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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/16/2011 - Minutes _ � • CiIY OF R�NT�N ��"� ' Renton Librar Advisor Board y y APR 2� 2�11 �,,.�� — ° C���O� '�� cmr��s o�icE 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 g g Y pp , 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 H:\\Boards and Commissions\Library Board\Meeting Minutes\2010 b\September 2010 Minutes.doc . • • ,. � � City of Renton Library Board Minutes March 16,2011 Page 2 of 3 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. i� � n "��.�(;(� ,(-( C'i 4. � ��-�� �(�.. Signature H:\Boards and Commissions\Library Board\2011\2011 Minutes\March 2011 Minutes.doc . • • _ . 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