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Burlingame Public Library
Board of Trustees
Minutes
September 30, 2003
I. Call to Order
President Catherine McCormack called the meeting to order at
4:30pm.
II. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Cecile Coar, Catherine McCormack, Mary
Herman and Carol Rossi
Trustee Absent: David Carr
Staff Present: Al Escoffier, City Librarian
Sidney Poland, Recorder
III. Warrants and Special Funds
The Trustees unanimously agreed to approve the warrants. M/S/C
(Herman/Rossi)
IV. Minutes
The"Trustees unanimously approved the minutes of the August 19,
2003 meeting. M/S/C (Coar/Rossi)
V. Agenda Change - Item 8 Unfinished Business Section b
Presentation to Dan Alvarez - The Trustees approved a motion to
move the Presentation to Dan Alvare2 to the next item of business.
M/S/C (Herman/Rossi) President McCormack presented Dan
Alvarez with a Resolution of Appreciation from the Trustees which
acknowledged his outstanding efforts in supervising the Outreach
Program.
VI. Correspondence and Attachments
Correspondence mailed in the Board packets was reviewed.
VII. From The Floor - None
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VIII. Reports
A. City Librarian's Report - Highlights of Report
1. Library Traffic -Usage of our Library by San Mateo
patrons, whose temporary quarters were not functional until
September 2nd, resulted in an increase of approximately 20%
in revenues, traffic, and circulation.
2. Children's Dept. - A professional librarian will oversee
the Children's Dept. for most open hours. Branch story time
hours will now be absorbed into the story times held at the
main library.
B. Foundation Report - Carol Rossi
1. Brochure - Lisa Rosenthal and Maryam Refahi,
Library Staff Artist, are working on a new brochure.
2. February Book Sale 2004 - February 27th through
the 29th are the dates for the Friends and Foundation Book
Sale. Heidi Kenney will chair the event.
3. Newsletter - Lisa Rosenthal will oversee the
newsletter this year; Lauren Rosen will assist her. The
newsletter is scheduled to be mailed to residents the first
part of December.
4. Media Equipment - The Trustees approved the City
Librarian's request to upgrade the projector, remote and
purchase a new DVD player in an amount not to exceed
$15,000. M/S/C (Rossi/Herman)
IX. Unfinished Business -
A. Easton Project Status- Nineteen contractors purchased
plans for the Easton renovation; bids will be opened Thursday,
October 2nd. The selected bid will go before the City Council
October 20th.
X. New Business
A. Holiday Schedule Last Quarter 2003 - The Trustees
approved the changes in the year end holiday schedule for the
latter part of December 2003 and beginning of January 2004.
M/S/C (Herman/Rossi).
B. Proposed Holiday Schedule 2004 - The Trustees approved
the Library Closure Schedule for the year 2004 with the following
changes: Martin Luther King Day should be noted as Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day; and Sunday, April 11th should be noted as
"Closed".
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�. C. Employee Achievement Awards - President McCormack
and Secretary Coar will make the three Employee Award selections
and present them to the Trustees at the November meeting for
approval. Request for Nominations will be given to Library staff
employees by next week with a request to return them by October
31 st. Any library employee, including pages and aides, who meets
the criteria is eligible for the award.
D. Employee Recognition Dinner - The date and site of the
event is yet to be determined.
XI. Announcements
Change of Meeting Date - The Trustees present agreed to a
tentative date change for the October meeting from October 21 St to
October 20th at 6:00pm, if the time and date are workable for
Trustees Carr and Coar.
XII. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 5:45pm. M/S/C (Coar/Herman)
The next meeting of the Library Trustees will tentatively be held
October 20, 2003 at 6:00pm in the Library Conference Room.
Upon confirmation of the meeting date change, a Notification of
Date Change will be posted at City Hall and the Library.
Respectfully Submitted,
Alfred H. Escoffier
City Librarian
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