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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1989.11.21 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES NOVEMBER 21ST, 1989 CALL TO ORDER: A duly noticed regular meeting of the Burlingame Public Library Board of Trustees was held on the above date in the California Room of the Burlingame Public Library. The meeting was called to order at 4:30pm by Past-President Cannon. Trustees Present: CANNON, MINK, & BLEVINS Trustees Absent: BACIGALUPI & ROBERTSON Staff Present: MRS. PATRICIA BERGSING, CITY LIBRARIAN MR. ALFRED ESCOFFIER, ASST. CITY LIBRARIAN MRS. JUDY GLADYSZ, LIBRARY SECRETARY BILLS: M/S/C (Blevins/Mink) unanimously to approve the payment of City checks in the amount of $86,930.77 and Special Fund checks in the amount $680.40. MINUTES: Minutes of the regular meeting of October 17th, 1989 were approved as written and ordered filed. CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS: a. Financial Report on the Duncan Property - Mailed in packets b. Library Events - November - Mailed in packets. C. CALTAC Workshop Announcement - Mailed in packets. d. California State Library Newsletter - Mailed in packets. REPORTS: CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT: Librarian Bergsing gave an update of the Duncan Property and there was some discussion about the vacant audio visual librarian position. BRANCH LONG RANGE PLAN OF SERVICE: Trustee Cannon commended Mr. Escoffier for the outstanding job had done in compiling the report. Trustee Mink expressed a number of concerns about the report. UAfter considerable discussion it was agreed that Trustee Mink would write up her questions and comments and forward them to Mr. Escoffier. He will then copy and forward them to the Branch Task Force members and they will plan to meet and discuss them in early December. The outcome of that meeting will determine whether or not the Branch Long-Range Plan will be an action item on the December Board Agenda. CLA REPORTS - TRUSTEES AND STAFF: Trustee Cannon gave a brief report of her activities at the California Library Association Conference. Librarian Esther Cummings had typed a brief report which Mrs. Bergsing had distributed to the Board members. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Employee Achivement Awards - Summary, Comments and Recommendations - Trustee Mink and all members of the Board: Trustees Mink, Cannon and Blevins all thought the Employee Achivement Awards went very well. Trustee Mink said she would write up a summary of the events that took place. NEW BUSINESS: Holiday Schedule for 1990: M/S/C (Blevins/Mink) to approve the 1990 Holiday Schedule as written. MAS and Wilsearch Demonstration: Following some discussion the Board members agreed to have the Magazine Article Summaries and Wilsearch demo on the day of the January Board Meeting at 4:00. FROM THE FLOOR: ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 with the next meeting scheduled for December 19th at 4:30 pm in the California Room. Respectfully submitted, Patricia M. Bergsing Clerk of the Board PMB/jg 11/28/89 November