON CONTROLS RE CLOSER MONITORING OF EQUIPMENT
After looking over the proposal made by Johnson Controls for
the monitoring of the gas meter, the following motion was made by
Mr. Flintrup, seconded by Dr. Wozniak:
MOTION:
The Board of Trustees of the Skokie Public
Library reject Johnson Control's proposal
for the monitoring of the gas meter.
The motion passed unanimously.
Mrs. Merritt made the following motion, seconded by Mr. Flintrup:
MOTION:
That Miss Radmacher delegate someone to
check the gas meter three times a week in
order to monitor the usage, for a trial
period of a few months.
The roll was called and the motion passed unanimously.
PERSONNEL POLICIES AND BENEFITS
The trustees were asked to look over data regarding personnel
policies which were compiled by Miss Radmacher.
This topic will be dis-
cussed at the next meeting.
PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE
The trustees discussed the question of sending representatives
from the Board to the PLA Conference, March 23-26, in Baltimore, Maryland,
and to ALA Legislative Day, April 19, in Washington, D. C.
The following
motion was made by Dr. Wozniak, seconded by Mrs. Zatz:
MOTION:
That the Board, as in the past, send someone
to attend the ALA Legislative Day in Washington, D.
on April 19.
The roll was called and the motion passed unanimously.
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Wozniak then made the following motion, seconded by
Mrs. Merritt:
MOTION:
The Board requests Mrs. Diana Hunter
to attend the Legislative Day
Conference in Washington, D. c. on April 19.
The motion passed unanimously.
The following motion was made by Mr. Flintrup, seconded by
Dr. Wozniak:
~1otion:
That the Board send one staff member and
two board members to attend the Public
Library Association Conference in Baltimore,
Maryland, March 23-26, 1983.
The roll was called and the motion passed unanimously.
NORTH SUBURBAN LIBRARY SYSTEM
Mrs. Weiner reported there was no NSLS Board Meeting last month.
REPORT ON DOLLAR BILL CHANGER
Mrs. Weiner reported on the information she had received from
Oakton Community College's use of dollar bill changers.
Action on the
subject was deferred.
COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES
Miss Radmacher reported that Bell and Howell has offered $50.00
on a trade-in of a 16mm film projector and that a staff member is
interested in purchasing one.
Also, there is a mimeo machine which the
Episcopal Church is interested in.
She would like the Board to make a
decision as to how these transactions should be handled.
The Board
requested that Miss Radmacher ask Don Lyon for a legal opinion about this.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Shirley:erritt
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Secretary
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