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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
April 27,1998
BOARD PRESENT:
Joyce Moody, Mary Shilcutt, Avis Crisp, Lynn Waller, and
William Merrill (Absent: Kay Schmidt, Mary Shilcutt and
Carol Benoit)
STAFF PRESENT:
Steve Brown, Library Director
Brenda Lewis, Administrative Secretary
CALLED TO ORDER:
Chairman Lynn Waller at 7 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of March 19, 1998 were approved as written.
Steve Brown introduced Dick Waters of Providence Associates who has been selected
to develop a long range plan for the library. Mr. Waters' team will include library
specialists, architects and engineers to evaluate the programs, services, and facilities of
the library and develop a plan that will best serve our growing community for the next
twenty years.
Mr. Waters, architect Brad Waters, and a mechanical, structural, and electrical engineer
from the firm of Tippett and Gee met with library staff and inspected the building on
Monday. Mr. Brown followed in the afternoon with a driving tour of North Richland Hills.
Mr. Waters and Mr. Brown will continue on Tuesday to meet with library staff and with
Deputy City Manger Randy Shiflet and Assistant City Manager Ron Ragland.
The first week in June, Mr. Waters and associates will return for a second site visit. At
this time, a series of focus groups will meet and recommend future options for library
services and facilities. Mr. Brown hopes to include a cross section of NRH citizens
including students, seniors, business people, library board, city administration, and
council.
After this twelve-week process, Providence Associates will present recommendations to
city administration and council for library services and facilities through the year 2018.
Discussion followed with Mr. Waters and Mr. Brown responding to questions from board
members.
Next meeting was scheduled for May 21, 1998. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Brenda Lewis
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