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Library Advisory Board Meeting of February 10, 2010
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LIBRARY HISTORY: Kendell Turner reported that with some help from Pam Franssen, she was able to get the paperwork together to submit. She stated that Kara Kautz is excited about the amount of information that Kendell has gathered on the library building. Nancy Leslie asked how long the process might take. Kendell explained that Historic Preservation will need to go through the information provided, pulling out what they need as backup, but she is hopeful that the decision will be made this March. Sylvia Mora-Oña inquired as to how the historic designation affects the Miami-Dade Public Library System. Dan Keys noted that the Historic Preservation Director would need to sign off on any renovations to the builds, adding one step to the approval process. Kendell Turner stated that when the historic designation comes up for a decision, she will make sure that the Library Advisory Board members and Miami-Dade Public Library System staff are informed in case they would like to attend.
Kendell Turner asked if she could look through the paperwork in the library to see if there is a copy of the original plans for the building. Dan noted that the City would probably like a copy as well.
PUBLICATIONS & PUBLICITY: No new business.
LIBRARY REPORT: Grace Armada reported that door count for January was 36,389. About 30% of the material check-outs are accomplished through the automatic check-out system. The butterfly sculpture has been placed in the lobby area in a plexi-glass case provided by the City. She reported that Steve Klindt came by to look at the furniture and paperwork. He will assign an intern to look through everything. Kendell Turner noted that the City may want some of the items and suggested that Kara Kautz be notified before anything is given out by the Miami-Dade Public Library System. She also noted that the Coral Gables Museum is not an entity of the City of Coral Gables. Kende...
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