The monthly meeting of the Board of the St. Louis County Library District was held at the Mahlon P. Wallace Headquarters Building, 1640 S. Lindbergh, on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 3:30 p.m. The agenda had been posted in all branches of the Library District at least 24 hours before the meeting.
Library Board Members
Richard J. Bagy, Jr. President
Bettie Gershman, Vice President
Kenneth P. Stricker, Treasurer
Tom Curran, SecretaryOthers Attending
C. Daniel Wilson Jr., Director; Gary Holdefer, Associate Director and Comptroller; Michael Flynn (Kio, Flynn, Billingsley, Trame & Brown), Counsel; Kristen Sorth, Manager, Human Resources; William Rodgers, Manager, Information Systems Technology, Barbara Brain, Senior Manager for Public Services; Lisa Fritz, patron and Sandra Williams, Executive Assistant.
The Minutes, Monday, December 20, 2004 were approved by general consent.
The December 2004 Treasurer's Report was received by the Board, subject to audit.
Gary Holdefer announced that $56,475 has been transferred to the Library Account from the Foundation to pay for the new Bookmobile. He also reported that St. Louis County Library is proposing a tax abatement in the Lemay area. We currently only receive $624 in tax revenue from the site.
The Phase 1 environmental report was clean for the Parker Road property. Closing is scheduled for the end of this month.
Food For Fines - Mr. Wilson reported that National Library Week is April 10-16. We will again offer the Food For Fines program as we have for the past six years.
LSTA Grant - Mr. Wilson announced that he had received a congratulatory letter from former Secretary of State, now Governor Matt Blunt concerning the Computer Training Lab Grant.
Black History Kickoff - The Board is invited to attend the Jan. 28th Black History Month Kickoff event featuring Dominique Dawes, an Olympic medal winner.
Chinese Services - A letter has been prepared to go to the Chinese news services regarding the services now being offered to Asian Americans.
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Resolution - Mr. Wilson announced to the Board the Mr. Bogart had resigned. A resolution honoring James Bogart for his service to the Library and Foundation Boards was presented for signature and approval. The framed signed resolution will be presented to Mr. Bogart at a later date.
Investments - The Library Board approved the quote of Commerce Bank for investment of Library funds (Curran/Stricker).
Employee Benefits - The Library Board approved the recommendation of the staff to hire the low bidder, Daniel and Henry to handle medical, life and disability Insurance brokerage services at a cost not to exceed $22,000 (Stricker/Gershman).
Technology - The Board approved the quote of Dell to provide replacement computers and computers for the new labs at Cliff Cave and Indian Trails branches. The cost is $221,440.00 (Gershman/Curran).
Professional Services - The Board approved the quote of Crotzer and Ford to provide legal services to the Board (Stricker/Curran) The Board also requested RFQ's be sent to request specialized legal services for Human Resources (Stricker/Curran).
Closed Session (Next Meeting)
Mrs. Gershman moved that following the next public board meeting, the Board meet in closed session to discuss matters relating to legal actions, causes of action or litigation; property acquisition or sale and any personnel matters involving hiring, firing, discipline and promotion. Mr. Curran seconded. All voted in the affirmative.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Tom Curran, Secretary