Utah Library Association

Minutes

ULA Legislative Committee

Utah State Capitol

12 noon, October 15, 1998

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Committee Members in Attendance:Douglas AbramsEileen Longsworth

Karen Burton Amy Owen

Pete Giacoma Lynnda Wangsgard

Others in Attendance:Chip Ward

The attendance list was updated to reflect all those who participated and the following changes were made in the text of the minutes of the September 29th ULA Legislative Leadership Forum:

In paragraph five of the section titled, “Background, Public Library Legislative Issues,”

change “Cedar City” to “Kanab.”

The following Items were suggested for the Proposed Legislative Leadership Agenda:

• Reactivate the ULA Public Relations Committee
• Encourage a state-wide master plan/vision statement for public library development
• Obtain an Institute of Museum and Library Services National Leadership Grant to develop a methodology for gathering output measures for electronic services
• Change ULA by-laws to allow for institutional memberships, use income in support of legislative issues (hire a lobbyist, etc.)
• Establish a state-wide Friends of Libraries grouping affiliate with Friends of Libraries USA
• Increase the Public Library Development Fund to $1,000,000
• Support the legislative initiatives developed by Utah Academic Library Consortium
• Support the legislative initiatives developed by the State Office of Education
• Develop a statement on equitable access to information resources that emphasizes local responsibility and control, while supporting the broad principles upon which library services are based
• Lay the groundwork for a Library Capital Facilities Act

There being no further business, the next meeting was scheduled for November 5 at 12 noon at the State Capitol.