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Ottawa Public Library Board
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 12:00 p.m.
4th Floor Boardroom, Sir Richard Scott Building, 191 Laurier Avenue West

 

Present:

Chair:  Jan Harder

Vice-Chair:  André Bergeron

 

Trustees:  Amelita Armit, Jim Bennett, Keith Egli, Patrick Gauch, David Gourlay, Christine Langlois, Shad Qadri, Tim Tierney, Doug Thompson, Marianne Wilkinson, Rose Zeidan

 

Regrets:  Trustee Danielle Lussier-Meek

Recorder:  Anna Basile, Manager, Planning and Board Support

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 12:02.  Trustees Armit, Bergeron, Egli, Gauch, Gourlay, Thompson, Tierney, Wilkinson, and Zeidan joined by teleconference.

DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

There were no declarations of conflict of interest.

REGRETS

Regrets were received from Trustee Lussier-Meek.

 


 


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MOTION No. OPL 20140617/1

 

Moved by Trustee Langlois, seconded by Trustee Bennett,

That the Ottawa Public Library Board move in camera in accordance with section 16.1 (4)(c) Public Libraries Act, R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER P.44, to discuss a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the board.

- CARRIED

 

 

Upon rising in open session, the Board approved the following motion:

MOTION No. OPL 20140417/3

Moved by Trustee Thompson, seconded by Trustee Armit,

THAT THE OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD recommend that Council:

1.    Approve the increase in revenue rent for the air rights above the Main Library located at 120 Metcalfe Street to $286,000 plus HST per annum for the term commencing July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2024.  The total revenue over the 10-year term will be $2,860,000 plus HST;

2.    Approve the increase in revenue rent for the parking garage below the Main Library located at 120 Metcalfe Street to $230,000 plus HST per annum for the term commencing July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2024.  The total revenue over the 10-year term will be $2,300,000 plus HST; and

3.    Approve the renewal of the acquisition lease for the 4th and 5th floors of the office tower located in the air rights at 191 Laurier Avenue for a 10-year term commencing July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2024.  The base rent for the first five years will be $15 per square foot and for the remaining five years the base rent will be $16 per square foot.  The estimated total base rent and operating rent for the 10-year term is $4,139,487 plus HST.

- CARRIED[1]

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION No. OPL 20140417/4

Moved by Trustee Gauch,

 

That the Ottawa Public Library Board meeting be adjourned at 12:33.

 

- CARRIED

 

 

Minutes approved by:

Original signed by                                                  Original signed by

Chair J. Harder                                                        D. McDonald, CEO

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Chair                                                                           Secretary

 



[1] Trustee Zeidan expressed objections to section 1 of the motion.

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