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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1982.10.19 MINUTES BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES OCTOBER 19th , 1982 CALL TO ORDER : Trustee Nagle called the meeting to order at 4 : 50pm. ROLL CALL: Trustees Present : Trustees Nagle, Weatherbe & Kriloff Trustees Absent : President Fricke Secretary Parsons , due to illness Also Present : Mrs . Joy Molder, Assistant City Librarian Mrs . Judy Gladysz , Library Secretary BILLS : City checks in the amount of $ 15 , 975 . 22 were approved to be paid on a motion made by Trustee Weatherbe , seconded by Trustee Kriloff and carried . Special Fund checks in the amount of $776 . 80 were approved to be paid on a motion made by Trustee Weatherbe, seconded by Trustee Kriloff and carried . MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21st , 1982 : Minutes of the meeting of September 21st , 1982 were approved as written and ordered filed. CORRESPONDENCE : ~' None LIBRARIAN ' S REPORT: Duncan Trust : Trustee Nagle asked if Mrs . Bergsing had received a Financial Report on the Duncan property to which Mrs . Bergsing replied no she hadn ' t . She had, however , drafted a 'letter to Mr . Somerville since the request had to be in letter form, and distributed copies to all of the present Board members . The Board members read the drafter and agreed that it was precise and to the point . Trustee Nagle suggested that he ' ll get in touch with President Fricke and Mr . Al Horn to meet with them to request a financial report . Librarian Bergsing said that her instructions from the Foundation were that the request must be in writing . Trustee Weatherbe made a motion to formally type and prepare the letter from President Fricke, requesting a financial report on the Duncan property . The motion was seconded by Trustee Kriloff and carried . Trustee Nagle asked that a copy be sent to Mr . ,Jerry Coleman, Mr. Al Horn, and Mr . Paul Lechich . Trustee Nagle said he would attend the meeting with Mr . Horn & President Fricke . Appointment of Representative to the P .L . S . Advisory Board: Librarian Bergsing reported that President Fricke had been appointed to be the P . L. S . Advisory Board Representative with Leo Kriloff as an alternate at the October 4th Council meeting . Page 2 Student Behavior Policy: Trustee Nagle questioned if the letters had been sent to the principals of the schools regarding the noise problem at the Library . Mrs . Bergsing replied yes that the letters had gone out , and the noise level was better than before , but perhaps it was a little premature to tell if the letters had been the reason , or if it was too early in the school year . She thanked the Board for their support . C . L. A. Conference December 11th - 15th : Mrs . Bergsing asked if any of the Board members had an interest in attending the C . L. A. Conference to be held in December in Los Angeles . None of the Board members felt that they would be able to go . Mrs . Bergsing said she would be talking with President Fricke to confirm whether or not she would be attending . Trustee Kriloff_ volunteered his services to attend some other function further out of the area , because he has free air-fare privileges . Mrs . Bergsing thanked him for the offer , and said they would certainly remember that for the future . UNFINISHED BUSINESS : Discussed in conjunction with the Librarian ' s Report . NEW BUSINESS : None MISCELLANEOUS : Mr . Escoffier had picked up the Norberg sketches from Studio B and displayed them for the Board members to see . The Trustees thought they were beautiful and a nice tribute to a great architect . Mrs . Bergsing and Mr . Escoffier will write up something that explains the drawings that can be printed and displayed with the sketches , so the public will understand their significance . Trustee Kriloff asked Mrs . Bergsing if she had been aware that the Easton Drive Branch Library was in need of some repairs . Specifically he said he had observed that the outside of the building was in pretty bad shape and that the paint .should be sand-blasted and then repainted ; the wheelchair entrance/exit needed a metal plate at the bottom of the door ; all of the windows , on the exterior side, need to have the putty removed , a light glaze applied and then re-puttied and painted . He asked that the next budget request include the maintenance items to be done . Mrs . Bergsing replied that she would check on the cost of the window repairs , and that the Library inaintenance 11an could fix the wheelchair door . However , the sand-blasting and painting of the entire building would indeed; have to be considered as a budget request for next year . Trustee Kriloff also asked if anything had yet been done to repair the "leak" in the basement stacks . Mrs . Bergsing said she has had several engineers and job estimates written up concerning the leak , but to date nobody has come up with a workable solution . After the cement foundation absorbs the water from the heavy rains , the carpet gets wet . A sump pump might be a solution . She thought that the best time to consider repairs in that area was when we contruct the landing and stairs to the Duncan patio . Trustee Kriloff then asked about plans for the entrance to the Duncan patio . Librarian Bergsing replied that the easiest and most logical exit from the Library to the patio was to build a doorway from the back of the main floor stacks . However, the Peninsula Foundation has still not replied to the letter sent last month requesting permission to Page 3 get estimates for the construction and the landscaping . Trustee Nagle noted an increase in Circulation at the Branch for the month of September . ADJOURNMENT: Trustee Nagle adjourned the meeting at 5: 45pm with the next Board meeting shceduled for November 16th, 1982 , at 4 : 30pm in the California Room. Respectfully submitted, Patricia M. Bergsing Clerk of the Board PMB/j g