LIBRARY UPDATE. David Adams introduced Joel Kester and Brent Israelsen, other library committee members, and brought the council up to date on the concept plan for the library. Mr. Adams said the committee has settled on a location for the building, which will be by the Alpine Art Center. The committee is committed to raise the funds to purchase the building and land and then the books. The committee wants this to be a gift to the citizens of Alpine.
Brent Israelsen said that with the 501C Corporation in place and they are now going into a strong fund raising mode and Mr. Israelsen explained the different groups contributors would be placed in depending on the amount of their donation. Joel Kester said the annual operation of the library needed to be discussed with the city along with Highland and Cedar Hills to determine how much each city is comfortable in providing so the committee can set and present their budget.
The Library Committee’s efforts for the next six months will be raising money. Thomas
Whitchurch asked what the city can do to support the efforts and Brent Israelsen said it is important that the city write letters in support of donors and under the State Laws there is a Charter that needs to come from the city. Hata Puriri is the City Council representative to the library committee.
May 25, 2004
LIBRARY. David Adams, a former City Councilman, represented the Library Committee and updated the City Council on the status of the new proposed library. Jennifer Jackman showed the design for the proposed building which could include many uses. David Adams said the committee has had conversation with Highland and indicated that Mayor Adamson said Highland is interested in pursuing the library. David Adams said that what is not contributed by the cities would be obtained through federal grants.
Thomas Whitchurch asked if the library committee would be coming back again next year to ask for more money and Mr. Adams said no, but hoped to have enough money by Alpine Days to purchase the land.
Thomas Whitchurch said he was excited to have a facility of this kind in our community and to have our residents only pay $25.00 per family per year would be a bargain. Mayor Barker said he was excited to have a facility of this size in our community.
Hunt Willoughby said he is excited about the prospect of having a library here but still thinks this is a lot of money and was still looking at using Harmony Forge as a library and is not convinced about spending this much money.
Jennifer Jackman said their committee has looked at Harmony Forge on several occasions and with what was expressed at the public meetings was in the opinion that the residents wanted more.
Ula Hemingway said the people she has talked to are not in favor of that site, but would be more in favor if the library was in the downtown area and they do not want one as elaborate as the one proposed. Jennifer Jackman said the committee decided on the location by the Art Center as it was close to Highland if we want them to participate.
Kimberly Bryant asked several residents about their feelings concerning the library and out of the 30 people she contacted there were only two definite yeses who wanted a library, two who said they would pay for it but not use it, one who said no, and the rest of the residents were concerned that the $25.00 would continually go up. Mrs. Bryant indicated that some people felt our city was small enough that we did not want a library that is this elaborate.
MOTION: Kent Hastings moved that the city not commit to do an ongoing funding at this point. Motion died for lack of a second.
Dennis Smith said the committee has really tried to focus on this not being a real financial burden on the residents and wanted to see this revitalize the community.
Hunt Willoughby said he is not ready to make a decision tonight but will be ready in two weeks but felt we needed to give the committee some guidance as they have done an incredible job. The last time we did a major project in the community was pressurized irrigation and once we refined the project we filled the cafeteria at the school and presented the information to the public. If the Library Committee is ready maybe we should have a community presentation. Hata Puriri asked if we would allow the community to make suggestions.
Thomas Whitchurch said he is embarrassed to say that the council is not looking at the whole benefit and that Highland and Cedar Hills are ready to participate. For $75,000 it is amazing to him that our council would not seriously consider the project.
MOTION: Hunt Willoughby moved that we plan a public information hearing on the Library project after it has been duly noticed and at the earliest convenient time. Kent Hastings seconded. Ayes: Kimberly Bryant, Kent Hastings, Hata Puriri, Thomas Whitchurch and Hunt Willoughby. Nays: 0. Motion passed.
June 8, 2004
Thomas Whitchurch brought up the issue of the skateboard park and said the Library Committee is
trying to raise money for a community center. Mr. Whitchurch suggested that we use the money allocated for the skateboard park and put a line item in the budget to help support the library.
November 23, 2008
LIBRARY CARD REIMBURSEMENT. Ted Stillman said we are in the 3rd year of reimbursing residents up to $35.00 per calendar year. Mr. Stillman said that American Fork has increased their non-resident library card fee to $65.00 per year and Cedar Hills and Highland have both increased their Library Card reimbursement to $40.00 per calendar year. Ted Stillman said we have had citizens request that we raise our reimbursement fee to $40.00 per year. The number of Library reimbursements that we have given each year are as follows:
- 2001 275
- 2002 300
- 2003 264
- 2004 222 ( to date)
Thomas Whitchurch seconded. Ayes: Kimberly Bryant, Hata Puriri, Thomas Whitchurch and Hunt
Willoughby. Nays: 0. Motion passed.
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