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SARATOGA LIBRARY COMMISSION MEETING
City Hall, Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
Wednesday, May 23, 2001
7:30 p.m.
ACTION MINUTES
I. Call to Order
Chair Manzo called the meeting to order at 7:30pm.
II. Roll Call
Commissioners Present: Cross, Johnson, Gipstein, Manzo,
Commissioners Excused: Chandra, Foscato, O'Donnell
III. Report on Posting of Agenda
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda was properly posted on Mayl8, 2001.
IV. Approval of Minutes of April 28, 2001, Library Commission Meeting
Commissioner Gipstein moved to approve the minutes of the April 28, 2001, as amended.
Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion and it passed 4/0.
V. Old Business
a. Library Expansion Committee Update
Committee refining expenditure recommendations to comply with budget.
Library expected to open after expansion completely furnished.
1. JP A approved $381,000 for Saratoga's Library furniture.
2. Friends of Saratoga Libraries applied for Rotary Club grant.
3. Friends of Saratoga Libraries plan fundraisers to contribute to furnishings.
. Groundbreaking Ceremony
- Postponed until October. Exact date pending publication of Peck's book.
VI. New Business
a. Recognition of Jim Givens' Retirement from Friends of Saratoga Libraries Board
Commission Members, FSL Board Members, and the County Librarian recognized
Jim's contributions to the FSL, as well as the library and its expansion.
b. Library Commission's June Meeting
Chair Manzo and Members Foscato and Gipstein will not be in attendance at the June
meeting. Vice Chair Cross will preside over the June meeting.
VII. Reports
a. Susan Fuller, County Librarian
1. JP A met in April.
- Reviewed budget proposal.
- Energy budget increased as well as energy efficiency program adopted.
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- JP A up
- CAC
2. ERAF
3. Santa Clara
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weeding collection.
2. Library to be closed in
3. Summer reading program
No report.
d. Lori Burns. City Staff Liaison
Gave staffmg update.
1. report.
2. Announced reserves are fully
VIII. Oral and Written Communication
None.
IX. Adjournment
Commissioner Gipstein moved to adjourn the meeting.
motion and the meeting was adjourned at 9:00plIl.4/0
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