HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1982.05.18 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
MAY 18th, 1982
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman Fricke called the meeting to order at 4 : 30pm.
ROLL CALL:
Trustees Present : Chairman Fricke , Secretary Weatherbe
Trustees Parsons , Nagle $ Hechinger.
Trustees Absent : None
Also Present : Kyin Chleiou, Student from Mills High
School - American Government Class
Mrs . Joy Molder, Assistant City Librarian
Mrs . Judy Gladysz , Library Secretary
BILLS:
Checks in the amount of $14 ,643 . 01 were approved to be paid
on a motion made by Trustee Parsons , seconded by Trustee Weatherbe
and carried. Special Fund checks in the amount of $2 , 267 . 49 were
approved to be paid on a motion made by Trustee Parsons , seconded
by Trustee Weatherbe and carried.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 20th, 1982 :
Minutes of the meeting of April 20th, 1982 were approved as
written and ordered filed.
CORRESPONDENCE :
Secretary Weatherbe read a letter, addressed to the City
Manager , to the Board members which complimented the Library staff
for the outstanding job they are doing. The letter was from Rev.
Charles Muldoon of St . Catherine of Siena Church who said he had
been to many, libraries throughout the world but none compare with
the Burlingame Library.
Secretary Weatherbe also read a letter from Avrun E. Pastor,
M.D. of Burlingame who highly commended the Reference staff.
LIBRARIAN' S REPORT:
1982 -1983 Operating Budget : Librarian Bergsing reported
that -she had met with the City Tanager on May 10th to discuss the
Library 's operating budget for 1982 -1983 . She reported that there
will be no new staff for the City of Burlingame, and furthermore the
City was facing the possibility of cutbacks from the State . She
said that the bargaining groups within the City are involved in
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wage negotiations at this time , but she doubted that anything would
be finalized until late summer. She said she would keep the Board
members informed.
Mrs . Bergsing further stated that the City Manager would be
taking the operating budget to the City Council in early June , so
she plans to have a copy of the Library budget to the Board members
by their next meeting on June 15th.
Automated Circulation : Mrs . Bergsing said the Joint Powers
Agreement had been rescheduled from the May 18th meeting of the
Board of Supervisors to their May 25th meeting. She will let them
know the action of the Supervisors at their next meeting. She
announced that the Project Manager for the Automated Circulation
System had been hired and her name is Lois Kirshner. She said that
Lois is extremely knowledgable about automation and has a great deal
of experience .
Library/Legislator Day : Mrs . Bergsing gave an extremely
interesting synopsis of her trip to Library/Legislator Day in
Sacramento on May 7th. She said there is the possibility of
additional cuts in library programs this fiscal year, in order to
eliminate the 2 to 4 billion dollar State deficit. She also said
that the newly remodeled State Capitol is beautiful and very
impressive . She explained that there were a number of librarians
there, however, she believed there would have been more impact on
the Legislators if there had been more Trustees and lay people,
rather than professionals .
Personnel : Librarian Bergsing said that Linda Saltzer, Head
of the Technical Services .Department from Daly City Library, had
accepted the position as Supervisor of Technical Services . She will
begin work on June 1st , and Mrs . Bergsing said that Linda would
attend the next Board meeting for everyone to meet .
Trustee Nagle asked Mrs. Molder about the response to the
ad in the paper regarding the "test" for senior citizens. Mrs.
Molder said she was quite impressed with the responses she had
received and was looking forward to meeting some of the people
that she has spoken with on the phone . She said the announcement
in the paper had generated quite a bit of interest . Mrs . Molder
explained the hiring process for pages and why we had decided to
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consider retired people . Once of her reasons was that "older
people are frequently on a ' fixed' income and cannot earn over a
certain amount , but still wish to supplement their income . Another
reason is that both students and retired people bring valuable
skills to the Library that are quite different . They are both
equally important to the fine service that the Burlingame Public
Library provides":'
Duncan Property : Chairman Fricke said that she had talked
with Ms . Carol Tanzi , Interior/Exterior Decorator that teaches at
the Recreation Center, and Ms . Tanzi would be more than happy to
come and take a look at the Duncan patio to see what she would
recommend in the line of outdoor furniture . Mrs . Bergsing and
Chairman Fricke have an appointment with Ms . Tanzi at 2 : OOpm
on Tuesday, May 25th.
Trustees Parsons and Hechinger questioned the cost of
"hiring" a decorator for the project . Librarian Bergsing said
she felt it was a moreprofessional approach to furnishing the
patio. Mrs. Bergsing also added that any and all expenses would
have to be cleared with Mr. Lechich who is the executor of the
late Mrs . Duncan' s Will , and with the Peninsula Foundation.
Chairman Fricke said she would keep the Board informed
as to the progress .
UNFINISHED BUSINESS :
Reservations for Trustees Workshop May 22 , 1982 :
Chairman Fricke said she has made her reservation to attend the
Trustees Workshop on May 22nd, 1982 , and that she would be reporting
back to the other Board members on June 15th.
MISCELLANEOUS :
Burlingame/Hillsborough Library Services Contract : Mrs .
Bergsing said that Dennis Argyres , Burlingame 's City Manager, had
written to Mr. Bob Davidson , Hillsborough 's City Manager, informing
him that the cost of Library services for 1982 -1983 would be up
approximately 130 over the 1981-1982 figures , which is roughly
$82 ,000 . 00 . She said Mr. Argyres is waiting for Mr. Davidson to
reply.
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ADJOURNMENT:
`- Chairman Fricke adjourned the meeting at 5 : 45pm with the
next meeting scheduled for June 15th , 1982 at 4 : 30pm in the
California Room.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia M. Bergsing
Clerk of the Board
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