Hata Puriri asked about the status of the Library Committee. Mayor Barker said he felt that people were drifting away from the interest, but said he would talk to David Adams.
October 11, 2005
Hata Puriri – Asked if there is anything going on with the Library Committee and has had a few people who would like to be involved in this committee. Thomas Whitchurch said the current committee has raised some money and Jannicke Brewer said there were several questions on the survey about the library. It will be interesting to see the results.
November 14, 2006
Ted Stillman: Library – Highland is building a new City Hall, Fire Station and Police Station. There will be a new 3300 square foot Library in their City Hall Building. The overall cost will be $150,000 per year and this will be an interim library until Highland can build a library building on its own. Hunt Willoughby said that the Mayor’s in northern Utah County have discussed:
- having a system where all cards are interchangeable
- having a Countywide Library system to mirror Salt Lake’s system
- do we want to look at something small and work with Highland?
May 8, 2007
Ted Stillman: Brought the City Council up to date on the library books. Joan Norton went down and divided them into categories. Right now they are on a trailer but Mountainville Academy might be interested. The newest book was in 1995. One option is that Highland keep the books for their library and if they go with Mountainville they would stay with Mountainville. The books would be further outdated if we wait for Alpine to get a library, which could possibly be four or five years away. The Mayor said he would like to see the books placed where they will be used and Thomas Whitchurch said that Mountainville would not be able to take them for at least two weeks. There are seventy-five boxes or several thousand books.
May 22, 2007
LIBRARY BOOKS. Ted Stillman said that at the May 8, 2007 City Council Meeting under communications we discussed the library books and where they should go. Several weeks ago Joan Norton assisted in dividing the books with Highland. One suggestion that was made is that the library books be given to Mountainville Academy. This would allow the books to be used rather than continuing in storage.
Currently the books are sitting on a trailer at the City Shop and if the books do not go to Mountainville Academy then they will be stored in the basement of City Hall. It was noted that Highland City said they would be interested in using our books. Mayor Willoughby recommended that we first offer the books to Highland as a greater population would benefit from them, but then they would be labeled as Alpine’s property. It was suggested that if Highland is not interested we would then offer the books to Mountainville.
MOTION: Tracy Wallace moved to first talk to Highland’s Library Committee to see if they are interested in utilizing our books and mixing them with theirs knowing that they will potentially come back to us and if they decline that offer we make the same request to the schools that are in the City of Alpine and based on those reactions to the request we split the books up accordingly. Kent Hastings seconded. Ayes: Kimberly Bryant, Kent Hastings, Hata Puriri, Tracy Wallace and Thomas Whitchurch. Nays: 0. Motion passed.
August 28, 2007
[Note: it has recently (2009) been suggested that the city withdraw from the Highland/Alpine/American Fork recreation program and apply the $40,000 toward a part-time employee who could schedule Alpine events and have some time for the library. What follows is background.]
RECREATION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. Ted Stillman had included a Memorandum of Understanding with American Fork City regarding Alpine’s participation in the recreation program ... One of the concerns ... was the scheduling of the fields in Alpine by American Fork to the possible exclusion of the independent athletic leagues. It was proposed dropping paragraph 5.2 from the Agreement which allowed American Fork Recreation to have first priority on field use and elimination of this paragraph solves the field scheduling problem and we will use paragraph 5.1 and a new paragraph was added. Ted Stillman said ... American Fork’s residents are now they are the minority as both Alpine’s and Highland’s usage has drastically grown. ... our fee will go up about $10,000 per year from $40,000 last year. Councilman Wallace asked why we don’t just reimburse a child the extra $15.00 charged like we reimburse for the library. Derric Reycert said if Alpine didn’t participate ... American Fork would have to charge our residents more ... we would have to hire a full-time person to run our program and that would cost the City more than the $40,000 saved to not participate with American Fork.
MOTION: Thomas Whitchurch moved to approve the Recreation Memorandum of Understanding with American Fork ... passed.
Mayor Willoughby noted that Kent Hastings left the meeting for one hour, but will return.
September 11, 2007
Kent Fitzgerald said that with the number of in home gyms, swimming pools and empty nesters why we don’t spend our money on a library that would benefit everybody.
Kimberly Bryant felt this was a huge increase on everybody and would tax all the little older people right out of town.
October 9, 2007
Scott Kenney said that in 2002 a Committee was formed to look at putting in a Library and Senior Citizens Center. The City put up $10,000 then and to date nothing has been done. Mr. Kenney asked if the City Council would consider providing land for some kind of Civic Center to benefit future generations.
Mayor Hunt Willoughby said the Council would be willing and the 20+ acres that was purchased on 100 South and 600 East can be looked at. This property will be going through the planning stage. ...
Joel Kester came to support Scott Kenney and believes the citizens of Alpine can provide a Recreation Center and Civic Center. Mr. Kester said the prior Citizens Committee were a little disorganized and if this committee was put together with the right people that were a little more functional would make a difference in moving this project forward.
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