WARRENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT

Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees

Wednesday, December 19, 2007, 7:00 p.m.

AGENDA

Location: Board Room

 

 

Visitors are welcome to all meetings of the Board of Trustees.  Anyone who wishes to address the Board during Public Comments must fill out a sign up sheet prior to the start of the meeting. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes. The Board requests that a group appoint one (1) speaker to present the views of the entire group. Speakers will state name and address before addressing the Board.  While the Board appreciates all questions and comments, they will not respond at the meeting, but may choose to do so at a later time.

 

1.         Call to order

2.         Approval of the agenda (ACTION)

Trustees may request to remove any items from the consent or regular agenda at this time.

Discussion only items may also be added to the regular agenda at this time.

3.         Presentation

4.         Public comments

5.         Correspondence

a.       Thank you from Judith Nonnie

6.         Consent Agenda (ACTION)

a.       Approve Minutes of the November 28, 2007 Committee of the Whole Meeting

b.      Approve Minutes of the November 28, 2007 Regular Board of Trustees Meeting

c.       Approve Minutes of the November 28, 2007 Closed Session

d.      Receive and file Building Construction and Investment Report for November

e.       Receive and file Financial Report for November

f.       Approve payment of non-general contractor bills for December in the amount of $521.98 with check number 16220.

g.      Approve payment of regular bills for December in the amount of $36,636.67 with checks numbered 16206 through 16257.

7.         Regular Agenda

 

 

8.         Unfinished Business

a.       Adopt a Resolution of Understanding Between the City of Warrenville and the Warrenville Public Library District Regarding the Future Redevelopment of the Former Musselman Lumber Company Property and the Potential Exchange of Land Between the City of Warrenville and the Warrenville Public Library District (ACTION)

b.      Adopt revisions to board by-laws (ACTION)

9.         New Business

a.       Review and accept proposal from NewmanArchitecture for work related to the repair and replacement of roof (ACTION)

b.      Discussion of items to be brought to the January 9, 2008 City/Library Task Force meeting

10.     Director’s Report

a.       Smoking ban – effective January 1, 2008

b.      Update regarding email communication by trustees

c.       Update on Bob Walters Commons progress

d.      Update on District 203 litigation

11.     President’s Report

a.       Next meetings or events

b.      Daily Herald article “Lombard Library Secures Expansion Tract”

12.     Treasurer’s Report

13.     Secretary’s Report

14.     Committee Reports

a.       City of Warrenville 175th Anniversary Commission (November 14 and    December 12, 2007) (Director Whitmer)

15.     Trustee Comments

16.     Items for information and/or discussion (No Action)

17.     Closed session as allowed by 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) for the purpose of “litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting”.

18.     Discussion/action resulting from the above closed session (ACTION)

19.     Closed session as allowed by 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5) for the purpose of “the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired”.

20.     Discussion/action resulting from the above closed session (ACTION)

21.     Closed session as allowed by 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3) for the purpose of “The selection of a person to fill a public office, as defined in this Act, including a vacancy in a public office, when the public body is given power to appoint under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or removal of the occupant of a public office, when the public body is given power to remove the occupant under law or ordinance.”

22.     Discussion/action resulting from the above closed session (ACTION)

23.     Adjournment (ACTION)