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Meeting Minutes
Renton City Hall,Council Conference Room
March 16,2011,5:30 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Laurie Beden called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.
In Attendance
Members: Laurie Beden,Amy Pieper, Erica Richey, Catherine Ploue-Smith, Suzi Ure
City of Renton Staff: Terry Higashiyama, Alex Pietsch, Peter Renner, Marty Wine, Diane
Wagner
KCLS Staff: Angelina Benedetti
Others Present
Guests: Ruth Coates, Miller Hull Partnership, LLP; Michael Riley, Renton Resident
I1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
, A motion was made by Amy Pieper, seconded by Suzi Ure,to approve the March Agenda. All
were in favor, motion carried,Agenda approved.
111. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made by Amy Pieper, seconded by Erica Richey,to approve the February
Minutes. All were in favor, motion carried, Minutes approved.
IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC COMMENTS
, None.
V. BOARD COMMUNICATION
Laurie Beden gave an update regarding the Literary Lions Gala, held March 5, 2011. She said
it was a great event and that she had an opportunity to meet author Vince Flynn.
Suzi Ure mentioned she is delivering books on behalf of Words on Wheels.
An elina commented on the Friends of Libraries meetin and said the B laws were a roved
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the Secretary was elected,they are in the process of officially changing their name, and
allocation of funds were discussed. She also talked about the Renton River Days schedule and
their participation.
VI. CITY REPORT/MARTY WINE
Alex Pietsch and Peter Renner attended the meeting to discuss the progress and recent press
release about the site selections. The City received 22 architectural proposats for the design
phase of the new libraries and three firms were selected for one hour interviews to be held
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on March 25 and March 31. Alex talked briefly about the three selected firms and their
history of projects,the next steps of interviewing and the participants,and the interlocal
agreement between KCLS and the City of Renton.
Peter followed up with a discussion about the recent Renton Reporter article. He said there
have been a lot of public comments and questions about the site selection. He discussed the
layout and diagrams, remodel and moving expenses, permitting, parking, land acquisition and
project costs,traffic impacts,and costs schedules. A few handouts were passed around and
discussed. Peter also talked about space limitations with the old libraries and the increase in
available patron space in the future libraries, scope of work and construction schedule,future
� open houses, and the design process.
' Catherine Ploue-Smith suggested a letter to the editor with an update as to what has
happened in the past year with the RLAB. A motion was made by Amy Pieper to draft a letter
with these updates, seconded by Catherine Ploue-Smith. All were in favor, motion carried.
VII. KCLS REPORT/ANGELINA BENEDETTI
Angelina noted the one-year KCLS annexation anniversary was celebrated by the launching of
a Facebook page. Angelina also commented on the Foundation breakfast schedule for April
28. This event is still in the planning phase and all Board Members will receive an invitation.
VIII. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
The selection of inembers to the Design Team was opened for discussion. The time
commitment and responsibilities were briefly discussed and there were quite a few members
who volunteered to participate. This item has been tabled for future discussion.
IX. OLD BUSINESS
None.
X. NEW BUSINE55
None.
XI. INFORMATION
None.
XII. ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Suzi Ure, seconded by Catherine Ploue-Smith,to adjourn the March
meeting. All were in favor, motion carried,the meet adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
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