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Elk River Public Library Board Page 3 July 27th,2021 b. Grounds walk through and rain garden planting update with Justin Femrite, City of Elk River Public Works Director • The Board walked around the grounds and outside of the building stopping to review areas such as parking lot rain garden plantings, the library book drop, the southeast side of the building,the drainage area at the back of the building, and the northeast side of the building where the junior master gardener's planter boxes will eventually be placed. Due to Covid-19,the junior master gardener's program has been temporarily suspended by the University of Minnesota Extension Service which administers the program. • One half of the rain garden in the center of the parking lot was planted in June with plants purchases from Bachman's as show on the June financial report. The other half of the rain garden will be planted this fall. c. Prioritize CIP items recommended for budget next year. • The board returned to the community room after the walk through to discuss the areas of concern in the building and the grounds and to prioritize them. Commissioner Keifenheim asked Mr. Femrite at what point is it decided that the cork floor is a priority for replacement. Mr. Femrite said it is really at the discretion of the Board although the flooring is not considered hazardous at this point. With no other major concerns in the building over the next 4 to 5 years the flooring would be the next priority in his mind. Commissioner Keifenheim asked why the cork was the choice when it was installed. Ms. Schake and Mr. Femrite suggested for aesthetics' and sustainability as a guess. There also isn't a way to clean it to remove the stains. Commissioner Blaske asked if a rug could be placed over the cork to hide the stains. Ms. Schake said that could be an option. • The Board next discussed the chairs in the children's area and the fireplace area. Commissioner Boelter suggested putting one of the upholstered chairs in the board book area before purchasing more. Ms. Schake said there is plenty of seating in the children's area right now to take a chair and move it elsewhere without it being missed. The Board also discussed possibly moving some of the chairs from the fiction area to the area by the fireplace,if need be, but the colors do not match, and fireplace chairs are larger than what is needed. • The CIP items were identified as follows and numbered for priority. 1.Ten mesh back computer chairs. Five for the public and five for the staff. 2. Replace or re-upholstery the chairs by the fireplace area. 3. Replace the rug in the fiction area. 4. Move one of the upholstered chairs in the children's area into the board book area and consider purchasing another or reupholstering eventually. IFIf E l E l 1 1 NATURE