2/1/2007 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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Summa of Status of Plannin for the flew MashLibrary S Current Situation 1. State brant Current Letter of Award provides for a grant of$2,551,775 subject to State approval of a Library Co-nstruction Bored Bill. Representative Eric Tur in ton filed a $100 million Library Construction .-- ill on Wednesday, January 1 o,.2007. The Board of Library Bond Commissioners roared increasing .the grant by 1 or $382,766 to iscurrently second on a Waiting List to receive $2,934,541. Inas d the Town of Dudley.who has received .most of their grant �� rant, � , and awaits receipt of the remaining.$585,421. . Paine so Libra Building Consultant for the Board f � Library Library commissioners confirmed that it is not a question of 1F iahee will receive grant, but WHEN. She anticipates a provisional grant award by .July, 2007 or perhaps August. The State's raktin budget , for FY 2008 must include an appropriation of $16 million. The progress " tion and appropriation bills will b monitored. of the legislation .. The • 2"�,943 SF library which may be reduced by % will qualify for the construction grant. The Town will forfeit the grant if chooses to finance a smaller library. At the time the Town executes a grant contract with the state it will rec-eive a yn ant.of 30% of the grant amount. - Current Proposals Under Consideration tion - Under the Town BVI � • - proposals were subrnittd to Architect-Stewart direction, three library p • to prepare basic schematics of floor plans and Roberts. He is pe to � • - or each and resent his findings at a scheduled interim opt estimates � meeting of the P1anni and Construction Committee. January Planning. ,and proposal are: a. A 153500 SF two-totwo-storY library with steel frame construction one-story library with good frame construction 215943 SF two-story library reduced by % to approximately 21,000 F which is the library approved under the state grant program. Joyce Mason has informed the PCC that-she is discussing a Possible Public/Private Partnership� with Mashpee Commons Limited under rhi h _ 1VICL would finance the constructio.n of a library and enter into a long-term lease with the Town. That isall we.know about it.