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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 2001.12.11 (BURLJN-E 1 UW B U R L I N G A M f `" P U B L I C LIBRARY Burlingame Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes December 11, 2001 I. Call to Order The meeting of December 11, 2001 was called to order by President, Mary Herman, at 4:30 pm. II. Roll Call Trustees Present: Cecile Coar, Jane Dunbar, Andrew Gurthet, Mary Herman, 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 (Dunbar/Coar) IV. Minutes The Trustees unanimously agreed to approve the minutes of the November 13, 2001 meeting with the following correction: Item X. Paragraph A. "......Holiday Schedule for the year 2002" should be changed to "......Closure Schedule for the year 2002." M/S/C (Gurthet/Coar) V. Correspondence Correspondence mailed in the packets was reviewed. VI. From the Floor Members of the public did not attend. 4 8 0 P r i m r o s e R o a d • Burl i n g a m e • C A 9 4 0 1 0 - 4 0 8 3 Phone ( 650 ) 342 - 1038 * Fox ( 650 ) 342 - 1948 • www. pls . lib . ca . us / pls / pls . html VII. Reports A. City Librarian's Report - Al Escoffier, the City Librarian, reviewed his report highlighting the following issues. 1. Holiday Program December 7th - The Library entertained the public with a holiday singing program featuring Manuel Caneri's vocal group and noted baritone, Nickoli Massenkoff. The Trustees suggested that the parking situation be improved for next year's tree lighting event. 2. Easton Branch - On December 13th, the staff committee for the Easton renovation will meet with Hal Brandes and Baharti Dahanukar of Dahanukar Brandes Architects to begin planning for the building renovation. 3. Staffing - Sue Reiterman has accepted the position of Branch Librarian; Dan Alveraz will be the new volunteer coordinator. 4. Planning for Results - In preparation for setting the Library goals for the next 3 years, Library managers, key staff and Trustees Katie McCormack and Andrew Gurthet attended the "Planning for Results" workshop given by Sandra Nelson. Specific goal planning for the Library will begin in the Spring of 2002. 5. Water Damage - A water leak from pipes in the parking lot caused the computer light board in the Lane Community Room closet to short out. The board has been replaced and the leak repaired. 6. Library Cleaning and Lamping Projects - The general cleaning which took place on November 23rd was a great success. All carpets in the Library were steam cleaned on November 12th. Staff of Facilities Maintenance is relamping and replacing ballasts as needed on all light fixtures throughout the building. B. Foundation Report - Dunbar/Herman 1. New Officers for 2002 - Newly elected officers for the year 2002 will preside at the annual meeting to be held on January 10, 2002. 2. Newsletter - The Newsletter was mailed to all previous donors on November 29th. VIII. Unfinished Business A. Employee Dinner Report - The dinner given in appreciation of the entire Library staff by the Foundation and the Library Board of Trustees was well attended and a good time was had by all. The City Librarian will write a letter to Colman Conneely thanking him and his staff for all their efforts in making the evening such a success. Maribeth Farcich, Amy Gettle and Rob Garcia were the �- recipients of the Employee Achievement Awards for the year 2001. Library Board of Trustee Minutes 2 December 11, 2001 B. Library of Vietnam - The Trustees discussed Mr. Constantino's request for the Library to consider giving some type of assistance to the Khe Sanh Library in Viet Nam. Trustee Gurthet suggested referring Mr. Constantino to the American Library Association and to provide him with ALA's resources on sister library partnerships. The Trustees also agreed to give Mr. Constantino the option of selecting appropriate reading materials from the books discharged from our collection. IX. New Business A. The City Librarian requested the Trustees approve his recommendation to fund travel and hotel expenses for four Library managers to attend the Public Library Conference in Phoenix, Arizona March 12 -16, 2002. The funds for this request will be allocated from the Xerox Entrepreneurial Fund in the Trustees Account; registration costs will be paid for out of the Library's regular budget. The Trustees requested that the City Librarian attend the conference as well. Trustee Dunbar made a motion to approve up to $5,000 to fund travel and hotel expenses for Al Escoffier, Barry Mills, Susan Reiterman, Linda Santo, and Vera Warrick. M/S/C (Dunbar/Coar) X. Announcements - None XI. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 5: 30pm. M/S/C (Gurthet/McCormack) The next meeting of the Library Board of Trustees is scheduled for January 15, 2002 at 4:30pm in the Library Conference Room. Respectfully Submitted Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian Library Board of Trustee Minutes 3 December 11,2001