Minutes - December 11, 2019
Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Brockway Memorial Library Conference Room
Meeting called to order at 9:27 a.m. Present were Michelle Brown, Library Director, Laura Farley, President Kathleen
Redmond, Vice President, Cheryl Gowing, and Christine Gay, Secretary. John Camp was excused.
Public comment: None
Presentation: None
Guests: None
1. Approval of Minutes: Reference to Airbnb on 125th street in the November 13, 2019 minutes needs to be changed to
115th street. Motion to approve revision made by C. Gowing, seconded by C. Gay. Motion passed.
2. Community Alliance Report: Presented by Kathy Redmond. Village is instituting a Resiliency Committee to
address climate change; Mayor’s Ball is March 14th.
3. Financial Report: There was nothing significant to report. The Library made $16 in the front desk book raffle for
November 2019. C. Gowing moved to accept the financial report, C. Gay seconded. Motion passed.
4. Circulation Report: In November 2019, the Library circulated 4,449 items, and 103 holds were placed. The Library
added 70 new items, 28 book donations and repaired/replaced 76 items. Twenty new patrons were added. The Library
digitally archived 38 items. The current patron count is 6,385. There were 44 checkouts on RB Digital Magazine.
5. Old Business:
a. Construction Update: Michelle Brown, Cheryl Gowing, Stobs and the Library architect attended the Planning
and Zoning meeting on November 21, 2019. The Site Plan was approved. Stobs has applied for permits which
are being reviewed by Miami Shores Village.
b. Termite tenting will take place on December 27 -28, 2019. The Library will be closed on those dates. It will
reopen on December 30th.
c. The mangrove art installation by Xavier Cortada is planned for January 2020.
6. Other Items:
a. Capital Projects: The main room lighting project has been awarded to Longman Electric and it will begin in
the next few weeks. The total cost will be $4,800. A new water fountain was installed in October. The cost
was just under $1,000. The Library is planning on replacing the copy machine. The new one will have scanning
capabilities and color printing. It was suggested that a lease would be better than a purchase to enable the
Library to keep costs low while offering more current technology.
b. Unity Day will be on February 8, 2020 11am – 4pm.
7. Announcements:
a. December 12, 2019 Seed Share kickoff with Corinne Mariposa. Attendees will learn about seeds, how to
harvest them and how to plant them.
b. DINGGIN Choral group concert will take place on Friday, December 13th at 7:00 p.m.
c. Volunteer Reception is Tuesday, December 17th at the Country Club.
d. Essence Nutrition presentation will take place January 16th at 6:15 p.m.
e. The Black History Month kickoff is February 6, 2020 at the Miami Shores Multipurpose Center located at
9900 NE 2nd Avenue.
f. The next Fine Arts Artist Reception will take place at the Library on Thursday, February 13, 2020. This will
include the Leonor Anthony Jazz Exhibit.
8. Public Comment: None.
9. Adjournment: Laura Farley moved to adjourn, Kathy Redmond seconded. Meeting was adjourned at 10:17 a.m.