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Burlingame Public Library
Board of Trustees
Minutes
January 18, 2000
1. Call to Order
The meeting of January 18, 1999 was called to order by President
Mary Lou Morton at 4:35 pm.
2. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Jeff Berger, Cecile Coar, Jane
Dunbar, Mary Herman, Mary Lou
Morton
Staff Present: Alfred Escoffier, City Librarian
Sidney Poland, Recorder
3. Warrants & Special Fund
The Trustees unanimously agreed to approve the warrants as
presented. M/S/C (Dunbar/Berger)
4. Minutes
The Trustees unanimously agreed to approve the minutes of the
December 21, 1999 meeting. M/S/C/ (Herman/Coar)
5. Correspondence
Correspondence mailed in the packets was reviewed.
a. Advocacy Training: Cecile Coar and Mary Lou Morton will
attend the workshop on January 29th at the San Francisco Public
Library.
b. Volunteers: Trustee Herman noted the excellent job Sue
Reiterman is doing in building a successful voluteer program.
6. From the Floor (Public Comments)
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7. Reports
a. City Librarian's Report:
The City Librarian reviewed his report.
b. Foundation Report - Mary Herman:
Elections were held at the January 13th board meeting. All
board members retained their positions with the exception of
Bob Currie who resigned. Deborah Griffith was elected to fill
the position vacated by Bob Currie.
8. Unfinished Business:
a. Council Contacts: On the recommendation of Trustee
Herman, the board agreed to revive the past practice of each
Trustee being responsible for appraising a City Council member of
important library issues and events.
Mary Lou Morton Mary Janney
Jane Dunbar Mike Coffey
Cecile Coar Joe Galligan
Jeff Berger Mike Spinelli
Mary Herman Rosalie O'Mahony
b. Presiding Officers: President Mary Lou Morton will not be
`.. able to attend the February meeting; Vice President Cecile Coar
will preside.
9. New Business
a. Internet Policy Revision The Trustees reviewed and rewrote
specific portions of the present internet policy and will finalize the
revision at the February board meeting.
b. Goals Presentation The City Librarian gave a brief overview
of the library's accomplishments for the past year, noting that
1999 represented the first year of the library's Long Range Plan.
New Year's Resolutions for the Year 2000 were also reviewed.
C. Generator for Library The trustees agreed that there is a
need for the library to have a back-up generator especially since
the phone lines for City Hall originate in the library and an
inoperative HVAC system would result in the library being closed
due to lack of air circulation. The City Librarian will discuss this
matter with the City.
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d. Donor Recognition Group 4 Architecture drafted a design to
honor new donors. Steel branches with forged brass leaves etched
with donors names would be mechanically attached to the grand
staircase. The trustees requested the City Librarian to obtain
information pertaining to maintenance, application of names,
funding and permanency of design.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 5:50pm by President Mary Lou
Morton. The next meeting will be held February 15, 2000 at
4:30pm.
Respectfully Submitted
Alfred H. Escoffier
City Librarian
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January 18,2000