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Burlingame Public Library
Board of Trustees
Minutes
February 15th, 1994
Call To Order:
The meeting of February 15th, 1994 was called to order by President Taylor
at 4:30pm.
Trustees Present: Cannon, Dunbar, Herman, Robertson & Taylor
Trustees Absent: None
Staff Present: Mr. Alfred Escoffier,City Librarian
Mrs.Judy Gladysz, Administrative Secretary
Bills:
M/S/C (Herman/Cannon) unanimously to approve the payment of City
checks and Special Fund checks.
Minutes of the Meeting of January 18th, 1994:
The Minutes were approved as written and ordered filed.
Correspondence and Communication:
Correspondence was mailed in the Trustees packets.
Reports:
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT:
The Trustees reviewed the Librarian's Report. President Taylor asked about
the selection process for determining which architects were asked to bid on the
Request for Proposal. Librarian Escoffier explained, 10 local architects with
expertise in libraries and historical structures were mailed an invitation to bid. The
bids are due back to the City on March 18th. Selection will take place in April.
M/S/C (Herman/Cannon) to have Library Board representation at the
selection process for the Library Architect.
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Building seminar report- Librarian Escoffier:
Librarian Escoffier gave a report on the building seminar workshop he had
attended earlier in February. He said it was very helpful and that Aaron Cohen,
building consultant, critiqued the Burlingame plans and offered some excellent
suggestions on interior arrangement.
Unfinished Business:
A. Fund Development Task Force:
City Council approved the concept for the Foundation earlier in the
month. The next steps in foundation development will be to organize a task force.
New Business:
A. Public Briefing on Building:
There was some discussion regarding the Agenda for the public information
briefing to be presented by the Trustees on March 1st.
B. Foundation Development Consultant:
M/S/C (Robertson/Dunbar) unanimously to approve hiring Jim Bower,
Foundation Consultant, and to request start-up revenue from Duncan Funds from
the Peninsula Community Foundation. Trustees Herman and Cannon
volunteered to be on the Task Force to organize the Foundation.
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Trustee Cannon gave a report on the recent System vsory Board meeting
she attended. She announced that Legislative Day is May 14th-arid that there is a
Library Advocacy Workshop on April 30th that will be sponsored by the Peninsula
Library System and the South Bay Network at a place to be announced.
Librarian Escoffier announced that the Friends made $2,200. at their one-day
book sale.
Adjournment:
The meeting of February 15th, 1994 was adjourned at 5:45pm. The next
regular Board meeting will be held on March 15th at 4:30 in the Duncan Annex.
Respectfully submitted,
Alfred H. Escoffier
City Librarian
0221/94-Minutes-February
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