CORONADO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SPECIAL MEETING
Minutes of Wednesday, December 4, 2002
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Library Trustees: Jack Shaw, President, Laura
Rockwell, Executive Secretary,
Trustee Gaylord, Trustee Keith
and Trustee Haines
Library Staff: Christian Esquevin, Director Library
Services, Dianne Meeks, Administrative
Secretary, Ellenjoy Weber, Principal Librarian
Engineering: Steve Easterday, Tom Crosby
Others: Tom Anglewicz and Eitan Aharoni, Construction
Consultant
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
II. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
President Shaw told the Board that Ed & Betty Chapman has given a
$5,000 check to support the Library. He also said that the Eagle
newspaper had a large article on the Library Expansion.
Trustee Keith told the Board that Time Warner wants to advertise and film
the groundbreaking ceremony.
Steve Easterday thanked Trustee Haines for sponsoring the room at the
Yacht Club for a Partnering Conference on December 12th.
Trustee Keith made a motion to move the
Ground Breaking Ceremony to the next item
on the agenda. Trustee Gaylord seconded the
motion and the motion passed unanimously.
V. GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY
Trustee Rockwell said that the Coronado Community Band was available
to play at the ceremony.
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Director Esquevin told the Board that January 17th at 9:00 am, The Mayor
and City Manager could officiate at the ground breaking ceremony and
recognize the Expansion Committee. Also mentioned was that the
invitations should go out the first week of January.
President Shaw said he approved of the program outline. It was noted
that the architects should be on the invitation list.
III. REVIEW STATUS AND TIMELINE FOR LIBRARY EXPANSION
PROJECT
Steve Easterday told the Board that there was going to be a pre-
construction meeting and then a walk through. President Shaw told the
Board that he and Trustee Rockwell would attend this pre-construction
meeting.
Steve noted that parking on D Street will be an issue. Having diagonal
parking spaces was discussed.
Steve mentioned he has received the contractors’ bond and insurance
documents and they may move on site by Christmas and will start work
after the first of the year. They will setup the lay down area on the bowling
green.
It was also noted that any potential delay in the high school construction
schedule will not impact our timeline.
IV. REVIEW LIBRARY FURNISHINGS, FINISHES, AND FABRICS
Tom Anglewicz presented to the Board carpet and fabric samples. He
recommended that carpet #5 be used for the Spreckels Room. Discussion
ensued on the new carpet samples. Tom also showed different carpet
samples for the Children’s Library. It was decided that the Board would like
Tom to bring back different carpet samples at the next Board meeting. This
will be put on the December 10th agenda.
Discussion ensued on changes to the Children’s Library carpet.
Trustee Shaw moved to change the carpet in the
Children’s Library to “Big Top” color # 6033-2796.
Trustee Rockwell seconded the motion and the
motion was passed unanimously.
Tom Anglewicz recommended that the staff lounge not be carpeted
and tile used instead. Director Esquevin noted that using tile in the
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lounge would save money and we would use the same tile as in the
Children’s area.
Trustee Keith moved to put vinyl tile in the staff
lunch room. Trustee Gaylord seconded the motion
and the motion was passed unanimously.
President Shaw moved to approve carpet #3 for the
area specified, stacks & Teen Library area and the
Winn Room. Trustee Keith seconded the motion
and the motion was passed unanimously.
Director Esquevin showed the Board a selection of chairs. The Board
had selected chair C#101, Lombard. Agati proposed alternative chairs that
are more expensive but with superior construction. Agati brought their
price down on these chairs. Discussion ensued on the chair selections.
Trustee Gaylord moved to replace the previously
selected chair C#101 with the Agati chair made of
Cherry, low back. Trustee Keith seconded the
motion and the motion was passed unanimously.
Director Esquevin showed the Board pictures of two antique (1880) custom
built mahogany exhibit cabinets. These were appraised at $35,000. The
owners would sell them to the Library for $17,500. Given that they would
replace some tables and chairs, the price would drop to $14,500. The
Board asked that Director Esquevin go back to the owners and ask them
to donate the cabinets.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
Trustee Rockwell moved to adjourn the meeting.
Trustee Haynes seconded the motion and the
motion was passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:20 pm.
John F. Shaw, President Coronado Library Board of Trustees
Laura R. Rockwell, Executive Secretary, Coronado Library Board of Trustees
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