HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 2024.02.20Burlingame Library Board of Trustee
Approved Minutes
February 20, 2024
I. Roll Call
Trustees: Jill Goldsmith, Mark Lucchesi, Elisabeth Ostrow
Trustees Absent: Kris Cannon, Danielle Garcia
Staff Present: Brad McCulley, City Librarian
Sidney Poland, Recorder
II. Agenda Items Approved by Trustees
A. Approval of January 16, 2024 Minutes
B. Approval to fund second payment of AMH
III. Library Board of Trustee Minutes
The Trustees approved the January 16, 2024 Minutes.
M/S/C (Ostrow/Goldsmith)
IV. Public Comment
No one from the public attended the meeting.
V. Correspondence and Information
The Trustees reviewed the February statistics and noted that of the 3
sustainability programs, provided by the LSTA Grant, The Repair Caf6
was the most popular with 60 patrons.
VI. Reports
A. City Librarian's Report
• Recruitment in Technical Services for a book mending position
is underway and the Circulation Department will soon be
recruiting Library Aides and Library Assistants.
• Zero Waste has agreed to remove the old AMH machine after
the demolition has been completed.
B. Silicon Valley Community Foundation Report
The City Librarian, Brad McCulley, reviewed the financial
statements of the Roger and Jean Hunt Memorial Fund and
the Julie M. O'Farrell Memorial Fund with the Trustees.
C. Foundation Report
• The Foundation members are forming a committee to work on
the Lane Room upgrade,
• The Foundation is planning to have a Trivia event as a fund
raiser in April.
VII. Old Business
A. AMH
March 20th is the date scheduled for demolition of the old AMH.
The goal is to have the new AMH up and running by the end of
April.
The Trustees unanimously approved the motion, at the request of
the City Librarian, Brad McCulley, to allocate 100,000.00 from
the Roger and Jean Hunt Memorial Fund to fund the second
payment for the new AMH. M/S/C (Ostrow/Goldsmith).
B. Lane Room Upgrade
There is not any current information on the upgrade except that the
Foundation is forming a committee to work on the project.
C. Library Quote Plaques
• The original idea of having quote plaques on the front of the
building has changed.
• The result of investigating the possibility of quote plaques on the
sidewalk in front of the library was determined to be too
expensive.
• The New idea is too have quotes on rocks in the area where the
sculpture by Ray Lorenzato, Offering Site, is located.
D. Monthly Focus Topics for Board of Trustees
The City Librarian, Brad McCulley, reviewed the schedule for the
monthly topics that will be presented by staff members to the
Trustees. The March topic will be entitled Equity Diversity
Inclusion.
E. Future Agenda Items
There were not any future agenda items suggested for the March
meeting.
F. Announcements
There were not any announcements.
G. Adjournment
The meeting closed at 6:30PM. The next meeting of the Library
Trustees will be held March 19th at 5:30PM in the Library Conference
Room.
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