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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 2001.02.20 • �eURLIMGAME 1 r f i BURL INGAME `., PUBLIC LIBRARY Burlingame Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes February 20, 2001 I. Call to Order The meeting of February 20, 2001 was called to order by President Cecile Coar at 4:30 pm. II. Roll Call Trustees Present: Jeff Berger, Cecile Coar, Jane Dunbar, Andrew Gurthet, Mary Herman Staff Present: Alfred Escoffier, City Librarian Sidney Poland, Recorder III Warrants & Special Fund The Trustees unanimously agreed to approve the warrants as presented. M/S/C (Berger/Gurthet) IV. Minutes The Trustees unanimously agreed to approve the minutes of the January 16, 2001 meeting. M/S/C (Herman/Berger) V. Correspondence Correspondence mailed in the packets was reviewed. A. Duncan Trust Statement - Trustee Coar advised that the comment made on the December, 2000 statement regarding ".... adjustment to the investment income earned on your fund ..." does not pertain to the Duncan Trust. 4 8 0 P r i m r o s e R o a d • Burlingame • C A 9 4 0 1 0 4 0 8 3 Phone ( 650 ) 342 - 1038 * Fax ( 650 ) 342 - 1948 • www. pls . lib . ca . us / pls / pls . html B. Library Accounts Reports 1. Marshall Trust - The City of Burlingame posts interest on the Marshall Trust once a year which is why the �-- statement provided to the Trustees shows the same balance from July through December of 2000. The trust is earning approximately 6% annually. 2. Revolving Account- Funds are placed in this account until various invoices need to be paid. 3. Trustees Account - Xerox Fund - The Xerox receipts have not been as high as in the past. Cost for copies is $ .15 which the Trustees felt should not be raised. Copies printed off the Internet are $ .15 after 10 pages; payment is based on the honor system. The Trustees discussed possible ways to monitor patron printing costs and collections for the Internet by means of a computerized program. VI. From the Floor (Public Comments) None VII. Reports A. City Librarian's Report The City Librarian reviewed his report highlighting the following issues. 1. Easton Upgrade Project - The Branch task force has reviewed Kathy Page's findings. On March 2nd, Wayne Gehrke of Group 4, will meet with the Branch task force to begin the cost estimate process. 2. Donor Wall - Andrew Bradford of Napa is working on the mock up of the donor wall vine and will try to send it to us by the March 20th meeting. 3. Merger of Friends and Foundation - The Friends met this month to review their organizational status, discuss procedures of disbanding the Friends and implementation of operating as an entity of the Foundation. This merger is not likely to be completed until the early part of 2002. Library Board of Trustee Minutes 2 February 20, 2001 • 4. Energy Conversation - Staff has investigated possible ways to reduce energy consumption in the library. Energy needs were different when the building was designed 7 years ago. a. HVAC - Last year a complete readjustment of the control (VAV) boxes was implemented by ComAir and Automatic Controls which resulted in a more energy efficient system. b. Lighting: A portion of the lighting is computerized; the other portion is a combination integrated battery back up and emergency lighting system which remains on 24 hours and is wired to a breaker panel. Staff will investigate cost savings of making changes. 5. Personnel - Mary Beth James-Thibodeaux joined the staff to fill the vacant 30 hours reference librarian position. Previously, Mary Beth was an on-call reference librarian. B. Foundation Report - No Report VIII. Unfinished Business - None IX. New Business - A. Staff Recognition Request - The Trustees agreed to provide funding from the Trustees Fund in the amount of$1,000 for the annual staff meeting programs. M/S/C (Herman/Dunbar) X. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 5:30pm. M/S/C (Herman,Guerthet) Respectfully Submitted Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian Library Board of Trustee Minutes 3 February 20, 2001