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Library 1996/07/03 MINUTES ANAHEIM PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD' MEETING LOCATION TIME Anaheim Public Library Wednesday 500 West Broadway July 3, 1996 Anaheim, California 92805 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 1 CALL TO ORDER The agenda having been posted at 11:00 a.m. on June 28, 1996, the meeting was called to order by Chairman Glenda Flora at 6:37 p.m. PRESENT Glenda Lee Flora, Chairman Cristian Miller Marjorie Rothrock, Vice Chairman Patricia (Patsy) Tafolla ABSENT Mary Lou Pekar (excused) STAFF Christopher K. Jarvi, Community Services Director M. Kevin Moore, Central Library Manager Jean Vona, Division Secretary GUESTS Sarah Alevizon, Library Board Liaison, Library Foundation Connie Blomeyer, Library Board Liaison, Friends of the Anaheim Public Library Mary Raffel, Chairman, Friends of the Anaheim Public Library INTRODUCTIONS A. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION A thank you letter to Rosaura Hehl, Library Technician in Children's Services, from Lillian Klee, Head Start Teacher at Franklin School, and a Patron Comment Form from Janet Conley dated June 22, 1996 commending Tony Dunn, Bookmobile Operator, were shared with the Board. B. UNSCHEDULED ORAL None. COMMUNICATION Anaheim Public Library Board Minutes of the Meeting of July 3, 1996 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 2 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF The four Board Members present unanimously approved the JUNE 5, 1996 M/S MR/CM Minutes of the June 5, 1996 Library Board Meeting as submitted. III. ACTIVITY REPORTS A. PUBLIC SERVICES The Board reviewed the Library Division Activity Report for June 1996. along with an article from the June 9, 1996 edition of the Orange County Register on the visit of the Magic School Bus. The Anaheim Public Library Monthly Statistical Report for May 1996 and the General Fund Statement of Revenue and Expendi- tures for the ten months ending April 30, 1996 were also reviewed. Kevin Moore distributed copies of the statistics for the third week of the 1996 Summer Reading Program which shows a total registration of 4,117 thus far for 1996 as compared to 2,735 registrants in 1995. The program will run through August 3, with additional registrations anticipated. B. FRIENDS UPDATE Connie Blomeyer reported that the Friends of the Anaheim Public Library are interested in sponsoring more programs for adults. The group will be talking with representatives from the League of Women Voters about the possibility of holding a candidates forum at the Central Library. Ruth Vonderloh and Beverly Moore have joined the Friends Board. The Friends plan to provide staff with guidelines for patrons regarding the collection and pick up of donated materials. Marjorie Rothrock volunteered the use of her services and pickup truck to help the group collect donated items. The Friends have purchased 500 more bags for the Children's Summer Reading Program; will donate $500 for the public forum segment of the Library's Strategic Plan process; and have voted to donate $7,500 for the establishment of a compact disc music collection. IV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. LEGISLATION /GOVERN- Glenda Flora said she had no new information on which to report. MENT RELATIONS B. ADOPTION OF The City Council approved the recommended fees for the RESOLUTION 96R -101 reissuance of lost library cards ($2.00 for adults and 50 cents for juveniles) and the elimination of the 50 -cent reserve fee at their June 11, 1996 meeting. Chris Jarvi noted that the Council, after having requested additional information justifying the proposed increase, passed Resolution 96R -115 on June 18, 1996, increasing developers fees for the proposed public library facility in the East Santa Ana Canyon. Anaheim Public Library Board Minutes of the Meeting of July 3, 1996 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 3 C. NO SMOKING ORDINANCE At their June 18, 1996 meeting, the City Council unanimously voted against the passage of the proposed ordinance prohibiting smoking in or on the exterior grounds of the Anaheim Public Libraries. The Council suggested that in lieu of legislating the matter, no smoking signs be posted at the library entrances and designated outdoor smoking areas be established for individuals wishing to smoke. Chris Jarvi said staff will present the Board with suggestions for designated smoking areas at their August 7 meeting. D. KID'S CATALOG UPDATE The Kid's Catalog is fully operational and is expected to be available to the public during the week of July 1. A demonstration of the software will be given in the Technical Services Extension Room following the adjournment of today's Board Meeting. E. LIBRARY FOUNDATION Kevin Moore reported that Sarah Alevizon was elected as the UPDATE Foundation's Library Board Liaison and will be attending future Board Meetings to apprise the Board of the group's activities. Mrs. Alevizon noted that the Foundation's goal is to raise $1 million by the Library's centennial anniversary in the year 2002. She invited the Board Members to join the Foundation and to attend the group's upcoming dinner meeting on July 25. F. ROSTON CONTEST FUNDS The four Board Members in attendance unanimously approved M/S PT/MR the payment of Invoice No. 10886 from the Anaheim Union High School District for the printing of booklets and programs per- taining to the 1996 Michael L. Roston Creative Writing Contest. V. NEW BUSINESS A. TIME AND LOCATION The four Board Members present unanimously elected to change CHANGE FOR AUGUST the time and location of the August 7 Library Board Meeting to LIBRARY BOARD MEETING 6:00 p.m. at the Sunkist Branch Library. This is a one time only M/S CM/MR change as arrangements have been made for the Library Board and their guests to use Executive Box 3 at the Anaheim Stadium on the evening of August 7. B. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Marjorie Rothrock nominated Cristian Miller for Chairman and M/S (1) MR/GF Patsy Tafolla for Vice Chairman for the 1996/97 fiscal year. The M/S (2) GF /MR motion was seconded by Glenda Flora who then moved that the nominations be closed and Cris Miller and Patsy Tafolla be elected by acclamation. Marjorie Rothrock seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved by the four Board Members in attendance. Anaheim Public Library Board Minutes of the Meeting of July 3, 1996 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 4 VI. INFORMATION A. "GOOGIE" SIGN PROJECT Acid free (pH neutral) paper and black and white photographs will be primarily employed for the "Googie" Signs Documentation Project because they meet archival quality standards with a life expectancy of at least 100 years. Video tapes have a life expectancy of 5 -15 years under controlled storage conditions with little or no usage and, therefore, do not meet the permanency standards for archival records. B. ARTICLES ON COMMUNI- Staff shared with the Board two articles from the June 13 edition CATIONS DECENCY ACT of the Los Angeles Times regarding a recent federal court panel DECISION decision barring the enforcement of the Communications Decency Act which would have prohibited the public distribution of "patently offensive" or "indecent material" over the Internet computer network. The three - member judicial panel reviewing the case said they felt online communication should be accorded at least as much free - speech protection as newspapers and books. C. ANGEL GAME GUEST LIST The Board Members provided staff with information on the number of guests they plan to invite to the August 7 ballgame. D. UPDATE ON ROUND UP Chris Jarvi reported that he had met with the Directors and staff FOR KIDS PROPOSAL of the Budget and Utility Departments regarding the collection and distribution of monies under the proposed Round Up for Kids Program. He noted that the promotional, computer programming, processing, allocation, and recognition aspects of the program still need to be worked out. Accounting and Utility staff are looking into various ways in which contributions can be made to the City and processed for allocation to a specifically designated program or project. Staff is attempting to find at least three alternate methods for handling donations of this kind. VII. BOARD COMMENTS MEMBER PATRICIA (PATSY) Patsy Tafolla said she will update the Board on the activities TAFOLLA of the Community Development Advisory Board at the August meeting. VIII. MISCELLANEOUS A. NEXT MEETING The next meeting of the Anaheim Public Library Board will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 1996, at the Sunkist Branch Library located at 901 South Sunkist Street. Anaheim Public Library Board Minutes of the Meeting of July 3, 1996 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 5 B. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Flora adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m. and the Board Members went to the Technical Services Extension Room for a demonstration of the new Kid's Catalog computer software. e' 1LC/t6t- Chairman Secretary