LFNAC Minutes – March 26, 2009

The Library Facilities Needs Assessment Committee met at the Hatfield Public Library at 6:35 p.m.

Present: Martin Antonetti, Dodie Gaudet, Susan Gaughan, Harold Green and Mary Williams. Also present: Stephen Hale, architect and Tim Heatwole, landscape architect.
Absent: Lynn Omasta, Milton Howard

Tim presented some detailed drawings of landscaping. One issue is parking: how do we get enough parking spaces yet not pave lots of park-like areas? We don’t want to have to rely on street parking or encroach on the water detention area between the library and the elementary school. Can we count the parking area at the school as part of library parking? We need to check with the Planning Board. We also don’t want to lose “points” with the MBLC for too few parking spaces.

Stephen presented some revised drawings which he had modified to meet square footage of the Building Program.

Most Committee members can no longer make the trip to Cape Cod on April 3. Rather than try to organize a group, members will try to visit the Cape libraries that Stephen has designed on their own. Members should also try to visit the Lexington Library.

The Historical Society will meet on Thursday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Congregational Church. Susan will ask if LFNAC can make a brief presentation. [Susan sent an email to committee members on April 1 that the Historical Society has agreed to let us have 10-15 minutes at their next meeting to talk about the library plans.] LFNAC will meet at the Hatfield Public Library at 6:00 p.m.

LFNAC will meet at 11:00 on Saturday, April 18 at the Library. The open house begins at 1:00 p.m. Stephen Hale will attend this meeting and the open house.

The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Dodie Gaudet, Secretary