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SARATOGA LIBRARY COMMISSION
MEETING
25 April 1984
Commissioners Present: Beverett, Gandrud, Kanemura, Mahler, Moss &
Wood
Library Staff Present: Barbara Campbell & Lois Thomas
City Staff Present: Joan Pisani
The April 25, 1984 meeting of the Saratoga Library Commission was
called to order by Chairman Moss in the Community Room of the Sara-
toga Library at 7:40 p.m. Minutes of the Mar. 28, 1984 meeting
were read and approved.
Joan Pisani reported on the new drawings submitted to the ;ommission
by Bob Shook for parking lot additions along Saratoga Avenue. A
cost estimate by traffic engineer Irwin Dorsey for plan 1B for 87
spaces was approximately $60,000.
Commissioners considered the parking lot options and discussed the
follnw~.ng considerations: 1) concern for safety because of the loss
visibility of building the parking lot addition behind the library
in option 3A; 2) concern for the high cost and loss of Saratoga
Avenue frontage of the new plans (options 1B, 2B, and 3B); 3)
stipulation that plan lA, if approved, have lighting in addition
to that on the drawing, especially along the orchard and at the
back corner; 4)suggestion that the parking spaces be perpendicular
instead of slanted to allow for maximizing the number of parking
spaces; and 5)allowance for future expansion of the parking lot.
Commissioner Beverett made a motion the the Commission choose
between options lA and 1B, with perpendicular parking spaces to
maximize usage and with lighting along the orchard and at the back
of the lot in addition to what is on the drawings to maximize safety.
The Commission unanimously decided on option lA. Since a request
for funding for additions to the parking lot was already submitted
to the City Council for the 1984-85 budget, Mrs. Pisani will notify
the City Manager of the Commission's recommendation .of option lA.
The City Council will consider and adopt the budget in late May.
The Library Commission will give its approval on the final drawings
for the parking lot to ensure that its requirement for additional
lighting is met.
Barbara Campbell reported that the correct bar-codes will be reprinted
at the company's expense. Mrs. Campbell will be meeting with
volunteers who helped with bar-coding the library's collection to
explain the company's mistake and what the library is doing to
correct it. Speedy workers will be hired during the summer to work
with a clerical supervisor to replace the incorrect bar-codes.
Ms. Campbell discussed legislative bill AB2568 which intends to
extend for two years a tax deduction for companies donating computer
equipment to schools and to expand the deductions to include dona-
tions to community colleges and public libraries. She also reported
on SB358 which is in the Governor's budget at 50% funding. Ms.
Campbell will visit Sacramento during the California Library Associa-
tion's Legislative Day.
Barbara Campbell explained to Commissioners provisions of the Cali-
fornia Library Services Act which funds reimbursements to libraries
for non-resident use and imbalance of services.
Barbara Wood and Barbara Campbell will attend the Monte Sereno City
Council meeting to discuss library programs and services.
Lois Thomas reported on various staff changes: Fran Forrest will
retire in May; Shirley Legerwood is on disability leave and has a
part-time replacement. Patron Appreciation Day will be held on
Mary 19, 1984, with refreshments served and volunteer participation
lists posted. A second xerox will be installed for patron use.
The Commission voted to maintain its current officers for another year.
The next meeting was scheduled for May 23, 1984. The meeting was
adjourned at 9:56 p.m. Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn// May ~nemura