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Burlingame Public Library
Board of Trustees
Minutes
November 13, 2001
I. Call to Order
The meeting of November 13, 2001 was called to order by
President, Mary Herman, at 4:30 pm.
II. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Cecile Coar, Jane Dunbar, Andrew
Gurthet, and Mary Herman
Trustees Absent: Catherine McCormack
Staff Present: Alfred Escoffier, City Librarian
Sidney Poland, Recorder
III. Warrants and Special Funds
Trustees unanimously agreed to approve the warrants as
presented. M/S/C (Gurthet/Coar)
IV. Minutes
The Trustees unanimously agreed to approve the minutes of the
October 16, 2001 meeting. M/S/C (Coar/Gurthet)
V. Correspondence
Correspondence mailed in the packets was reviewed.
A. Library of Vietnam Leaflet - The Trustees felt that they
needed to obtain more detailed information about the entity known
as "Global Community Service Projects". The Trustees were
interested in finding out whether there is any precedent of libraries
having a sister library program. The City Librarian noted that ALA
has a sister library program and offered to include information on
this subject in the December board packet. The Trustees agreed to
request that Mr. Constantino attend the January 15, 2002 meeting
instead of the December 11th meeting.
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B. PR Outline: Years 1999, 2001 and 2002 - Linda Santo
used this outline for her presentation to the City Council detailing
` adult programming made available to the public including exhibits
and winning awards.
VI. From the Floor Members of the public did not attend.
VII. Reports
A. City Librarian's Report - Al Escoffier, The City Librarian
reviewed his report highlighting the following issues.
1. Easton Branch Renovation Project - At the City
Council meeting held on October 16th, the Council agreed to
support Option #2 as it best serves the needs of the public
and meets the financial constraints of the project. This
option includes completely renovating the interior with the
following upgrades: HVAC, mechanical, electrical, seismic
and handicapped accessibility. The Marshall Trust will be
the main source of funding. The tentative timetable is to
hold public workshops and complete design work in 2002
with construction beginning in 2003. On December 13th a
meeting will be held to begin the planning process for the
next phase of the project.
2. Easton Branch Staffing
a. Lisa Dunseth resigned as the Branch Librarian
effective on November 2nd. Lisa has accepted a
position at San Francisco Public Library.
b. Staffing for the Branch will be reorganized. An
in-house recruitment for a Librarian III position will
begin soon with a cut off date of November 9th. The
person who is appointed to this position will oversee
special projects of which the Branch will be one.
C. Amy Gettle, Circulation Supervisor, is overseeing
the transition period at the Branch.
3. California Library Association Awards - The Library
received two awards from the California Library Association:
one for the Foundation Newsletter and one for Adult
Programming. Linda Santo, Maryam Refahi, Jan Eustis and
Sue Reiterman comprise the PR Committee.
B. Foundation Report - Dunbar/Herman
1. Nominating Committee - The nominating committee
is accepting nominations for new board members who will be
presented at the January meeting, as well as the officers for
the coming year.
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VIII. Unfinished Business
A. Employee Achievement Awards - Mary Herman, Cecile
Coar and Andrew Gurthet will present the Employee Achievement
Awards for the year 2001.
B. Employee Recognition Dinner - Invitations were sent out
the first of November and responses are requested by December
3rd.
C. Holiday Tree Lighting - A holiday program will be held at
City Hall on December 71h after which the traditional tree lighting
will take place. The Library will host its Holiday program at
5:30pm.
IX. New Business -
A. The Trustees approved a motion to fund Lisa Dunseth's
going away party in the amount of$200.00. M/S/C
(Coar/Gurthet)
X. Announcements -
A. Patron David Jonson - Trustee Herman advised the
trustees that she had received an e-mail from Mr. David Jonson
inquiring as to whether the Library Trustees had made any further
changes to the Holiday Schedule for the year 2002. Trustee
Herman replied to Mr. Jonson by e-mail that no further changes
were made.
B. Employee Achievement Award Dinner - The trustees
agreed to invite past trustees Jeff Berger and Mary Lou Morton to
this event.
C. New Council Member - The City Librarian advised the
Trustees that he would be inviting newly elected Council member
Cathy Baylock to the Library for an orientation session.
XI. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 5:15pm. M/S/C
(Gurthet/Herman) The next meeting of the Library Board of
Trustees is scheduled for December 11, 2001 at 4:30pm in the
Library Conference Room.
Respectfully Submitted
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Alfred H. Escoffie�
City Librarian
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November 13, 2001