MINUTES
BUILDING AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE
ELISHA D. SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

VIA Zoom
February 24, 2021


Called to order at 11:03am by Chairman Schwerbel
Committee members present:  Golz and Schwerbel
Absent:  Franzoi and Turner
Also present:  Library Director Lenz and Business Manager Dreyer

Public Comment/Communication:  None

Facility Planning Discussion

  • Franzoi and Turner spoke with Margaret Sullivan of MSS, and she is willing to do whatever is needed.  
  • Schwerbel and Lenz talked with Greg Mickells, Director of the Madison Public Library, who will be working with JAL Architects for construction of their Imagination Center at Reindahl Park, essentially a library branch on the east side of Madison. Staff at that library conducted a survey and talked to community members at community events to find out what their needs were and how to make the community a better place to live.  This planning process took 4 years.  
  • Schwerbel will talk to Dave Voss to see how he sees this project coming together.  
  • The committee discussed adding members to the committee.

The committee will meet on Wednesday, March 3, March 10 and March 17, at 11:00am to continue to move this process forward.  

Adjournment
Motion to adjourn made at 11:40am by Turner, seconded by Golz.  Motion carried unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Dreyer, recording secretary