HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/15/2008 - Regular Minutes - Bryan College Station Library System Advisory Board MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
BRYAN+COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
January 15, 2008
On the 15th day of January 2008, the Bryan + College Station Public Library System Advisory Board of
the cities of Bryan and College Station, Texas, met in a regular meeting at the Larry J. Ringer Library,
1818 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South,Bryan,Texas, and the following members were present:
1. AFIbNDANCE
MEMBER Present/ #of Meetings #of Meetings %attended
Absent held since attended since in last 6
Appointment appointment months
Larry Ringer,President A 60 55 66
Mary Fran Troy P 13 12 100
James Bradford P 31 16 33
Carroll Johnson A 18 11 33
Katherine Edwards P 16 15 100
Sonia Gangotena A 7 4 33
Helen Kunz P 1 1 100
Vacant
2. Also present were Clara Mounce, Community Librarian; Joey Dunn, Deputy City Manager, City of
Bryan, and Laura Mills, Adm. Asst. Visitor was Clint Sayers.
3. There was not a quorum present so there was no voting or action taken.
4. The minutes of the meeting for November 13,2007 were discussed.
5. The monthly stats for November and December 2007 were discussed.
• 6. A. In old business, Mary Fran Troy stated that she had made a presentation at the public forum
College Station Capital Improvement Committee supporting the Larry Ringer expansion plans. Other
topics presented by citizens included transportation needs, fire station,parks, senior center and a new city
Hall.
7. The election of officers was postponed until the March meeting.
8. In the librarian's report, Mrs. Mounce stated that there is a librarian's position open since Robin Jones
accepted a job at the George Bush Library and Museum as executive assistant. She reported that the new
databases are accessible. Bryan Public Library has a newly installed fire alarm system paid for by Safety
Dividends from Risk Management. Stephanie Sale of the Bryan Coca Cola Foundation will provide
funding for a gateway design for downtown Bryan. The triangle piece of property is on Main Street
between 28th and 291 where the railroad tracks are located. TAMU architecture students designed four
concepts for the project which are on display at the Bryan Library. The hired architect will use some of
the design elements from the project for a final proposal.
Joey Dunn stated ground breaking ceremonies will be held the next day for the Health Science Center.
9. The next meeting will be March 18, 2008 and the agenda will include election of officers. Contact
Laura Mills if you have an agenda item.
10. The meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
Approved by:
Larry Ringer, President Clara Mounce, Community Librarian
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