12/9/2008 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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r _ Mashpee Public Library P 0 Box 657 Mashpee MA Circulation for November 2008 was 8,592 items. This compares with last year's circulation of 10,310. Year-to-date circulation is 53,593, compared to 60,836 items circulated during the same time period last year. I expect we will continue to see smaller monthly totals as long as we are in the temporary location. You may have seen the articles in the newspaper about the proposal to change Joy St from a pedestrian mail to an actual street. I don't know what impact that would have on the library. We may or may not still be tenants during the timeframe any construction would take place. The most recent news article said a public hearing will be held on January 7"'. Anyone wanting more information might plan on attending the hearing. If you've driven by the library location recently, you've noticed that the trees have been cleared from the lot. In addition, the town was waiting for all the demolition permits to be issued. I spoke to Rick Pomroy (OPM) this morning to get an update on the time schedule. He has a meeting with the Bufftree Builders to review the schedule. The contractor needed to develop a workflow plan on tracking the removal of any debris from the site. As a LEED building, the town has to document how all material was recycled or disposed of. Rick wanted to meet with Bufftree before demolition began to review how they would be track and handled that aspect of the project. This is the first LEED project for Rick and Bufftree so Rick wanted to be sure everyone understood the tracking requirements before anything was removed from the site. The site needs to be completely fenced for everyone's safety before demolition and construction can start. Rick said the fence should start going up by the end of this week. Catherine Laurent is serving as the town's communications point person between the town and the OPM. The P&CC will contact Catherine about any related needs and she will contact the OPM as needed. Access to the site must be scheduled through the OPM for safety reasons and so as to not interfere with the general contractor's work schedule. Rick has informed Bufftree that his crew and subcontractors will not discuss the project in local coffee shops or other public places. All official news will come through the town to ensure accuracy of facts. Patience Jackson will be on the Cape December 22"d. She is visiting a nearby library that is considering a building project. She has not yet seen our temporary location so she plans to stop by for a visit after her business with our neighbors. Our project should be underway by then so she should at last see a hole in the ground.