HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1992.02.18 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
FEBRUARY 18TH, 1992
_ALL TO ORDER:
The meeting of February 18th, 1992 was called to order by President
Blevins at 4 : 30pm. President Blevins welcomed Councilwoman Marti Knight
to the meeting.
Trustees Present: Blevins , Cannon, Robertson, Benson, Taylor
Trustees Absent: None
Staff Present: Mrs . Patti Bergsing, City Librarian
Mr. Al Escoffier, Asst. City Librarian
Mrs . Judy Gladysz, Library Secretary
Others Present: Councilwoman Marti Knight
BILLS•
M/S/C (Benson/Robertson) unanimously to approve the payment of City
checks in the amount of $20, 278 . 29 , payment of the Trustees Special Fund
in the amount of $438 . 66 , Duncan Move funds in the amount of $4 , 650 . 00 and
Duncan Funds in the amount of $138 . 00 .
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY 21ST, 1992 :
Minutes of the meeting of January 21st, 1992 : were approved as
written and ordered filed.
CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS:
All correspondence had been mailed in the Trustees packets with the
, :xception of the thank you letter from the Food Bank which was read by
Secretary Cannon.
REPORTS:
Librarian' s Report:
Trustee Cannon asked about the court referral program. Mrs .
Bergsing explained that these are individuals working public service hours
to make up for "relatively" minor offenses. The program is monitored for
the Library by Michael Donnellan.
System Advisory Report _ Trustee Robertson:
Trustee Robertson said she had attended a System Advisory Board
meeting and that they are going to have a joint meeting on March 10th for
P.L.S. and the South Bay Systems .
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. Proposed Cutbacks:
After looking over the list of proposed cutbacks that had been
prepared by the City Librarian, President Blevins asked about opening the
Branch at 3 : OOpm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays rather than
closing all day on Fridays for a $4 , 000 savings . She asked what the cost
impact would be. Mrs. Bergsing said she would have to work up the
figures . Trustee Cannon said she had a real concern with closing one day
at all. She said that there should be no suggestion that the Branch close
at all and suggested a cut in the book budget by $4, 000 and asking the
PAGE 1
Friends to purchase $4 , 000 worth of books to make-up the difference.
Trustee Robertson said she feels the same way as Trustee Cannon.
Trustee Taylor asked why there was no concern about the Main Library' s
hours. She said if they close hours at the Branch or at the Main, it
7ouldn' t make any difference because they would never get the hours back
mat either place. She commented that closing either Library in the morning
or early afternoon would affect senior citizens the most.
Trustee Cannon said she would be willing to open one hour later on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday because she felt it would meet the
public ' s needs better. She said she prefers that Monday' s hours from 2-6
stay the same because it is the busiest day. However the hours on the
other days could be 3-6pm and Saturday from 2-5 .
After further discussion, Trustee Cannon made a motion to go with the
following changes: to close the Branch 2 hours per week and take $2,000
off the top of the book budget. The motion was seconded by Trustee
Robertson and carried unanimously.
b. Update on Proposal for Phased Upgrade of Main Library:
Librarian Bergsing said the proposal was on the Council Agenda for
it' s meeting of February 19th. She said the Architect and Engineer had
submitted additional background information regarding the options of
replacing vs. bracing the stacks. She felt it made the proposal much
clearer to understand.
C. CALTAC Workshop:
All the Trustees said they would be attending the CALTAC Workshop.
1EW BUSINESS•
'-.-a. Evaluation of Branch Long Range Plan:
There was some discussion regarding Branch public relations.
b. CALTAC Membership:
Trustee Blevins made a motion that the CALTAC Membership should be
paid out of the Special Fund in the amount of $45 . 00. The motion was
seconded by Trustee Taylor and carried unanimously.
FROM THE FLOOR:
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting of February 18th, 1992 was adjourned at 5 : 45pm with the
next meeting scheduled for March 17th in the Duncan Annex.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia M. Bergsing
Clerk of the Board
PMB/j g
02/25/92
FEBRUARY
PAGE 2