1991-03-10 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 03/10/1991
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Nancy A. Bender, Edward E. Brindle, Diane J. Costa, Margaret C.
Goodwin, Neil B. Olson, Helga Senko, and Nathan T. Shindler
Board members absent: Katherine L. Fanning, and Margaret L. DeSantis
Others present:
Recorder: Sheila Glowacki
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF TRUSTEES -- BEVERLY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1991
7:30 P.M.
PRESENT: Nancy Bender, Edward Brindle, Diane Costa, Margaret Goodwin, Neil Olson, Helga
Senko, and Toby Shindler.
ALSO PRESENT; Thomas Scully
ABSENT: Margaret DeSantis and Kay Fanning
Nancy Bender, Chairman, presided.
Disposition of minutes of previous meeting: The minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 25,
1991 were reviewed. It was moved by Edward Brindle and seconded by Margaret Goodwin that the
minutes of the meeting of February 25, 1991 be accepted as presented. Motion passed.
Nancy Bender questioned whether the spelling of Margaret DeSantis's last name was correct.
Discussion followed, and a note was made to check on this.
Public Presentation: There was no public presentation. Nancy Bender informed the Trustees,
however, that Michele Mann of the League of Women Voters has agreed to serve as Observer and
will begin attending Board meetings in June.
Committee Reports: There were no committee reports.
Report of the Librarian: (1) A letter has been drat~ed for approval to be sent to Mayor Monahan with
copies to the Board of Aldermen and the School Committee informing them that the library would
like to use the Hardie School Building during the next two years as temporary quarters during its
renovation. (2) The Director met with our architects and Patience Jackson, State Project
Administrator for the Construction Grant Program, who requested that we send a letter to Peter
Nessen, Secretary of Administration and Finance, urging that the Governor fund next year's worth
of library construction money, (3) The Director submitted a draft of a motor vehicle policy for the
Trustees' recommendations and approval, This draft would be sent to the City Solicitor for his
approval and then returned to the Trustees for approval as a written policy. It was moved by Neil
Olson and seconded by Helga Senko that the policy with corrections be directed to City Hall.
Following discussion, the motion passed.
Building Commission: The Commission met several times since our last meeting, Mr. Tappe is
working on the project. We have received a revised budget for the project from Mr. Tappe's office,
and they feel reasonably confident that we can complete the building as originally planned within that
budget, The Director met with Mr. Tappe and the State Project Administrator to give her an
opportunity to review the plans and get her approval which we have, The Director also met with the
City Solicitor, Allan Forsstrom (the trustee for the Dalton property), and John Archer in Mr.
Alexander's office to discuss having that house sold and moved before we acquire the property.
Discussion followed.
Communications: (1) Nancy Bender received a letter recognizing our donation to the Mary Cormors
Scholarship Fund. (2) Diane Costa received a telephone call from John Archer seeldng support on
behalf of his effort to buy the house on the Dalton property and move it to property he owns on the
comer of Brown and Washington Streets. Discussion followed. Diane Costa agreed to contact Ward
Two Aldermen Russell Rollins for his input.
Unfinished Business: (1) The Director received a communication from the Board of Trustees of the
Lynnfield Public Library informing us that they have suspended borrowing privileges to the residents
of Lynn, effective April 15, 1991, due to the decertification of the library by the Massachusetts Board
of Library Commissioners. At Nancy Bender's request, the Director drat'ted a statement that should
Lynn city officials close the Lynn Public Library, the Beverly Public Library will discontinue loaning
material to Lynn residents until such time as Lynn restores at least a minimum level of service,
Discussion followed. It was moved by Toby Shindler and seconded by Diane Costa that we send a
copy of this statement to everyone that Lynnfield sent to, including the press, with the understanding
that we are doing this on the basis of Lynn closing its library, not on the basis of decerti~cation.
Motion passed. (2) Nancy Bender brought up the question of state aid and the possible loss of our
certification if we lose this money. It was noted that this loss could also jeopardize the bond issue.
Toby Shindler will speak to the Mayor on this importance of not losing this aid. (3) The Director
reported that City Management has applied to the State Labor Relations Board for the right to
organize. It is expected that there will be a union of City Managers by the end of this month.
New Business: None
Public Presentation: None
The Building Commission will meet on Monday, April 1, 1991 at 7:30 p.m.
The next Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees will be on Monday, April 22, 1991 at 7:30 p.m.
It was moved to adjourn by Toby Shindler. The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Diane Costa, Recorder