Board of Trustees
River Forest Public Library
Regular Board Meeting Minutes
May 18th, 2010
8:42pm

Call to Order & Roll Call
President Joan O’Connor called the regular meeting to order at 8:42pm. The roll was taken.  Present were Trustees Genie Halloran, Mark Coe, Margaret Horstman, Joan Cusack, and Alice Calabrese. Trustee Harley Beck was excused.  Also present were Director Sophia Anastos, staff member Rebecca Thornton, and Melissa Lieb of Mac Brady Associates, Inc. 

Audience to Visitors, Trustee and Staff Comments
President O’Connor reads a letter from Mr. Hamper praising the Reference Staff and Director Anastos. 

Consent Agenda 
President O’Connor asked for a motion to approve the consent agenda. Trustee Cusack moved to approve the Warrant and Benefit List for the period of April 1, 2010 through April 30, 2010 including checks numbered from 9707-9730, 9741-9788, 9790-9815, 9816-9838 for a total of $73,228.52 with the Minutes from the April 20th meeting. Trustee Calabrese seconded the motion and a roll call vote was taken.  
      Ayes: Trustees Horstman, Coe, Halloran, Calabrese, Cusack, and O’Connor
      Nays: None
      Absent: Trustee Beck

Communications
A. Announcements 
      B. Patron Suggestions
      
Report from Committees
Items 6 and 7 on the Regular Meeting Agenda were flipped to accommodate Melissa Lieb being present. 
	A. Outreach (Did not meet in April)
	B. Facility
	- After a brief discussion Trustee Cusack moved that Edenberg Anderson 	complete a Facilities Capital Reserve Plan for the price of $10,000. Trustee Coe 	seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 
	-After a presentation by Melissa Lieb of Mac Brady Associates, Inc. and some 	discussion Trustee Calabrese moved that All-American should be awarded the 	contract for repairs to the roof. Trustee Cusack seconded the motion. The motion 	passed unanimously.
		-Trustee Coe moved to approve a lifetime warranty roof with copper 			gutters, and an upgraded warranty to Golden Pledge. Trustee Calabrese 			seconded the motion and a roll call vote was taken:
      	Ayes: Trustees Horstman, Coe, Halloran, Calabrese, Cusack, and 				O’Connor
      	Nays: None
      	Absent: Trustee Beck

	C. Policy 
	-After a brief discussion Trustee Cusack moved to accept the FOIA policy as 	recommended by the Policy Committee. Trustee Calabrese seconded the motion. 	The motion passed unanimously. 
	-Trustee Calabrese moved to amend the Trustee By-Laws so that Page 2 and 4 	matched in stating two years as the term of a Trustee. Trustee Coe seconded the 	motion. The motion passed unanimously. 

Director’s Report/Strategic Initiatives
A brief discussion occurred on how to handle the exterior crowding problems that have been occurring after school lets out. 

Old Business
None

New Business
See Report from Committees. 

Adjournment
At 10:15 PM, President O’Connor requested a motion for adjournment. Trustee Cusack moved the meeting be adjourned. Trustee Coe seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.