HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Expenditure for Information Kiosk for FY 2000/01 RESOLUTION NO. 01-273
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN EXPENDITURE
FROM CONTINGENCY FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000/01
FOR OPERATING COSTS OF INFORMATION KIOSK
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,the Ames Public Library director was able to secure a federal grant from the State Library
totaling $38,500 for an informational kiosk back in 1998; and,
WHEREAS,it was the City's intent to place this kiosk in the community as an experiment to determine
the level of utilization and benefit that our citizens would receive from the remote access point; and,
WHEREAS,in addition to a personal computer,the kiosk offered a local telephone,fax machine,and
photocopying capabilities; and,
WHEREAS,the City agreed to support the operational costs for this experiment in the first year of its
existence; and,
WHEREAS, from September 1998 until the fall of 2000, the kiosk was supported and evaluated by
Library staff, and in October 2000, it was decided that the kiosk had outlived its usefulness; and,
WHEREAS, the kiosk had been costing approximately$8,000 per year to maintain; and,
WHEREAS, numerous problems were experienced with the kiosk during its time in service, and its
value to the public—based on usage statistics and downtime—was questionable; and,
WHEREAS, it is being requested that the Council approve the final$1,187 of maintenance costs out
of the 2000/01 contingency budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the
expenditure of$1,187 from the Contingency Fund to complete the experiment of utilizing the information
kiosk at the HyVee West is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 26th day of June, 2001.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor
Introduced by: Cross
Seconded by: Hoffman
Voting aye: Campbell, Cross, Goodhue, Hoffman,Wirth
Voting nay: None Absent: Quirmbach
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26th day of June, 2001.