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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 2023.10.17Burlingame Library Board of Approved Trustee Minutes October 17, 2023 I. Roll Call Trustees: Kris Cannon, Danielle Garcia, Jill Goldsmith, Mark Lucchesi, Elisabeth Ostrow Staff Present: Brad McCulley, City Librarian Sidney Poland, Recorder II. Agenda Items Approved by Trustees A. Approval of Mark Lucchesi to serve as President of the Trustees. B. Approval of one year suspension for patron Cheryl Tapp from the Burlingame Library. C. Approval of Internet Policy D. Approval of Photography Policy III. Appointment of Library Trustee Board President The Trustees unanimously passed a motion to appoint Mark Lucchesi as President of the Library Board of Trustees until July 30, 2024. M/S/C (Cannon/Ostrow) IV. Disciplinary Hearing • The City Librarian, Brad McCulley, reviewed the incident report of 9/21/2023 which provided specific details of Cheryl Tapp's unacceptable behavior towards a patron, Meng-ting, who was sitting in a study cubicle on the upper level of the library. • The City Librarian noted that Cheryl Tapp had violated the Library's Behavior Policy by exhibiting a form of harassment, disobeying the request of a staff person, disregarding the right of another patron to access our library services, and threatening the patron with the physical action of throwing coffee on her. • The City Librarian and the staff felt strongly that they cannot condone this unacceptable behavior and therefore recommended to the Trustees that Cheryl Tapp be suspended from the Main and Easton Libraries for one year with the exception that Cheryl Tapp may access the library's on-line services during this time. • The Trustees unanimously passed a motion to suspend Cheryl Tapp from the Main and Easton Libraries for one year with the exception that she may access on-line services during this time and included the requirements that Cheryl Tapp meet with the City Librarian and agree to adhere to the Library's Behavior Policy. M/S/C (Lucchesi /Cannon) • The City Librarian will send a letter to Cheryl Tapp advising her of the Library Trustees' decision and inform her that she may appeal her case to the City Manager. The decision of the City Manager is final. V. Library Board of Trustee Minutes The Trustees unanimously approved the August 15, 2023 Board of Trustee Minutes. M/S/C / (Ostrow/Cannon). VI. Correspondence and Information Monthly statistics for Adult Services and the Children's Department remain strong. For the fiscal year 2022-2023 Adult Services up to June 2023 held 289 programs with an attendance of 2,219. The Children's Dept. for the fiscal year held 119 programs with an attendance of 7,454. VII. Reports A. City Librarian's Report • Facilities is preparing the Library for winter. • The Equity Team is working on events for United Against Hate for the month of November. B. Foundation Report On October 22nd> the Foundation will present a Speaker Series event featuring the music and stories of Frank Sinatra. VIII. Old Business A. AMH — The AMH project is currently in a holding pattern. Lyngsoe has asked for the first payment on the AMH. PLAN contracts with Lyngsoe and will therefore manage the financial aspects of the contract. The Library and PLAN have a payment schedule. B. Lane Room Upgrade — There have not been any changes since the last Trustee meeting. IX. New Business A. Internet Policy — (Action Item) The Trustees unanimously approved the amendment to the Internet Policy which stated "Users with repeated violations of computer use will be subject to the Library's Progressive Discipline Policy." M/S/C Ostrow/Goldsmith B. Photography Filming Policy (Action Policy) The updated Personal Photography and Filming in the Burlingame Library Policy was unanimously approved as written by the Trustees. M/S/C Cannon/Lucchesi X. Future A-aenda Items • Date for Next Meet and Greet • How to Acknowledge Library Staff for their dedicated service. • Kathy Von Mayrhauser, Children's Dept. Manager, and Tommy McMahon, Adult Services Manager, will give a presentation about their departments. XI. Trustee Reauests • Trustee Cannon suggested that the Internet and Photography and Filming Policies be posted for public viewing. • Trustee Lucchesi requested a list of banned books. XII. Conclusion of Meeting The meeting concluded at 7:OOPM. The next meeting of the Burlingame Library Trustees will be held on November 21, 2023 at 5:30PM in the Library Conference Room. /s/