2016-10-20 PEARLAND LIBRARY BOARD MEETING MINUTES PEARLAND LIBRARY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, October 20, 2016—7:00 p.m.
Pearland Library—3522 Liberty Drive
1. CALL TO ORDER. Chair Dale Pillow called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
II. CONSENT AGENDA. Crystal Carbone made a motion to approve the Consent
Agenda; Roshonda Cayette-Contreras seconded. Motion carried.
III. MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA. There were no items
removed from the Consent Agenda.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
1. The Budget report was accepted with no concerns expressed.
2. As funds have not yet been distributed, the elimination of the treasurer
position was postponed until the next meeting in January.
3. Mary Kate Ward provided information to the board about a future
Pearland Westside Library building project. The project is proposed to be
a 30,000 s.f. building at a cost of $17 million. The projected date is 2023.
The city is looking at several possible locations.
Mary Kate also reported that bids closed in October 2016 on the expansion
of the east Pearland Library building. Completion is expected by
November 2017 and they are working to keep the library open as much as
possible during construction.
Mary Kate will provide a copy of the new ordinance and bylaws to the
board.
4. Margaret Dillie reported on the activities of the Pearland Friends of the
Library.
5. Roshonda Cayette-Contreras reported that the Brazoria County Library
Foundation annual dinner will be held on March 23 at the Brazoria County
Fairgrounds. Keynote speaker will be Tom Abrams. She also requested
that all libraries submit wish lists to the Foundation. MSR Houston funds
have not yet been received.
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6. Meeting dates for the Pearland Library Board for 2017 are as follows:
January 19'h—Pearland Westside Library
April 20fl'—Pearland Library
July 20fl'—Pearland Westside Library
October 19fl'—Pearland Library
Meetings at the Pearland Library will be dependent on construction.
V. BOARD ISSUES FOR FUTURE LIBRARY BOARD AGENDAS. The only
issue for the next agenda is the elimination of the treasurer position.
VL ADJOURNMENT. There being no further business to come before the meeting,
the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Dale E. Pillow, Board Chair
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