2001-03-27City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board:
Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date:
March 27, 2001 7:10 P.M.
Place:
Beverly Public Library
Board members present:
Diane Costa, Edward Brindle, Neil Olson, Kevin O’Reilly, Helga
Senko, and John Young
Board members absent:
Lindsay Diehl, Kay Fanning, Joanne Panunzio
Others present:
Thomas Scully, Anna Langstaff
Recorder:
Anna Langstaff
John Young presided.
Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by Diane Costa, to accept the minutes of the Long Range
Planning Committee of February 27, 2001 as read. Motion passed.
Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by Helga Senko, to accept the minutes of the regular
meeting of February 27, 2001 as read. Motion passed.
Election of Officers
Neil Olson moved that the Secretary cast one vote for the present President for another year as
president. There were no other nominations. Motion passed.
Neil Olson moved that the Secretary cast one vote for the present Secretary of the Board to serve
again for another year. There were no other nominations. Motion passed.
Committee and chair assignments will remain the same.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: John Young will check with Lindsay Diehl about the date for the next personnel
committee meeting.
Administration: No report.
Finance: Finance Committee will meet Monday, April 2, 2001 at 4:30 P.M. to review proposed
FY2002 budget.
Long Range Planning: Diane Costa reported that the Long Range Planning Committee met on
March 27, 2001.
Report of the Library Director
1) Farms Library Building Project: Mayor Scanlon has put the Farms Building Project in his
Capital Improvement Plan. Landscape architect is working on a landscaping plan. A geo-
technical firm has been hired to do sub-surface investigation and site plan. Tom Scully, Kate
Ingalls, and Brenda Wettergreen met with architects to discuss some building design ideas. The
City’s Planning and Construction Committee will need to get an independent evaluation of
Tappe’s plan. Fund raising is a little over $1 million. Fund raising will continue over the summer.
It will take 6 to 9 months to do all the plans, bid documents, etc. Tentative time to begin
construction would be April or May of 2002. Should be completed in one year. 2) MBLC: Tom
reviewed MBLC’s legislative agenda for next year. 3) Upcoming meetings and events: Farms
fund raising meeting: Tuesday, April 4; Friends annual meeting: Wednesday, April 5; Poetry
readings and young adult contest in April. 4) Power Point Presentation: There is a power point
presentation at the circulation desk that runs continuously highlighting library programs and
services.
Communications
None
Unfinished Business
None
New Business
1) Book Sale: Book sale sign-up sheet was passed around. 2) Kay Fanning: Kay Fanning is in the
hospital. 3) Sunshine Fund: Trustees made their annual contribution to the Sunshine Fund.
The next regular meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at 7:00 P.M. at the Main
Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 P.M.