Next Meeting: September 21, 2016
Noon
Library Mezzanine Meeting Room
MINUTES of the meeting of the Pitkin County Library Board of Trustees on August 10, 2016.
The meeting was called to order at 12:05.
ROLL CALL: Trustees present: John Wilkinson, Barbara Smith, Barbara Reid, Judy Wrigley,
Austine Stitt, John Keleher and Judi Harris. Also present were County Librarian Kathy Chandler
and County Facilities Manager Jodi Smith.
PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Austine Stitt made a motion to approve the minutes of the meeting
on July 13, 2016. Judy Wrigley seconded the motion which passed unanimously.
LIBRARIAN’S REPORT: Kathy Chandler reported that the fundraising goal has been reset to
$225,000. The reduced target is based on cost savings in the design of the building that changed
the total cost from $14.8 million to $14.3 million.
OLD BUSINESS: Jodi Smith reported that the county now has a dashboard program to monitor
energy consumption in the library. This meets one of the requirements of CORE for their grant
to the library.
Jodi Smith is soliciting bids for repair of the pitched roof on the old portion of the building. Bids
will be due this week with completion of the project expected this fall.
The plumbing problems experienced during and after the opening have apparently been resolved
by unplugging a long section of pipe from the building to the main line.
A motion was made by John Keleher to build a fence that encircles the entire outdoor portion of
the children’s area. The motion was seconded by Judy Wrigley and passed with a dissenting
vote from John Wilkinson.
John Wilkinson made a motion for Kathy Chandler to have at least $400 at her discretion to
obtain a gift for Jodi Smith for her hard work on the addition and renovation of the library.
Austine Stitt seconded the motion which passed unanimously.
Judy Wrigley made a motion to spend up to $2,000 for framing for up to 5 images in the library’s
art collection. Barbara Smith seconded the motion which passed unanimously.
The Board members agreed to donate $25 each to pay for wine for the Christmas party.
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
September 21, 2016
October 12, 2016
November 2, 2016
ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Barbara Smith and seconded by Judy Wrigley to
adjourn the meeting at 1:43. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Judi Harris
Secretary