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May 14, 1975
Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Skokie Public Library
held May 14, 1975, at 6:00 p. m. in the Library.
Members present:
Walter Flintrup, Diana Hunter, Richard Lindberg, Shirley Merritt,
John Wozniak and Rabbi Karl Weiner, Miss Mary Radmacher, Chief Librarian.
Also present:
Robert J. Di Leonardi, Counsel for the Board; James W. Hammond,
Architect, Carl Hoglund, his associate; and Mr. S. I. Rottmayer, Engineer and authority
on monitoring and maintenance systems.
Rabbi Weiner, President, presided.
A report from Mr. Rottmayer on the computerized monitoring of the heating and air
conditioning system and an evaluation of the bids opened April 28, 1975 and the bidders
was first on the agenda.
He reported the bids were analyzed by his office"
His report
was based on their being no complaints with specifications and on the similarity of the
systems.
His office had taken upon themselves to investigate further some of the instal-
lations where each of these types of systems had been installed and inquired from the
building engineer his experience and the result was they received some pluses and some
minuses.
The particular application of this system to this building was again reviewed
determine just whether or not the points set up on the specifications were all inclusive
to
and would reflect the method in which this building was to be operated.
In setting up the
program it is essential that the contractor understand the complexity of the mechanical
partto the schedule of a percent of free service. provided by the utility
equipment due in
companies.
Attached is a copy of the report made for the Board.
At this time Rabbi Weiner _.introduced Mr. Lee Grulke and Mr. Bob Bickett, representatives from the Honeywell Corporation.
Mr. Grulke said they were in attendance to
answer questions and comments the Board might have.
confident the system
designed
as
After some investigation he is
would enable them to operate the building as it should
be operated and explained how they plan to operate by the remote control.
Mr. Flintrup asked about their experience.
Mr. Grulke said when they originally
talked with the Board in October, they had 110 buildings.
Their first venture was the end
�- 2 of 1966 and they presently have a contract with Miller Builders.
all go to Lincolnwood B S S
cent er.
Honeywell clients is attached hereto.
A total of 110 buildings
He mentioned numerous clients, and a list of
He mentioned employing graduate students from
De Vry Inshtu:te of Technology and explained the training and indication of responsibility.
Honeywell will take complete responsibility if its personnel is neglectful.
The number of
buildings on each console was asked as well as the time lapse which they explained would
be 15 seconds from the time of noticing something amiss and getting in touch with the
designated person to handle it at the building.
If necessary Honeywell would dispatch
one of their own pe op1e to the scene.
Comment was made by Mr. Lindberg that whichever bidder is successful, the price
differential is sizable and the
responsibility
of the two bidders remains the same.
The Honeywell men retired from the meeting.
Discussion followed of the evaluation of each of the bids.
Mr. Di Leonardi asked if
the Board wanted to bring the experience term from five years to less than five and suggested the Board make a decision whether five years 1 experience in remote control is an
important thing to leave in or to eliminate.
Question asked that if Johnson is considered
without the five years for remote control could a reasonable interpretation be that five
years includes
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in
plant land
meets the specifications.
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out of plant.
Mr. Lindberg's opinion was that Johnson
The Library's specs do not say "remote' 1 per se and it could
be assumed Johnson qualifies.
Mr. Di Leonardi said that if you construe five years clause
as being an absolute requirement for remote systems, you must define it as similar systems
and advised in close situations should reject the specifications and re-write them as desired.
Mr. Flintrup made the following motion:
Motion:
That the Skokie Public Library reject all bids and readvertise
deleting the five year stipulation of experience and call for a
very short bidding period.
Motion was seconded by Mrs. Hunter.
In discussion, Mr. Lindberg's opinion was that the
Library was approached by the B 0 S S people.
as Johnson and could not quote as low.
Honeywell looked at the same set of specs
Mr. Di Leonardi said the wording "similar systems 11
is so vague it may have allowed Johnson to be the low bidders.
Mr. Rottmayer said in the
�- 3 interpretation of this five years experience in installation, similar to the one of the specification, it is not explicit enough to state it is for remote transmission of monitoring data.
This was the assumption that Johnson prepared their bid on and submitted it.
tion is explicit, we can evaluate these bids on their merits.
If that as sump-
What he thought he was writing
was that the System has to be a remote transmission system and Johnson interpreted it as
such.
Pre-experience on similar systems means both
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in house 11 and
is responsible and is the lowest bidder, the contract must go to them.
for a vote on the motion: The voting was as follows:
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out" and, if Johnson
Rabbi Weiner asked
Mr. Flintrup, yes; Mrs. Hunter, yes;
Mr8 Lindberg, no; Mrs. Merritt, yes; and Dr. Wozniak, yes.
Motion carried and the
Library will immediately go into the motions to ask for another bid.
Mr. Hammond, Mr. Hoglund and Mr. Rottmayer retired from the meeting.
Mr. Di Leonardi reporting on the arbit;ration situation said that substantial progress
has been made and the request has been received to supply a list of outside third parties
qualified to determine cost of breakage.
Mr. Hammond and Mr. Hoglund will advise him
on this.
Regarding the Lincolnwood contractual service situation, Mr. Jurgensmeyer agrees it
would be possible for the Village of Lincolnwood to have a contract with the Village of
Skokie for library service without a referendum.
received.
A written memorandum on this will be
Mrs. Hunter thinks it is very important to get this memo off immediately.
Mr. Di Leonardi agreed to do this as soon as possible.
Rabbi Weiner explained the absence of the new Board member, Mrs. Norma Zatz.
Minutes of the meeting held April 8, 1975 were approved on motion by Mr. Flintrup
seconded by Mrs. Hunter.
Motion carried.
Motion by Mr. Lindberg, seconded by Mr. Flintrup which, on roll call vote, carried
unanimously.
Motion:
That the financial statements for the General Operating Budget,
Reserve Fund for the Purchase of Sites and Buildings, Library
Construction Fund and the lists of bills for the General Operating
Budget in the amounts of $19, 625. 87 and $7, 857. 23; and the
Library Construction Fund in the amount of $181. 28; and the
NSLS CAP in the amount of $1, 365. 42 be approved for payment.
Circulation Report for the month of April, 1975, Library Use Statistics and Reciprocal
�- 4 Borrowing report were examined and ordered to be placed on file.
Mrs. Hunter mentioned attending a meeting where Mrs. Kathryn Gesterfield from
the Illinois State Library, who now represents the Chicago System, was in attendance.
Mrs. Hunter discussed with her the large imbalance in our RBP with Chicago and our
inability to get any action.
Mrs. Gesterfield will try to supply the statistics from
Chicago and requested having Miss Radmacher contact her.
Five annual reports were distributed and accepted by the members of the Board.
Changes in personnel were reported by Miss Radmacher.
Mr. Flintrup inquired if the Village Budget Committee had asked for a second meeting
with the Library and suggested the Library should urge the Village to set a date for it.
,,
Mrs. Hunter reported on the North ,Suburban Library System Board meeting.
commented on a meeting she attended April 4.
She
Most of the representative s were heads of··
various Library Systems throughout the Stat,e, State Library and School Library Systems.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss ways to restructure present systems to fit into
special libraries.
Discussion was held on equalizing RBP throughout the State for reimburse -
ment, financing on the s:tate level>and national level.
Revenue sharing was mentioned
and the representative s gave their viewpoints.
Mrs. Hunter told Mr. Flintrup (newly appointed representative to the NSLS Board
from the Skokie Public Library and replacing Mrs. Hunter in that capacity) she had found
her years of service very interesting especially in inter-governm ental legislation.
She
thanked the Board for appointing her for the three years and mentioned that Skokie will
have excellent representation in Mr. Walter Flintrup.
Rabbi Weiner thanked Mrs. Hunter
for having been the Skokie representative wherein she gave Skokie the kind of status and
stature this Library deserves.
He said that it is of great importance for Skokie to have a
position on the System Board and Mr. Flintrup was willing to move into this position by
not only being Skokie's representative but in applying for a position on the Board.
Because
of the limited time, it was not possible for a formal vote to appoint Walter Flintrup as
Skokie Public Library representative to the North Suburban Library System Board.
The
Board expressed its approval.
Skokie Public Library has made its initial payment of $500 to the Prudential Insurance
�5
Company for the health insurance.
It is important to decide what percentage of the premium
the Library will assume for the employee.
Miss Radmacher informed the Board of past
procedure and recommend ed a 50/50 payment on all health insurance P:olicies and for the
present eliminate considerati on of the
1ife insurance
policies.
The following motion was
made by Mr. Flintrup, seconded by Mrs. Hunter.
Motion:
That the Skokie Public Library fond the employees on
the basi9 of fifty percent of the premium on all
hospitalization policies.
Voting was as follows:
Mr. Flintrup, yes; Mrs. Hunter, yes; Mrs. Lindberg, yes; Mrs.
Merritt, no; and Dr. Wozniak, yes.
Motion carried.
In regard to the deputizing of Mr. Hippenmey er, a meeting was held with Chief
Chamberla in after Rabbi Weiner had met with the Library staff.
The reaction of the staff
was one of apprehensi on and the majority of the staff were very much against the idea of
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anything that increased Mr. Hippenmey er s status of disciplinari an.
Miss Radmacher
explained that Mr. Hippenmey er started as a guard when the Library was one-third this
size (in the west building only).
He now has three times as much space to monitor.
The
point was made of the need for one additional guard reflecting the image of one who is to
provide guidance, direction and restraint.
would give this considerati on.
Rabbi Weiner promised the staff the Board
The first step was the meeting with Chief Chamberla in
who was in full accord with the Library philosophy.
He approved seeking someone such
as a teacher or group worker who would take that approach.
Rabbi Weiner said he has
the feeling it would be in the coinpetency of Miss Radmacher to engage someone, and
added the recommend ation the Library should explore the possibility of meeting with
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the staff again to inform them the Board s repoponse is in full agreement with theirs to
work on a supporting relationship between the Library and our teenagers.
Mr. Lindberg
suggested using someone from their own peer group.
Miss Radmacher informed the Board a white formica shelf will replace the marble
one in the Ladies Room on the first floor.
Village Planning Departmen t has asked Miss Radmacher about renewal of the lease
for the portion of the Library they occupy.
Miss Radmacher informed the Board at some
�- 6 time in the future the Library will need to expand into that area but not during the summer.
Rabbi Weiner felt the Library Board should not act on this until some action has been taken
by the Village concerning revenue sharing funds or, at least, until after the next budget
meeting.
Mrs. Hunter mentioned this year she would like to take the time to assist in doing the
Audio Visual Room.
She feels the Library should begin to develop this area.
Mr. Flintrup reported on applications for Federal and State Grants and stated Mr.
Matzer, Village Manager, Lwho has expert:isse in this area, has offered to be of assistance.
Mr. Flintrup will report further at the next Board meeting.
Book Sale was mentioned by Miss Radmacher.
She asked Mr. Di :beonardi his opinion
of the legality of having a Good Humor Man here and splitting the proceeds with the Library,
and selling chances on a book6rr a set of books from the best of what we have and having the
drawing at 3:00 or 4:00 p. m.
The popcorn wagon will be back.
The Board was in total
agreement of the excellence of the plans and approved of the date, June 14, the same day
as the Village Art Fair.
parking lot.
Mr. Flintrup suggested using the driveway instead of the west
Mr. Di Leonardi could see nothing illegal in having the raffle and getting the
Good Humor man here as planned.
A~ong the
copies of press releases distributed was one for an invitation for Senior
Citizens to attend a program for them Sunday, May 18;; May Calendar of Events, Great
Books Newsletter for May, 1975, Brochure distributed by the Welcome Wagon, Summer
Feature Film Series, Selected Bibliography of the General History of the American
Revolution, and Selected List of Recent Acquisitions for April, 1975.
Mrs. Merritt commented favorably on the Adult Services Department having Pattern
Books available for the patrons.
An inquiry came to her about how to go about requesting
that the Library have musical scores available.
Suggestion was made to expand into
this area.
Rabbi Weiner said this community has come to the place where it is changing again
by having new ethnic groups moving into the area and perhaps for the first time these
groups com,g -at
fbJ~ time when that feeling of community good
will is no longer manifest.
He feels if Skokie is going to continue to be as exciting a Village, then these new groups
�- 7 should be included into the community spirit and the Library is best qualified to do this.
It is the place where the various cultural groups can cooperate in a display and cultural
offerings of their own particular language, culture or religious background to spread
over the bi-centennial year.
The Library would fill a very exciting function for this.
Miss Radmacher will take care of registration for the members for the ALA
Conference.
Meeting was adjourned at 10:30 p. m. on motion by Dr. Wozniak, seconded by
Mrs. Merritt.
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