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ELK RIVER LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES Robert Jones, Chair Eleanor Holm, Vice Chair Geraldine Graham, Secretary Leslie Anderson Mike Hangaard Also present: Mick Stoffers, Librarian; absent present present present absent Verne Oleksowicz, GRRL July 25, 2000 Meeting was called to order at 6:35pm by Eleanor Holm. It was determined that a Quorum was present. Action re: Minutes of May 23, 2000 meeting: A motion was made by Anderson and seconded by Holm to approve minutes of May 23, 2000 meeting. Approved unanimously. Correspondence: None. There were no suggestions from the public suggestion box. Treasurer's Report: Graham made a motion, seconded by Anderson, to accept Treasurer's report of June 30, 2000. Approved unanimously. Librarian's report by Mick Stoffers: Old Business: Stoffers has made several attempts to get Anderson Cabinets scheduled to repair the countertop edging, but the repair person never arrives when scheduled. Leslie Anderson will call local cabinet makers to determine if another company can repair the countertop edge and coordinate such repairs with Stoffers. Budget for 2001: Robert Jones and Mick Stoffers attended budget meeting with city officials in July. Line items which were not known at last board meeting are as follows: Outside painting of specific areas on the building $765; Painting of fences $325; Draperies for community room and reading area $2800 (includes rods, and installation). Insurance line item is still not known. A change for next year: Public Works will charge for actual hours of service, rather than calculate a percentage of its total budget for services Public Works provides to the library. New Business: The City Council approved the purchase of CD bins and magazine shelving, using capital outlay funds which were unspent due to grant funding secured for purchase of microfilm reader/printer. Recent repairs completed: Public Works has weeded the rock areas and replaced a light in the parking lot; has been notified that dead tree needs removal. The automatic door opener was repaired. Surge protectors are being installed in city buildings. It's been learned that the library needs three surge protectors, rather than just one originally expected. If needed, the library's reserve fund will cover the extra expense. Oleksowicz reported previously that the Elk River Library was in discussions with Sherburne Telco (phone company) for high speed INTERNET access, however, instead it now appears that Great River Regional Library System will be applying for four additional T1 lines through a government Telecommunications Access Grant Program. He also reported that the public can now renew books via the GRRL website, www.griver.org. Also related to the Page 1 of 2