Thursday, October 16, 2008

LFNAC Minutes September 13, 2008

The Library Facilities Needs Assessment Committee met at the Hatfield Public Library at 9:10 a.m.

Present: Martin Antonetti, Dodie Gaudet, Harold Green, Lynn Omasta, and Mary Williams
Absent: Susan Gaughan, Milton Howard, and Sheila McCormick,

The first item of business was to emend the minutes of September 2, 2008 to state the Committee MOVED, SECONDED AND VOTED on its choice of architects in the following order: Hale Associates, Durland Van Voorhis (DVV), and Drummy Rosane Anderson (DRA).

MOVED, SECONDED AND VOTED: Harold will contact Hatfield town attorney Bill O’Neil to begin negotiations with Stephen Hale so that we have a contract ready to sign when the Trustees approve the building program.

The Center School Municipal Use Working Group is conduction a survey of space needs for all departments. LFNAC recommends that the Library give this group a copy of the building program which details all of the space the Library needs. We will state that all space must be dedicated to the Library (e.g. elevator, rest rooms, etc.) in order to receive MBLC funding. The Town would have to finance any spaces that the Library shares with another town department.

Looking at the Center School will be part of the feasibility study. We need to consider all options.

The next meeting will be Saturday, September 27 at 8:00 a.m. at the Hatfield Public Library.

Meeting adjourned at 9:52 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Dodie Gaudet
Secretary