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Regular City Council Meeting <br />August 19, 2003 <br />Page 14 <br />is not correct. She said this is the Tiff Grant from last year and this is the <br />money that they have not spent. She advised that this is for the public access <br />computers that Lisa Wright manages. This $100,000.00 is carried forward. <br />Ms. Landon said this is in her budget because libraries receive larger discounts <br />on software, but it is not her expenditure. <br />Ms. Landon said last year that in her book budget there was $145,000.00 and <br />the library needed shelving and the Council said the only way she could have <br />it was to cut $25,000.00 from her book budget. She advised that the shelving <br />will be completed this week. Ms. Landon said she will not be buying more <br />shelving because they are running out of room. She also advised that one area <br />that needed shelving, the floor is not level so they cannot place the shelving on <br />it. Ms. Landon explained that the account for books was a capital outlay <br />account and that is where it would show up in previous years. She said what <br />she was asking for is the return of her book budget to $139,700.00 and give her <br />$5,300.00 for an air conditioner. <br />Councilman Bell asked Ms. Landon if there is any place in the Library she <br />could make room to expand. He also asked about the floors that need to be <br />leveled and how library services are projected long term, and how services are <br />going to be expanded. Ms. Landon stated that they needed a larger building. <br />Ms. Landon discussed with Council possible solution to the problem of <br />expansion. One suggestion was to make use of the basement area which has <br />a dirt floor. In order to use this are approximately a million dollars would be <br />needed to install an elevator in to this old building. An elevator would be <br />required under ADA. <br />Councilman Guest asked what was the amount received from memorial gifts <br />and is that anything that can be promoted? Ms. Landon advised that it was <br />about $70,000.00 this year. Councilwoman Neeley advised several years ago <br />in the Paris News, one time a month they published a list of inemorials and <br />they did not charge for that. Some period of time about two or three years ago <br />