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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1984.03.20 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES MARCH 20th, 1984 CALL TO ORDER: The meeting of March 20th , 1984 was called to order at 4 : 30pm by President Parsons . Trustees Present : Trustees Parsons , Kriloff , Nagle and Weatherbe Trustees Absent : Trustee Harvey , excused for illness Also Present : Dr. Rosalie O ' Mahony ;�;, � . .iuy ;�Iuiutr , Asst . l,1ty Librarian Mrs . Judy Gladysz , Library Secretary BILLS: City checks in the amount of $12 , 165. 11 , and Special Fund checks in the amount of $566 . 40, were approved to be paid on a motion made by Trustee Nagle , seconded by Trustee Weatherbe , and carried. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 21st, 1984: President Parsons asked if there had been a motion made regarding a 5 pound box of candy to be given to a patron who brought back the most overdue book during National Library Week to which Mrs . Bergsing replied no , there had not been any motion. The Minutes were then approved as written and ordered filed. CORRESPONDENCE: Mrs . Bergsing distributed the Newsletter from the City Manager and an invitation from the Recreation Department for a "Night at the Races" to benefit the "Save Our Station" fund.. President Parsons said she was sorry that she wouldn ' t be able to attend anything until after May because her schedule is so hectic. The Board members all expressed their pleasure to Mrs . Molder for the individual letters they had each received from her thanking them for their generosity in sponsoring the Patrick Ball storytelling series . LIBRARIAN'S REPORT: Automated Circulation: Mrs . Bergsing said the hardware problems that the system had been experiencing at the MINUTES/MARCH 20th , 1984/PAGE #2 } r'e-ural site had apparently heen resolved_ Geac did `- fly in an engineer from the East Coast to diagnose the problem because the engineers out here were unable to find it. Librarian Bergsing reported that Millbrae and Belmont had gone on-line as scheduled and that Pacifica was scheduled to follow suit next week . She said the conversion was progressing and she reminded the Board members , with the exception of President Parsons , that each of them needed to "input" their application information into the circulation system. i Trustee Nagle asked if there was any luck with the recruiting process to replace Barbara Rowe and Pat Harding , and Mrs . Bergsing replied that Mrs . Molder and Mr . Escoffier had done a job description and they were in the process of recruiting for the two positions , however , no interviews had been scheduled as yet. `- LIBRARIAN'S REPORT: Duncan Patio: Mrs . Bergsing said that $3 ,000.00 of j Step 3 had been paid to Frank Hunter , but he had been asked not to install the door into the Library until the rainy season had subsided. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Board members to retain Mr . Y Hunter as long as he showed progress . Maintenance Projects: Mrs . Bergsing said she had quotes to paint the Easton Branch Library ranging from $55 .00 per day to rent waterblasting equipment to $9, 100.00 for sandblasting and painting. There was discussion whether to paint the whole building or just the front at this time . Mrs . Bergsing agreed to get some additional quotes for sandblasting and painting as separate items. Trustee Nagle agreed to contact a painter he knows to get another price quotation for painting only. After further discussion the matter was tabled until Trustee Harvey is available for his recommendation. MINUTES/MARCH 20th , 1984/PAGE #3 MISCELLANEOUS : Trustee Kriloff indicated an interest to serve another term on the Advisory Board for the Peninsula Library System since his term would be ending shortly. Trustee Nagle moved that in view of Trustee Kriloff ' s sterling past performance and his 100% attendance at all meetings , that the Board recommend to Council that he be re-appointed as the Burlingame - representative to the Advisory Board. The motion was seconded by Trustee Weatherbe and carried unanimously . Librarian Bergsing said she would- communicate the Board ' s recommendation to the Manager L.iiu Luuliu.ii . Dr. Rosalie O' Mahony expressed her congratulations to the Board on the fine job they were doing , and said she wanted them to know how extremely important the public library was to the life and spirit of the community. She said that if she had been elected to the City Council , or if she was elected in the future , she wanted them to know that the Library would have her full support. She feels that the Library ranks as a priority right after police and fire . Trustee Nagle thanked her for attending the meeting and said he was sorry that Trustee Harvey was absent. Trustee Kriloff said he had discussed the issue of fines for senior citizens with the members of the Advisory Board and said that P.L.S. has received a federal grant to hire a consultant to design a questionaire to help analyze the library needs in each community in the County. The fine policies will be considered as a part of that study. Trustee Nagle viewed the statistics and reported "WE ' RE UP W'. He said everyone concerned would understand what he meant. ADJOURNMENT: President Parsons adjourned the meeting at `- 5 : 15pm with the next meeting scheduled for April 17th , 1984 at 4 : 30pm in the California Room. Respectfully submitted , Patricia M. Bergsing Clerk of the Board DMP/; moo