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Elk River Public Library Board May 28, 2019 Page 4 they still need to be on the list. It was agreed to reprioritize the CIP items at the next meeting. 5.6 City Council Report ■ Councilmember Christianson asked the board what they would like to hear from him in his reports. Chair Keifenheim said that sometimes things that don't directly pertain to the library but are budget related, parks and recreation, or road construction etc. would be good to know. Ms. Cantor added that things that may affect patron access to the library or new patrons moving to the area would be important to know. 5.7 Patron Services Supervisors Report ■ Ms. Canter presented her staff report. Some key points of her report: ■ They are working on improving the library data gathering so that it can be reported per city and not just zip code. Comissioner Stoffers asked Ms. Cantor about increasing marketing for the library. Ms. Cantor said that she would be attending a meeting the next day and could report back at our next meeting. 5.8 Library Services Coordinator Report ■ Ms. Schake presented her staff report. 5.9 GRRL Trustee Report ■ Chair Eberley reported that the Great River Regional Library is in the process of their budget. There will be a slight increase in the budget this year. There is a safety and security committee that will be scheduling walk-throughs at all 33 library locations. Commissioner Eberley asked about adding library book rental lockers to Zimmerman. Ms. Cantor said that it is fairly expensive. The Sartell locker's are used a lot. Sartell is a pilot program and has 1 year left. Commissioner Stoffers asked what the expenses included and Ms. Cantor explained that it is the cost of the lockers, computer and technology, staffing to empty and fill the lockers and transportation. There are 40 lockers at that location. A couple of other updates are that Kimball is building a new library and the Elk River library will be receiving a substantial gift soon. There is a meeting tomorrow about the details but it is believe to be the sum of $100,000.00 over a 20 year period. 6. Building Walk Through At 5:50pm Ms. Cantor and Ms. Ziemer left the meeting. The remaining attendees did a walk-through of the building to review and identify CIP items. The walk through started in the community room and continued into the lobby, children's area, fire place reading area, non-fiction, fiction, teen, study areas, cd's and dvd's, and then into the staff area. Ms. Cantor commented that the wi-fi in the community room is not working properly. All of the exit doors have water coming in by the floor when it 11*EAEI Ir NATURE