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 .
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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
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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
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