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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-07-1994 Library Commission Minutes Saratoga Library Commission Meeting Book-Go-Round December 7, 1994 7:30 p.m. Action Minutes I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:46 p.m. II. Roll C~%1 Commissioners Present: Ceppos, Grantham, Peacock, Sessler, Skow, Martini, Towse Commissioner Absent: none Others Present: Dolly Barnes, Susan Fuller, Irene Jacobs III. Report on Po~ting of Commission Agenda Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda was properly posted on November 30, 1994. IV. Approval of Minutes of October 26, 1994, Meeting Corrections were made to the minutes as follows; Under Section V, Item A, Foundation, the minutes should read,"Commissioner Towse reported" rather than "Commissioner Ceppos reported". The Minutes were approved with corrections. V. Old Business A. Status 9f Foundation Commissioner Towse had nothing new to report. B. Measure A; Follow-up County Librarian, Susan Fuller reported to the Commission that December 13th was the scheduled date of the Public Hearing where the Board would set new rates that would take affect in the new year. Ms. Fuller also passed out the voting results for Measure A by district. Measure A was passed in most areas by a two-thirds vote. Susan Fuller will be meeting in December with the City Manager's of the various cities to discuss JPA implementation issues. With the passage of Measure A, more funds will be budgeted towards new book purchases, additional story-time hours, and additional training for staff members. In either June or July of the coming year, library hours will increase and some long needed maintenance areas will be attended to. Several School Districts are meeting with South Bay Library Representatives to discuss future projects between the schools and libraries. Possibilities that are being discussed include schools having direct access to the Union Catalog. There will be a brainstorming session on Monday afternoon to discuss other ideas. C. Saratoga Library, Internet Access Update There will be a Internet Access Planning Meeting on Thursday, January 26th in the Library at 3:30 p.m. A list of interested individuals from the community is being drawn up. Different Community organizations along with the Saratoga News and Mercury News are being notified. Karen Ceppos will speak at the meeting, on behalf of the Library Commission. VI. New Business Pat Mahler, speaking on behalf of the Friends of the Library, informed the Library Commission that the Book- Go-Round was in great need of additional storage space. Book donations have increased and it is difficult to make accommodations for these additional volumes especially during the winter season. The Friends of the Library would like to request of the city that they allow the empty mobile unit in the Corporation Yard to be used as additional storage space and that it be added to their annual rental agreement. Commissioner Ceppos made a motion and Commissioner Grantham seconded to support the Friends in their request of the City. The motion was passed unanimously. Staff member Jacobs would look into the matter further. VII. Reports Susan Fuller, county Librarian Ms. Fuller reported that Dianne McKenna, who had been nominated by the Library Commission, had indeed won an award that would be presented on Tuesday, December 13th at 10:00 a.m. Dorothy Skow will be present to represent the Library Commission at the December 13th meeting. Dolly Barnes, CommunitY Librarian Dolly Barnes took some time to thank the Friends of the Library for all their financial support and participation in so many activities. The Friends of the Library gave $10,000 to the Library so that Children's Services could be increased beginning in the new year. Irene M. Jacobs, city Staff Representative Ms. Jacobs informed the Commission that on the City Council Agenda for that same night, the Council would be discussing the possibility of establishing a new format of meetings with the Commissions. Traditionally, an annual meeting was scheduled with an entire commission to discuss goals and ideas with the city Council. The Council will be discuss whether to change that format to having the chair of each commission meet with the Mayor and City Manager alone three to four times a year in order to review goals more often. Many members of the Library Commission were not in favor of the new format and staff member Jacobs will relay that information back to the City Council. Sally Towse, Chair There was nothing to report. VIII. Communications from CityCouncil None IX. Oral and Written COmmunications None X. Adjournment Commissioner Peacock made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Commissioner Ceppos secondedthe motion. the vote was passed unanimously and the meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Prepared By: AIdeneiMtrJt~' Anal~~y~t Dianne McKenna SuperiOr, Fifth District December 29, 1994 Sally Towse, Chair Saratoga Library Commission 15211 Bellecourt Saratoga, CA 95070 Dear Sally: I want to thank you and other members of the commission for supporting my nomination for the California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners (CALTAC) award for my efforts on behalf of libraries. It was very gratifying to learn of my nomination. I am deeply honored to have been selected as the recipient of this year's award in the elected official category. I want to thank the members of the commission for helping to make this possible. Thanks again for your support and for all your efforts on behalf of library services. Sincerely, Dianne McKenna Supervisor, Fifth District Board of Supen~sors, S?mta Cklm CounO,:: 70 l~st Itedding Street; .¥a. Jose, C4 95110, 408/299~3~3, 415,,,'965-8~7