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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 2004.02.17 :'URLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BU RLINGAME Board of Trustees Agenda _ February 17, 2004— 4.30pm 18 480 Primrose Road - Board Room �C L SUGGESTED ACTION 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. WARRANTS & SPECIAL FUND Approval 4. MINUTES Approval 5. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION Information a. Service Highlights —2003—2004 b. Budget Message February 10, 2004 c. Update on Budget Reduction Process February 10, 2004 from Jim Nantell, City Manager d. Legislative Report February 5, 2004 e. Peninsula Community Foundation Fund Activity Statement f. Letter: Outreach Program g. ERAF Explained by Arne Croce h. Monthly Statistics —January 2004 6. FROM THE FLOOR (Public Comments) 7. REPORTS Information a.Libty Librarian—Escoffier Vo-0, b.l)Koundation Report—Escoffier �� �� c.v,Budget Review—Escoffier (Includes Items b. and c. from Correspondence and Information) 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ',G a. Workshop Opportunities: CALTAC Workshop March 13, 2005 and Discussion Workshop for Library Supporters February 21, 2004,, b. Service Highlights 2003—2004 �qt��` Discussion 9. NEW BUSINESS 10. ANNOUNCEMENTS ADJOURNMENT Adjourn BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY Burlingame Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes January 20, 2004 I. Call to Order President Catherine McCormack called the meeting to order at 4:30pm. II. Roll Call Trustees Present: Dave Carr, Cecile Coar, Mary Herman, Catherine McCormack, Carol Rossi 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/Carr) IV. Minutes The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes of the December 16, 2003 meeting. M/S/C (Rossi/Coar) V. Correspondence and Attachments A. News From The Capital - As of January 9th, Governor Schwarzenegger has preserved CLA's Public Library Foundation and Transaction Based Reimbursement programs in his 2004 - 2005 budget. B. Workshops - The Trustees requested that the CALTAC workshop to be held March 13, 2004 at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose and the Workshop for Library Supporters to be held on February 21, 2004 at the San Francisco Public Main Library be placed on the agenda for the February 17, 2004 Trustee meeting. The City Librarian felt that, of the two, the CALTAC workshop would be more beneficial to the Trustees. VI. From The Floor - None 48o Primrose Road•Burlingame•CA 94010-4083 Phone (650) 558-7474'Fax (650) 342-6295 VII. Reports A. City Librarian's Report - Highlights of Report 1. Circulation - Children's Circulation increased 30% in December. The temporary location of San Mateo Public Library is a contributing factor to the increase. 2. Building Leaks - Severe storms in the latter part of December resulted in window leaks in the west wing of the Children's room and the expansion joint on the outside of the building. Facility Maintenance will make arrangements for repairs as soon as weather permits. 3. Easton Renovation - Asbestos removal has been completed at a cost of$25,000. The contingency fee will cover this cost. B. Foundation Report - Trustee Rossi advised that her term as a member of the Foundation Board has expired; the City Librarian will give future reports. 1. Membership - Carol Mink, Deborah Griffith and Carol Rossi have completed their terms on the Foundation Board. Stephen Hamilton and Linda Grier are the new members and will each be serving two year terms. 2. Committee Chairpersons - Committee Chairpersons are as follows: Mary Blythe - Finance, Lauren Rosen - �.. Development and Don Roberts - Nominations. C. Budget Review - The City Librarian noted that it will take $3 to $3.5M to balance the budget. This figure could increase depending on the monies the State diverts from the City. 1. Library Staff- An all staff meeting was held January 14th to update the staff on the budget situation. Loss of service hours to the public, reduction in the book, periodicals and media budgets and loss of hours for non- benefited employees will be affected in accordance with the percentage of cuts the Library is required to make. 2. Sunday Closure - In order to remain open on Sundays, the Library would have to close 6 hours another day or a combination of days. Trustee Herman stated that she would prefer to retain Sunday hours and close more hours during the week. Trustee Rossi inquired as to how other libraries were dealing with reduction of hours. San Mateo is planning to open its branches in August and will close its libraries Sunday preceding holidays. San Bruno will close Sundays beginning February 1, 2004. Library Board of Trustee Minutes 2 January 20, 2004 3. Funding Services - The City Librarian gave the Trustees a question and answer handout which he felt would be helpful in understanding how Library services are funded. The Trustees felt the content would be a valuable source of information for the public. Trustee Rossi suggested that usage statistics be included. VIII. Unfinished Business IX. New Business A. Library Donation to BCE Auction - Children's Librarian, Sue Reiterman, has volunteered to donate a story hour for a birthday party. The Trustees unanimously supported a motion to support the BCE Auction by donating a story hour with the stipulation that the Library Foundation be asked to fund the cost of Library staff time. M/S/C (Rossi/McCormack) B. Library Board of Trustees Liaison and Council Counterpart - The Trustees individual Council contacts are as follows: David Carr Mike Coffey Cecile Coar Joe Galligan Mary Herman Terry Nagel Catherine McCormack Cathy Baylock �- Carol Rossi Rosalie M. O'Mahony X. Announcements XI. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 5:45pm. The next meeting of the Library Trustees will be held February 17, 2004 at 4:30pm in the Library Conference Room. M/S/C Herman/Coar Respectfully Submitted, N • Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian Library Board of Trustee Minutes 3 January 20, 2004 CITY OF BURLINGAME TO: All Burlingame Employees DATE: February 10, 2004 FROM: Jim Nantell, City Manager SUBJECT: Update on Budget Reduction Process To All Employees: Below is an update on the City's budget reduction process for FY '04-05. In addition, you will find information regarding the potential impact the State may have on Burlingame's financial situation. How much is the City looking at cutting in FY '04-'05? Initially the City anticipated cutting $3 million from next year's budget. I am pleased to inform all employees that due to the City Council's willingness to use more of the City's reserves, we now need to cut just one-half of that amount or$1.45 million. Since we took Tier I and II cuts last year, the $1.45 million cuts we are looking at for FY '04-'05 are referred to as Tier III. Certainly achieving cuts of$1.45 million is quite a challenge to the City, but it is not nearly as difficult as the $3 million cut package initially developed by the City. Even with this being said, as City staff we must proceed with caution as there remains a significant threat of more State takeaways on local government that could mean further cuts in the next fiscal year. (See budget scenarios below.) What budget reductions are being developed? In preparation for the new budget year we have been developing three levels of reductions (5%, 10%, & 15%) for FY 2004-05. In order to achieve the $1.45 million savings we need at this point, the City anticipates implementing a recommended cut package of 5%. Fortunately, there are a limited number of positions impacted at this cut level. The City is in the process of evaluating the cost of the "golden handshake" for those classifications that are proposed for reduction to determine if that is a viable option to achieve the position cuts in FY '04-'05. The cost of the golden handshake is generally 50-60% of an employee's salary. This poses a significant cost to the City in time of shrinking funds, so we must analyze this option thoroughly. The City should know by the beginning of March if golden handshakes will be an option made available to employees in impacted classifications. If the State does redirect revenue away from the City to balance it's own budget, the 10% cut package and 15% cut package may have to be implemented in the next fiscal year. Those cut packages are referred to as Tier IV and Tier V respectively. What employee options are being discussed and/or evaluated? Bob Bell, our Human Resources Director, will be meeting with labor units to review the potential impacts associated with the tier cuts. Some of our employees have made some suggestions regarding voluntary time off, furloughs etc. as a way to prevent the loss of one or more positions. Those kinds of ideas can be discussed during those meetings as the various labor unit leaders get a better understanding of the nature of the Tier III cuts. So what happens if there are more State takeaways? What is the worst-case scenario? If the State does in fact redirect more local revenues to balance the State budget, additional cut options at the 10% and/or 15% level may have to be implemented during the next fiscal year. That would obviously mean more positions would be impacted as would City services. Given that we cannot control what happens in Sacramento and we don't know if the state bond measures to help fund the state deficit will pass, it is hard to project our fiscal situation. The City has put together a matrix showing three different projected fund balance scenarios in a "best" case, "worst" case format for each of the next two fiscal years: Scenario FY 04-05 FY 05-06 1. Projected Budget Gap without any new State take-a- -$2.45 -$1.35 ways. Million Million 2. Projected Budget Gap with Governor's -$2.75 -$1.76 recommendation to take another$300,000 from cities Million Million property taxes (ERAF II . 3. Projected Budget Gap with the Governor's $300,000 -$3.85 -$2.89 and the loss of the $1.1 million for VLF (Vehicle Million Million registration fees). What are the next steps? I have asked department heads to share the draft Tier III—V budget reductions with their department employees. We encourage all employees to be informed of the reductions and contribute to the discussion. The department heads will meet again on the 18`h of February to finalize recommendations for the City Council February 28`h budget study session. NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL Page 1 of 4 Escoffier, Al From: Susan Negreen [snegreen@cla-net.org] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 5:04 PM To: CLA Listserve- CALIX Subject: [CALIX:1868] NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL February 5, 2004 TO: CLA MEMBERS/ SYSTEMS/NETWORK CONTACTS FROM: Mike Dillon, CLA Lobbyist Christina Dillon, CLA Lobbyist RE: NEWS FROitI THE CAPITOL I. SENATOR ALPERT INTRODUCES NEW LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION BOND BILL Senator Dede Alpert (D-San Diego), member of the Library Construction Bond Board and Chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, has introduced a new library construction and renovation bond. The bill, SB 1161-Alpert, will enact the California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public '_ibrary Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2004, for submission to the voters on the November `.-2004 ballot. The bond currently contains a S2 billion price tag, however, due to the state's current fiscal climate, and challenging Budget year ahead, it is not likely that the bond will stay at that high of a bond authorization amount. During 2004, discussions will take place between Senator Alpert, the legislature, and the Governor's Administration regarding what the state may be able to absorb relative to its bonded indebtedness capacity. SB 1161, which is sponsored by CLA, is identical to the Senator's SB 40 from last year. You may recall, SB 40 was placed on the Senate Appropriations Committee "suspense file" in 2003, when Library Construction Bond Board member, State Treasurer Phil Angelides, sent all bond authors a letter, expressing his "opposition to the enactment of any new general obligation or state lease revenue bond measures, beyond those already scheduled to be placed on the ballot, until a balanced budget for fiscal year 2003-04 is in place and there is a viable plan to fix the structural imbalances in the budget." In a statement released yesterday for CLA members, Senator Alpert stated, "I am well aware of the problems associated with increasing our state's bonded indebtedness. However, I believe the library bond proposals that have come before me on the Library Board have provided an important economic stimulus for our communities as well as serving the critical educational and informational needs of our citizens. I am hopeful that SB 1161 will move forward so that we can continue the great strides we've made in improving California's public libraries." Important features of SB 1161 include: the same 35% local match requirement as is currently found in the existing (Proposition 14) library bond, the bill provides up to S25 million to encourage the development of joint use projects between libraries and school districts or higher education, and lastly, vould allow unfunded Cycle 3 applicants to get "first call" on new bond act funds without having to complete a new application. Remaining funds would be available to any additional applicants. 2/5/04 NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL Page 2 of 4 Senator Alpert, one of the principle authors and architects of the March 2000 bond, along with Senator Richard Rainey and Senate President pro Tem John Burton, has been very concerned over the --� skyrocketing need for library construction bond dollars, versus the limited amount of bond funding actually available. The bond funding process has been extremely competitive, with many worthy applicants being denied projects due to lack of funding. SB 1161-Alpert must be in print for thirty days before it can be heard in its first committee. We will send out an announcement to the field when the bill is assigned to committee. In the meantime, you may wish to ask your own legislators to request that they be added to Senator Alpert's bill as a co- author. II. A LITTLE HISTORY ON ERAF Several of our readers have asked us fora simple explanation of ERAF. A "simple" explanation may be difficult, but we will do our best to explain what led to the eventual establishment of the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF). Back in the late 1970s, when Proposition 13 was on the ballot, then State Treasurer Jess Unruh publicly stated that the state had an "obscene surplus." In fact, at the time, the state had a surplus of about $4 billion, which likely gave some impetus to the passage of Proposition 13, which, as you know, essentially cut property taxes in half. While a few state legislators later questioned their decision, the legislature, at the time, used most of the S4 billion in state surplus to "bail out" local governments, by replacing much of the property taxes they had lost with state funds. Since the legislature was prohibited from giving funds directly to cities, counties, and special districts, formulas were devised wherein property taxes were shifted from schools to the local governments, and the state used its surplus to ~' replace the school fiends. The legislative vehicle used to accomplish this purpose was AB 8, which became known as the "AB 8 bail-out" bill. All was peaceful, so to speak, until the early 1990s when the state faced huge deficits. The legislature, in addition to raising some taxes, turned to local government to collectively generate more than $4 billion through what became known as the "AB 8 reversal." In effect, the legislature reversed what it had done after Proposition 13, by shifting property taxes from local government back to the schools, thereby freeing up a like amount of money in the state General Fund to be used for other purposes. To account for or track the funds shifted to the schools, the so-called"Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF)"was established. It was important for the state to establish the ERAF account because, as the property tax value in the ERAF increases each year, it offsets the amount of money the state must pay schools under the Proposition 98 guarantee. Legislative efforts by CLA and other local government groups, over the years, to require that the growth in the ERAF be given to local governments rather than the schools, have been defeated or vetoed by the Governor. The Department of Finance argued it would result in a "cost" to the state of at least S 150 million in the first year alone, as the state would have to provide an amount to schools equal to the amount shifted to local government from the ERAF account. As we said at the beginning, there is no easy explanation of ERAF, however we hope you will find this article helpful in your understanding of the 1992-93 and 1993-94 property tax shift and its implications. III. THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSES ANOTHER $1.3 BILLION SHIFT TO ERAF .� This year, the Governor is proposing to shift another$1.3 billion from cities, counties, and special districts into the ERAF account to free up a like amount to balance the Budget. The Governor is, in a 2/5/04 NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL Page 3 of 4 sense, giving with one hand and taking away with the other. The current year's Budget provides $2.65 billion in Vehicle License Fee (VLF) reimbursement to cities and counties in the 2003-04 fiscal year, and $4.06 billion in 2004-65. The Administration's rationale seems to be to cities and counties—"you `-- only got $2.65 billion this year, we promised to repeal the car tax and give you the $4.6 billion, but we're taking away $1.3 billion through the ERAF reduction. Thus, you will net $2.65 billion, the amount you received this year." Unfortunately, cities and counties, as well as special districts, end up losing $1.3 billion in finding for police, fire, library, and other services they did not anticipate losing. Specifically, counties will lose approximately $914 million, cities $188 million, special districts $98 million, and redevelopment agencies S135 million. Several library directors have asked how to calculate the percentage loss for their special district libraries, relative to the $98 million figure. While details of the Governor's ERAF proposal are still in flux, it is rumored that the take-away will be between 8 and 9 percent for each special district. IV. A LITTLE KNOWN 1994 LIBRARY BILL CLA is currently working with legislative staff and specific legislators to explore options relative to a 1994 law that may prove to be fortuitous for libraries. Back in 1994, Senator Ralph Dills asked CLA if he could introduce a measure to help libraries. CLA provided the Senator with a proposal to prevent any future ERAF take-aways from libraries. Noting that libraries had been decimated by the ERAF shifts of 1992-93 and 1993-94, the Senator wanted to prevent a so-called "ERAF II," and introduced SB 1648- Dills, which would prohibit further property tax revenue reductions to county free libraries or library districts. The bill was strongly supported in a bi-partisan fashion in the legislature, and was signed by the Governor as Chapter 344, Statutes of 1994. You may recall that in 1997, then State Controller Kathleen Connell interpreted SB 1648 to mean that libraries should have never shifted money for ERAF, including in the years 1992-93 and 1993-94. She ordered a $120 million return to libraries, which was quickly thwarted by legislative leaders and staff who understood the bill's original intent—to prevent future ERAF reductions from libraries with a prospective, not retrospective intent. Senate President pro Tem Bill Lockyer and Assembly Republican Leader Curt Pringle then introduced AB 1589-Pringle/Lockyer, which clarified Senator Dills intent (Chapter 290, Statutes of 1997). The library ERAF law is contained in Section 97.37 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. In light of Governor Schwarzenegger's S 1.3 billion ERAF proposal, CLA has resurrected SB 1648-Dills to plead our case with some of our strongest legislator allies, particularly those who come from local government backgrounds. We are currently assembling a package of information for key Senators and Assemblymembers and will be encouraging them to uphold the 1994 law to protect libraries from future ERAF shifts. Meanwhile, several county counsels have been reviewing the language contained in both SB 1648 and AB 1589, and there are some sizeable discrepancies in their opinions of whether or not this leaves libraries protected or vulnerable. As the Governor's ERAF proposal is going to be an ongoing issue of great magnitude for all segments of local government, this issue will not be resolved until Budget discussions conclude. Recognizing that one legislature cannot bind a future legislature (SB 1648 does not guarantee there will be no shift), CLA will be working on this issue for months to come and will keep you updated as developments surface. V. QUIET TIME IN SACRAMENTO Early January was a busy time in the legislature as Assembly and Senate policy committees dealt with bills carried over from last year, that if not acted upon in their house of origin, were dead for the two- year session. Additionally, lobbyists scurried around the halls of the Capitol, seeking authors for s.,,proposed legislation in order to meet the January 23,d deadline of getting language to Legislative Counsel for drafting purposes. Now is a quiet time around the Capitol, as legislators wait for bills to be 2/5/04 NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL Page 4 of 4 returned from Legislative Counsel for introduction by the February 20th deadline, at which time the bills are assigned a number and made public. Legislators, their staffs, and most lobbyists are also awaiting the release of the Legislative Analyst's review of the Governor's Budget, which is scheduled to be released Wednesday, February 18th. The quiet time will end in early March when the various Budget subcommittees in the Assembly and Senate begin hearings in earnest on the Governor's Budget. A little later in March, policy committees will begin hearing bills that have been introduced and have met the 30-day requirement of being in print for public review. VI. SPECIAL SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE INFORMATIONAL HEARING ON PROPOSED INITIATIVES There are currently a number of initiatives in circulation or awaiting title and summary by the Secretary of State's office. Two of the initiatives are: "The Local Taxpayers and Public Safety Protection Act" (the LOCAL Coalition proposal), and the "California Home Rule Amendment"being initiated by former Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg. The Home Rule Amendment is supposedly backed by a number of business groups as an attempt to head off the so-called "split roll" initiative, which is sponsored primarily by education organizations, which is also in circulation. The LOCAL initiative, as most of our readers are aware, is sponsored by the County Supervisors Association of California, the League of California Cities, and the California Special Districts Association, and others, and seeks to protect local governments from future raids by the state on their general funds. Essentially, it would prevent the legislature from shifting local government funds (property tax, vehicle license fees, sales tax) without a vote of the people. It also deals with state mandates. The so-called "Hertzberg Initiative," or"California Home Rule Amendment" is much more complicated. One text we have reviewed is 57 pages in length. The proposed initiative would change ..� both the Constitution and sections of the Government Code and the Revenue and Taxation Code. The findings and declarations of the initiative are somewhat sketchy, and essentially point out the importance of"allowing local communities to keep more of their property taxes," and "making property taxes the principle source of local government revenues." There have already been four revisions to the proposed initiative and we will provide you with additional information as it is developed. In the meantime, the Senate Local Government Committee will be holding an informational hearing on the two initiatives next Wednesday at the State Capitol from 9:30 a.m. to noon. 2/5/04 Peninsula Community Foundation 1012 Roger and Jean Hunt Duncan Fund peninsula Fund Activity Statement tommurillty foundation October 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003 Prepared for: Mr. Alfred H. Escoffier Burlingame Public Library 480 Primrose Road Burlingame, CA 94010-4083 Fund Activity-- Q-T-D Y-T-D Beginning Balance $ 954,834.67 $ 864,016.12 Contributions 0.00 0.00 Investment Income 9,154.58 20,396.45 Gain/Loss on Gifted Securities 0.00 0.00 Gain/Loss on Investments 73,157.98 156,072.00 Interfund Contributions 0.00 0.00 Other Income 0.00 0.00 Grants 0.00 0.00 Interfund Grants 0.00 0.00 Administration Fees (1,228.67) (4,566.01) Other Expenses 0.00 0.00 Ending Balance $ 1,035,918.56 $ 1,035,918.56 Grants Payable $0.00 Balance Available for Grants $324,396.00 Investment Allocation-- Asset llocation ---Asset Allocation Per Agreement: Endowment Pool 100.00% -Comments— -- - -For questions, please call Kara Coyle, Controller, or Vera Bennett, Senior V. P. & CFO at 650.358.9369. Asset allocations: FIXED IINCOME POOL-- 50%Vanguard Short-Term Corporate (VFSUX), 50% PIMCO Total Return (PTTRX) EQUITY POOL --25%Vanguard Institutional Index (VINIX), 22% Montag & Caldwell Growth (MCGIX), 16% Rice Hall James Small/Mid Cap (RHJMX), 22%American Funds Washington Mutual (AEPGX), 15% American Funds EuroPacific (AWSHX) SOCIALLY RESPONSIVE POOL -- 65% Calvert Social Investment Equity Fund (CEYIX), 35% PIMCO Total Return III Institutional Fund (PTSAX) 1012 peninsula community foundation February 6,2004 Mr. Alfred H. Escoffier Burlingame Public Library 480 Primrose Road Board of Directors Burlingame,CA 94010-4083 Patricia Bresee,Chair John H.Clinton,Jr. Susan Ford Dorsey Bernadine Chuck Fong, Ph.D.Dear Al, Nylda Gemple,R.D./L.D. umang Gupta Along with your quarterly fund statement, I offer you a brief`year in review'of Peninsula Community Charles "Chip" Huggins Teri L.Jackson Foundation's work in 2003—a year amazingly full of challenges and successes. Rick Jones Olivia G.Martinez,Ed.D. First of all,it was a year of lows and highs. In the first quarter,the Foundation faced severe budget Linda R. Meier and revenue constraints. However,thanks to a solid contingency plan,appropriate ad ustments were Nancy J.Pedot g y p Jennifer Raiser made swiftly. Our passion and platforms to serve our donors and nonprofit partners were Donald Seiler undiminished,and our efforts to manage expenses resulted in a year-end balanced budget–probably Jane H.Williams a familiar story to those of you who serve on nonprofit boards. Board Emeritus Thomas E. Bailard But the news gets even better! This renewed focus resulted in 2003 becoming our second most Marjorie Bolton successful year in PCF's history,with$109 million in new gifts and almost $50 million in grants l Jh C.Burroughs distributed. How grateful we are that our community of donors continues to grow and give Jack Foster,Jr. Bruce Hinchliffe generously to causes they care about. Hon.Thomas M.Jenkins Charles B.Johnson Now, as we turn to 2004,there is every indication that the coming year will be equally engaging and Robert C. Kirkwood enlivening for PCF's practice of community philanthropy. We expect to step up our invitations and Karen V.H.Olson Gordon Russell offerings to engage our community partners in public problem solving,civic engagement and the William L.Schwartz,M.D. strengthening of our civil society. Keep an eye on your mailboxes for a special invitation to a March Warren E. "Ned' Spieker,Jr. 11`s investment report for fundholders to learn more about the philosophy,strategy and William Wilson III Rosemary Young benchmarks PCF uses to manage your funds. Committee Advisors Due to an increase in communication via events, newsletters and www.pc_fes,we are making one Richard L.Bennett change to our quarterly mailings. We will reduce our paper use and deliver a cover letter with your Elizabeth Obershaw quarterly reports just twice a year. All other elements of your quarterly statements and/or online Of Counsel access will remain the same. Albert J. Horn, Esq. President As ever, I hope you will share your thoughts and philanthropic dreams with me at any time of year. Sterling K.Speirn Together,we will meet the coming challenges with an increasingly vital community spirit. Happy 2004! Sincerely, Sterling Speirn President Peninsula Community Foundation TEL 650.358.9369 1700 South EI Camino Real,Suite 300 FAx 650.358.9817 San Mateo,California 94402-3049 WEB www.pcf.org 61"JA �?��' l000 T: ao-C / ' 1 r FEBRUARY 10, 2004 THE INDEPENDENT SERVING BUR I' e f ? r PENINSULA PEOPI� EW . expb,ined l State makes the shift' munities and contribute to high districts of California have said property values.Every year,the "enough."After working unsuc- taxpayerS get the Shaf city of San Mateo loses more cessfullywith the state over the For the past 12 years,the than$2.5 million in local prop- past 12 years to restore the integ- governor and state Legisla- erty taxes to this In This rity of local control and revenue, ture have been bleeding the is money that should be spent an initiative has been developed quality of life and property on paving local streets,making for voters for the November i values from the residents and ` _ ballot:The Local Taxpayer and g Public Safety Protection Act of businesses of California.This 2004,This initiative is very simple, hidden cost to local taxpayers goes by the confusing,bureau z and democratic.It does not raise cratic name of"ERAF shift." taxes.It does not take money "ERAF"stands for"Educational away from education or other Revenue Augmentation Fund." m governent services.It does not This name gives the impression even return the billions of dollars that your local tax dollars taken from our communities are going to provide additional over the past 12 years.The initia funds for education.This is not tive simply provides that should the case.ERAF does not provide GUEST OPINION the state ever again seek to take one cent of additional revenue BY ARNE CROCE local taxes and use them for state to our local schools.The state purposes,they must place the proposal on the ballot for the has a constitutional mandate to our public safety facilities seis voters to decide.This measure fund education at a minimum mically safe,maintaining local will restore the ability of voters to level from state revenue.With parks,and providing library ser- determine how they want their the ERAF shift,the state takes vices.Over the past 12 years,this local taxes spent. local property tax dollars from has cost city of San Mateo taxpay- The San Mateo City Council f cities and counties to meet its has endorsed The Local Tax - of approximately$30 million obligation for school funding. of local services and programs. payer and Public Safety Pro- With this scheme,the state is The governor's proposed budget tection Act of 2004.This will able to use other revenue to for 2004-05 would increase this be the most significant vote fund state programs and ser- annual shift by$700,000 from for local taxpayers since prop- vices.It is sort of like stealing the city of San Mateo, erty taxes were capped in your'neighbor's car,so you can ERAF is more than a shift of 1978.Just as Proposition 13 r use the money you would spend money.It is also a shift in protected local homeowners on a car to build a new swim- . responsibility and control.By b putting the brakes on run- min ool! Y P g g P taking away our local money, away property tax increases, This shift began in 1992 as state legislators and the gov this initiative will put the a"temporary"measure for the error have shifted the unpop- breaks on the state govern- state to balance its budget ular decisions of budget cuts ment's insatiable appetite for during the recession.Interest- and tax increases to local coun- local taxes.Failure to stop the ingly,the shift continued even cilmembers and county super- state will result in decreased when the state was rolling in visors.B taking away local ' surpluses duringthe late 1990s. Y g Y quality of life and property money,the state is assuming values in our communities This shift hurts local property control over the use of this and the loss of local control. owners by the steady erosion of money from local voters and the city services that maintain locally elected officials. Arne Croce is the city manager of the quality of life in our com The cities,counties and special San Mateo. t BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2004 registered Borrowers Previous month's total #Added Total Registered Burlingame Adults 16,731 120 16,851 Burlingame Children 4,682 47 4,729 Hillsborough Adults 2,529 18 2,547 Hillsborough Children 1,283 9 1,292 Non-San Mateo Co. Borrowers 1,493 28 1,521 Totals 26,718 222 26,940 Circulation Activity Main Branch Adult Print Materials 20,970 0 Children's Print Materials 12,089 0 AudioNisual Materials 9055 0 Circulation Totals This month total Main 45,056 This month previous year 40,160 12.2%1 *This month total Branch 0 This month previous year 2,636 -100.00%D This month Grand Total 45,056 This month previous year 42,796 5.0%1 Easton closed on September 29, 2003 Reference Activity Inter Library Loans Questions Directions Lent 2,748 Reference 2,920 336 Borrowed 2,440 Children's 1,634 492 TOTAL 5,188 Lower Level 1,089 3,044 Branch 0 0 TOTAL 5,643 3,872 Collections Main Titles Volumes Main Titles Added Branch Volumes Added Adult Non Fiction 399 229 1 Children's Non Fiction 181 73 12 YA Non Fiction 0 0 0 Adult Fiction 336 241 0 Children's Fiction 172 83 14 YA Fiction 14 11 0 Cassettes Audio 70 69 0 Compact Discs 32 30 0 Videos 22 22 0 Children's Audio 58 0 0 Children's Video 0 0 0 Children's Compact Disc 21 0 0 DVD 97 81 0 ;hildren's DVD 20 0 0 OTALS 1,430 839 27 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2004 PAGE 2 Other Material Volumes Added Total Held Adult un-cataloged books 190 6,727 ;hildren's un-cataloged 25 6,539 "--books Foreign Language un- 0 675 cataloged D nix Deposit to City Treasurer Main $10,741.92 Branch 0 Total $10,741.92 Main and Easton Deposits Revolving Account Rental Main $206.00 Revolving Account PLS Video Main $ 15.75 Trustees Special Fund Photocopies (Main)* $959.70 *Easton Closed Estimated User Traffic 30,513 Daily Average 1,052 Community Room Adult* TOTAL MEETINGS HELD 12 439 Adult Library Programs Attendance Lectures, Film Series etc. 3ook Groups Childrens and Young Adult Attendance Pre-school programs 11 448 School A e 6 196 Special Program —Poetry Month Author's Visit 1 40 Poetry Month Participants 147 Total 18 831 Children's Reference Questions 2,126 Children's Directional Questions 282 Total 2,408 Easton Branch Closed for Remodel Internet User Sessions **Hour& 1/2 Hour Express Childrens Total 6,146 2,115 295 8,556 **This includes both hour and half-hour Internet terminals. BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY City Librarian's Report February 17, 2004 Library Budget Status Staff is wrapping up work on the 2004-2005 budgets. Tier #1 reductions include closing Friday evenings at 5 PM and closing Sunday afternoons. An additional $ 30,000 in reductions in the book budget and periodical-budgets is also in this 5% reduction. City Council will be reviewing the budget options at their February 28 meeting to be held at the Burlingame Recreation Center. Proposed New Schedule The new schedule with the budget reductions would be: Monday- Thursday, 10 AM- 9 PM Friday & Saturday, 10 AM- 5 PM Sunday, Closed I will bring this back to the Board for action after City Council deliberations are complete in June. Easton is on its way! Demolition is complete at Easton and just the shell of the building is remaining. Foundation work, reconstruction of the back of the building, and seismic upgrades are next on the list. In the meantime, staff and the architect are firming up the equipment, furniture, finishes, colors, and etc. on the project. We are having weekly meetings to review the progress of the project. Impacts of Closures of Neighboring Libraries We continue to experience impacts from closures of neighboring libraries. San Mateo main library will not reopen on Third Avenue until Summer 2006. The San Mateo branches will re-open June 2004. Belmont will close for renovation in June 2003, and staff will be dispersed to San Carlos and Millbrae. Millbrae, currently in their temporary Jibrary, plans to reopen in 48o Primrose Road-Burlingame•CA 94010-4083 1 Phone (650) 558-7474'Fax(650) 342-6295 the fall of 2004 in their new facility. We are feeling the impacts of the San Mateo closure, as San Mateo felt the affects of our closure 7 years ago. Security Cameras We have been working with the Facilities Department on security for our building. We will be installing three security cameras in the library, two at the entry and one in the upper level seating area. These cameras will be unobtrusive, but hopefully will deter theft of materials and vandalism to the building and its contents. We will have a sign posted that tells users that a security camera is in use. The City Attorney has approved our use of the cameras, and the signage necessary. We expect an installation in the next few weeks. Upcoming Events: • President's Day, Holiday, Closed, Monday, February 16 • Library Board of Trustees Meeting, February 17, 4:30 PM • System Advisory Board Workshop, Saturday, February 21 • Council Budget Meeting, Saturday, February 28, 9 AM, Lane Room • Commissioner's Dinner, Friday, March 12 • Library Board of Trustees Meeting, March 16, 4:30 PM Alfred Escoffier City Librarian February 10, 2004 2 LAO ANALYSIS OF THE 2004-05 BUDGET BILL Page 1 of 3 Escoffier, All �— From: McPartland, Gail Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 5:23 PM To: PLSCOUNCIL@PLSSRV2.PLSINFO.ORG Subject: FW: [CALIX 1913] LAO ANALYSIS OF THE 2004-05 BUDGET BILL This message is being forward to directors of PLS, SVLS, BALIS and MOBAC. FYI. Gail -----Original Message----- From: Susan Negreen [mailto:snegreen@cla-net.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 4:03 PM To: CLA Listserve- CALIX Subject: [CALIX:1913] LAO ANALYSIS OF THE 2004-05 BUDGET BILL February 18, 2004 TO: CLA MEMBERS/ SYSTEMS/NETWORK CONTACTS FROM: Mike Dillon, CLA Lobbyist; Christina Dillon, CLA Lobbyist RE: LEGISLATIVE ANALYST PROPOSES ALTERNATIVE TO $1.3 BILLION SHIFT This morning, the Legislative Analyst, Elizabeth Hill, released the analysis of the Governor's 2004-05 Budget Bill. The 2-1/2-inch thick document, together with a second document, titled "Perspectives and Issues," are developed annually to assist the Legislature in setting its priorities in the Budget Bill and in other legislation. The Analyst notes that a key element of the Governor's Plan is the assumed approval of a $15 billion economic recovery bond on the March Ballot, to pay off the accumulated 2002-03 budget deficit and help address the remaining shortfall. However, the Analyst states that"while the Governor's proposal is a solid starting point for budgetary negotiations, a considerable amount of work remains to fully resolve the State's chronic budget-related problems." The Analyst goes on to comment that "we further project that an ongoing General Fund structural deficit of close to $7 billion would exist beyond the budget year, absent corrective action." She also notes that the Budget continues to rely on several revenue assumptions that may not materialize, such as $500 million from tribal gaming and $350 million from the federal government, etc. Beginning in early March, the various budget subcommittees, in both the Senate and the Assembly, will begin discussing the Governor's Budget in detail, at which time representatives of the Legislative Analyst's Office, serving as advisors to the Legislature, will either recommend agreement or alternatives to the multiple provisions in the Governor's Budget. L MAJOR PROPERTY TAX REALLOCATION/ELIMINATION OF PLF As reported to you previously, the Governor's Budget proposes to shift $1.3 billion of property tax from local governments to K-14 districts, thereby freeing up a like amount that the State could use to help balance the Budget. The Analyst recommends the Legislature reject the Governor's proposal and instead suggests "the Legislature should use its authority over this tax for the overall betterment of local government, not as a state rainy day fund." The Governor's $1,336 billion property tax shift includes a 2/19/04 LAO ANALYSIS OF THE 2004-05 BUDGET BILL Page 2 of 3 $909 million reduction to counties, $188 million for cities, $135 million for redevelopment agencies, and $105 million for special districts. The Analyst instead recommends a $216 million reduction in local subventions (Citizens Option for Public Safety [COPS] - $100 million; Juvenile Justice Challenge Grants - $100 million; Public Library Foundation- $16 million), $400 million locally determined special district property tax shift, $320 million redevelopment property tax shift, $400 million reduction in city and county sales taxes ($200 million each), and a reallocation of vehicle license fees. The Analyst's basis for this alternative proposal is that the State Constitution establishes the property tax as a local tax and should not be used as a"State resource." The Analyst outlines a proposal that she feels would minimize reductions to local government general purpose revenues, allow more local control, and take into consideration the effects on land use incentives. The following are some of the Analyst's comments with respect to the impact of previous reductions and the new proposed property tax reductions to local governments: • City and County Program Reductions: "Most city and county programs currently financed with property taxes are not amenable to user fee financing. Additionally, the Constitution requires voter or property owner approval before a local agency may impose or increase a local tax or assessment. Thus, reductions in city and county property taxes likely will trigger program reductions, including parks, recreation, libraries, public safety and, in some counties, local health programs." • Nonenterprise Special Districts: "The impact on nonenterprise special districts is not clear, as some have the ability to rely on other revenue sources, such as fees, assessments, and payments from other governments to finance their operations. However, many depend on property taxes for most of their budgets, and the Governor's shift could result in significant cuts to flood control, library, and park and recreation programs." • Enterprise Special Districts: "Most of the State's approximately 1,700 enterprise special districts provide water or waste disposal services and have considerable authority to levy user fees to pay for services. More than half of these districts do not receive property tax revenue and those that do, rely on property taxes for only 7% of their revenues. Given the significant fee authority of enterprise special districts and the nature of the services they provide, we assume that increased user fees, which do not require voter approval, would offset a significant portion of the property tax shift." • Redevelopment Agencies: "Redevelopment agencies may offset tax losses through project expansions. III. SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS The Analyst proposes a $400 million special district property tax shift, which "is equivalent to almost an 80% reduction to enterprise special district 2004-05 property taxes, or about a 15%reduction to all special district property taxes." The allocation of this property tax shift would be locally determined. Specifically, "the Legislature would establish a special district property tax amount for each county. Every county board of supervisors, after public hearing and debate, would revise the share of property taxes received by special districts in their county to implement the shift and reallocate property tax resources in a manner that best meets the needs of their county residents." Under such a proposal, the share of property taxes of some districts would go up while for others it would go down. The Analyst acknowledges that"such an approach would engender both concerns by special districts and significant public debate." IV. OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT IMPACTS 2/19/04 LAO ANALYSIS OF THE 2004-05 BUDGET BILL Page 3 of 3 In recommending against the $1.3 billion property tax shift, and to make up those revenues locally, the Analyst also proposes to shift $320 million from redevelopment agencies,which would represent approximately 11% of redevelopment 2004-05 property taxes. The Analyst would also replace the Administration's single-percentage redevelopment property tax shift with a sliding scale approach that "decreases—on an ongoing basis—city and county incentives to inappropriately expand redevelopment activities." Lastly, as mentioned earlier, cities and counties would each give up $200 million in sales taxes, which the Analyst, in responding to a reporter's question at her press conference this morning, stated, "would reduce some of the fiscalization of land use." V. MORE LATER As more information is provided on the LAO recommendations, we will forward it to you. In the meantime, it is important to recognize that the Analyst's recommendations will be subject to extensive review in the budget process and will require legislation, in most cases, to be enacted. 2/19/04 A Home, work ENI7wC a finale voteMonday, boudt o sha at�ea�t�h�ban�vfl rtunities �i�x�a1 the city of Lafayette embark on a$22 million project Lafayette. to put learning and debate at the heart Through a consortiwi,the city has of conuxiun ty life.The venue?Askew partnered.with 12 Bay Area cultural in- 25,OWsquare400t library,laborator}; stitutionswhichwillusetlienewlibrary classroom and community room to be to bring to a wider audience their pro- built at the suburban Contra Costa grams—from hand`"on science classes, County cominw ity's main crossroads. health seminars, political debate and In the ape of the Internet and home convnunity-building to art exhibitions conlputez, libraries, some argue, are and draula.Ljshort,enlivening and en- obsolete.Lafayette axgues that iu the in riclting things,said Gloria Fluffy,Cl 0 forn?ationage,alibraryisanidx�vhose oftheComm onwealthClubofCalifor- thne has come.tither cities should take , nia,a consortium meniber. note, for the activities Lafayette envi- City, county and state money will sionscouldbe replicated atlowcost— fund niuchofthe construction.Thela- elsewhere. fayette CommunityFoundation has al- "I've been describing it as that third so launched a$3.5 million capital cani- place,"saidWadeF:illefer,thearchitect paigrL hired to translate the eornmunit;'s vi- Schools and libraries and museums sion into bricks and inortar•"There's are preserving the ever-increasing home,workandthatplaceyougotoget amount of information were generat- Connec.-ted toyour community" ing as a society,said Roger Falcone,a What began as a discussion On re- UC Berkeley professor and Lafayette placin-the town's aging public library school board member who igr ted the blossomed into an idea,enihusiastical- early thinking onthe project."'The new ly embraced by residents,of bringing library is away to bring it together." FROM PHONE PdO. 65"0347-1 5,x,19 Feb. 05 2:mO0:.-t Eta.. r7 Pf'1 P1 Laftyette pioneenn-qlibrary Bay Area prograrns Consortium will be named after the late Lafayette resident and No _ sponsor suburb's bei Prize.wi physicist who L, new lworked at the Lawrence Berkeley earning center National Laboratory. One of the big and new ideas CHRO1r._ N Erin. AFF here is that smaller communities ICLE SYAFF WRR ITS A like Lafayette can link to so many of the cultural institutions in the An innovative new library acrd Bay Area,"Roger Falcone,a UC learning center that will bring not &rkeley physics professor and La- just books but also science,the arts fayette school board member who and even zoo animals to the Con- has backed the project,said Tues tra Costa town of Lafayette tool<a day huge step f6tlns"week -"--The new library, which city The Lafayette City Council leaders hope to partially fund unanimously,approved the $22 through state library bonds and J union library, which will bring open by 2006, las .been in the together at least 12 Bay Area pro- works for eight ywa Officials'aiid grams ranging from the Lawrence residents have long been frustrat Hall of Science to the Oakland ed by the aging library, built in eto Festiva]t, California Shakespeare 1962, which is.6,700'square'feet- Festival. and is too cramped.' w The Glenn.Seaborg Learning JlUSURY:PugeA2I Lafaugatte co 111101 OKS $22, I�, i pillion libraryFrorrr�17 themin the Past need to chart to dome a second place in the r zth a hont,ework center, teen The new libraryhave Co'�m'tty, Your home awa Oom.and cc inference.rooms for 'Francisco Foundation who has 5,000 will front home;where you Y private tutori ng• worked as a fund-rail' square feet and will in- vane .cart have a #ant,said the � consul- :lude a classroom with 3G work- ty of activities for learnin -. The prapr sal has garneredpa. plan created crciting tations that can be used for such said Anne Gr g> tional attention from such or ani, Fo�f bil`tieS ` such as the Oak- and chair of tohLafarmer rriayor 7.ations as the Urban l ib g land Zoo and the Lindsay Wildlife flings- lab ex e _ :rploration eourents or space triunity Foundation. �Pzn t kia Council and the Libraries o>des Musetml in Walnut Creek,which %itY Manager Steve F Lafayette abattt lifelong learn.b I'm g Future, which have is also a consortium '1 also have a t alk said. Lt ing about re_ g' tidk- ntix of r Fm+sed the ting on r ether. put. rnrnunity roorxl way. ihrov school and all the p °grams that go beyond a p ogTa7tL5 together. tat could be used for author talks high schools and to �adr#4n`�]r.t,rary, `�}we}ve of the lar Lusic r adulthood" Residents -of the town of about gest and most ecifals or spealung esents Prorninent institutions in the Bay it on th The libr 2 ,000,whet a aboitt 30 percent of to deliver at a suburban by e San Francisco.based lvrount 17" to be butt on the adult gantzed themselves �nunonwealth Club Pablo Boulevard_L Po'Pulation has attended onsor of the project, ' another ette's main street _ y' graduate Rcl1.00 library and to corroborate among will house th have e already themselves"on r "Libraries as we have. 40,000 books, SO percent e neW libr my'and have ahead Programs he said. ImOw71 than the Curl-cat collectip more contributed Y Other members of the cotLsor- 4 aloe $3.5 million to a ram- tium include St. s g paign that sr°eks to raise about$23^ john Kexu?eds College, _ rtiillion 1 i`.e tn} l' Yiid �vt;l .in 03W Y University, the elude a $Z miihon eudotivrnen and f TvLuseum, the C GrOdili said. Space and Chabot John Mu"Motuit Diablence loer the Health ' The city•and schools agreed in System, the Greenbelt 199$to worl together on the prOj and the�— ect, becausf! "folks value the educaUC Institute of Govance tion an L 'i+ette,"GrOdin said. mental Studies Bob Fish nT���onnerAnt fi.afayette E-mail Erin Hallissv nt a'or an i ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ GP'ME PU111_Ic • 1. DO MY PROPERTY TAXES PAY • 3. WHAT STATE SUPPORT DOES �1e,Q FOR THE LIBRARY SERVICE? THE LIBRARY RECEIVE? B 'ice ibrary services for the The Library receives transaction-based Burlingame Public Library is paid for _ reimbursements for direct loans and SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS largely from the general fund city interlibrary loans to non-residents. 2003-2004 taxes. In 2003, the major portion of Non-residents are defined as any user revenues came from hotel taxes(transit from outside Burlingame or The Burlingame Publi�rary serves occupancy tax),sales tax and property Hillsborough. This amounted to all members of the community by tax, in that order. Other city services approximately$ 180,000 last year. such as water and sewer are enterprise There is an additional per capita providing and promoting free and funds and are self-sustaining and paid support from the state, which was equal access to resources and for with user fees. The Library relies on funded at$30,000 last year.Both of information in a professional, revenues from the general fund, the these subventions have been reduced welcoming manner. Library Foundation and some state by almost half during the past two • Circulated 465,000 items from the subventions. The Library represents 6% years. Burlingame Library does not main and branch libraries to over of the expenditure of the City budget. receive any Federal funds. 27,000 registered borrowers 4. HOW MUCH DO I PAY FOR •Answered 90,000 reference and E LIBRARY SERVICE IN information questions rt BURLINGAME? • Served over 450,000 walk in users, or nearly 1,200 people per day Burlingame residents pay • Encouraged appreciation of reading approximately$80.00 per capita per through 200 programs reaching over 6,500 Burlingame and Hillsborough year for library service. This allows the children user access to nearly a million volumes •Added 9,000 items to the library's HAT WAS THE LIBRARY'S system-wide. In addition, there is daily collections BUDGET LAST YEAR. delivery service between libraries and perhaps most importantly,a shared • Population sery • Provided n served:35,700 Internet sessions The Library budget last year was database which provides fora $2,922,759,a reduction of 16%from countywide catalog of holdings. WHO USES THE LIBRARY? the previous year. Total revenues to Shared purchase of proprietary the library, including fines and fees databases allows users from the entire On average, each adult: totaled$747,149.Burlingame Public pp ninsula to have access to specialized • Used the library 11 times this year Library has been fortunate in databases. The shared database • Checked out 13 times maintaining services and hours until catalog provides library service online •Asked 3 reference questions last fiscal year when 16%of the budget to residents 24%7 r'orn home or office. was reduced,along with 10 public i On average, each child: service hours per week(a loss of 500 • Checked out 25 books - service hours per year.) This was in •Attended 2 programs response to a major downturn in city F_ a • Received one classroom visit from a . revenues. librarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. WHY ARE CALIFORNIA 7. HOW DO HILLSBOROUGH 9. WHAT DOES THE FOUNDATION LIBRARIES IN SUCH FUNDING RESIDENTS PAY FOR LIBRARY FUNDING SUPPORT? DIFFICULTIES? SERVICE? The Foundation supports library California libraries have experienced Since 1977, Hillsborough library programs for children,adults and an erosion of support since Proposition _ services have been offered through an C teens,speakers,poets, lectures,art W Droll 13 in 1978. California libraries have arrangement and contract between the programs, media, special equipment, ranked among the lowest in per capita cities of Burlingame,San Mateo and and library promotion, etc. The support in the United States. Hillsborough. Residents of Foundation recently merged with the Additional take-aways to cities via the Hillsborough receive their library cards Friends of the Library to create one ERAF(educational revenue at either Burlingame or San Mateo organization for fundraising and augmentation funds) legislation began libraries and their card is good at any library support. The combined group in the early 1990's, which shifts library in San Mateo County. donated over$65,000 this year to help specified amounts of city, county and Approximately 2/3 of Hillsborough keep the library open on Friday nights other agency property taxes to support residents use the Burlingame Library. and restore the book budget. schools. In recent years, the Vehicle The other 1/3 use the San Mateo License Fees helped support local Library. Burlingame receives 10. 1 BUY THE BOOKS I NEED, WHY safety services, but this support is approximately$280,000 per year from DO I NEED THE PUBLIC LIBRARY? currently in jeopardy. Hillsborough to provide library service — — to Hillsborough residents. Many of the services of the library would be prohibitively expensive for ; r, an individual to purchase on their 8. WHAT IS THE BURLINGAME own. The access to fee-based LIBRARY LIBRARY FOUNDATION? databases,access to several hundred iQ thousand volumes and 400 periodical Two dedicated Library Board members subscriptions,and a number of founded the Burlingame Library business and investment services is 6. HOW IS THE EASTON BRANCH Foundation in 1995, in an effort to invaluable. Professional staff helps you LIBRARY RENOVATION BEING attract additional support from the sift through information in print and on FUNDED? community. The Foundation raised the Web to answer your information over$200,000 for the furnishing of the needs. The renovation of the 1927 Easton main library in 1997. It is currently Branch Library building is being raising another$200,000 for Professional children's librarians help funded almost 90%by private donor renovation of the Easton Branch. The children appreciate reading and build funding. The City has paid for design Foundation holds annual fundraisers, a lifelong habit of reading which will and consultant's fees,all other costs a direct mail campaign and other enhance their personal and work lives are from a partnership of donations fundraising activities. The Foundation for the future. including:Marshall Trust,Burlingame is a private non-profit 501c.3 Library Foundation, Duncan Trust, corporation that exists solely to support Public libraries are free and open to all Library Board of Trustees and the the Burlingame Public Library and its _ for lifelong learning. Public libraries are members of the community at large. programs. the cornerstone of our democracy. Al Escoffier � Joh WL 7'0 r