05/14/1998 - Packet AGENDA
TIGARD LIBRARY BOARD
THURSDAY, MAY 149 1998 - 7:00 P.M.
TIGARD PUBLIC LIBRARY-PUETT ROOM
13125 SW HALL BLVD.
TIGARD, OREGON
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL: BECK GUSTIN_ HARPER_ HOKLIN_
IRWINKASSON
3. Approve Minutes for April 1998.
4. Monthly Report for April 1998.
5. Friends of the Library Report.
6. Cooperative Library Advisory Board Report.
7. Library Trusteeship 101 Report.
8. Update on Memorial Benches.
9. Board Vacancy Update.
10. Library Budget Presentation to Budget Committee.
11. WILI/Polaris Update.
12. Other Business.
13. Adjournment.
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TIGARD LIBRARY BOARD
April 9, 1998
MINUTES
Call to Order: 7:00 p.m., by Chair Larry Beck.
Roll Call: Larry Beck, Tammy Gustin, Pat Harper, Nancy Irwin, and Sue Kasson. Staff:
Melinda Sisson and Assistant City Manager, Liz Newton.
Minutes: Harper moved to approve minutes for March, seconded by Kasson. Motion
passed unanimously.
Reports: March Monthly Report: As a result of several staff members moving on in their
careers, the library is faced with some vacancies. One of the vacancies was
reorganized into a 32-hour position for Circulation, originally two part-time
positions. Circulation reached a new high of 57,999 cires. for the month. The
self-check out machine accounted for 13 percent of the total cires. Staff is
considering relocating the machine to make it more visible and accessible to
patrons. Board reviewed the working schedule for the new Polaris on-line
system. No new information will be added to the current DYNIX system
between July 24th and August 10th. Circulation will be using a back-up
system. During this time, staff is considering extending loan periods and
waiving fines to offset the inconvenience. Staff will perform an inventory of all
materials before Polaris' implementation. During the staff's May 15th In-
Service Day, the morning session will consist of a facilitated discussion and
the afternoon session will consist of staff taking inventory of library materials in
preparation for Polaris. As this process is needed before Polaris can be
hooked up, this inventory process will also clear up the database and shelves,
and give staff a good sense of what is in the collection. Several library staff
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attended the annual Oregon Library Association Conference held in Eugene.
"ReBoot, ReFresh, ReStore" was the theme and presentations included topics
such as establishing foundations, grant writing, realizing your Friends
potential, schools and public libraries sharing and surviving together,
government information for business users on the Internet, and building
partnerships for building literacy.
Friends of the Tigard Library: No report this month.
CLAB: Meeting canceled.
Follow-up Discussion of Memorial for Debbie Cockes:
Libra staff created a sub-committee to resent ideas for a memorial that the
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Library Board and the Friends of the Library could join in with staff. Ideas
mentioned were:
• Living memorial that can be relocated (small tree with plaque)
• Annual event of some sort
- in-house teen fair with activities, booths, sponsors attractive to teens
- run/walk-a-thon aimed at young adults (use money to improve YA
collection)
• Park-like benches with plaque
Art work (that a plaque could be attached to)
Concern was expressed by staff members that the memorial be kept simple
and dignified. Board discussed and felt that park benches would make a
nice memorial for Debbie.
Tigard Beyond Tomorrow Visioning Presentation:
Assistant City Manager, Liz Newton, highlighted the Vision Statement
"What will Tigard look like in 2017" and areas of the Visioning document.
Survey results were collected from Tigard residents, schools, and
businesses. The results were then presented into six target areas for the
Task Force to focus on. The six target areas are identified as Public Safety,
Community Character & Quality of Life, Growth & Growth Management,
Schools & Education, Transportation & Traffic, and Urban & Public
Services. The Vision Task Force then developed goals for each of the
target areas and the Action Committee developed Action Plans on how to
achieve the goals. The areas identified that.presented the most concern
was growth and growth management, traffic, and public safety. Two
strategies have been identified directly relating to the library. They are: 1)
Provide additional library services through users fees for selected
"enhanced" services, and 2) Identify entrepreneurial means of generating
support for library services. Newton indicated that the City will go back to
the citizens at the end of the year to see how The City is doing attaining the
goals. In two years, another survey will be conducted.
Director mentioned that the Tigard-Tualatin School District librarians and
the Tigard Public librarians met to discuss services, demands, and where
they are today. This meeting was the first step in creating a line of
communication and possibly a buddy system with each organization.
Space Committee Report:
The community will be polled to get an idea of how the public may vote on
the building construction levy that will be on the November ballot. Council
will take the approach of dividing the polling respondents in half and asking
the question if they would support the whole project and ask the other half if
they would support a new library and one or two facility remodeling projects.
At the joint City Council/Library meeting it was noted that feedback was
positive and encouraging.
Other Business:
• Director received a well prepared document from Phil Keisling's office
regarding Oregon Revised Statutes on Board levels of participation as
citizens (not as Board members) on certain issues.
• Monday, April 20th is Check Yourself Out Day sponsored by the 3M
Company. It will be an opportunity to promote our self-checkout
machine. If 100 people check out materials on the machine, the library
will be eligible for a drawing to win $2,500 or $1,500 to acquire new
materials.
• The theme for this year's children's Summer Reading Program is
"Buggy About Books." The Young Adult theme is "Get Lost! in a Book."
The Washington County Summer Reading Program theme is
"kids.read @libraries" and will be co-sponsored by the Portland Forest
Dragons. Local libraries reported that they will participate on different
levels but agreed to refer children/parents to the other program if the
prizes are of particular interest. Director noted that Tigard has
expressed some concern with corporate sponsorship overtaking the
meaning of the Summer Reading Program's mission.
Adjournment: It was moved b Irwin and seconded b Harper to adjourn the meeting at
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8:15 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF Tl GARD, OREGON
TO: Bill Monahan, City Manager
FROM: Melinda R. Sisson, Director of Library Services
DATE: May 7, 1998
SUBJECT: Monthly Report, April 1998
• Personnel: Recruitment for three vacant library assistant positions was extended until May 1.
We have received 20 applications and will interview the week of May 11. Meanwhile,
temporary employees Peggy Huffman and Liana Rein have completed their stints at TPL.
Because of the extended recruitment,Angela Cedillo and Donna Crane have agreed to work a
few more weeks to fill some of the vacant shifts. Nikky Wiles was the successful candidate
for the in-house recruitment for our first full-time library assistant. A National recruitment is
underway for Youth Services Specialist and will continue until June 26. Gary Lark will be
leaving as of June 30. We hope to have someone on board by the end of August.
• Circulation: Paula reported that "the sun came out in Oregon, and the patrons went away."
On Sunday of that week, the Library recorded a new low Sunday circ (698) for FY97-98."
Overall circulation statistics for April were 51,226, down 333 from April `97.
• Check It Out Yourself Day: On Monday, April 20, the Library promoted its self-checkout
machine as part of a contest sponsored by 3M Corp. Libraries who had at least 100 users that
day were eligible for a drawing to win one of 17 prizes or money to purchase new materials.
A team of volunteers staffed the self-checkout machine that day to assist patrons in using it.
We had 185 people check out 566 items themselves. That worked out to 26.8% of all items
checked out that day, considerably greater than our current average of 13%. But alas, we did
not win the drawing. Multnomah County Library estimates that self-checkout machines
handle 30% of their items at the Central Branch; but they have 4 machines. We hope that
this promotion introduces many patrons to the convenience of checking things out
themselves.
• Library Volunteer Recognition: Twenty Library volunteers were recognized on April 21 for
their hours and years of service. Certificates and small gifts were given to each volunteer
with six volunteers receiving pins for five, ten and fifteen years of service. All City
volunteers were recognized at the Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner on April 23. Jean
Lindsay and Connie Martin from the Library assisted in the coordination and logistics for this
wonderful event. Over 240 were in attendance.
• National Library Week: In addition to Check-It-Out-Yourself Day and Volunteer
Recognition activities, the Library celebrated the NLW theme "Connect @ the Library" in
coordination with WCCLS. Toddler and Regular Storytimes, Craft Time and a special
children's event, "Pigtasia" were all well attended. Over 250 people attended "Pigtasia," a
troop of performing pigs.
• Dyingfor or Mysteries: Paula, Diana and Kate presented the fourth annual mystery adult book
night. The presentations were as diverse and the presenters. Fun, food and a festive
atmosphere enhanced by talking books with patrons impressed upon the audience that the
library can be an entertaining place, as well as an educational one.
• Polaris: WCCLS announced that the dates for migration to Polaris have been adjusted
slightly by Gaylord Corp. WILI will be unavailable beginning July 27 through August 10.
Planning is under way to publicize extended loan periods, waiving of fines and other ways to
have fun during this software migration.
• Technical Services: Diana spent much of the month developing the Technical Services
schedule for Polaris implementation. This schedule is now being formatted into MS Project
as a workplan. Other major projects include CD-ROM network upgrade and Inventory.
• Visioning Update: The Library staff hosted a joint meeting of the Tigard-Tualatin School District,
Tualatin Public Library and Tigard Public Library librarians on Thursday, April 9. The discussion
was around cooperating on many levels with an immediate goal of increasing communication through
the establishment of a listsery on the Internet. (see attached)
• Volunteers:
Volunteer Type Number Hours
Adult 99 762.25
Young Adult 9 63.25
Local/Oral History 1 20.00
Adopt-a-Shelf 3 6.25
Library Board 5 6.25
Community Service 1 23.75
Friendly Visitors 2 7.25
Total 120 889.00 = 5.13 FTE
WORK INDICATORS WRIL 1998 APRIL 199 APRIL 1996
Circulation
Adult Materials 24,093 25,430 24,963
Juvenile Materials 27,133 26,129 21,323
Total 51,226 51,559 46,286
Days of Service 27.5 28 27.5
Average
Daily Circulation 1,863 1,841 1,683
Hours of Service 279 283 279
Materials
Circulated per Hour 184 182 166
Increase in Circulation -0.6% 11.2% 14.3%
Materials
Added 1,527 1,480 1,529
Withdrawn 294 86 758
Borrowers Registered 319 321 413
Adult Programs 198 N/A N/A
(Number of sessions) (16)
Story Time 356 922 760
(Number of Sessions) (15) (18) (22)
Toddler Time 282 331 173
(Number of Sessions) (14) (9) (8)
Special Programs 646 113 142
(Number of Sessions) (14) (5) (6)
Internet Users 663 * 0 127
Visitors
(Gate count divided by 2) 15,124 19,587 19,270
Increase in Visitors -0.23% 0.02% 4.3%
Fines/Fees Collected $5,201.38 $5,301.00 $4,541.63
Gifts Received $ 0 $20.50 $41.45
Calculation through 4/19.
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Tigard's sign regulations state that al';
Self heip displayed on private property only an,
placed in the public right of way — sic
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poles and streets—or in the visual clew:
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private or public access way. Signs no
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r hid- ' , The program is a waste of taxpayers'
:nts to Tigard City Library Schneider, and at$30 per sign,he consid
volunteer Nancy Irwin Monahan disagrees.
m to shows library cus- '°We're trying to change attitudes and
:nfor- Comers how to use the step in and set the example," he said. "I'
mat .. self check-out machine of the public works crews, but it's not
`w on Monday morning. Citizens are starting to clean up signs alsc
The machine handles Typically,Monahan said,the errant sig
} about 13 percent of vertising a weight loss program or an c
IS s the library's transac- make extra income working at home.
tions, but staff mem- usually appear on empty lots or highway
x bers would like to see
cause noon is likely to remove them.
,mon . that number grow In addition to removing signs on
even more.The Monahan said the crews also check cat
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y of. "Check-it-Out-Yourself blockage, check stop signs, check are
94 Day" was in honor of mowing and check for potholes.
National Library Week. "They're not just out there taking signs
as-
staff photo by Robert Bowling you look at what the city looks like no,
and ago,it looks a lot better."
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Bob 0 Continued from Page Al "last resort"place to rent,Fink said. "The exciting thing is that there attorneys present, drat
Julia and her oldest daughter Factors that make it hard for a is such a high level of concern in ment of what would b
Carla, 12, agree that drug activity in family to get accepted are Tigard around this complex," she prove the complex. I
the complex has lessened since numerous. There are issues of said. "People are saying this is not comply, city official.
police arrested 105 people in a raid citizenship, credit problems, prior OK." legal action.
in September of 1997. evictions, lack of rental references, One of those people is Tigard Julia, of course, c
But problems persist. low income,criminal history or lack police Sgt.Mike Riensche. When he any of this is going on.
"Everywhere, there are people of steady employment. got hired at the Tigard Police She says she worn
lay, drinking and fighting,"Julia said. People may live at Tiffany Court Department two years ago, he soon children and wants th
the Carla still avoids the side of the because they fear they wouldn't be noticed a problem at Tiffany Court. school"so they can be
7 complex opposite the manager's of- approved anywhere else,she said. "We were constantly going down She wishes the 96-
fice because "that's where the bad Washington County has the there — you name it, it's happened could be torn down ar
diehi hest rents in the Portland there,"he said. so her family could haN
stuff happens." g
at The family will probably con- metropolitan area, which is another To retaliate, city officials made place to live.
t of tinue to live there, although none of strike against low-income residents the street along the complex a no- Although the Washit
them wants to. in this area,Fink said. parking area and started meeting Department of Housi
the Why? The answer is complex, The ray of hope at the end of the with the on-site managers to target tear down the complex
nts said Sheila Fink, executive director tunnel, Fink said, is Tigard's in- problem areas. in negotiations to buy i
for Community Partners for Affor- tolerance for the complex to stay the After the drug raid, he met with they would renovate
dable Housing. Tiffany Court is a way it is. the owner, Stefan Boras, and with one phase at a time.
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Tualatin Riverkee ers receive special recognition at 3 p.m. would like to see that number grow. 1960 to strengthen, promote and ex- million to 222 non-pro.
pon Tuesday in the library's Puett Even with the extensive volun- pand the parent cooperative pres- tions in Oregon and Was
sponsor river clean-up Room. teer effort the library has, it still chool movement. Among this year's g
City Manager Bill Monahan and needs help. Those interested in For more information on the or- munity Partners for
TIGARD — The Tualatin Library Director Melinda Sisson volunteering can call Jean Lindsay ganization,call 1-800-636-6222. Housing in Tigard recei
will present them with pins and cer- at 684-6537. for a three-story c
t Riverkeepers are sponsoring a tificates as part of National Volun- project to increase and
Thalatin River clean-up day from teer Week. Non-profits benefit from organization's financial
8:30 a.m.to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The library depends on nearly Tigard mom receives T
Meyer Memorial I ru$t . Interfaith Outreach S
Hundreds of volunteers are 200 people who volunteer 12,000 preschool district awards in Tigard, received $251
needed for land and water sites hours of their time each year.Volun- TIGARD — The Meyer construct a residential i
along the Tualatin River and its teers check in and shelve books, as- TIGARD — Linda Henegar of Memorial Trust has completed a training and educatior
tributaries from Forest Grove to sist patrons on the Internet, staff the Tigard won an honorary life mem- record-setting 16th season of grant- homeless indiv;idwls'an
Hillsboro, Beaverton, Sherwood, information desk, process and repair bership award for her outstanding making, awarding more than $23 Washington C .
Tualatin, Tigard, Lake Oswego and library materials, update statistics contribution to the Parent Coopera-
and even sew.
West Linn. tive Preschools International or
This project is part of the annual In honor of National Librar
SOLV-It Clean-Up. y ganization on April 4 in Portland at
Week,patrons at the library can help its 38th annual conference.
For more information, call win funds for library materials by Parent cooperatives, broadly KIN(
590-5813. e Barber & Hairdre
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Recreation Association Stormont, market master, at Week. ■2,000 hours: Yvonne Burgess.
244-2479. Those honored for giving their ■ Five years: Betty Cummings •
last show offers kids flea market time to the library included: and Donald Mitchell.
■ 500 hours: Virginia Barber, ■ 10 years: Glenna Larsen,
ng even Larry TIGARD — The Tigard Recrea- Library volunteers Marquerite Carbone, Carol Car- LaDonna Tabayoyon and Doris Van-
er plans to fly in tion Association will hold a kids' penter, Nelda Crane, Dorothy Gordon.
he retiring drama flea market Saturday from 10 a.m.to receive recognition Fagenstrom, Denise Howarth, Glen- ■ 15 years: Della Russell.
tal theatrical 3 p.m. at the Tigard Water District na Parker, Louise Trapp and .lean The library depends on nearly
'or Tigard High Building, 8777 S.W. Burnham TIGARD — Tigard Library White. 200 people who volunteer 12,000
formanees of Road. volunteers received awards on April ■ 1,000 hours: Nancy Burnell, hours of their time each year to as-
iland" continue . Tables are available for flea 21 for extraordinary service. The Geneva Dahl and Marjory Haglund. sist the staff. To volunteer, call Jean
12 in Deb Fennell market vendors. The rental fees are event was part of National Volunteer ■ 1,500 hours:Trudi Heuser. Lindsay at 684-6537.
9000 S.W. $20 for individuals and $30 to $35
id. All shows for businesses; vendors keep all
0 p.m.Tickets are their profit.
sand$5 for stu- The sale will emphasize
anior citizens. Call a
children's clothing,to se-
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quipment. For more information,
call Cammi Heborn at 620-1333. 44F
family.is a Whether Tigard resident wins `
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.itside of class time by Worker, is one of millions of game
;raduate. winners at McDonalds nationwide.
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s, a 16-year-old cited when I won,"she said.
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April 16, 1998 ■ A3
cutting off door National Library Week
#i events to be observed
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The 40th annual observance of Storytime:
gJ111National Library Week will be Thursday,April 23, 10:30 a.m.
.s celebrated April 19 to 25, with the Special program, "Pigtasta"
s theme"Connect @ the Library." Saturday,April 25, 1 p.m.
"The library brings the world to ■Sherwood Public Libra
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your fingertips," says Eva Calcagno, 625-6688
manager of the Washington County Children's Storytimes:
Cooperative Library Services. Wednesday and Thursday,
During the week the following' 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.
member libraries of the Washington There will be a special display in
County Cooperative Library Ser-
the library.
vices will offer a variety of events
and items of interest:
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Toddler Time:
Monday,April 20, 10 to 10:30 a.m., Members of chess teams at Mary
n Wednesday,April 22, Woodward and James Templeton
10 to 10:30 and 1 I to 11:30 a.m. elementary schools in Tigard were
Regular Storytimes: listed under the wrong school in a
y Wednesday,April 22, 1 and 7 p.m., photo caption in the April 9 Times.
and Thursday,April 23, 10:30 a.m. The caption should have read:
Craft Time: Templeton's chess team is made up
Tuesday 10 to 10:30 a.m. and of Alex Goodell, Connor Fatland,
11-11:30 a.m. Ricky Blake and Aaron Cabe(Blake
"Pigtasia": Phillips is not pictured); Wood-
Saturday, 25, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 ward's team (below, from left) in-
staff photo by Robert Bowling
p.m.,at the Town Hall. cludes Collin Stark, Josh Harbolt,
n a tripod and a laptop computer, deputies Robert N Garden Home Community Akshay Patel, Kenny Courtox,
:)f the Washington County Analysis Reconstruction Library David Chin and Drew Hansen.
. early Monday morning. 245-9932 The Times regrets the error.
TIGARD BRIEF$
see that number grow. 1960 to strengthen, promote and ex- million to 222 non-profit organiza- PGE fives Tigard,
the extensive volun pand the parent cooperative pres- tions in Oregon and Washington. 9
he library has, it still chool movement. Among this year's grants, Com- King City a boost
Those interested in For more information on the or- munity Partners for Affordable
can call Jean Lindsay ganization,call 1-800-636-6222. Housing in Tigard received $95,000 TIGARD — Portland General
for a three-story development
project to increase and diversify the Electric Co. gave Tigard and King
Non-profits benefit from organization's financial support. City officials financial boosts this
receives Meyer Memorial Trost . Interfaith Outreach Services, also month, paying $867,820 to Tigard
in Tigard, received $250,000 to helpand$43,990 to King City.
istrict awards g
TIGARD — The Meyer construct a residential independence PGE delivered the payments as
— Linda Henegar of Memorial Trust has completed a training and education center for part of its 1998 franchise agree-
n honorary life mem- record-setting 16th season of grant- homeless individuals and families in ments allowing it to operate within
d for her outstanding making, awarding more than $23 Washington County. the two city's boundaries.
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operatives, broadly ,.c Open 7 Days a Weep
nine members appointed by the tion and create a place that peopl
Library s fourth City Council for year with and affix themselves to,"Ma
ste !t book night terms. The vacant sp term Marr also would like to see
` �(}� my ry g expires on Dec. 13. oriented businesses.
.The commission's respon- When the Chamber of Comn-
TIGARD — "Dying far office across the street in the r
Mysteries," the Tigard Public sibilities include assisting the Mme} who operates out of the ch:
Library's fourth annual mystery City Council to develop, main- plans to bring in a hip family jo
adult book night, will introduce Iain, update and implement the McCormick&Scmick's restauran
readers to an assortment of add city comprehensive plan and ='I don't see why we have
characters and adder detectives reviewing and taking action on sidewalks at b at night,"he said.
at 7 p.m.on April 14 in the Puett development projects. He also thinks the street lit
Room of the library, 13125 S.W. The commission meets on the replaced with more attractive ones
Hall Blvd. first and third Mondays of every The City Council did allocate
Library staff will discuss a month. Downtown Merchants Associ
variety of mysteries,both fiction For more information, call 1994-1995 fiscal year for aestl
and non-fiction. Jim - Hendryx, community
Patrons will have an oppor- development director, at
Eunity to check out some of the 639-4171.
mystery titles and test their
knowledge of famous and in- Recreation Association •LOWEST}21"
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presented annually at the library. door Play Park will hold its open
house for spring term registra- JEFF SINION,CLU,'ChFC
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April 13 at the First Baptist Tap 1%of all Loan Officers.
Tigard doctor honored Church of Tigard, 11075 S.W.
by Austrian government ' Gaarde St.
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j TIGARD -- The Austrian park is open five days a week
Consul General from Los An- from 9:30 "a.m. to noon for
geles recently to bestow the sil- children up to age 5 and their Are .
ver medal for meritorious ser- parents.
vice to the Republic of Austria ., For more information, call
to Dr. Fritz Kramer at a small the TRA message line at
1 ceremony at Kramer's house. 524-8794.
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Thank you for once again providing a very special event
for mystery lovers.
Tonight I will finish Diane Mott Davidson' s Killer Pancake.
I gobbled up her Catering to Nobody last week. They are
fun, and I thank you for alerting me to this author.
When I filled in the sheet you provided that evening asking
for other authors we like, I think I forgot to include
my name.
We enjoy Ruth Rendell , P. D. James, Georges Simenon,
Minette Walters, Jane Haddam and others your shelves
provide. Dorothy Sayres and Agatha Christie deserve
praise, too.
The crockpot meatballs were delicious. I hope to read
the mystery in which the recipe appears. It will be
a pleasure reading all of Diane' s stories until I find
that special dish.
Happy spring to you all .
Warmly,
Q,���fi
Bob and Judith Kent
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Memorandum
DATE: May 7, 1998
TO: Ed Wegner, Public Works Director
FROM: Melinda Sisson, Library Services Director
RE: Summary of Joint Meeting with School District
Librarians
On April 9, 1998, the Tigard Public Library hosted a meeting with librarians from the Tigard-
Tualatin School District and Tualatin Public Library. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce
the Tigard Beyond Tomorrow report to each organization and review the goals and action items.
Representatives of each library also described their current operation and immediate needs.
Cooperative opportunities that exist today, new opportunities to explore and the resources
necessary to accomplish new goals were all discussed.
URBAN & PUBLIC SERVICES:
GOAL#1: Library will have a stable funding base for the provision of basic services. STRATEGY
#2: Identify entrepreneurial means of generating support for library services. ACTION PLANS:
Evaluate possibility of constructing library to serve public and high school;
Evaluate possibility of sharing staff between public library and media centers.
OPPORTUNITIES:
• Public library could instruct school librarians in the use of reference databases and assist
students in their research efforts when using the public library.
• School reading lists and classroom assignments could be posted to the Web for access by
the public library when assisting students after school hours.
• Public library staff will explore using a laptop computer to register students for library
membership cards while at school.
• School District will assist Public Library in securing copies of K-12 curriculum, State education
benchmarks and common curriculum goals.
• Public Library will explore the use of School District computer labs for staff and public training
needs. The Public Library is limited to four Internet workstations at present.
• Public Library will visit every school to encourage participation in the Summer Reading
Programs, "Buggy About Books" and"Get Lost! in a Book."
FUTURE MEETINGS:
A listsery has been established to encourage greater communication between the public library
and school district staff. Since the school year is coming to a close in the next month, it was
agreed that no meetings would be scheduled for the group as a whole during the summer.
However, individuals were encouraged to meet one on one or via the telephone and e-mail to
move forward on specific goals.
Date sent: Tue, 5 May 1998 15:08:11 -0700
From: atul.mathur@autodesk.com (Atul Mathur)
Subject: Thanks
To: melinda@ci.tigard.or.us
Dear Madam,
I visited the Washington County Cooperative Library Services web
page today for the first time, and read about its history. I
never imagined that the library system is just about 20 years
old.
I moved into Oregon only two years back and have since been the
member of the library. I, my wife and my 4 year old daughter are
all regular users of the library, and it holds a special place in
our lives.
would like to thank you and all the library staff members for
providing such an excellent library service.
Best regards,
Atul
Melinda Sisson -- 1 -- Wed, 6 May 1998 09:06:38
TT ■ The Times April 2, 1998 ■ A3
Community rallies around apt. comm'unity center
. By KARI HASTINGS-ARGUEDAS After restoring the interiors of the apartment com- the middle of the complex. "It's going to take a while for people to get used to
Of the Times plex, Gerard, CPAH's resource development manager, • To be a tenant at Villa La Paz, residents must earn it being here,"Gerard said.
The center, which is to the bidden process and will
ink executive director, as well as CPAH's percent of the Portland metropolitan area median in- ,
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probably be constructed b August, has a varier of
TIGARD—Renita Gerard and Colleen Willis, who board,began rallying the community to support atom- come or less. P Y Y g � Y
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work for Community Partners for Affordable Housing munit center. g
16showed off Villa La Paz's new community center like The community responded with a show of support. two-parent working families. They include: $83,000 from Washington County
proud parents last week. So much so that last week,Villa La Paz managers were Where,there is now a slab of concrete, there will Community Development Block Grant, 'a $22,000
It was the opening day for the center, and Willis, able to open a community center for residents of the stand a 3,000-square-foot center, complete with a grant from U.S. Bank, and a commitment from
contracted to network the 10 donated computers, scur- g4-unit complex. library,computer learning center,amulti-purpose room Tigard's Home Depot to build the restrooms.
ried about,making sure the books were just so,pouring � and a kitchen. � Those who have contributed to the computer learn-
"It's really wonderful that we've finally pulled this in center, which has 10 computers and two printers,
apple juice for the children. g P
The community center is the latest improvement of together.It's great to see it go,"Gerard said. For now, children crowd into the makeshift center include: $26,000 from Hoover Family Foundation, 10
the Villa La Paz apartment complex,on Southwest t st Several people have already volunteered to teach for story time,read by library volunteer Evelyn Kerala, computers from Tigard High School's Tiger Net,
computer classes or provide homework mentoring at who reads in Spanish and English. $1,000 from the Tigard Library for new children's
Avenue,off Greenburg Road. g .
the center. The children cautiously make their way into the books, $1,000 from Intel for supplies, two printers and
Police identified the complex as a security problem Y Y PP
o apartment and examine the new children's books that two monitors from Tigard citizens and $200 from St.
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issue makes prime time the financial subcommittee. manager of Washington Square, has
■ Transit service will ow b r n open house near you argued the opposite.
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. By KARI HASTINGS-ARGUEDAS 3.8 percent per year between 1999 Speaking as a mayor of a coni
Of the Times and 2010. The following open houses are scheduled from 5 to 8 munity that, due to geography, has
TIGARD — In the race to find a new drinking water source, ■ Structure service to reduce p.m.All information gathered during the Transit Choices trouble getting complete transit ser-
g vice," said West Linn Mayor Jill
Livability workshops for all areas of the region)will Y
for L (. 9
Tigard is leading the pack toward the Willamette_River. operating costs — by contracting
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out service or using other innova-
The urgency can be attributed to the fact that Tigard needs a new g another way of spreading the cost of
water source before man of its neighboring cities, such as Tualatin tions to save money. ■Tuesday, May 12—Richard Brown Auditorium,8777 Y P g
Y g g S.W. Burnham St.,Tigard the system throughout the region."
■ Seek up to $3. million per year 9
and Sherwood. in state and regional Surface ■Wednesday,May 13—Gresham City Hall, 1333 N.W. Fare increases were left in the
Tigard now buys its water from Portland's surplus Bull Run committee's list of suggestions for
Reservoir water, but the contract with Portland expires in five ears. Transportation Program money to Eastman Parkway
P Y ways to pay for transit improve-
That means that in that time,Tigard has to find a new water source. fund capital improvements. ■Thursday,May 14—Public Services Building ments.
"Five years is a short time to do something of this magnitude," .■ Pursue a state general fund cafeteria;155 N. First, Hillsboro
said Ed Wegner, Ti ard's director of public works. "To build the program of $25 million per year to All of the committee's final
g g p ■Monday,May 18—Portland Building Room C, 1120 recommendations will be presented
plant and install the pipelines,it's not an easy process.We can't wait Pay for. the elderly and disabled S.W. Fifth, Portland
P P P Y P to the Tri-Met board of directors in
much longer."• transportation program in the region ■Thursday,May 21 —New Hope*Community Church,
Wegner acknowledges that the Willamette River is a controver- (with a maximum of $10 million y P Y late June. That will follow five open
g g 11731 S.E. Stevens Road, Portland houses throughout the metro area
sial water source. There are groups and individuals who oppose the going.to Tri-Met).
May 12 through May 21 to share the
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. PORTLAND — Phase
Discovering boodes months-long plan to make
areas transit system be
Ten-year-old Alicia Serrano (left) flips through a the floor, holding a book about dinosaurs. The children, suburban communities is I
children's book while her brother, Alex Serrano, 5, gets who are residents of Villa La Paz apartments in Tigard, end —and talk is turning
help in choosing a book from Evelyn Kerala, library became the first visitors of the apartments' community pay for the changes.
volunteer. Meanwhile, Seth Swearingen, 9, looks on from center March 26. See story on Page A3. Following five me
brainstorming with
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LIBRARY BOARD SIZE
Banks Public Library 5 members - governing
(includes 1 City Council rep.)
Beaverton City Library 11 members (includes)
1 Chief staff to City Manager
1 City Council rep.
Cedar Mill Community Library 11 members
Cornelius Public Library 7 members
Forest Grove City Library 7 members
Garden Home Community Library 9 members
Hillsboro Public Library and 7 members
Tanasbourne Branch
Sherwood Public Library 7 members (includes Library
Director as member)
Tigard Public Library 7 members
Tualatin Public Library 9 members
West Slope Community Library 5 members
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Davis & I-Iibbit-ts, Inc.
h13rket and Public Opinion PiescarCh
- 921 S.W. Morrison, Suite 424, Portland, OR 97305
Phone (505') 220-0575, FA.X 220-0576
e-mail: davishih*fta.corn
May 4, 1998
TO: City of Tigard
FR: Davis&Hibbitts, Inc.
RE: Survey Results
Attached are the results of a telephone survey conducted by Davis&Hibbitts,Inc. to
assess public attitudes of registered voters within the City of Tigard. The Serve'was
conducted between April 2274 and 246, 1998 and averaged 9-11 minutes in length. The
sample size for the survey was 300.
o Voters in the City of Tigard are about evenly Split on the merits of a bond measure for
new city facilities.
People who had heard or read about plans for new city facilities were more likely to
vote for the bond(measures,but only 21%of the respondents actually reported hearing
or reading anything. At the same time, 80%said they read City ca e.
• A strong majority(64%)of participants felt city facilities are adequate for providing
services to the community now and in the future. Respondents were not specifically
asked about the library.
Voters were more supportive of`tcnovating"facilities than paying for new buildings.
• The$17 million measure may be more strongly supported in part because it provides
for a new police building. Along with transportation improvements,police services
were rated most in need of additional financial resources at this time.
• Library services were rated the highest value for the tax dollars invested;followed by
police services, city park and recreation services, and transportation improvements.
o Traffic congestion./traffic control was the biggest issue which respondents felt their city
government should do something about. 'here is strong support for improving city
streets. It did not seem to matter if the respondents supported or opposed a facilities
measure this year:a majority of both groups said they would be more likely to vote for
a street improvements measure in a future year.
• These findings do not reflect the demographics of Tigard's general population;rather.
they represent the.demographics of motivated voters who are older and more hlcely to
be home owners.
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Tigard Survey—April 1998
I What wauld you say is the bkggest issue in Tigard that you feel your city govennnent should do
sonitttung about? (Upen,probe for the one biggest issue.)
* Traffic congestiao—35%
& GroNxth.population- 11
0 Roads—9
* Education-7
* Crimc 6
Note: 4ddinanal rkzpnnum found in computer tables.
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I'd like to read you a list of services govcminent. Usina 0 to 10 ale,where 0
ices provided by i
represents very poor value,and 10 represents very good value for the tax dollars invested in them,please
tell me where you would rate each service. You can use any number between 0 and 10. (Rotate)
a)Police services-'7.'77
b)Transportation improvements-5.01
c)Library services -7.93
c[)City park and recreation services- 6.77
Q--,. Let me read you that list again. After I do,please tell me which one service is most.in need of
additional financial resources at this time.
1.police services---33%
2.transportation improvements-39
1,library services-I
",city park and recreation services-13
9. DKINR-10
Q-,. Lome read you that list again. Which one service is a-wand most in need of additional financial
resources at this time.
1.police services-25%
2.transportation improvements-22
3.library services- 16
4. city park and recreation services-73
9. DK/NR- 14
Q5. Have you heard or read anything about plans for new city facilities in Tigard?
1.ves-21%
2.no-78
9. DK/NR- I
Q6. Would you say that Tipr&s city facilities are adequate for providing services to the community now
and in the future:yes strongly,yes somewhat,no somewhat.or no strongly'?
1-yes strongly -241,'o'
2.yes somewhat-40
3.no somewhat-20
4.av stTvn_Q,y-6
9. DK/NTR— 10
UO; JCa -5U3 2Z0 0575 P 9
i •
Q. 7. There has been some consideration given recently to placing a measure on the ballot this fall related
Lu city facilities. The measure.could provide for additional space for libray,police,and other city
services to alleviate overcrowding and meet growing service demand levels. Let me read you some
specific elements of a possible measure. For each,please tell me if you would strong).y approve,
somewhat approve,somewhat disapprove,or strongly disapprove of that particular part of the measure.
Keep in mind that to umlemert that part of the measure would mean a tax increase of some land.
(Rotate)
STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
APPROVE APPROVE DISAPPROVE DISAPPROVE DK/NR
PERCENTAGES
a)Build a new library 20 2S 26 20 6
b)Reno%ate the existing library to meet
demands for other city services 29 38 14 10 9
c)Build a new police building 16 21 26 22 15
d)Renovate the existing police building
for planning and building services 22 39 14 9 16
Now,I'd like to ask you about a specific ballot measure.
SPLIT SAMPLE
8a. (SUBSA V2LE A)In November,you may be asked to vote on a treasure to issue bonds for anew
library and police building to Tigard and to remodel city buildings to alleviate overcrowding and meet
growing service demand levels for other city services. It is estimated that the total amount raised from the
measure would be$17 mullion,and would cost the owner of a$150,000 home about$69 per year. As of
today,would you vote for or against a measure like that?
1. for—43%
2.against—47
9. DK/NR—11
3b. (If DK Q8a) Well,would you lean towards supporting or lean towards opposing a measure like that^
(n=16)
I.lean support—25%
2.Ican oppose—25
9. DK/NR—50
vote results with leavers
L for—45%
2. against—49
9. DKINR—5
2
I
9a. (SUBS AMPLE B) In November.you inay be asked to vote on a measure to issue bonds for a new
library in Tigard and to remudel city buildings to alleviate overcrowding and meet growing service
demand levels for other city services. It is estimated that the totalamount raised from the measure would
be 510 million,and would cost the owner of a 5150,000 home about 540.50 per year. As of today,would
you vote for or against a measure like that?
1.for-37%(
2.against—45
9. DK/NR— 17
Q9b. (If DK Q9a) Well,would you lean towards s•.rpporung or lean touards apposing a measure like
that?
(n=26)
1.lean support—35%
2. lean oppose—23
9. DKINTR 42
votf results with lewters
1. for—430,-0
?. against—49
9. DKINR— 7
Q. 10. Sometime in the next 2 to 5 years,the City of Tigard may also put a measure to improve city
streets before the voters. If the City chooses to put the city facilities measure 1 just mentioned on the
ballot this year,would you be more or less likely to vote for a street improvement measure in a fiuure
year?
1.More likely—65%
2 i r s likely 19
3.No difference(volunteered)— 14
4. Refused—2
Q11. And now,a few questions for statistical purposes only. What is your afire,please?
1. 18-34—12O o
2. 35-54—42
3 55•- -46
Q12. How Jong have you lived in Tigard?
1. 0-10 years—5j%
2. 11-20 years—24
3. 21- -24
013. Do you rent or own your home?
1 rent--22%
2.own—78
Q14. Do you have children living in your household that attend K-12 public schools?
1.yes—26%
2.no—74
Q 15. Within the past three years,have you visited the library,police,or city offices on 13125 SW Hall?
1. yes—78%
2.no-22
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Q16. Do you read CitvScaRe,Tigard's city newsletter?
l ves-30-0
2 no- 20
QI7 Gender(DO NOT ASK. RECORD BY OBSERVATION.)
1. male-50%
female- 50
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