NEW LIBRARY JOINT COMMITTEE
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

The New Library Joint Committee met on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at 221 N. Main Street. The meeting was called to order by Committee member Erin Varley. Committee members present at role call were Erin Varley, Jeri Neely, Lisa Kasper, Catherine Steward, and Denny Bauman. Absent were Sam Juhl and Tammy Shadlow. Citizens in attendance were Britany Danielson and Kristi Anderson.

It was moved by Denny Bauman, seconded by Catherine Steward to approve the consent agenda. All were in favor.

Land Requirements:

Denny asked the Foundation for thoughts and concerns regarding the H of I Coop property as a library site. They did 

not talk about specific lot size, but discussed needing major donors. Therefore, to promote the plan, Foundation 

members feel that they need at least a 7,000 sq ft building especially to include a Program Room and with room for 

growth. Also it is felt that all groups must be in agreement for the project to succeed.
 

The Library Board would like to see enough land to eventually house 12,000 sq. ft. building, and maybe contain a green space for a Courtyard area.

All at meeting appreciated the Coop’s generosity.

Next Steps:

City Council and the Coop need to confer. Check on lot size of land. Contact Bill Boyd and notify him that the City probably won’t be purchasing his building unless there are issues with the Coop.

Existing Building at Coop:

What will happen? It does not matter to the coop whether the building is torn down or not. It was suggested that maybe we could ask the Coop to demolish the building before they donate the land.

Building Size:

9,000 sq. ft. was the originally proposed size. Both the Board and the Foundation feel that 7,000 sq. ft. should be the minimum size. Discussions on the building will begin with the 7,000 – 9,000 sq. ft. layouts that were developed by the Design Committee. The Foundation suggested that maybe we could turn the existing Coop building into a Community Center instead of tearing it down. Members of the NLJC felt that it may be difficult to have two projects going on at the same time.

The next meeting is for June 18, 2008 at 7:00 pm. If no new information is available the meeting will be rescheduled for a later date.

The NLJC would like tentative figures from the Council on how much money they would support towards the new library.

Lisa Kasper made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Catherine Steward. All were in favor.

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