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Library 2014/04/14ANAHEIM PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING MINUTES MEETING LOCATION DATE/TIME Central Library Monday, April 14, 2014 500 W. Broadway 6:30 p.m. Anaheim, CA 92805 CALL TO ORDER – The agenda having been posted at 11:00 a.m. on April 7, 2014, the regular meeting of the Anaheim Public Library Board of Trustees was called to order by Chair Crawford at 6:37 p.m. PRESENT: Carolyn Bryant, Laurie Crawford, David Robert “D.R.” Heywood, Linell Mathisen, Stan Oftelie STAFF: Audrey A. Lujan, City Librarian; Jennifer Foxx, PT Senior Secretary GUESTS: Betsy Kasten, Friends of the Canyon Hills Library I.INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS AND COMMUNICATION FROM OTHERS: A.FRIENDS OF THE ANAHEIM PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT: The books sale was disappointing, possibly due to the earthquake the night before. The Friends of the Canyon Hills Library offered some of their unsold materials to sell in our book nook. The Friends are in need of new members. B.FRIENDS OF THE CANYON HILLS LIBRARY REPORT: Betsy Kasten shared that the Friends of the Canyon Hills Library sponsored the March 15 Norwooz Cultural Program at Canyon Hills Library. They were pleased to receive an award at the Community Services Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. The March book sale was extremely successful with a total of $1,906.00 and their monthly silent auction receipts have increased from an average of $75.00 to $125.00 per month. They have sent 38 boxes of books to the Friends of Anaheim Public Library. The Big Bang Book Sale will be held from June 30- July 3, 2014. C.ANAHEIM PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION REPORT: Audrey thanked everyone who attended the Mystery Authors Luncheon on April 6. The Foundation’s nominee for Champion of the Arts, Bob Gardner, won. Thanks to Dr. June Glenn for her assistance in applying for two Anaheim Arts Council Grants. One is for $2,000.00 for art classes at Haskett Library and Ponderosa Joint-Use Library. The other is for a Fabrics Art Project at Central Library. Linell requested that the Board be notified of the proceeds from the Luncheon as she has been asked by members of the community. D.UNSCHEDULED ORAL COMMUNICATION: None. E.WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM OTHERS: None. MOTION: That the Library Board II.APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE MARCH 10, 2014 MEETING: approve the minutes of the March 10, 2014 meeting as amended. M/S: DRH/CB 4 Ayes III.UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None. IV.NEW BUSINESS: A.2014 California Public Library Advocates Spring Workshop –“Supporting California’s Public Libraries –Trustees – Friends – Foundations – Advocating Together” Recap – Stan attended the Workshop on March 1. There was a lot of sharing of other libraries’ experiences with budget cuts and success stories. The San Diego Library was part of the negotiations with the City of San Diego and the San Diego Padres, which developed into the Padres putting money into the Library to help sponsor a baseball exhibit. The Library Construction Bond SB 1455 will most likely be on the bill in 2016. The Statewide SCA7 that is being proposed will change the voter threshold to 55% of the vote to fund Library propositions. A much broader one SCA11 will do this for local government tax measures. Stan recommended that the Board vote on sending letters to the appropriate elected officials supporting Anaheim Public Library Board Meeting April 14, 2014 Page 2 MOTION: That the Library Board agendize for the next SCA7 and SCA11 at the next meeting. meeting to consider a letter of support for SCA7. M/S: DRH/SO 5 Ayes B.PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE RECAP – Audrey attended the Public Library Association Conference in March. She came back with great ideas, including ideas to partner with small businesses and promoting our resources. C.LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES UPCOMING VACANCIES – Audrey notified the Board that two of the members will be terming out. Linell as Vice Chair will become Chair and a new Vice Chair will need to be elected at the next meeting to serve from July through October. V.INFORMATION A.CITY LIBRARIAN’S REPORT: Audrey thanked the members who attended the Community Services Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. The Santiago Library System is looking into the possibility of funding a Library advocate to go to Sacramento to attend Legislative Day. Audrey checked into the Board’s request to review the budget being submitted to Community Services and was advised that it needs to be submitted to Finance and the City Manager’s Office for review first, as the numbers are not final yet. The supplemental for additional hours at Central and Saturday hours at Canyon Hills Library have been put back into the budget and will not need to be submitted as supplementals again. The Planning Department will assume responsibility for the Mills Act Program. The Community Development Block Grant funding for Heritage Services has been moved into the General Fund. Funding for a new phone system for the outdated phone systems at Canyon, Euclid, and Sunkist Branch Libraries has been approved. The Library Division has submitted the remaining budget supplementals for additional staffing and materials. The Library Division and Public Works will be submitting a supplemental for renovation of Euclid and Sunkist Branch Libraries. Thank you to Jaime Lai from Public Works who submitted a “Pitch An Idea” Grant to the State Library to sponsor a presence at ARTIC. Thank you to Laurie Crawford for submitting the Fluor Grant application. B.PUBLICITY: Included in packet. C.LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Senate Bill 1455 Major Library Construction Bond Measure has been formally introduced. This Bill is similar to the one that Anaheim received funds from in 2004 to reconstruct the Haskett Branch Library. VI.ACTIVITY REPORTS A.CENTRAL ADULT & YOUTH SERVICES ACTIVITIES & STATISTICS: Included in packet. B.OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES: Included in packet. C.BRANCH SERVICES: Included in packet. Anaheim Public Library Board Meeting April 14, 2014 Page 3 VII.MONTHLY RECOGNITION OF SUPPORT/CERTIFICATE BY BOARD MEMBERS: The Board recognized Kevin Moore for her role in the Anaheim Public Library Foundation Luncheon and Henry Vits for his assistance with the Library’s telecommunications issues. VIII.BOARD ITEMS STAN OFTELIE – Requested an update on the presentation at a future meeting on the reduction of collection size, why the numbers have gone up or down, what kinds of changes we are seeing, etc. He also requested a third quarter statistics update. CAROLYN BRYANT – Continues to be impressed to by the amount of programs being offered at the Libraries, especially at Ponderosa Joint-Use Library. She encouraged the newer members of the Board to meet with the City Council members to discuss Library issues and attend community events. DAVID ROBERT “D.R.” HEYWOOD – Attended the Boys and Girls Club Fundraiser and the Community Services Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. He was really impressed with the Mystery Authors Luncheon. LINELL MATHISEN, VICE CHAIR – Attended the Duncan Tonatiuh author program at Sunkist and thought it was amazing as well as the Mystery Authors Luncheon. LAURIE CRAWFORD, CHAIR – Attended the Friends of the Library Book Sale and the Mystery Authors Luncheon. She thanked everyone for their assistance with the Fluor Grant. IX.MISCELLANEOUS A.NEXT MEETING: The next meeting will be Monday, May 12, 2014, at the Ponderosa Family Resource Center. B.ADJOURNMENT: Chair Crawford adjourned the meeting at 8:02 p.m.