2/25/2003 LIBRARY BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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TOWN OF 1MAS P + LIBRARY BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes of the. Meeting of2125/03 committee Attendees: Also Attending: Kevin Connolly Cindy Parker Maureen Rounds John Renz sunny Merritt hike Bailey.(Ma'sh 'e Enterprise) -. Grace-Talmage'' ._. J..Stewart-Rob-eras . -- Ed F Foe ars ll fr i - - - Dianne tan'on David Burton Torn O'Neill Chairman Kevin Connolly called the meeting to order it' :2o PM. FRIENDS of THE MASHPEE PUBLIC.LIBRARY.—C' indy Parker- Pre Cindy repprted on the current fundraising status. The Sunday concert Seriesprogram to date k8s' yielded a total f 1 o. Other donations, including the$6000 donation from the'Frie'nds of the iashpa Library building fund,.total.$7345. Two bank accounts have been established: 1. Checking account with $2700. This account is to be used for expenses rented to the fundraising off rt. - 2., Money Market.account with$6000. This interest-bearing account will be the depository for donations to the building fund. It was agreed th t there-wasan immediate.need for an individual to be designated as a record keeper for the newly established bank accounts. This person will be responsible for collecting and depositing -donations, keeping track of monies depositedlwithdrawn, and writing checks when needed. This same 4 person would also handle the follow-up than u rotes to' donors. A job description will be pint together . for the position with a dollar amount per hour established. The erson'must be someone T ' p n the Library Building Committee 6r.a Trustee of the Friends of the Ma' shpee Library. Cindy has designed a logo fr.Frlends of the Library for stationary, brochures, etc. 41 Cindy requested that an alternate hostess for the remaining Sunday concerts be designated, to —-assist-h r with-this-resp n'sibilit rt--.Sdnn -M rritt-volunteered Ao-fill--this-spot.-- IMAI RAfDALL REPORT lam Randall stated that he expects to'complete the d siphase of the new librarywithin the next two weeks. gn p Exterior Materials.'- Outside material possibilities include stone, granite,-and 12 x 24 pre-cast concrete blocks.,ci pb.oard and wood are not recommended because of their high maintenance nc a costs. Roofing material could be either slate or asphalt. lam will be researching some vinyl types of materials-es well and will do.a cost analysis on these materials f r consideration by the committee. Issues of eonce'm. lam stated he is concerned that his design has gone too far-in.--downgrading the backside of the building compared with the front and.sines. a plans t concentrate on this problem in the next t�+ + in order to correct the situation. Expansion possibilities are limited on both sides of the proposed design. A rfirst floor expansion p r.. would have to o back toward the parking area, which would necessitate omolffion work. The committee stressed the need to build flexibility into the building flan to provide for future expansion.. It was stated again that to consider adding a basement at this time would add a additional $250,000 to$300,000 to t-hcost of the building. • The children's vying and the 11eeti .,doom,.on either side of the proposed structure need to be worked on further in order to better r flect the traditional co' nservativef-New England look. lam agreed that he is struggling with this issue and plans to concentrate on corning up with a more acceptable design.