WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:03.380 All right, it is six o'clock on Monday, July 20th. 00:03.380 --> 00:06.540 We'll call the meeting to order roll call. 00:06.540 --> 00:12.540 We missing one, two, three, two. 00:12.540 --> 00:16.740 Yes. All right. 00:16.740 --> 00:20.660 Oh, and Jane is gone, but we have a new member. 00:20.660 --> 00:22.460 Thank you. 00:22.460 --> 00:23.820 Thank you. Welcome. 00:23.820 --> 00:25.580 Happy to be here. 00:25.580 --> 00:27.860 May I just introduce yourself real quick? 00:27.940 --> 00:28.840 Oh, sure. 00:28.840 --> 00:31.040 Brenda Schubert, you want me to process this? 00:31.040 --> 00:33.000 Yep. 00:33.000 --> 00:34.720 Hi, my name is Brenda Schubert. 00:34.720 --> 00:40.880 I have lived in Port Washington for almost 40 years now. 00:40.880 --> 00:44.320 Love the library very much. 00:44.320 --> 00:45.680 Come to library all the time. 00:45.680 --> 00:47.200 Use the library. 00:47.200 --> 00:50.000 And when the mayor asked at one of our meetings 00:50.000 --> 00:51.680 that we came to talk to, you know, 00:51.680 --> 00:53.000 we need people to join boards. 00:53.000 --> 00:56.040 We need people to volunteer in the city. 00:56.040 --> 00:57.960 So I sent him an email. 00:57.960 --> 01:02.880 And from the mayor, six months later, he said, hey, 01:02.880 --> 01:06.800 I want to be in the library board, and on a Sunday, 01:06.800 --> 01:09.040 on a Saturday night, he emails me. 01:09.040 --> 01:10.160 He emailed me tomorrow. 01:10.160 --> 01:11.560 I said, it's Sunday. 01:11.560 --> 01:13.080 And he said, do you want to be in the library? 01:13.080 --> 01:15.480 I said, yeah, I wanted to be in the library before. 01:15.480 --> 01:17.080 So he said, great. 01:17.080 --> 01:19.160 I'm going to recommend that you become in the library board. 01:19.160 --> 01:21.120 So happy to be here. 01:21.120 --> 01:22.760 Love our library. 01:22.760 --> 01:25.600 And hopefully, I can help in any way that I need to do. 01:26.080 --> 01:26.600 Wonderful. 01:26.600 --> 01:27.600 Thank you. 01:27.600 --> 01:28.600 Welcome. 01:28.600 --> 01:29.600 Thank you. 01:29.600 --> 01:34.720 Correspondents, none that I'm aware of, public comments 01:34.720 --> 01:35.720 or appearances. 01:35.720 --> 01:37.080 Do we have anyone here for public comment? 01:37.080 --> 01:38.080 Please. 01:38.080 --> 01:39.080 Love. 01:39.080 --> 01:40.080 Yep. 01:40.080 --> 01:41.080 Yes. 01:41.080 --> 01:42.080 OK. 01:42.080 --> 01:48.560 I was just wondering if we could create a budget where we, like, 01:48.560 --> 01:52.200 give access to, like, a limited free printing to the patrons 01:52.200 --> 01:54.280 of the library. 01:54.280 --> 01:57.760 In Washington, D.C., they give, like, 20 pages. 01:57.760 --> 01:59.560 I know it's obviously a metropolitan area, 01:59.560 --> 02:00.880 so, like, not that much. 02:00.880 --> 02:03.120 But if we could maybe discuss it. 02:03.120 --> 02:06.120 And then I'm not sure if you are ready to, 02:06.120 --> 02:10.360 but if maybe we could start putting, like, meeting minutes 02:10.360 --> 02:12.720 and agendas on Libby. 02:12.720 --> 02:15.760 So that way, for the people who can't have access to coming down 02:15.760 --> 02:19.520 here, maybe don't have the time so they can go back 02:19.520 --> 02:23.360 and have access to it all times on the app. 02:23.400 --> 02:25.240 Those are my comments. 02:25.240 --> 02:26.240 Thank you. 02:26.240 --> 02:27.240 OK. 02:27.240 --> 02:28.240 Thank you. 02:28.240 --> 02:30.240 Oh. 02:30.240 --> 02:31.800 Yeah, I guess they do that first. 02:31.800 --> 02:35.080 Meetings, could you just give your name and address? 02:35.080 --> 02:35.720 Yeah. 02:35.720 --> 02:40.400 My name is Amber Chain in 1446, was second and half, 02:40.400 --> 02:41.680 part Washington, Wisconsin. 02:41.680 --> 02:42.160 Wonderful. 02:42.160 --> 02:43.160 Thank you. 02:46.520 --> 02:48.560 I think that we don't really respond to those. 02:48.560 --> 02:50.360 We can, like, just take an under consideration 02:50.360 --> 02:52.400 and bring it up to the next. 02:52.400 --> 02:52.880 Yeah. 02:52.880 --> 02:54.200 Yeah, yeah. 02:54.200 --> 03:00.440 So then we get two minutes from June, from the June meeting. 03:00.440 --> 03:01.440 Who took proof? 03:01.440 --> 03:02.240 Thank you. 03:02.240 --> 03:03.000 I'll second. 03:03.000 --> 03:03.320 Thank you. 03:03.320 --> 03:04.360 All those in favor? 03:04.360 --> 03:05.360 All right. 03:05.360 --> 03:06.200 Hi. 03:06.200 --> 03:07.360 Invoices for June. 03:11.800 --> 03:13.440 Anyone have any questions? 03:13.440 --> 03:17.240 There's no any major or additional expenses. 03:20.240 --> 03:21.800 Make a motion to approve. 03:21.800 --> 03:22.600 Second. 03:22.600 --> 03:23.600 Thank you. 03:23.600 --> 03:24.600 All those in favor? 03:24.600 --> 03:25.600 Aye. 03:25.600 --> 03:28.960 And a canoe and expense report. 03:28.960 --> 03:35.600 So we are right on schedule. 03:35.600 --> 03:42.280 We spent 49% of the budget, and it's 50%. 03:42.280 --> 03:45.440 I will tell you that it's probably going to be some extra repair 03:45.440 --> 03:49.520 bills with the HVAC. 03:49.520 --> 03:56.560 Probably another 1,500. 03:56.560 --> 04:05.800 We had to have two people come in and from Basset and from HVAC, 04:05.800 --> 04:13.000 which is a company that manages the monitoring software, 04:13.000 --> 04:15.400 monitoring, and we talk. 04:15.920 --> 04:19.920 All the system controls. 04:19.920 --> 04:27.560 And so hopefully, I'm crossing my fingers, because it seems to be working well. 04:27.560 --> 04:35.440 However, both of them recommended that the company that installed the new HVAC, they need 04:35.440 --> 04:39.280 to come back and there's some changes that need to be made. 04:39.280 --> 04:40.720 Working with the city engineer on that? 04:40.720 --> 04:41.720 Yes, Tom. 04:41.720 --> 04:42.720 Thank you. 04:43.720 --> 04:48.720 So does that mean that they think that that should be covered in a warranty or? 04:48.720 --> 04:51.720 Yeah, it has to be covered by them. 04:51.720 --> 04:52.720 Understood. 04:52.720 --> 04:53.720 Okay. 04:53.720 --> 04:54.720 Because it's brand new. 04:54.720 --> 05:00.240 It's I mean, it's been running for two months, three months. 05:00.240 --> 05:05.480 They were able to manipulate the system for about two weeks. 05:06.480 --> 05:15.080 Unfortunately, the system controls guy is working for doing a big project for children's 05:15.080 --> 05:16.080 hospital. 05:16.080 --> 05:20.840 They're redoing their whole system and you can just imagine what that entails. 05:20.840 --> 05:21.840 Sorry. 05:21.840 --> 05:27.240 He's been really great to us and is always able to stop by when we have an issue. 05:27.240 --> 05:36.600 So there's still some, they think there's not a, not enough free on in the, in the systems. 05:36.600 --> 05:43.080 But so far, it's been working most, especially the community rooms been nice and cool. 05:43.080 --> 05:44.520 Children's is much better. 05:44.520 --> 05:46.600 We are no longer locking the doors at night. 05:46.600 --> 05:49.240 We're letting and keeping the doors open so all the air can flow. 05:49.240 --> 05:56.240 And I think that interior interior, did I say, oh, I assume, but I wasn't sure. 05:56.240 --> 05:57.240 Yeah. 05:57.240 --> 06:07.800 We are not keeping the exterior doors open if anyone's watching, just interior doors. 06:07.800 --> 06:11.520 And so it definitely helps with their flow throughout the building. 06:11.520 --> 06:12.520 Okay. 06:12.520 --> 06:18.240 I make a motion to approve the June revenue expense report. 06:18.240 --> 06:19.240 Second. 06:19.240 --> 06:20.240 Thank you. 06:20.240 --> 06:21.240 All those in favor? 06:21.240 --> 06:22.240 Hi. 06:22.240 --> 06:24.920 Directors report staff update. 06:24.920 --> 06:30.800 So we are losing a shelver, a one to college. 06:30.800 --> 06:37.680 And she'll be leaving, I believe it's April or August 14th. 06:37.680 --> 06:38.680 She's very excited. 06:38.680 --> 06:42.160 She's off to Steven's point. 06:42.160 --> 06:46.440 And we wish her well, she's going to do a great. 06:46.440 --> 06:57.680 And then there's been changes with the schedule of the maintenance with Steve. 06:57.680 --> 07:04.120 And I want to be careful with what I say, because I'm not trying to make a big deal 07:04.120 --> 07:13.880 out of it, but HR changed his hours. 07:13.880 --> 07:20.800 And I wasn't in contact with technically the board should be approving all the changes 07:20.800 --> 07:23.680 with the library employee. 07:23.680 --> 07:28.360 However, I am working with them. 07:28.360 --> 07:36.200 But I made it very clear, we need those five hours back by fall. 07:36.200 --> 07:39.720 So they're taking him for 25 at the police station? 07:39.720 --> 07:40.720 Yes. 07:40.720 --> 07:42.520 15 for us. 07:42.520 --> 07:43.520 Yes. 07:43.520 --> 07:45.320 And City Hall. 07:45.320 --> 07:51.520 My understanding is the cleaning person for City Hall quit. 07:51.520 --> 07:54.000 So he's been helping clean. 07:54.000 --> 07:59.080 And they have not decided what they're going to do with the new police and fire, the public 07:59.080 --> 08:00.360 safety building. 08:00.360 --> 08:04.280 So I made it very clear. 08:04.280 --> 08:05.580 We have been busy. 08:05.580 --> 08:11.120 We are doing the best we can staff our cleaning up at night, wrapping off tables and that 08:11.120 --> 08:12.120 type of thing. 08:13.120 --> 08:21.080 I made it very clear that we are one of the busiest locations on a regular basis in the 08:21.080 --> 08:22.640 city. 08:22.640 --> 08:26.000 We have to take out the garbage every day. 08:26.000 --> 08:32.040 Since I think all of you are parents, you don't leave dirty diapers for a day or two. 08:32.040 --> 08:34.040 You just don't do that. 08:34.040 --> 08:39.200 So Steve is adjusting to the new schedule. 08:39.200 --> 08:42.080 So I'll just keep you updated. 08:42.080 --> 08:52.000 And the city is really going to have to decide what's the best solution to them. 08:52.000 --> 09:04.880 But we were a public well-used space that requires regular cleaning. 09:05.880 --> 09:10.880 So I probably will have more information next month because they're going to have to 09:10.880 --> 09:18.600 decide to decide to them because the building is I believe still opening up next month. 09:18.600 --> 09:19.600 On September. 09:19.600 --> 09:20.600 Yeah. 09:20.600 --> 09:24.760 There's been delays with phones. 09:24.760 --> 09:30.440 And we're hoping to have the phones in last week, but now there's a delay. 09:30.440 --> 09:32.800 And we got the new phones. 09:32.800 --> 09:44.360 We're not using them yet. 09:44.360 --> 09:47.760 Building update. 09:47.760 --> 09:53.040 We're still waiting to get the booklocker installed. 09:53.040 --> 10:01.880 There's been some delays with Miller Electric to come and get the electricity. 10:01.880 --> 10:07.160 And network connection to the outside so we can get it all going. 10:07.160 --> 10:10.960 Roger has been working with them. 10:10.960 --> 10:13.800 They're extremely busy. 10:13.800 --> 10:17.920 And I don't think we're a priority. 10:17.920 --> 10:23.080 But we're getting to the point now where we may have to switch to a different electrician. 10:23.080 --> 10:27.960 So we can get it done because we keep getting contacted from Bibliotheca. 10:27.960 --> 10:29.800 They want to get this installed. 10:29.800 --> 10:34.120 So just a reminder, it's going to be an outside locker where people will be able to 10:34.120 --> 10:39.440 come and pick up their items at two o'clock in the morning if they'd like to. 10:39.440 --> 10:42.920 And or don't want to come into the library. 10:42.920 --> 10:50.000 And it really, it shouldn't take them that long, but you know, we've paid for it. 10:50.000 --> 10:52.920 So well, the grant is paid for it. 10:52.920 --> 11:00.200 So hopefully we can get this done by the end of the month or at least in August. 11:00.200 --> 11:08.280 So a patron will have to call and obviously have it arranged that it will be in the locker. 11:08.280 --> 11:13.000 Actually, it's all it can be through email or text. 11:13.000 --> 11:15.080 And then it will give them a code. 11:15.080 --> 11:19.560 Did you do it and then open, get their stuff and and on the way they go. 11:19.560 --> 11:22.280 I actually think it's going to be used quite heavily. 11:22.280 --> 11:23.640 Especially in the winter time. 11:23.640 --> 11:29.720 And Tom, will there be a community communication push when it is up and ready to go to let folks know. 11:29.720 --> 11:32.120 Cam, can I ask where it's going to be outside? 11:32.120 --> 11:37.560 So north end. 11:37.560 --> 11:42.440 So the main entrance on the main level upstairs. 11:42.440 --> 11:49.560 So where it says the library and unicorn library, it's going to be right next to the lettering. 11:49.560 --> 11:56.920 It has to go down a little farther because it will make it easier to connect electricity in the network. 11:56.920 --> 12:00.920 So yeah, there's all these different rules we have to follow. 12:00.920 --> 12:09.800 And Roger, we've been working with Roger and he's looked at it as to be 32 inches. 12:09.800 --> 12:13.640 But I think it's going to be well used. 12:13.640 --> 12:18.200 Is there a plan to have light, proper lighting and or camera? 12:18.200 --> 12:19.800 Well, there would already be a camera. 12:19.800 --> 12:24.440 There are actually two cameras that will one on each end that will look down. 12:24.440 --> 12:33.960 Yes, it's like there is plans on adding lighting to the parking lot as well. 12:33.960 --> 12:38.120 I think we're going to just have to kind of wait and see what it all looks like. 12:38.120 --> 12:41.320 But it does come with a light. 12:41.320 --> 12:47.000 But we may need to add a little more. 12:49.000 --> 12:55.160 Other than that, I think the building's been holding up. 12:55.160 --> 13:06.040 I will say that we can definitely tell we need new windows because of the smoke. 13:06.040 --> 13:14.920 You could you could see it because they're not any other windows or some are 60, 50 years old. 13:14.920 --> 13:17.880 But the smoke came. 13:17.880 --> 13:21.480 You could see it the little haze. 13:21.480 --> 13:24.920 I didn't a little got like in my condo. 13:24.920 --> 13:26.840 I could you know, you could feel it. 13:26.840 --> 13:30.440 But it was the worst air quality we've ever that's been recorded. 13:30.440 --> 13:36.680 So and hopefully after tonight, if it rains, it'll all be cleared out. 13:38.280 --> 13:39.240 Let's see. 13:39.240 --> 13:39.480 Yeah. 13:40.360 --> 13:47.080 Uh, library uses statistics, um, they're available for you to look at. 13:47.080 --> 13:49.240 And let me know if you have any questions. 13:54.840 --> 13:55.960 Um, I do. 13:56.840 --> 14:01.480 I noticed, um, you had the people, how many people signed up for summer reading, 14:01.480 --> 14:06.520 how many people have now signed up for summer reading as a because a lot of people like myself 14:06.520 --> 14:07.240 signed up late. 14:08.200 --> 14:09.960 It's really close to 800. 14:09.960 --> 14:10.520 Okay. 14:10.520 --> 14:11.000 That's okay. 14:11.000 --> 14:14.840 I would think the last I attacked was last Thursday and now it's 750. 14:14.840 --> 14:15.480 Okay. 14:16.680 --> 14:19.720 Um, and we have some heavy duty readers in this town. 14:19.720 --> 14:20.200 Yeah. 14:20.200 --> 14:21.480 Man, some kids. 14:22.280 --> 14:25.080 I think they have read other minutes in the first, 14:25.080 --> 14:26.280 Psalm in the first week. 14:26.920 --> 14:30.040 Um, but, uh, no, it's great to see. 14:30.040 --> 14:32.120 And, you know, the programs are going really well too. 14:32.200 --> 14:37.880 So, yeah, just an additional related celebration to see that bump in children's materials in June. 14:38.520 --> 14:40.280 That's significant once school was out. 14:43.320 --> 14:46.040 Uh, study rooms are getting used quite, quite often. 14:46.040 --> 14:46.280 Yes. 14:46.840 --> 14:47.240 Excellent. 14:48.840 --> 14:55.160 We started working out some issues and, you know, the community room. 14:56.680 --> 14:59.960 Um, you know, we're, you know, now that. 15:02.200 --> 15:05.240 We're kind of down a maintenance person, you know, it's going to be critical 15:05.240 --> 15:07.080 that people clean up after themselves. 15:07.720 --> 15:11.000 Um, and so far it's going okay. 15:11.640 --> 15:15.640 Um, but well, the use of the room will really pick up this fall. 15:16.360 --> 15:18.680 Um, and so that's why it's important. 15:18.680 --> 15:22.360 We have someone, um, back to the regular hours. 15:27.240 --> 15:27.560 Okay. 15:28.200 --> 15:29.960 So then we move on to new business. 15:30.760 --> 15:34.600 Um, consideration and possible action election of library board officers. 15:37.240 --> 15:38.920 I'll nominate Justin Ritter as chair. 15:40.120 --> 15:40.680 I'll second. 15:41.800 --> 15:42.200 Thank you. 15:44.440 --> 15:47.560 Do I need to, uh, ask for approval on that? 15:48.520 --> 15:51.000 Or, yeah, all those in favor? 15:51.400 --> 15:51.960 Aye. 15:51.960 --> 15:52.760 All those opposed? 15:55.800 --> 15:56.040 All right. 15:56.920 --> 15:57.320 Uh, whatever. 15:58.280 --> 15:59.880 Oh, vice president, vice president. 16:00.520 --> 16:02.200 We need someone as a vice president. 16:08.040 --> 16:09.240 Entertain nominations. 16:09.240 --> 16:10.840 Can I ask for Stephanie? 16:11.480 --> 16:13.560 I was just going to ask for our current vice president. 16:15.880 --> 16:16.680 Why don't you sneak? 16:17.960 --> 16:19.320 Did you make a great one? 16:19.320 --> 16:20.120 Who is her group? 16:22.280 --> 16:23.240 We don't really have one. 16:23.800 --> 16:27.400 When I'm when I'm not here, someone else just to kind of handles the 16:28.040 --> 16:29.000 learning the meeting. 16:29.000 --> 16:29.880 It's really all you have to do. 16:29.880 --> 16:30.600 I'll second that. 16:32.760 --> 16:33.880 You'll do a great job. 16:35.480 --> 16:39.160 So we have a nomination in a second for Stephanie as the vice president. 16:39.160 --> 16:40.040 All those in favor? 16:41.160 --> 16:41.800 Any opposed? 16:44.120 --> 16:44.680 All right. 16:44.680 --> 16:45.400 Congratulations. 16:47.320 --> 16:48.680 I considered it for myself. 16:48.920 --> 16:56.200 And then what else do we have a? 16:59.000 --> 16:59.640 That's all it is. 17:00.440 --> 17:00.680 Okay. 17:04.040 --> 17:08.200 Yeah, I don't know that we need a secretary if you're willing to keep doing it. 17:09.640 --> 17:09.880 Okay. 17:10.520 --> 17:12.200 And I say we don't have a secretary. 17:14.120 --> 17:18.040 And I know we discovered a few months ago that Tom is the treasurer. 17:19.640 --> 17:25.160 Yep, I mean, it's not a heavy responsibility job. 17:25.160 --> 17:26.840 It's been a while since I've had much to do. 17:27.560 --> 17:32.200 Used to just review checks and things like that under Barb Matera. 17:32.200 --> 17:33.480 So that was a while back. 17:33.480 --> 17:34.520 That's been quite a well. 17:35.720 --> 17:36.840 Yeah, so the city has. 17:38.680 --> 17:40.280 The city has changed that process. 17:41.560 --> 17:44.120 I worked directly by submitting the bills to 17:45.560 --> 17:47.880 finance department and they take care of everything. 17:47.960 --> 17:51.480 It's a much simpler, easier process. 17:51.480 --> 17:55.480 And I do have access to the accounting software. 17:55.480 --> 18:01.240 So I can see, you know, when bills are paid and the current balances. 18:01.240 --> 18:03.720 I wish it was easier to use, in my opinion, 18:03.720 --> 18:07.480 because I'm not a big number accounting. 18:08.440 --> 18:13.880 But I can always call up Mark and he's really quick to send a report. 18:14.840 --> 18:19.960 But yeah, and it's so much easier since they switch accounting software. 18:21.800 --> 18:24.520 So do we not need the treasurer position anymore? 18:27.000 --> 18:28.840 I guess I would have to double check. 18:31.000 --> 18:37.000 I am going to be at a meeting next in August with the state and I can talk to her. 18:37.720 --> 18:37.880 Okay. 18:40.360 --> 18:45.960 Some libraries have all these committees and I don't think we need a committee. 18:48.840 --> 18:50.600 Well, actually, that's my opinion. 18:50.600 --> 18:51.720 It's up to the board. 18:51.720 --> 18:52.200 I'm sorry. 18:54.280 --> 18:56.360 In my experience, we've typically done ad hoc committees 18:56.360 --> 18:59.320 when we need to hire a new director, for example. 18:59.320 --> 19:06.920 So we had a hiring committee and we were looking for to replace and bring on time. 19:07.560 --> 19:09.640 If we have something else that comes up, 19:09.640 --> 19:12.040 I think we were going to do like kind of a building committee 19:12.040 --> 19:17.080 when we were looking at the changes and that there were a couple meetings, I think. 19:17.080 --> 19:17.640 Yeah. 19:17.640 --> 19:19.720 So I don't, yeah, we don't need committees. 19:21.080 --> 19:26.520 Unless we decided to go some new direction and start fundraising and doing things. 19:27.480 --> 19:28.840 That's more the friends anyway, right? 19:28.840 --> 19:29.240 Right. 19:29.240 --> 19:29.800 So. 19:29.800 --> 19:30.120 Well, 19:30.120 --> 19:38.200 well, friends, yes, but the friends have a very limited focus. 19:39.800 --> 19:44.840 So their goal when they raise money is to give it away right away. 19:45.560 --> 19:45.880 Okay. 19:48.920 --> 19:52.600 The current setup, they don't like keeping a lot of money. 19:52.600 --> 19:54.120 They want it to spend it. 19:55.000 --> 19:58.200 So we'll be spending some of it this year. 19:58.680 --> 20:01.000 And so, yeah. 20:02.680 --> 20:08.360 So there is a difference between big fundraising to 20:10.920 --> 20:14.280 add to the foundation funds than the friends. 20:18.440 --> 20:19.800 Which may be something to consider. 20:19.800 --> 20:32.280 So I just want to give you a quick update on the 2027 budget process. 20:33.560 --> 20:35.720 I can't believe it's 2027. 20:36.680 --> 20:41.800 So what I included in the packet is just a breakdown of the different funds we use or 20:43.480 --> 20:45.720 I'm sorry, the different accounts and their number. 20:46.200 --> 20:49.240 A lot of information we don't have yet. 20:51.480 --> 20:53.640 Well, yes, electricity is going up. 20:53.640 --> 20:57.800 We know that gas, water, sewer. 21:00.600 --> 21:04.520 I don't know if we're going to get those significant savings in telephone. 21:05.800 --> 21:09.480 Some kind of bummed about, but I'm still hanging on there. 21:09.480 --> 21:13.320 We don't have to pay all that money to spectrum with the new phone system. 21:14.200 --> 21:17.240 I'll have more information next month, hopefully. 21:23.800 --> 21:30.840 I have asked for us to see if we can turn the head of children to a full-time position. 21:32.760 --> 21:39.240 There will be some added savings with health insurance because there are some 21:40.040 --> 21:46.520 kids who have aged out in the city policy. 21:46.520 --> 21:55.000 So there will be savings and additionally, I also included 21:57.640 --> 22:04.280 the appropriations for next year from non-library residents. 22:04.280 --> 22:07.400 The cost of servicing non-library residents. 22:07.960 --> 22:16.680 We're actually getting an extra $22,000 and I'm hoping the city doesn't just take that away 22:16.680 --> 22:23.240 from the general levy and gives us that increase because we need to start spending some more money 22:23.240 --> 22:31.240 in our electronic resources and unfortunately, the prices are not going down and I'm really 22:31.240 --> 22:40.600 concerned about levy because they were just purchased or drivers purchased by a hedge fund 22:41.960 --> 22:48.600 and the state is really worried too. So they are looking at other vendors, 22:49.320 --> 22:55.640 different possibilities because the price is not going down, it's going to go up. 22:55.640 --> 22:59.080 And we have no idea what the price is going to be. 23:01.240 --> 23:09.320 I think the state may have contracts through one more year. 23:10.200 --> 23:14.600 It's two years, try to say about two years. So we're just in the year one, 23:14.600 --> 23:23.960 so year two it's going to be that following year where hopefully we'll have good news and it won't get 23:24.840 --> 23:28.600 too expensive because we're at the point now where we're getting close. 23:29.480 --> 23:42.680 It's 35, 65, print versus electronic and so we're going to have to look at that really 23:42.680 --> 23:49.240 closely in the next few years. And I think it was kind of a good thing today, 23:49.960 --> 23:56.120 or was it yesterday, the judges kind of put a stop to the time Warner 23:57.720 --> 24:07.080 Paramount merger because if it does go through, they're going to own a lot of content. 24:08.680 --> 24:15.240 And in library land, especially public library land, that is not a good thing because they're 24:15.240 --> 24:23.400 not going to give us deals. And so we want to make sure that we're constantly looking 24:24.440 --> 24:30.600 and the state has been doing a great job of letting us know if there's been any changes. 24:31.560 --> 24:32.680 So are there any questions? 24:35.240 --> 24:40.520 It's maybe a related question to both this conversation and our conversation about the friends. 24:41.000 --> 24:47.960 When we have community requests or other things that are patron facing but could be budgetary 24:47.960 --> 24:53.880 related such as printing, where is the line between what would be something the friends would 24:53.880 --> 24:58.760 potentially consider as spending their money on versus something that the board would consider 24:58.760 --> 25:05.160 in terms of the library budget? It comes down to operational expenses. That's one area that the 25:05.160 --> 25:11.800 friends and the foundation should not use that money for any type of operations. Any extra 25:11.800 --> 25:19.720 services, materials, help with maybe new furniture, that type of thing. But any type of operational 25:19.720 --> 25:28.280 or paying for a staff member, that would be a no-no. Well, they probably wouldn't approve of it 25:28.280 --> 25:34.760 anyways. It's really to make the library better and enhance what we already do. 25:35.880 --> 25:40.120 So we may be asking them to help fund 25:43.080 --> 25:52.680 Hoopla because it's still around 700 bucks a month and that's still limited to 25:53.480 --> 25:59.080 City of Port residents only. Just a reminder, in 2027 26:03.080 --> 26:09.080 the county is going to reimburse at 100% for electronic resources. 26:10.280 --> 26:19.160 So Ozaki is one of the few counties in the state that reimburse at 100%. By law it's only 70%. 26:20.120 --> 26:22.600 It was actually the law does not include 26:25.640 --> 26:33.960 electronic data, digital data. But they agreed, Ozaki County to cover 26:34.920 --> 26:42.600 reimbursements for the beginning in 27. So we have to open up our, we would have to open up the Hoopla 26:43.560 --> 26:50.120 to everyone because then it will be counted and then we will get reimbursed. 26:51.400 --> 26:56.760 Now, just a reminder, the reimbursement of the reason it's gone up so much is because of the 26:56.760 --> 27:05.480 town of Grafton. And so because town of Grafton decided to pull out of working with 27:06.120 --> 27:16.680 the city of Grafton. So we reap those rewards because town of Grafton is really close to port 27:16.680 --> 27:19.320 and a lot of people will come here. And so we get reimbursed, 27:23.160 --> 27:29.160 the county is reimbursing us 100%, which is great. All the other counties, it's still only 70. 27:30.040 --> 27:36.680 So I just did a report for Washington County and they only reimbursed at 70%. 27:37.800 --> 27:44.680 And it is unlikely they will move to 100% in the time future, near future. 27:45.480 --> 28:01.240 Also included in the packet is just a library's copy of the 10 year, the city of 28:01.240 --> 28:09.080 Washington's capital improvement plan. So I just included the libraries. 28:11.480 --> 28:16.200 And this is not done. 28:19.640 --> 28:24.440 I'm going to call a project, but they're still looking at it. You know, the first, 28:25.400 --> 28:28.680 I think go around is next week or it happened. 28:29.400 --> 28:33.560 Yeah, it's at the end of July. Staff should be putting their capital request through to us. 28:33.560 --> 28:37.880 But this was our first crack at putting together a fairly firm 10 year capital 28:37.880 --> 28:42.360 outlay. We've only gone out five years in the past. This is the first time we've kind of been 28:42.360 --> 28:47.800 out, been out this far. So I would like to think this is fairly, fairly accurate that we're not 28:47.800 --> 28:51.480 going to be doing this too much. Obviously, the costs may change and probably go up, of course. 28:52.440 --> 28:56.440 But the whole point here was to get ourselves in a position where we can say how much we'll be 28:56.440 --> 29:01.880 spending in capital in five or 10 years. So I like to think that certainly those windows you see in 29:01.880 --> 29:07.160 2029 would be happening, driveway parking lot, probably similarly, if it doesn't, you know, 29:07.160 --> 29:11.800 I would say it's probably going to be in 29 or 30. Some of that further stuff out, you know, 29:11.800 --> 29:16.520 we haven't really talked too much about that. The boilers, I think, now that we have the study 29:16.520 --> 29:24.280 from PLA, PRA, PLA, PLA, PLA, the architect. PRA, yeah. They did that project a few years ago. 29:24.280 --> 29:28.520 So they provided all that information across Anderson who did the study and all the capital 29:28.520 --> 29:35.640 around the, all the facilities condition assessment in 24. So, you know, we wouldn't have seen the 29:35.640 --> 29:42.120 boiler replacement that's due in 2034 until recently. So I'd like to say this is fairly accurate. 29:42.120 --> 29:45.080 I think we're going to be in a good spot here. So count on those windows in 29. 29:45.640 --> 29:55.560 Well, I've had smarts to include doors because the doors need to be replaced as well because we 29:55.560 --> 30:05.160 are spending a lot of maintenance on them. They're sinking. Is that the NAP instructional time or is 30:05.160 --> 30:09.720 that something that's different that we need to call out here for the fall? I think you have to 30:09.720 --> 30:14.600 call it out with the replace windows. I did send a lot of information from Mark, 30:14.680 --> 30:21.160 and he took out all the doors, which they need to be put back in. 30:22.440 --> 30:25.320 You have a call assessment on that? Do you know? No. 30:25.320 --> 30:29.880 Yep. That was after the exterior doors? Yes. Mr. Dorman, do you have any idea? 30:31.080 --> 30:39.160 Don't know pricing. Yeah. Honestly. Yeah. So, yeah. I mean, they get a lot of use and they 30:40.120 --> 30:46.680 say over time. Can someone help me out with what MEP stands for? Mechanical electrical plumbing. 30:51.640 --> 30:57.720 And the ADA component of the doors. Yeah. Yeah. They're reaching end of life. So I did. 31:01.640 --> 31:05.720 It was a no can run like 10 grand apiece. Okay. So we have four doors. 31:05.720 --> 31:16.440 And the only thing that I'm continuing to look at is we got to figure out a way how we can 31:16.440 --> 31:23.880 update the furniture in a more, cover more. I mean, a lot of this stuff is not matching. It 31:23.880 --> 31:31.240 does not match with what we currently have. So I'm just waiting for the budget from the grant 31:31.240 --> 31:37.800 to be all done. And then we'll talk about using some of that money to update some of 31:37.800 --> 31:45.560 the furniture. You know, the wood, those round woods, the tables, all we really could do is find 31:45.560 --> 31:52.040 someone who can replace the top because it's a turquoise green and it really doesn't match with 31:52.040 --> 31:58.520 anything. And that's kind of like just flicking it out and putting a new piece in. Of course, 31:58.520 --> 32:04.840 the cost is the, you know, pick up and delivery. But we're still not there. And, you know, 32:04.840 --> 32:10.120 eventually, you know, we're going to have to update the bathrooms on the main level. 32:14.040 --> 32:18.120 I mean, they're working okay, but they have, I mean, they're 25 years old. 32:18.120 --> 32:21.480 What did the study say for scheduled maintenance for the bathrooms? You know, 32:22.360 --> 32:29.560 I don't think they had any, that was part of phase two. And that's in the report for 32:31.720 --> 32:40.840 across Anderson. So it wasn't a priority, but it was right. Yeah. 32:43.080 --> 32:50.040 I just remember Jason said the really the priorities are the windows just because of the heat loss, 32:50.040 --> 32:56.200 the environment, you know. And I still look for any type of grants for 32:59.800 --> 33:07.240 having solar on the roof. There hasn't been in this round, but hopefully in the next round, 33:07.240 --> 33:14.920 maybe state budget there will be an opportunity. Because MEC1 put solar on their library 33:15.720 --> 33:21.800 and they're seeing quite a bit of cost savings. I mean, it still takes, I think, 33:22.760 --> 33:32.120 depends five years to get back all your investment. But we're in a perfect, really perfect location 33:32.120 --> 33:39.400 to get all that sun. And so, you know, I let Rob know if there's, if there's going to be a grant 33:39.400 --> 33:47.160 or anything, there's just, there's not a lot of grants for that. We're very, very lucky that we 33:47.160 --> 33:54.520 got the the flexible facilities grant, which is wrapping up. Yeah. Hey, Tom, I don't know if this 33:54.520 --> 33:59.080 is the appropriate time to bring that bring this up. But there was talk of us asking for 33:59.080 --> 34:03.480 additional money that additional money became available from that grant. And we were going 34:03.560 --> 34:13.320 we haven't heard back. We did make the application. 54,500. So that would come back to the library's 34:15.480 --> 34:23.400 fund. And then that's part of what to be used to update some furniture, that type of thing. 34:23.400 --> 34:27.640 Okay. I know there was worry that we weren't going to apply it for some reason. 34:27.640 --> 34:37.400 No, there was concern that they were that they were too busy in public works to do it. 34:37.400 --> 34:44.040 But it was, I talked to Roger right away. It was really, it was a one page form, which was shocking. 34:45.320 --> 34:50.280 But we were, you know, remember, we got an additional money already. So, 34:50.360 --> 34:56.520 yeah, maybe we'll be lucky again. 34:56.520 --> 35:00.120 More. Nice. Okay. 35:05.800 --> 35:14.280 So I just want to talk briefly about continuing education. So I turned 60 last week. And my goal 35:14.360 --> 35:22.360 was I was going to retire at 60, but I've delayed it a little bit. And I'm behind in my 35:22.360 --> 35:29.320 continued education hours. And no, the break, the state would not give me a break. So I've 35:29.320 --> 35:38.600 been working on catching up. And I should have all 100 hours by July 31st. I just have to listen 35:38.680 --> 35:45.480 to about 40 hours. And I've been doing that at home and and all that. So I already have all 35:45.480 --> 35:52.120 the forms off filled out. And the hard part is getting the tech hours. But I know I attended a 35:52.120 --> 35:58.120 couple of state tech things. I just got to get the report back. So that's what I did. I apologize. 35:58.120 --> 36:03.320 I did a horrible job of maintaining them. But I thought I was 36:04.040 --> 36:12.760 going to be on my merry way. But I'm not going away. Yeah, can you wait? 36:14.200 --> 36:19.560 But so what would happen if I if I don't meet it by 30 to July 31st, 36:20.440 --> 36:27.560 technically, I will be in this we would be a non-compliant according to say law. And so then 36:27.560 --> 36:32.680 I'd call the state and then they'll set up a plan for me, which I've already signed up for 36:32.680 --> 36:39.960 there's two big programs in August that I'll be attending. So I may get those that will be 36:40.680 --> 36:44.920 the hours and then we'll be done. So I just wanted to let you know that a self reporting 36:44.920 --> 36:49.080 type of thing or do you have to be really diligent in? Well, you have to be minting. 36:50.760 --> 36:55.640 Yes and no. So like if you go to a conference, 36:55.880 --> 37:05.240 you know, it's about 16 hours, a two-day conference, you just have to fill out that you went to the 37:05.240 --> 37:11.880 conference and then you got a list for the year, all the different workshops you have gone to. 37:11.880 --> 37:20.760 So since I thought I'd be retired, I felt I didn't want to like go to AOA and POA and charge all 37:20.760 --> 37:28.040 this money that is this thing that was not nice to do. But I should be able to get those hours 37:28.760 --> 37:34.600 hopefully by the end of the month. I appreciate your diligence. Thank you. 37:36.120 --> 37:41.400 But thank you for letting us know that what, you know, possible issue could be. 37:42.360 --> 37:48.360 They may bring the state police. I'm totally kidding. They will not. 37:51.160 --> 37:57.800 Actually, one of the important thing is they want to change the there's some movement in DC 37:57.800 --> 38:07.960 to change e-rate and we do not want that to happen. So if you go to AOA's website, 38:08.040 --> 38:12.520 they have forms you can fill out. They'll send them to your congressional leader. 38:14.840 --> 38:21.080 So the reasons libraries have been able to really thrive in this technology world is because we 38:21.080 --> 38:34.120 got reduced rate on e-rate. The current head of FCC is not happy with the program. But it has 38:34.120 --> 38:46.200 saved schools, universities, libraries, millions and millions of dollars for broadband access. 38:47.880 --> 38:53.160 We don't want this program. It can change and maybe something better. But 38:54.680 --> 39:00.840 we don't want this to go away because probably for us, it may be like an extra four to five 39:00.920 --> 39:08.680 thousand dollars a year. School districts, it's going to be a lot more. I personally believe there's 39:08.680 --> 39:15.160 going to be so much outcry that it will not pass. But I need to let you know because it could change 39:15.160 --> 39:25.000 things. Okay. Okay. And then the last thing, just a reminder of the trustee training that's going 39:25.080 --> 39:34.520 to be available in August on the state level. They're really good programs. If you want to, 39:34.520 --> 39:41.160 I can send out the link again to everyone, just a reminder. I had a nice review on Thursday about 39:41.960 --> 39:55.000 chapter 45, 43. I apologize. That relates to public library law. It was put on by UW Extension. 39:56.440 --> 40:02.760 They're working on creating more programs to help the people who are involved in local government 40:03.880 --> 40:09.560 better understand the policies and procedures and the law. It was a really good program 40:11.160 --> 40:17.320 and we're doing everything correctly. So that's good. Are there any questions? 40:19.320 --> 40:23.560 I just have one maybe request. Rosalie, would you be able to voice into the room and to those 40:23.560 --> 40:29.560 watching where folks in the community can find our agendas in minutes for past meetings and any 40:29.560 --> 40:37.160 upcoming meetings? Hello. This is Rosalie, the Assistant Library Director. You can find our 40:37.160 --> 40:42.680 current agenda as well as past agendas in the current month's packet on the city's website. 40:42.680 --> 40:47.640 If you go under the department, you go under library and then on the left-hand side, 40:48.360 --> 40:54.680 click library board and then you'll see those different fields pop up in the main part of the 40:54.680 --> 40:59.320 page. And you can always reach out to us at the library or as well as City Hall if you need 40:59.320 --> 41:05.880 assistance with that. I know I don't have to search for it because I get an email from you 41:05.880 --> 41:11.160 every month, but is it possible to add people who may be interested in getting that 41:12.760 --> 41:19.800 link sent to them? You would have to contact City Hall. Okay. The City Clerks office. Okay. 41:23.560 --> 41:29.640 I don't know if you're aware or not. No? Okay. They would need to contact the City Clerks office 41:30.200 --> 41:37.960 because everything is going to be posted on their website. 41:39.720 --> 41:45.320 And they really have actually streamlined the whole process so it's easier for people 41:46.280 --> 41:50.920 to get access to board reports and agendas in minutes. 41:51.240 --> 41:59.320 Okay. And our taped meetings are on YouTube. Yep. They're all saved on YouTube. 42:01.160 --> 42:03.000 I'm not exactly sure how long they save. 42:07.960 --> 42:10.680 It's probably going to be for seven years if I remember correctly. 42:12.840 --> 42:16.520 And then just a quick question. Do we know off the top of our heads what we do charge for copies? 42:17.480 --> 42:25.480 Uh, 25 cents for copies or printing or both? Both. Okay. And color is 50 cents? 42:26.440 --> 42:28.280 60, 60. Okay. 42:32.280 --> 42:35.320 I was getting to a device or something. Yeah. 42:37.160 --> 42:41.880 We're one of the few libraries when it comes to printing that we control it. 42:41.880 --> 42:45.000 You have to come up to the desk and we have to release the print job. 42:45.880 --> 42:51.240 And I'm out for it because it just reduces waste. 42:53.320 --> 42:56.760 If when libraries first started offering the internet, 42:58.120 --> 43:04.680 the number of books of paper we threw away because people then print correctly. 43:05.800 --> 43:11.640 Yeah. So yeah, we're definitely going to continue. We need to continue that because we really do. 43:11.640 --> 43:18.360 We do waste. Okay. Does anybody have anything else? 43:21.480 --> 43:26.120 Okay. I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Motion. Thank you. Second. All those in favor? 43:26.120 --> 43:29.800 Aye. We are adjourned. Thanks everyone. 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