The New Library Joint Committee met on February 18, 2008, at
221 N.
Shadlow moved to accept the consent agenda,
and it was seconded by Steward. All were
in favor.
Shadlow reported to the Committee on her
visit with Randy Cummings of Story Construction. There were several challenges with the
Boyd/Wright idea (the idea of remodeling 221 N.
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How
to re-enforce the existing buildings during construction
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How
to design the roof line so it doesn’t have to be redone during phase II (an addition
of 3,204 square feet to the west).
Story Construction will put together some project estimates
for the Boyd/Wright idea. Shadlow also asked for costs for 6,000 square feet new
construction for comparison purposes.
The numbers should be available for the next NLJC meeting.
Erin Varley updated the Committee
on the land available at the Co-op. The
Heart of Iowa Co-op is willing to donate the building and land located at 229
East Ash for the new library project.
The Co-op plans to vacate the building this fall. The lot would provide a location for the
library that is not land locked.
Building the library there would fill another vacancy on
Varley will meet again with the Co-op
after the next meeting of their Board and report back to the Committee at the
next meeting. The Committee would like
to know
1.
the
amount of land available (lot size)
2.
what
type of environmental study would be necessary
3.
are any changes in zoning required.
Varley stated that interest rates on bonds
are lower. The City will have some bonds
paid off soon, so taxes won’t have to be increase as much as originally
proposed.
The next NLJC meeting is set for March 31.
There was a motion to adjourn by Shadlow
that was seconded by Varley. All were in favor.