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Board of Trustees Agenda
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October 20th, 1998 - 4 30pm
480 Primrose Road- Board Room
SUGGESTED ACTION
1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. ROLL CALL:
3. BILLS: Approval
City Checks: $35,372.98
Special Fund: $ 2,247.41
Duncan Funds:$ 4,000.00
4. MINUTES: Approval
5. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION: Information
a. News Release: Public Library Fund
b. Letter: Second Harvest Food Bank
c. Internet Use Statistics
d. Change in Date of November Board Meeting
e. Advocacy Training
f. Legislative Summary
6. FROM THE FLOOR:
7. REPORTS: Information
a. City Librarians Report: Escoffier /
b. Foundation Report
c. Planning Report: Dunbar
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: (V
a. Appreciation Dinner Action
b. Employee Achievement Award - Update - Berger Information
9. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Proposed Change in November Board Meeting `�1 1 f (d Action
10. ADJOURNMENT: Adjourn
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Burlingame Public Library
Board of Trustees
Minutes
September 15th, 1998
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting of September 15th, 1998 was called to order by President
Dunbar at 4:30pm.
2. ROLL CALL:
Trustees Present: Berger, Coar, Dunbar, & Morton
Trustees Absent: Herman
Staff Present: Alfred Escoffier, City Librarian
Judy Gladysz,Administrative Secretary
3. BILLS:
M/S/C (Berger/Coar) unanimously to approve the bills as presented.
4. MINUTES:
The minutes of the meeting of July 28th, 1998 were approved as written and
ordered filed.
5. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION:
Correspondence was mailed in the packets.
6. FROM THE FLOOR:
None
7. REPORTS:
a. City Librarians Report:
Mr. Escoffier told the Board that a first anniversary celebration will be held
on October 5th at 4:00. Refreshments will be served and there will be a dedication of
the "Children's Door of Wonder" which was a gift from Group 4 Architecture.
He further reported that the Friends are preparing for their October book sale
to be held on October 2, 3 and 4.
b. Foundation Report:
President Dunbar announced there will be a staff recognition dinner held at
the Doubletree Hotel on December 6th.
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c. Planning Report: Dunbar:
Trustee Dunbar said the Steering Committee will be meeting on October 7th
to evaluate the user survey results and plan the goal-setting retreat. The Planning
Team retreat is set for October 24th in the Lane Community Room from 9:00 to 3:00
to develop goals and objectives for the next three years.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. CLA Conference:
There was some discussion regarding the California Library Association
Conference to be held in Oakland in November. All of the Board members said
they would be attending on Trustees Day.
9. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Holiday Schedule - 1999:
M/S/C (Morton/Coar) unanimously to approve the Holiday Schedule as
presented.
b. Art In The Library- Dunbar:
President Dunbar said she had received a call from Dale Perkins wanting to
know if art could be displayed in the Library. After some discussion it was agreed
that Librarian Escoffier would contact Mr. Perkins and discuss the policy with him.
10. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting of September 15th, 1998 was adjourned at 5:05 pm. The next
Board meeting will be held on October 20th, 1998, at 4:30 pm in the Conference
Room.
Respectfully submitted,
Alfred H. Escoffier
City Librarian
Trustees Minutes
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City Librarian's Report
October 20, 1998
Celebration of the 90 Years!
The library celebrated 90 years of service to the community, and one year in our
wonderful new building this month! On Monday, October 5`h, we honored our dual
anniversaries with a dedication of the children's "Door of Wonder." The door is a gift of
Group 4 Architecture. The inside of the door contains a whimsical depiction of library ,
book spines, painted by San Francisco artist Tom Dierkes. Tom was on hand to view
his work in place, along with Wayne Gehrke, a principal of the architectural firm. Mayor
Spinelli offered congratulatory words, and Board President Jane Dunbar offered her
thoughts on the importance of children services.
Special exhibits included the library awards for public relations given by the
American Library Association earlier this year, the cover story of American Libraries,
and a special exhibit on the 75`h Anniversary of Burlingame High School. Refreshments
were served on the front porch, and a special bookmark was distributed to
commemorate the day.
My thanks go to the Public Relations Committee for spearheading the event:
Linda Santo, Chair, Sue Reiterman, Joan Manini, and Maryam Rehafi.
Friends of the Library Sale
The Friends three-day sale was very successful. They raised over $ 3,400 for
library programs! Our thanks to the Friends, especially Shirley Robertson, Dorothy
Siekert, Jean Ratel, Jackie Gray and Joan Giampaoli for their leadership efforts for the
sale. Also to be congratulated is Sue Reiterman for her work as staff liaison to the
Friends. Thank you all.
"Planning for Results" User Survey
The User survey was completed as planned during the first week of September.
The results will be reviewed at the Steering Committee meeting of October 7'h. The non-
user focus groups were held during the same week. We will have results for the Board
as soon as they are available.
Volunteer Program
We had 19 volunteers serving the library this month with a combined contribution
of 140 hours of their time. Besides helping with our patron survey, they processed
discards, sorted and priced donated books, maintained the on-going used book sale,
checked bibliographies, re-stocked scratch paper and pencils and tutored several
patrons in basic Internet navigation.
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Reference Services
_ Sue attended a Core Reference Workshop on government information sources
at San Francisco Public Library. She also attended two meetings of the Burlingame
Blue Ribbon Teen Committee on September 8 and 22 n,. The committee is exploring
recreational needs and options for local teens, and is now creating a questionnaire to
be distributed in selected classes at local high schools as part of the process.
On September 8`h, Esther and Barry attended an Internet Policy Workshop in
Hayward. Many librarians representing libraries in the Bay Area reported on problems
and successes in presenting Internet to the public. Staff felt positive about the
successful policies and procedures that have been implemented in Burlingame.
On September 29`h, Esther hosted the PLS Reference Committee Meeting.
Esther has been asked to serve as chair beginning immediately due to the loss of Ned
Himmel from Redwood City to his new position as head of the main library in San
Francisco. Discussion focused on future on-line products for sharing. Decisions were
also made on system book purchases.
Children's Services
During September we did a total of 20 programs including 3 Monday Story
Times, 3 Preschool Story Times, 4 Toddler Story Times, 3 Thursday Story times, 1
Saturday Story Time, 2 visits to Easton and three programs in the schools. These
programs were attended by a total of 411 children. We also began planning a big
Halloween Story Time program to be held on Monday, October 26, at 7 pm.
A special School Librarian's Day was held to introduce teachers to the library.
The new teachers learned about the many services the public library has to offer the
teachers and schools. Joan and her staff prepared 43 teachers book collections for
classroom use.
Robin Dawson has joined the children's staff as an on-call library assistant.
Branch News
Lisa Dunseth reports that school has opened with smooth results. Lisa met with
two second grade classes from McKinley at Main and the fifth grade class from Our
Lady of Angels on the 25`h, and the Bookgroupies on the 9`h
Coming Events:
• Columbus Day Holiday, October 12, Closed
• Library Board Meeting, October 20, 4:30 pm
• Planning Retreat, Saturday, October 24"
• Veteran's Day Holiday, November 11, Closed
• California Library Association Conference, Oakland, November 13-16
Alfred H. Escoffier/City Librarian/October 8, 1998
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STATISTICS FOR SEPTEMBER 1998
REGISTERED BORROWERS: Total Registered:
Burlingame Adults 12,700
Burlingame Children 3,740
Hillsborough Adults 1,990
Hillsborough Children 1,080
Universal Borrowers 660
Total Registered Borrowers: 20,170
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CIRCULATION ACTIVITY: Main Branch
Adult Print Materials(books, periodicals, pamphlets, paperbacks) 18,850 1,044
Children's Print Materials (books, periodicals, pamphlets, paperbacks) 9,625 1,255
Audio Visual Materials(records, cassettes, films, videos, cd's) 4,987 149
TOTALS: 33,462 2,448
Main Total 1998 Circ: 33,462 Main Total 1997 Circ: Closed for the move.
Branch Total 1998 Circ: 2,448 Branch Total 1997 Circ: 2,405 = 1.80% Inc.
Grand Total 1998 Circ: 35,910 Grand Total 1997 Circ:
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REFERENCE ACTIVITY: Questions Directions
Reference 3,199 467
Children's 1,564 1,239
Lower Level 987 2,413 ILL Borrowed: 2,048
Branch 225 104 ILL Lent: 2,707
Total: 5,975 4,216 ILL Total: 4,755
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COLLECTIONS: MAIN BRANCH TOTAL
VOLUMES/TITLES VOLUMES TOTAL VOLUMES
Ad.Non-Fiction 132,030 /115,970 5,080 137,110
Ch.Non-Fiction 23,635 / 22,380 2,280 25,915
YA Non-Fiction 1,925 / 1,740 105 2,030
Ad. Fiction 54,555 / 51,670 6,095 60,650
Ch. Fiction 20,215 / 18,190 5,955 26,170
YA Fiction 2,950 / 2,675 365 3,315
Reference 5,600 / 5.400 200 5,800
Totals: 240,910 /218,025 20,080 260,990
OTHER MATERIALS:
Pamphlets 27,305 Paperbacks 3,395 Maps 1,705 Records 1,500
Cassettes 11,580 Video Tapes 2,340 Compact Discs 1,935
Deposited with the City Treasurer: Main: 5,588.49 Branch: 447.70 -
Xerox: 684.30 Room: 35.00
Donations .00 CLSA:
User Traffic: 30,442 Daily Avg.: 1,087 Children's Programs: 20 Attendance: 411
Children's Programs for the year 1998: 124 with a total attendance of 3,067 children
California Library Association
News e 717 K Street, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 94814-3477
916-447-8541
Fax:916-447-8394
E-mail: info@cla-net.org
http://www.cia-net.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 9, 1998
Contact: Mary Sue Ferrell
Executive Director
Public Library Foundation Increased By $20 Million
Sacramento, CA— California's public libraries will benefit from the state's improving
economy and state budget surplus this year with a doubling of state funds for public
libraries. The Public Library Foundation (PLF) is a state funded per capita aid program for
California's public libraries. First established in 1982 to provide state funding of up to 10%
of the average per capita funding for public libraries in California, PLF has struggled over
the years to maintain its funding. As part of the complex state budget negotiations this year,
the state legislature approved an increase in funding from the current $18.8 million to the
full funding level of$62.75 million, a proposed increase of$43.8 million. Governor
Wilson, in his final approval of the state budget, reduced the increase to $20 million, still
bringing the current level of funding up to $38.87 million, the highest amount ever funded
for PLF.
California Library Association President Anne Marie Gold stated "California's public library
customers will benefit from this major increase in funding. It is to credit of the California
state legislators and Governor Wilson that they recognized both the important role that
California's public libraries play in the lives of their communities and that investing in public
libraries reaps rewards many times greater than the modest amount of state funds provided
for public libraries".
Gold also recognized the efforts of CLA's long time lobbyist Mike Dillon and of the CIA
Legislative Committee, chaired by Linda Crowe, and all association members who worked
tirelessly during the legislative session to insure that California's public libraries shared in
some of the newfound state budget surplus.
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September 16, 1998
Esther Cummings or Tracy Hammond
Burlingame City Library
130 Park Road
Burlingame, CA 94010
Dear Ms. Cummings or Ms. Hammond:
Thank you for your generous donation of 435 pounds of food to Second Harvest Food Bank's
1998 Summer Food Drive. Your contribution helped to make this drive very successful. With
support from corporations, religious organizations, grocery stores, government employees, and
individuals, Peninsula donors collected 49,344 pounds of food and $7,354, a 50% increase over
last year. Please extend our thanks to each and every person who contributed to your collection
efforts.
Special food drives such as yours are critical as the need for food assistance in our community
continues to increase. Second Harvest Food Bank serves an average of 108,000 people every
month. Food and financial contributions enabled us to provide food to the thousands of children
who were without free school lunch this summer.
Thank you again for helping us realize our vision that "no one in Santa Clara or San Mateo
counties will go hungry."
5Since ely,
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an Williams
Program Manager
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P.S. Your donation is deductible to the extent allowed by law. Per IRS regulations, we hereby
state that no goods or services were received in exchange for this gift. Federal Tax ID#
94-2614101.
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LIBRARY
October 9, 1998
TO: Board of Trustees
FROM: City Librarian
RE: Internet Use statistics
At your request, we have reviewed the Internet use statistics.
The use of the one-hour reserved Internet workstations are the only hard data we have, as
these workstations require a patron log in.
Average use of the Internet workstations would be in the range of 1,200 per month. There
would likely be another 1,000 uses at the other workstations (children's, express, and
reference librarian assisted).
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October 9, 1998
TO: Board of Trustees
FROM: City Librarian
RE: Change in Date for November Board Meeting
I have had a request from a Trustee to change the meeting date from November 17`h to
another date in November. The only other Tuesday I would be available would be
Tuesday, November 10, 4:30 pm.
Which date would work best for the majority of the Board?
a.,
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Advocacy Training: Citizens for Libraries
This is a workshop for System Advisory Board members, library staff,Friends of Libraries,Volunteers,and
anyone else interested in advocating for libraries.
How can you advocate for your library? Come to this workshop, and we'll talk about
♦ The current situation of California's public libraries
♦ Where funding comes from
♦ Developingprofiles on your local officials
♦ Educating your fors and local officials about library funding
♦ Training SAB members, library staff, Friends etc to answer questions from the public;
And much,much more!
Presenters: ANNE M.TURNER,DIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES, SANTA CRUZ PUBLIC LIBRARY
JUDITH RUTH, LIBRARY DIRECTOR,RIVERSIDE CITY LIBRARY
-- 'When: Saturday,November 7, 1998
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9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m Program
'Where Redwood City Library, Community Room R41.
.1044 Middlefield Road,Redwood City
Tee: $20.00
Registration deadline: Wednesday, October 28th.
Note: There will be no refunds for cancelled reservations.
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Please register me for the "Advocacy: Citizens for Libraries" workshop on Nov:7, 1998.
Name (please print clearly)
Address
Library Affiliation
Phone Fax E-mail
Make check payable to Peninsula Library System. Mail check and registration form to: Peninsula Library
System,25 Tower Road, San Mateo, CA 94402-4000, Attn: Advocacy. Call 650-349-5538 if you have
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TO: CLA MEMBERS AND ALL COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEMS
FROM: Mike Dillon, Lobbyist
Christina Dillon, Lobbyist
NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL/LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
I . GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL TO ASSIST LIBRARIES LEVYING 1/8 CENT SALES TAX
Yesterday, up against a constitutional midnight deadline to sign or veto
all bills still before him, the Governor signed AB 836 by Assemblyman Mike
Sweeney, which will cap the amount that the Board of Equalization may
charge a special taxing jurisdiction to administer transactions and use
taxes . The bill, said Assemblyman Sweeney, was necessary so that
libraries and transportation authorities can stretch their sales tax
proceeds farther. CLA has supported similar bills in the past, but none
were success ful in gaining the signature of the Governor. The bill is
Chapter 890, Statutes of 1998 .
II . LIBRARY "DRUG-FREE ZONE" BILL SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
AB 2569 by Assemblywoman Sheila James Kuehl would extend a law that sunset
on January 1, 1998 pertaining to ocean front beach or public park
property. This year, libraries are being added to the measure.
Specifically, AB 2569 will provide for an additio nal one-year prison
enhancement for any person convicted of selling or possessing for sale
dangerous drugs on the grounds of a public park, public library, or ocean
)nt beach. The enhancement will only apply if the city, county or
`1%,—acial district havi ng jurisdiction over the area declares it to be a
drug-free zone and notice is posted. The Governor, in signing the
measure, stated, "Public areas such as parks, beaches, and libraries pose
a serious drug problem because they are places in which children
and families congregate. We must continue to take the initiative in
protecting our children from these drugs. "
While most bills signed by the Governor this year will go into effect
January 1, 1999, this bill is considered an "urgency measure" , which means
it will go into effect immediately.
III . FINAL LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
Attached is a copy of the 1998 legislative summary, featuring all final
actions on bills reviewed by the CLA Legislative Committee, which was
Chaired by Linda Crowe. (Thanks Linda! )
SUMMARY FOR THE 1997-98 LEGISLATIVE SESS
California Library Association
FINAL ACTION FOR 1997-1998 SESSION
BILL#/AUTHOR DESCRIPTION STATUS
AB 95-SWEENEY/AGUTAR Would provide for a return of 100-. Senate
Support of the property tax base each year, Appropriations
over the next 10 years, to cities, Died on the
counties, and special districts, Suspense File
according to the proportion of their
current ERAF transfer, and cap the
shift of local property taxes to ERAF.
AB 836-SWEENEY Would limit the administration charges Chapter 890
Refer to Legislative that the Board of Equalization can Statutes of
Committee charge to counties who choose to 1998
levy 1/8 cent sales taxes for services
such as libraries .
AB 862-DUCHENY Creates the Library Materials Fund, Chapter 332
Support under the State Superintendent to Statutes of
annually apportion to each school 1998
district funding for the purchase
of materials that may include, but
are not limited to books, -
references materials, periodicals,
laser disks, etc.
AB 1608-PRINGLE As introduced would create a tax Died on the
Watch exemption for newspapers and Senate
periodicals in California. Recently Appropriation' s
amended to provide the exemption Suspense File .
for newspapers regularly issued
at intervals exceeding 50 times
per year and sold by single copy only.
Amendments delete exemption for
periodicals .
AB 1652-SWEENEY Reinstates the Education Council Vetoed by
Support, If Amended for Technology in Learning (ECTL) , Governor
which sunsets this year, to make
recommendations to the Department of
Education regarding, among other things,
the development of a phased-in plan for
funding and implementing a statewide
telecommunications education network
that provides connectivity between
and among all education segments
and public libraries and external
networks, including the Internet .
Pupils would have access to the
statewide network via schools,
community colleges, university
campuses and public libraries .
AB 1793-RUNNER As introduced, would require every Assembly
Support, if Amended public library that receives state Information
funds pursuant to the foundation Technology;
program and that provides public Failed to
access to the Internet, to adopt meet house
a policy regarding access to harmful deadlines .
matter on the Internet by minors,
and to post a copy of the policy near
each library computer terminal that
provides public access to the Internet .
Recent amendments requested by CLA
require libraries to develop an
Internet policy without reference to
"harmful matter, " and make it readily
available to the public .
AB 1839-B .THOMPSON Would allow, as an alternative to Assembly
Oppose the appointment of five members of Local
the board of library trustees, Government
the legislative body of the (At CLA' s
municipality, may by resolution request,
declare itself to be the board of sponsors have
library trustees . Would also allow agreed to drop
a legislative body of a municipality the bill
that has declared itself to be the for 1998 . )
board of library trustees pursuant
to the above, by resolution at any
time, to determine that it no
longer will function as the board
of library trustees, in which event,
�- the mayor, with the consent of the
legislative body of the municipality,
shall appoint five members to the
board of library trustees pursuant
to Section 18910 .
AB 1886-B.THOMPSON As introduced, would require any public Chapter 462
Watch Close library that loans movie videos that Statutes of
have received an "R" rating from the 1998
Motion Picture Association of America
to ensure that the borrower of such
a movie is at least 17 years of age .
Amended to require public libraries
to adopt a policy regarding the
rental of motion picture videos
to minors .
AB 1920-WILDMAN School and Library Partnership Senate
Support Act of 1998 . State Department Floor
of Education would award grants Inactive File
to school districts for the (Bill not needed
planning and operation of - money is in
joint-use libraries, in a state/ Budget bill)
local match.
1995-LEACH Would allow the Livermore Valley Chapter 1034
Watch Close Joint Unified School District to Statutes of
enter into a contract with the 1998
county, or other appropriate entity
having responsibility for the
provision of public library
services for the purpose of
operating a joint-use library
facility.
AB 2081-VILLARAIGOSA Would reinstate the tax exemption Assembly _
Watch for the sale of any newspaper, Appropriations
regularly issued at intervals Died on
exceeding 60 times per year and Suspense
exempts the sale of newspaper File .
photographs .
AB 2146-B . THOMPSON Relating to child pornography: Assembly
Watch makes it an infraction to sell, Public
distribute, offer to distribute Safety
for a commercial purpose any Failed
book or printed matter that passage .
visually depicts minors under
the age of 18 posing or modeling
while engaged in sexual conduct .
AB 2161-PACHECO Would require that every computer Assembly
Oppose at a public elementary or Information
secondary school that may be Technology;
used by a pupil and that has Failed to
access to the Internet or an meet house
on-line service, have an deadlines .
operational parental control
device . The school district
would have full discretion as _
to what device is selected.
AB 2204-WASHINGTON Would remove the requirement Assembly
Watch Close that matter be "obscene" if Public
it depicts a person under 18 Safety;
years of age personally Failed to
engaging in or simulating meet house
sexual conduct . deadlines .
AB 2221-MACHADO Would provide a tax credit Bill not needed
Watch in an amount equal to the since language
costs paid or incurred by an was placed in
Internet service provider for Tax-Budget
the purchase and installation "trailer bill"
of tiering or filtering
software .
AB 2337-VINCENT Would authorize any city, county, Assembly
Support district, or city and county to Local
request a PLF waiver if impacted Government ;
by the withdrawal from the Failed to
county free library system. meet house
deadlines .
AB 2350-FRUSETTA Would require a public library Assembly
Oppose that provides access to the Information
Internet to purchase, install, Technology;
and maintain computer software Failed to
that prohibits access to obscene meet house
matter, as defined, on the deadlines .
Internet . Author announced in
committee that he intends to
amend the bill to require
filters in the children' s
rooms of public libraries only.
AB 2391-MARGETT The "Child Protection Act of Assembly
Oppose 1998" which would make sexual Public
child abuse punishable by Safety;
death or life imprisonment if Failed to
voters approve an initiative meet house
relating to the same. New deadlines .
amendments state that "every
public library that provides
public access to the Internet
shall require parental consent
for children 12 years of age
or younger to use the Internet .
No child under 6 years of age
shall be permitted to use the
Internet at a public library.
AB 2569-KUEHL Would extend current law, which Chapter 723
Support expired in January to add one Statutes of
year additional punishment to 1998
a person convicted of possession
for sale of drugs if the
violation occurred upon the
grounds of a public park or
ocean-front beach. New law
adds public libraries as a
"drug-free zone. "
ACA 4-AGUTAR/SWEENEY Recently amended to provide for a Died in
Support freeze of the growth amount of ERAF Senate Rules
at 1997-1998 levels . As a
constitutional amendment could be
placed on the statewide ballot
by a two-thirds vote of the
legislature, thus avoiding a
Governor' s veto.
H.R. 52-THOMPSON A House Resolution stating that Died in
Oppose "public libraries are not enforcing Assembly
the rating system, as set forth by Local
the Motion Picture Association of Government
America" and "that public libraries
are requested to make every effort
to identify the age of any person
checking out a video who appears to
be a minor and conform their
check-out policies to the Motion
Picture Association of America' s
rating system.
SB 147-AYALA/KOPP Would require that no city, county, Chapter 35
Watch or local agency may incur any Statutes of
indebtedness (such as certificates 1998
of participation [COPs] , as defined,
without prior approval by a majority
of the voters . Recently amended to
pertain to the issuance of bonds by
a joint exercise of powers authority,
to assist local agencies in financing
capital improvements, etc .
SB 409-ALPERT The Library of California : Chapter 948
& SWEENEY Sponsored by CIA, would Statutes of
CLA Sponsored establish a major, statewide 1998
networking system of resource-
sharing, communications and
delivery, and preservation
of materials for approximately
8 , 000 of California' s multi-type
libraries . Recently amended to
contain $10 million for first
phase start-up costs .
SB 730-ALPERT Newly amended. Sponsored by Vetoed by
Support San Diego, would allow the Board Governor
of Supervisors to designate
additional property tax to the
County Library. (Formerly SB 1873-
Alpert)
SB 877-VASCONCELLOS Creates the California Community Died on Assembly
Support College Faculty, Counselor, and Appropriations
Librarian Full-Time Fund within Suspense
the State Treasury to create a net File
increase in full-time faculty,
counselor, and librarian positions
in the California Community Colleges .
SB 880-CRAVEN ERAF bill : Similar to AB 95- Assembly
Support Sweeney/Aguiar. Floor
Inactive File
SB 1032-POLANCO ERAF vehicle : Amended to Bill was used by
Support provide for a freeze of the growth leadership durin
amount of ERAF at 1997-98 levels the last night o
[no longer applies] . session and gutt
to pertain to on
fire district' s
relief only.
SB 1386-LESLIE As introduced, pertains to Chapter 429
Support computer usage by state agencies . Statutes of
Recently amended to contain the 1998
identical language found in
AB 1793-Runner, which would
require every public library to
adopt a policy by January 1, 2000
regarding access to the Internet
by minors and make the policy
available to members of the public .
SB 1389-CRAVEN Would create within the State Chapter 665
Support Department of Education the Statutes of
position of Public School Library 1998
Consultant to be responsible for
the administration of school
library grants funded through
the California Public School
Library Protection Fund and the
coordination of other school
library programs .
SB 1846-CALDERON Would require sellers, renters Died in
Watch Close distributors of "harmful matter, " Senate
as defined, to establish an Public
"adults only" section into Safety
which all harmful matter,
whether kept, displayed, or
offered -must be contained.
Would excuse only two or
fewer items incorrectly
placed outside of the "adults
only" section.
SB 1859-MOUNTJOY Would change the definition Senate
Oppose of "obscene matter" to mean Public
matter, which uses contemporary Safety;
community standards, rather Failed
than the current statewide Passage
standards .
r 1936 JOHNSTON Would give peace officer status Chapter 308
�.:ch to persons employed by the Statutes of
Public Library Department of 1998
the City of Los Angeles who are
designated as library security
officers by the city librarian.
SB 2026-RAINEY/ Would create the Public Library Died on
BURTON Construction and Renovation Assembly
Support Bond Act for grants to build and Appropriations
remodel libraries statewide . Suspense file .
SB 2038-POLANCO Smart California Act of 1998 . Died on Senate
Support Would create "smart communities" : Appropriations
a creation of community Suspense file
networks, allowing electronic
access to numerous resources
and services, including but
not limited to education,
training, health and social
services, telemedicine
emergency response, and rapid
electronic transmittal of
business licensing and
registration documents .
2059-VASCONCELLOS Would expand prison inmates Senate
�Mtch statutory rights by including Appropriations
the right to reasonable Failed passage .
access to an adequate law
library, including current
state law case reports .
SB 2226-SCHIFF As introduced, is similar to Senate
Support Concept ERAF bills AB 95 and SB 880 . Local
Author informs us that the Government;
bill may be amended to pertain Failed to
to relief for "no" and "low" meet house
property tax cities only. deadlines .
10/1/98
The "Suspense File" in the Appropriations Committee is a method by which
fiscal bills costing greater than $150, 000 are held together and
prioritized by the Chairs and Leadership. Those given priority "come off
suspense, " others remain on suspense indefi nitely. 'Z