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Boston Public Library Meetings Board of Trustees |
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September 16, 2003 A Regular Meeting of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 16, 2003 at 8:00 a.m. to be held in the Trustees' Room, Johnson Building, 3rd Floor, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA Respectfully yours, Jamie McGlone
Order of Business
for a Regular Meeting as a 1. Executive Session begins at 8:00 a.m. 2. Approval of Minutes
for the Annual and Regular Meetings on May 20, 2003 3. Trustees’ Finance Committee Report • Establishment
of the Priscilla S. MacFadden Trust Fund and the Agrippina Fagone
Scaduto Bender Trust Fund
Mr. William O. Taylor 4. Proposed Authorization for the Louis E. Kirstein Fund The Trustees’ Finance Committee has reviewed and recommends to the full Board of Trustees approval of the following resolution: • Louis E. Kirstein Fund History: The Louis E. Kirstein Fund was created on October 9, 1925 by a vote of the Library Trustees and funded by a gift from Boston Public Library Trustee Louis E. Kirstein who served on the Board from 1919 to 1942. Trustee Kirstein gave an initial gift of $1,000 followed by annual gifts of $1,000 between 1926 -1929 totaling $5,000 which had grown to a total value of $35,512 as of December 31, 2002. At the time of its creation, Trustee Kirstein instructed that the “income shall be used for any purpose of the Library that the Trustees see fit to put it to.” The Louis E. Kirstein Fund generates approximately $2,000 per year and presently has $40,000 of cash available.
Mr. Bernard A. Margolis 5. Proposed Addition to an Existing Trust Fund in the General Investment Account The Trustees’ Finance Committee has reviewed and recommends to the full Board of Trustees approval of the following addition to an Existing Trust Fund in the General Investment Account:
Fund Name Amount Thomas Nason
Memorial Fund $ 13,083.95 Mr. Bernard A. Margolis 6. Trustees’
Capital Projects Committee Report 7. Trustees’
Collections Committee Report 8. President’s Report • General
Review Mr. Bernard A. Margolis 9. The Boston Public
Library Foundation 10. Associates of
the Boston Public Library 11. Other Business 12. Adjournment 1. Approval of
Minutes for the Annual and Regular Meetings of May 20, 2003 2. Award of Contracts The Trustees’ Finance Committee has reviewed and recommends to the full Board of Trustees the following award of contracts: • Contract for Film Cleaning and Database Creation Services for Flood Replacement
• Contract for the Purchase of Books and Certain Other Library Materials for Flood Replacement
• Contract for Amendment #1 for Restoration of Specified Furniture in the Trustees Room and other locations of the McKim Building of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square
Mr. Bernard A. Margolis 3. Other Business 4. Adjournment
Minutes
of Meeting In Board of Trustees A Regular Meeting of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston as a Corporation was held in the Trustees Room of the Johnson Building at 9:30 a.m. Present at the meeting were: Trustees William M. Bulger, James Carroll, Donna M. DePrisco, Berthé M. Gaines, Joseph E. Mullaney, Angelo M. Scaccia, William O. Taylor, and Karyn M. Wilson. Also present were: Library President Bernard A. Margolis; Alice Hennessey, Special Assistant to Mayor Thomas M. Menino; Vivian K. Spiro, Chairman, Associates of the Boston Public Library; members of the Library administration, staff, public and Friends’ groups. Special guests attending the meeting included: Sarah-Ann Shaw, Friends of the Dudley Branch Library; the Honorable Chuck Turner, Boston City Councillor, District 7; Attorney Charles Lewis and Linda Morgan, Kiwanis Club of Roxbury, MA and Friends of the Dudley Branch; Nellie Johnson, Massachusetts Black Librarians Network; Mildred Shelburne, Mimi Jones, and Charles Dickerson, Friends of the Dudley Branch Library. Chairman William O. Taylor presiding. Chairman William O. Taylor welcomed and introduced Ms. Karyn M. Wilson as a new Trustee of the Public Library of the City of Boston. The Chairman said that many of the members of the Board and Library staff know Ms. Wilson from her distinguished tenure at the Boston Public Library Foundation serving as the President and founding Executive Director. Mr. Taylor added that Ms. Wilson is a tireless advocate and true champion of the Library and the Board is delighted to be working with her once again. The first item on the order of business was the approval of Minutes for the Annual and Regular Meetings on May 20, 2003. On a motion duly made and seconded, the Minutes for the Annual and Regular Meetings on May 20, 2003 were approved. Chairman William O. Taylor welcomed the invited guests and representatives from the Friends of the Dudley Branch Library. The Chairman first apologized to the Friends of the Dudley Branch, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, for the lack of courtesy and good communications pertaining to the use of the Fellowes Athenaeum Fund for operations at the Dudley Branch Library stemming from the City of Boston’s FY 2004 budget crisis. The Chairman recalled that, in light of the fiscal crisis, the Trustees authorized the use of the accumulated income from the Fellowes Athenaeum Fund to fund nine positions at the Dudley Branch to maintain the staffing of the Branch for FY 2004. The legality of this action was approved in writing by the City’s Corporation Counsel. Mr. Taylor noted further that the choices facing the Library were grim particularly given a 14.4% budget reduction totaling nearly a $4 million cut in the FY 2004 Library budget. Consequently, the Library had to eliminate a number of services, including the Mobile Library Services department, which provided services to nursing homes and homebound citizens, coupled with severely cutting back on the purchasing of books and materials by $2 million. Chairman Taylor referred to a communication he received from the Friends of the Dudley Branch Library dated August 19, 2003 requesting a meeting with the Trustees and Library President to discuss their concerns with the use of the Fellowes Athenaeum Fund for operating costs at the Dudley Branch during FY 2004. In the letter to the Chairman, the Friends of the Dudley Branch recommended the establishment of an Advisory Committee for the Fellowes Athenaeum Fund. At the Friends’ suggestion, Mr. Taylor reported that the Trustees have approved the request to establish an Advisory Committee which would be formally voted on at today’s meeting. The Chairman stated that the membership of the Advisory Committee would consist of two Trustees and two representatives from the community who would meet periodically to discuss how the funds would be used from the Fellowes Athenaeum Fund. Trustees Donna M. DePrisco and William O. Taylor have agreed to serve on the Advisory Committee. The Chairman reiterated that in the final analysis the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston have the final authority in how the trust funds would be expended with the advice of counsel. Meanwhile, the Library has informed the City’s Budget Office that the Library does not plan to use for staffing and operations any of the money from the Fellowes Fund in FY 2005. Ms. Sarah-Ann Shaw stated that since the Library has subsequently received additional funds from the State for the FY 2004 budget, she inquired about a proposed plan for the replacement of the $580,000 to the Fellowes Athenaeum Fund which was earmarked to pay for operating costs of the Dudley Branch Library for FY 2004. Ms. Shaw said that the community representatives feel that the return of these monies is viewed as a question of equity; the citizens of Roxbury pay taxes for City services, of which the Library is a part, and therefore money from the Fellowes Athenaeum Trust Fund that was specially left for “literary and instructive purposes” should not be expended for operations. The Chairman reiterated that the Library did receive a written opinion from the City’s Corporation Counsel that it was legal to use the Fellowes Athenaeum Fund to fund nine positions at the Dudley Branch to maintain the staffing of the Branch for FY 2004. While the replacement of these funds is not possible, the Chairman said that the Trustees are making a commitment for the future in which the Advisory Committee would have some input into how the Fellowes Funds would be used for future purposes. In addition, Trust Funds were also used to fund positions at the Kirstein Business Branch and the Print Department at the Central Library for FY 2004. Ms. Shaw said that there might need to be a ruling from the Courts to determine if it was proper to use these Trust Funds for operational costs. City Councillor Turner said that while the community representatives understand that the Library was facing a fiscal crisis with the FY 2004 budget, he underscored that there is an obligation to work out a definitive plan over time for the return of the $580,000 used from the Fellowes Athenaeum Fund. As a way of establishing a relationship, Councillor Turner proposed utilizing a portion of the additional funds the Library received from the State for FY 2004 to be earmarked to begin the process of replacing the funds to the Fellowes Athenaeum Trust. Trustee Scaccia noted that the funding received from the State is earmarked for the Boston Public Library’s Research Library which serves as the Library of Last Recourse for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Chairman Taylor said that when the Advisory Committee meets, there will be an opportunity to review and discuss in detail all of the concerns the community representatives have raised regarding the use of the Fellowes Trust Fund. The Chairman said that the Chief Financial Officer would be present to provide the Advisory Committee with an in depth explanation as to how the Library’s budget is developed and processed including the use of Trust Funds. Trustee Berthé M. Gaines asked that the Minutes note that she voted “no” on the use of accumulated income from Trust Funds for personnel which was approved by the Board at the Trustees’ Meeting on March 25, 2003. In addition, Ms. Sarah-Ann Shaw and Councillor Chuck Turner agreed to serve as the community representatives on the Advisory Committee. Following further discussion, on a motion duly made and seconded, it was
Mr. William O. Taylor, Chairman of the Trustees’ Finance Committee, provided background information on the proposed establishment of two new Trust Funds which were reviewed and recommended for approval to the full Board by the Finance Committee. Trustee Joseph E. Mullaney asked if there is a limit on the number of Trust Funds held by the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston and if there is a minimum contribution required to establish a Trust Fund. The President said that while there is no limit on the number of Trust Funds established by the Trustees, the Library tries to encourage donors to contribute a minimum of $50,000 to establish a Trust Fund. Following discussion, on a motion duly made and seconded, it was
Chairman Taylor reviewed background information on the proposed authorization for the Louis E. Kirstein Fund which was reviewed and recommended for approval to the full Board by the Finance Committee. On a motion duly made and seconded, the following authorization was approved: • Louis E. Kirstein Fund History: The Louis E. Kirstein Fund was created on October 9, 1925 by a vote of the Library Trustees and funded by a gift from Boston Public Library Trustee Louis E. Kirstein who served on the Board from 1919 to 1942. Trustee Kirstein gave an initial gift of $1,000 followed by annual gifts of $1,000 between 1926 -1929 totaling $5,000 which had grown to a total value of $35,512 as of December 31, 2002. At the time of its creation, Trustee Kirstein instructed that the “income shall be used for any purpose of the Library that the Trustees see fit to put it to.” The Louis E. Kirstein Fund generates approximately $2,000 per year and presently has $40,000 of cash available.
Mr. Taylor provided background information on the proposed addition to an existing Trust Fund in the General Investment Account which was reviewed and recommended for approval to the full Board by the Finance Committee. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was
Trustee Scaccia, Chairman of the Trustees’ Capital Projects Committee, provided an overview of the highlights of the various capital projects underway throughout the Boston Public Library system as reported on at the last Committee Meeting held on September 3, 2003. Chairman Scaccia reported that construction work is in full swing for the McKim Restoration project, Phase IIC which involves the renovation of several significant public spaces including: the original Trustees’ Room; the Cheverus Room; the Abbey Room; the Sargent Gallery; and the Exhibit Room located on the first floor of the McKim building. The Capital Projects Committee members are scheduled to tour the progress of the renovation of the Phase IIC spaces at their next meeting on November 6, 2003. Slated for completion by July 2004, the project scope for McKim Restoration, Phase IIC also includes the renovation of the McKim fifth floor, the installation of a new elevator for greater accessibility to the Abbey Foyer, the installation of a new book conveyor system, the installation of new restrooms and the upgrading of the current restrooms, window restoration, electrical and mechanical work, as well as furnishing of the McKim Lobby and the original Trustees’ Room. The total project budget for Phase IIC is estimated at $20.4 million which is fully in place at the City Treasury. The architectural services for McKim Phase IIC are being provided by Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott, Inc. and the contractor for the project is Lee Kennedy Company. Meanwhile, the restoration of the priceless murals by John Singer Sargent is progressing by the conservators from Straus Center for Conservation at the Harvard University Art Museums, which are slated to be completed by January 2004, along with renovation work to the Cheverus Room and the Edwin Austin Abbey Room. Chairman Scaccia reported that preliminary planning efforts have begun for the next phase, McKim Restoration project, Phase IID with a focus on the project scope, which will include the renovation of several significant public spaces, including the Print Gallery, Music and Fine Arts Departments, Rare Books and The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center on McKim third floor. The project scope and related timetable for Phase IID will be crafted by utilizing the Master Plan for the Central Library which was developed by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. While the project schedule and financing for McKim Phase IID will be driven in part by fundraising efforts and by Phase IIC’s anticipated completion date of July 2004, funding for Phase IID will have a heavy reliance on potential individual donors and federal sources estimated at a total project budget of $25 million. The Chairman reported that fundraising efforts for Phase IID have begun noting that the City of Boston has granted permission for the Library to utilize part of the funds raised by the Boston Public Library Foundation through the Save America’s Treasures program to be earmarked for Phase IID totaling $500,000. In addition, the Boston Public Library is in receipt of a gift from an estate totaling $150,000 which will also be slated for Phase IID. In a review of additional capital projects, the Chairman reported on the progress of the Johnson Building capital projects, including significant upgrades slated for the Johnson Building Fire Alarm System, in which bids are expected to be issued late September 2003 with construction scheduled to start early fall 2003. Meanwhile, eighteen Branch Libraries are in various phases of capital work, including exterior renovations to the Codman Square, Grove Hall, and Lower Mills Branches; renovations to the Roslindale and South Boston Branches will begin October 1, 2003; and major roof repairs and ADA accessibility improvements to the Connolly Branch commenced in early September 2003. Chairman Scaccia reported that construction is also underway and on track for a variety of capital improvements to the Faneuil and Jamaica Plain Branches, which are funded in part from a $100,000 grant received from the Massachusetts Historic Commission. The Chairman noted that informal discussions have been held concerning the anticipated capital improvements to the Jeremiah E. Burke High School and the possible consideration of a joint School-Public Library facility. In light of changing City demographics, the City is currently being besieged with requests for a new Branch Library in Chinatown. The Chairman reported on the status of the Critical Repair Fund Projects for FY 2004 in which a total of $282,063 in smaller critical repair projects not exceeding $25,000 are complete or are in process. The Budget Office has allowed the Library to carryover $148,637 from FY 2003 reflecting a total budget of $398,637 available for FY 2004. Included among the projects are: electrical upgrades in the Branches; roof and bathroom repairs; and mold clean-up at the Charlestown Service Building and the Central Library. President Bernard A. Margolis, in his report to the Trustees, was very pleased to announce that Mr. Ron Atkins, custodian at the Hyde Park Branch, has been named one of the recipients of the 2003 Shattuck Awards which are awarded by the Boston Municipal Research Bureau for outstanding public service. Also, in the honor category, the Honan-Allston Branch Library has been named the recipient of the 2003 Harleston Parker Award which is given for the best architecture in the City of Boston. Two years ago, the Boston Public Library received this honor for the restoration of the McKim Courtyard. The Boston Public Library has received word from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners on the award of two federal grants: the first grant totaling $125,607 is earmarked for the Massachusetts Online Digital Electronic Library; the second grant totaling $10,000 is slated for Customer Service Training for the BPL staff. The Library has also received a grant for sponsorship of the Lowell Lecture Series whose focus will be on maps in conjunction with the Faces and Places Exhibit which is opening to the public on October 8, 2003 in the McKim Building, Orientation Room. The President announced that the 20th Annual Trustees’ Recognition Ceremony for Library Staff and Breakfast Reception will be held in Bates Hall, Thursday morning, October 16, 2003 at 8:00 a.m. This year’s program will honor nine staff members who have served twenty five years at the Boston Public Library. The President updated the Board on the Children’s Internet Protection Act in light of the United States Supreme Court ruling this summer and its impact on the Boston Public Library. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld this act which will require bringing to the Board some changes in the Internet policies for the Library to reflect the new court ruling. Based on the Court ruling, children are now defined as those under age seventeen, and in addition, the Library will have to discontinue the option for parents to sign a waiver allowing their children to have unfiltered access to the internet otherwise $3 million in federal e-rate funding could be jeopardized. The President noted that discussions have been held with City officials regarding the possibility of developing School Libraries combined with Public Libraries. The President said that overall the Library administration is opposed to this collaboration based on a variety of different reasons, particularly concerning security issues for children. Chairman William O. Taylor reported that there has been an intensive process underway on reorganizing the structure of the Boston Public Library, in light of the enormous challenges facing the Library in terms of providing services to the public, and also driven by the fact that there are fewer resources to support those services, including both staffing and financial. The Chairman said that President Margolis and the management team have done an excellent job drafting an Organizational Plan for the Boston Public Library based on criteria to help guide the organization’s structure to create stability and reliability throughout the system. To further those ends, the criteria used for developing the organizational roadmap include: improving upon patron/customer service; balancing out responsibilities of top management; creating positions that will build on existing staff skills, reducing the span of control for any supervisor not to exceed 12 employees; and improving organizational efficiency by grouping together similar functions. The Chairman noted that the draft organizational plan would be rolled out in two phases over a year’s time coupled with a built-in evaluation process. The Chairman assured the representatives of the collective bargaining unions that whatever issues arise from these organizational changes they would be addressed in a manner that is consistent with proper collective bargaining procedures. Following discussion among the Board, on a motion duly made and seconded, it was
President Margolis underscored that every effort would be taken in the implementation of the plan to capitalize on the existing skills among the Library staff, to create opportunities for promotion when possible, to grow people in their jobs and to be focused on improving public service as the ultimate desired outcome for the reorganization plan. Ms. Kathleen Kirleis, Chief Financial Officer, provided an update on the Library’s FY 2004 budget noting that the final budget totals $38.2 million, which represents a reduction of $4.5 million from the FY 2003 budget including a $4.2 million cut in City funding representing a disproportionate reduction of 14.4%. While State funding for the Library was level funded for FY 2004, the CFO said that there have not been any discussions with City budget officials to restore any of the funding cuts for FY 2004. Consequently, the BPL has officially filed for a waiver to the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners because the Library presently does not meet the municipal appropriation requirements to receive State aid. In light of these budgetary cuts, the CFO reported that the Library’s Trust Funds are fully deployed to help support the operational costs for FY 2004. Ms. Deirdre Brennan, Acting Director of Public Services, provided an overview of the public services activities and programs ongoing throughout the Library system. Ms. Brennan was pleased to report that there was very high participation in the 2003 summer reading program for children entitled “Read, Think, Create”. On the collaborative front, Ms. Brennan reported that two outstanding art workshops were held in the Branch Libraries with the staff from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In addition, over 100 teenagers attended a rock concert featuring “Bloodhag” at the new Honan-Allston Branch Library and a second musical concert featuring “Harry and the Potters” proved to be very popular with the children in the Branches. Ms. Ruth Kowal, Director of Operations, provided an overview of the operations and facilitates activities ongoing throughout the system. On the capital projects front, Ms. Kowal reported that renovations planned for the Adams Street, East Boston, Egleston and North End Branches are currently in the design development phase. Ms. Kowal underscored how valuable the Critical Repair Program Fund is to the Library noting that a passenger vehicle crashed into the front doors of the Codman Square Branch recently, and by using these critical repair funds, the doors were put back into service the next day. The Chairman reported that Mrs. P.A. d’Arbeloff, Executive Director of the Boston Public Library Foundation, returned this week from China following the adoption of twin daughters and plans to return to the office in early November 2003. Meanwhile, Mr. Taylor reported that Mr. Nader Dareshori has continued to serve as Chairman of the BPL Foundation beyond the term’s expiration date of June 30, 2003 pending the appointment of a new Chairman. Ms. Vivian K. Spiro, Chairman of the Associates of the Boston Public Library, reported on the activities and upcoming programs sponsored by the Associates. The 2003 Annual Literary Lights for Children, recommended for children grades four through seven, has been scheduled for Sunday, October 19, 2003 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel followed by book sales and author signings in the Children’s Department of the Central Library. In addition, the
Annual Meeting of the Associates will be held on November 12, 2003
which will feature the 100th Retroactive National Book Awards honoring
among others The Call of the Wild by Jack London. There being no
further business, the meeting of the Corporation adjourned at 10:45
a.m. Jamie McGlone Minutes
of Meeting In Board of Trustees A Regular Meeting of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston as an Administrative Agency was held in the Trustees Room of the Johnson Building at 10:45 a.m. Present at the meeting were: Trustees William M. Bulger, James Carroll, Donna M. DePrisco, Berthé M. Gaines, Joseph E. Mullaney, Angelo M. Scaccia, William O. Taylor, and Karyn M. Wilson. Also present were: Library President Bernard A. Margolis; Alice Hennessey, Special Assistant to Mayor Thomas M. Menino; Vivian K. Spiro, Chairman, Associates of the Boston Public Library; members of the Library administration, staff, public and Friends’ groups. Chairman William O. Taylor presiding. The first item on the order of business was the approval of Minutes for the Annual and Regular Meetings on May 20, 2003. On a motion duly made and seconded, the Minutes for the Annual and Regular Meetings on May 20, 2003 were approved. Mr. William O. Taylor, Chairman of the Trustees’ Finance Committee, provided background information on the proposed award of three contracts which were reviewed and recommended to the full Board of Trustees for approval. The first two contracts are a continuation of the flood recovery activities and the third contact continues the work being done for the restoration of the original Trustees Room. Following discussion, on a motion duly made and seconded, and on the recommendation of the Finance Committee, the following three contracts were approved as a block: • Contract for Film Cleaning and Database Creation Services for Flood Replacement
• Contract for the Purchase of Books and Certain Other Library Materials for Flood Replacement
• Contract for Amendment #1 for Restoration of Specified Furniture in the Trustees Room and other locations of the McKim Building of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square
Chairman William O. Taylor provided background information on the confirmation of two telephone polls conducted by Clerk Jamie McGlone during summer 2003. The first telephone poll taken pertained to the expansion of the Boston Public Library’s Room Use Initiatives to include up to four wedding parties annually on an experimental basis to last approximately one year. A $25,000 donation to the Library would be required for each event. The second telephone poll conducted by the Clerk related to a room use request from Forrester Research for use of the Library’s Orientation Room in connection with an Executive Strategy Forum taking place in Boston in October 2003. Both of these room use initiatives are important in terms of the Library generating revenue and bringing more people into the Library to appreciate its beauty and resources. Clerk Jamie McGlone reported that the Board approved both room use initiatives with Trustee Berthé M. Gaines voting opposed to the expansion of the Room Use Initiatives and abstaining from voting in the use of the Library by Forrester Research. Following discussion, on a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the following two room use initiatives as affirmed in the Executive Session Meeting: • Confirmation of Telephone Poll Approving Expansion of Room Use Initiatives
• Confirmation of Telephone Poll Approving Use of Orientation Room
Chairman William O. Taylor reported that Library President Bernard A. Margolis has done noble work toward securing the enormously significant Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection to be gifted to the Boston Public Library. The primary collection, consisting of approximately 206 maps, is appraised at $3.5 million and includes Ptolemy’s World Map of 1482, the Captain John Smith Map of 1614, and the Alexander “Mapp of New Englande” of 1625 through the Sir Robert Dudley Map of 1647. The Chairman noted that Mr. Leventhal had challenged the Library and the Boston Public Library Foundation to match a gift of $350,000, earmarked for the Curatorship of the Boston Public Library’s future Map Center, which was met yesterday. President Margolis noted that the challenge grant was met due to the remarkable efforts of Chairman William O. Taylor along with the generosity of several donors including Trustee Joseph E. Mullaney. The Chairman said that he and the Library President met recently with Mr. Norman B. Leventhal and his daughter and everything is now in process for the Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection to be gifted to the Boston Public Library. To further that end, Chairman Taylor recommended that the Trustees consider naming the Library’s Map Center The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library which would set the stage not only for the gift of the significant map materials but also for other gifts in recognition of our map collection and its importance to the community. Trustee Karyn M. Wilson commented that the prestige associated with successfully acquiring the Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection would also make an enormous statement about the Boston Public Library’s ability to attract the highest level of giving in the City of Boston. Following further discussion, on a motion duly made and seconded, with Trustee Berthé M. Gaines abstaining, it was voted to affirm the following resolution as approved in the Executive Session Meeting:
There being no further business, the meeting of the Administrative Agency adjourned at 11:10 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Jamie McGlone
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