7/12/2005 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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BOARD of LIBRARY TRUSTEES REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING TUESDAY,XUY 129 2005 MASHPEE LIBRARY Present: David Burton, Carlo D"Este,,Dianna Snaith, Ann MacDonald-Dailey, Feather Lal atos,Nancy Soderberg{arrived 6:55 p.m.), and Helene DeFoe, Library Director. Absent: Nancy Stafford. Chairman David Burton called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. Approval of Minutes Ann motioned to accept the Minutes of the Meeting held May 12,, 2005 as Witten;Dianna seconded the motion and it was approved by Ann,Heather, and Dianna, with David and Carlo abstaining. Nancy Soderberg had not yet arrived at the meeting. Dianna motioned to accept the Mnut s of the Meting held June 14,2005 as written, Carlo seconded the motion and it was approved by David, Carlo and Dianna, with Ann and Feather abstaining. Nancy Soderberg had not yet arrived at the' eeting. Construction Grant/Fundraising David commented about the 2.5 Million-Dollar LBC Grant and applauded the efforts of all who worked so hard to achieve this success. Y David then noted that the next chore ahead will be to raise funds to be able to authorize our architect to design the building. It is estimated this will cost approximately$200,000. David advised that in two weeks Melinda Gallant and Shelley Gilbert will be making a presentation to the Board of Selectmen to give them a status update. Sheller will also be requesting authorization to use the remaining$93,000 from the previous appropriation and put that towards design costs. David also advised that Melinda will stay on through Labor Day at her current rate. The Friends are satisfied with Melinda"s efforts to date and the foundation she is preparing for fundraising efforts. Kresge rant } The application for$95,000 grant has been seat in. There is a 90-day turnaround on this grant so we should probably hear the outcome by Fall-2005. If successful in getting this grant, we mill have the fiat"'green" library on Cape.