2002

January 2002

Motion to approve was made by Helen Swisshelm and seconded by Mary Silver. Motion passed unanimously.

The minutes of the December 3, 2001 Library Board were approved. Motion to approve was made by Sandra Cameron and seconded by Helen Swisshelm.

February 2002

Sandra Cameron made the motion to accept the January 24, 2002 Library Board minutes as written. Alma Hires seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

The Committee recommended that the Board adopt the new budget format. The Board voted unanimously to accept the new report format.

Ms. Cameron made the motion to approve the Bylaws with corrections. Ms. Reeder seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

March 2002

A motion to accept the February 28, 2002 Library Board minutes was postponed until a quorum was present.

Ms. Cameron made the motion that the minutes be approved with the correction. Ms. Swisshelm seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

The Policy and Bylaws Committee made the motion that the West Gate Regional Library Friends be granted permission to serve alcohol at their May 2, 2002, event contingent upon a certificate of insurance being presented to the Hillsborough County Real Estate Department. The motion passed unanimously.

The Planning Committee recommends directing Mr. Stines write a letter to Captain John C. Timmel, Exec. Director of the Liberty Ship, explaining that this is not a project that the Library Board can support due to lack of funding. And that a copy of this letter be sent to Tom Lenfesty with a separate letter requesting a meeting to explore options for the Maritime collection. The recommendation passed unanimously.

The Planning Committee recommended approval of the Unfunded Capital Projects List with the following corrections. Number 9 was changed from re-construction to construction with a cost of $44,400,000. The recommendation passed unanimously.

April 2002

Kay O'Rourke made the motion to approve the March 28, 2002 Library Board minutes. Helen Swisshelm seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

The Policies and Bylaws Committee recommended to the Library Board that the fine arts gallery of the John F. Germany Public Library be named in honor of Louise and Arnold Kotler. The recommendation passed unanimously.

May 2002

Helen Swisshelm made the motion to approve the April 25, 2002 Library Board minutes. Anniece Ross seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

The Policies and Bylaws Committee has reviewed the request of Ms. Carolyn Smith, that the 78th St. Community Library be renamed in honor of her mother, Mrs. Virginia G. Jones. We have also reviewed the background information provided by library staff and we have considered the history of the naming of this library. The Policies and Bylaws Committee recommends that the 78th St. Community Library not be renamed.” A motion to accept the recommendation was made by Dora Reeder and seconded by Laura Vickers.

June 2002

The May Committee Minutes were accepted as presented with the exception of the Planning Committee minutes, which were corrected to read Center Park not Center Place.

Sandra Cameron made the motion that an e-mail be sent to Mike McCarthy, Traffic Section Manager, Public Works, that the Library Board recommends the installation of a traffic light on Bearss Ave. in front of the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library with a left turn signal for the west bound lane. Future consideration for a deceleration lane on the east bound lane, additional sidewalks, and additional signage for both access roads (Bearss Ave. and Smitter Rd.) should be noted. Laura Vickers seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.

July 2002

Ms. Reeder made the motion to nominate Bill Scheuerle, Chair; Helen Swisshelm, Vice Chair; Alma Hires, Secretary. Nominations from the floor were requested. There were no other nominations. The Board approved the nominations as presented.

Ms. Swisshelm made the motion to accept the procedure. Discussion followed and the motion was amended to include the statement “The request is approved/or denied” on the application form. Add the signatures of the Library Director and the Library Board Chairman. This application also will be used as the notification to the applicant. Ms. Reeder seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Swisshelm stated that the Board greatly appreciates the work of Anniece Ross on this project.

Ms. Swisshelm made the motion that based on past and current problems with air conditioning systemwide, the Library Board very strongly recommends that the County consider other maintenance options for air conditioning systems. One option could be hiring outside contractors to conduct maintenance systemwide. The Library Board requested a report by October 24, 2002. Ms. O'Rourke seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

August 2002

None

September 2002

None

October 2002

James Harkins made the motion that Ted Corwin be appointed the Library Board's Public Art Liaison to the Hillsborough County Public Art Committee. The motion passed unanimously.

November

None

December 2002

The committee made the motion that the Library Board add the statement above to the Naming Policy for Library Facilities. Laura Vickers seconded. The motion passed unanimously.