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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1982.12.21 MINUTES BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES DECEMBER 21st , 1982 CALL TO ORDER: President Parsons called the meeting to order at 4 : 30 pm, on Tuesday , December 21st , 1982. ROLL CALL : Trustees Absent : President Parsons , Trustees Nagle, and Kriloff Trustees Absent : Secretary Weatherbe Also Present : Diane Tani , Senior , American Government student at Mills High School Mrs . Judy Gladysz , Library Secretary BILLS : City checks in the amount of $38, 657 . 24 were approved to be paid on a motion made by Trustee Nagle , seconded by Trustee Kriloff and carried. Special Fund checks in the amount of $744 . 52 were approved to be paid on a motion made by Trustee Nagle , seconded by Trustee Kriloff and carried. In observing the expenses incurred by Librarian' s Escoffier and Molder, Trustee Nagle made a motion to reimburse each person an additional $50. 00 for the California Library Association Conference out of the Trustees Special Fund. The motion was seconded by Trustee Kriloff and carried. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 16th , 1982 : Minutes of the Board meeting of November 16th , 1982 were approved as written and ordered filed. CORRESPONDENCE : The Trustees acknowledged having received all of the correspondence that was listed on the Agenda with the exception of the Newsletter from the California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners . Mrs . Bergsing said Page 2 she had not included it in their packets but it was available if anyone wished to read it . LIBRARIAN ' S REPORT : Status of the Fricke Memorial Fund: Library Secretary , Judy Gladysz reported that there was a total of $565 . 00 that had been donated to the Fricke Fund to date, and that they had all been acknowledged. Maintenance: Librarian Bergsing reported that she had received back two estimates for sandblasting the exterior of the Branch Library , that ranged from $4 ,000 . 00 to $9 , 000 . 00 which include the paiting. She also said that she is still waiting for estimates for the anodized windows . She explained the repairs will more than likely involve going through a formal bid process if the estimates exceed $5 , 000 . 00 , and the money would need to be requested from the City Council as part of the budget process . Librarian Bergsing further reported that she had obtained an estimate to install a sump pump in the basement of the Main Library where the foundation is leaking so badly , but she is trying to tie it all together with the plans for the door that will be installed leading to the Duncan patio . She reported that she still needs plans and she is in the process of contacting architects . She agreed to keep the Board informed as plans progressed. Commissioner Dinner : Librarian Bergsing announced that the Commissioner ' s Dinner will be held on Friday , February 18th, at Kee Joon ' s Bestaurant in Burlingame. UNFINISHED BUSINESS : P . L.A . N. : Mrs . Molder was ill for the Board meeting and unable to report on the Conference or the Automated Circulation System. Librarian Bergsing announced however , that Mrs . Molder and Lois Kirshner , the Project Manager , had gone to the Pasadena Public Library while they were in the Los Angeles area and they were very impressed with the Geac System which is up and running there. The Trustees asked to hear Mrs . Molder ' s report at their next meeting. P .L . S . Advisory Board: Trustee Kriloff reported that the meeting he attended as Burlingame ' s Representative to the Peninsula Library System Advisory Board, was very interesting . He reported that there was a slide show depicting the services Of P . L.S . that was informative as well as interesting . He said the next meeting would be in January at the County Headquarters and that he is looking forward to going and seeing the facility that houses the computer for the automated circu- lation system as well as the P.LS . operations . Mrs. Bergsing reported that San Mateo County and the City of San Mateo are both recruiting for new Library Directors . Page 3 NEW BUSINESS : C .L .A . Conference Report : Mrs . Bergsing reported that the California Library Association Conference had been interesting but she had spent a lot of time in business meetings . She reported that Mrs . Molder had attended a very good program on Computers in Children ' s Rooms . Librarian Bergsing asked if all of the Trustees had memberships in the California Library Association . After discussion, the Trustees agreed to pay for one membership for 1983 for Board President Parsons to the California Library Association and the California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners . ADJOURNMENT: The Board meeting of December 21st , 1982 , was adjourned at 5 : 35pm. The next regular meeting will be held in the California Room on January 18th , 1983 at 4 : 30pm. Respectfully submitted, Patricia M. Bergsing Clerk of the Board PMB/jg