Wednesday, January 9, 2002

PRESENT: Phyllis Eldridge, Ed DelValle, Mike Pennington, Lee Lorusso, George Pierce, Sherm Pridham, and Sue McCann.

EXCUSED: Barbara Ward, and Heather Mazzaglia.

NOT PRESENT: Dana Levenson.

I. Call to order at 7:00 PM

II. Acceptance of minutes.

III. Election of Officers

A. Pierce nominated the following slate of officers:

President Phyllis Eldridge

Vice President Dana Levenson

Treasurer Michael Pennington

Secretary Lee Lorusso

The slate was voted on and passed.

IV. Trustee appointments.

· Heather Mazzaglia’s term is expired. Ed DelValle will speak with Theresa Garabedian about whether she has an interest in applying for the position.

· There will be a new School Board appointee, as Ken Muske did not run for School Board.

V. Treasurer’s report:

McCann presented the financial reports (see attached).

MOTION by DelValle: “To allocate FY02 expenditures to date as follows:

Expenditure Amount Fund

Staff recognition $1169.80 Vaughan

Building Consultant 1728.35 Feis

$1957.65 Fines

and to encumber

Portsmouth aerial shot 629.00+/- Thaxter”

Reproduction

Seconded Pennington, passed.

VI. Director’s Report:

A. Pridham reviewed the New Library schedule (see attached).

B. John O’Leary wrote a letter to the Editor of the Portsmouth Herald thanking the paper for the editorial on December 28, 2001 supporting a new library building (see attached).

C. TAC Meeting 1/8/02

· The Technical Advisory Committee reviewed reports on traffic/parking and soil conditions at the Parrott Avenue site.

· The committee recommended the location as a suitable building site for the library

D. Pridham will be going to an energy efficiency workshop at Franklin Pierce College on 1/10/02.

E. Trustees and the new library building process

· The Trustees will have to review policies for new building. Pridham will provide an overview/cookbook of policy decisions that need to be made such as meeting room policy, donation policy, etc.

· How the Trustees will be involved in the building program and fundraising for the new library was discussed.

· Pridham will arrange for tours of libraries. Tours will probably include Haverhill, MA, Tewksbury, MA and Bedford, NH.

· Pridham reviewed some good library design features that he has seen at libraries he has visited.

Next meeting will be February 20, 2002 at 7:00 PM.

The meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM.

Attachments:

· Financial reports.

· New Library schedule.

· O’Leary’s letter to Editor.

· List of New Library Building Committee appointees.

· Citizen’s flyer re: new library site.