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Library 1996/12/04 MINUTES ANAHEIM PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD , MEETING LOCATION TIME Anaheim Public Library Wednesday 500 West Broadway December 4, 1996 Anaheim, California 92805 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 1 CALL TO ORDER The agenda having been posted at 11:00 a.m.. on November 27, 1996, the meeting was called to order by Chairman Cristian Miller at 6:34 p.m. PRESENT Glenda Lee Flora Cristian Miller, Chairman Mary Lou Pekar Marjorie Rothrock Patricia (Patsy) Tafolla, Vice Chairman ABSENT None STAFF Christopher K. Jarvi, Community Services Director Audrey A. Lujan, Library Administrative Services Manager M. Kevin Moore, Central Library Manager Jean Vona, Division Secretary GUESTS Sarah Alevizon, Library Board Liaison, Library Foundation Mary Raffel, Chairman, Friends of the Anaheim Public Library COMMUNICATION FROM OTHERS A. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION Copy of a letter to Kevin Moore dated November 15, 1996 from Charlene Ruble, Vice Principal of the Stoddard Elementary School, expressing appreciation for arranging for the Bookmobile to visit the school for student tours. B. UNSCHEDULED ORAL None COMMUNICATION Anaheim Public Library Board Minutes of the Meeting of December 4, 1996 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 2 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF The Board unanimously approved the Minutes of the November 6, NOVEMBER 6, 1996 1996 Library Board Meeting as submitted. M/S GF/PT III. ACTIVITY REPORTS A. PUBLIC SERVICES Kevin Moore called attention to the increase in the October 1996 statistics versus those of the previous year. Mrs. Moore noted that the Friends of the Anaheim Public Library have pledged $6,000 for the 1997 Summer Reading Program and said a theme has been selected for the event. B. FRIENDS UPDATE Mary Raffel informed those present that Friends Board Member Joan Wiese recently passed away. The Friends are requesting that the compact disc collection be labeled to show it was donated to the Library by the Friends. A question arose about the visibility of the labels put on the video collection donated by the Friends. Kevin Moore said she would look into the situation. C. LIBRARY FOUNDATION Sarah Alevizon said she had nothing new to report this month. UPDATE IV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. LEGISLATION /GOVERN- Glenda Flora mentioned that CALTAC will be scheduling a MENT RELATIONS workshop in February or March 1997. Audrey Lujan explained the current drug free zone legislation which affects educational institutions and which is scheduled to sunset in 1998. The Anaheim Police Department and other law enforcement agencies are encouraging new drug free zone legislation to include all public places such as libraries and parks. The California State Library Legislative Committee was contacted to see if they would agree to sponsor such a bill. CLA indicated their support for the legislation, but stated they are unable to take an active sponsorship role at present because of other legislative commitments. The Community Services Department will continue to pursue the issue. Mrs. Lujan noted that she will be meeting with Steve Swaim from the Neighborhood Services Division. B. STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE Audrey Lujan reported that the Steering and Citizens Advisory Committee Members reviewed and fine -tuned the draft Strategic Plan at meetings held on November 25. The last public meeting is scheduled for December 16. The Strategic Plan will then be finalized and will be presented to the Steering and Citizens Anaheim Public Library Board Minutes of the Meeting of December 4, 1996 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 3 Advisory Committees at a special recognition dinner meeting on January 6, 1997. The Plan will then be presented to the Library Board and, with their approval, to the City Council. V. NEW BUSINESS A. CDBG PUBLIC HEARING No members of the public were present. Chris Jarvi reviewed the M/S GF/PT Community Development Block Grant process for the Board. Kevin Moore outlined the two staff recommendations made to and approved by the City Manager: (1) a $65,000 allocation for part- time staffing, materials and operating expenses for the Book- mobile for the 1997/98 FY, and (2) a $100,000 allocation over the two -year fiscal period of 1997/98 and 1998/99 for the purchase of a new Bookmobile. Mrs. Moore noted the tremendous increase in Bookmobile usage with circulation at 130,000 this year compared to 82,000 in 1995. Requests for new stops are continually being received. The $100,000 amount requested is less than the cost of a new vehicle, but with financial aid from the Library Foundation and other sources, would make it possible to purchase a second Bookmobile. The Library Board Members unanimously approved the proposed CDBG Project recommendations. B. DATE CHANGE FOR Since the regularly scheduled Library Board Meeting for January JANUARY 1997 LIBRARY 1997 falls on New Year's Day, a motion was made to move the BOARD MEETING meeting to January 8. The Members unanimously agreed to the MS MR/GF change in meeting date. . VI. INFORMATION A. TRANSFER OF CITY Audrey Lujan reported that Resolution 96R -193, adopted by the ARCHIVES TO LOCAL City Council on November 19, 1996, authorizes the transfer of HISTORY ROOM certain records to the Anaheim archives and designates the Elizabeth J. Schultz Anaheim History Room as the Anaheim archives. The Library will preserve and shelf the material and will be able to provide the public with greater accessibility to City records than has previously been possible. B. BEQUEST FROM HORN Audrey Lujan announced that a $12,500 bequest has been ESTATE received from the estate of Eloise Horn. Elizabeth J. Schultz had a long- standing relationship with the Horn family and the money will be used to purchase materials for the Local History Room. C. UPDATE ON HELPING Chris Jarvi noted that the City Council approved the Helping HANDS PROGRAM Hands Program at their November 19 meeting and that the current utility billings carry an announcement about the program. The Board Members discussed the new billing format and offered some suggestions regarding future billing announcements. Anaheim Public Library Board Minutes of the Meeting of December 4, 1996 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 4 VII. BOARD COMMENTS MEMBER GLENDA FLORA Glenda Flora thanked Chris Jarvi for his leadership and said she felt 1996 had been a very eventful year for the Library with many projects completed and new projects underway. Mr. Jarvi said he appreciated her comments, but felt staff deserved the real credit and he complimented them for their hard work and dedication. Ms. Flora noted that the Board had met at the Canyon Hills Branch early in the year and suggested it would be nice to occasionally schedule meetings at the various branches. Chris Jarvi said he favored the idea because it would enable the Board to spend time at the branches and could make it easier for some members of the public who are unable to get to the Central Library to attend a Board Meeting. MEMBER MARJORIE ROTHROCK Marjorie Rothrock also voiced her appreciation of the Library staff and their accomplishments. She noted the importance of providing "intellectual food" for children and stressed the importance of supporting programs that promote books for children. VICE CHAIRMAN PATRICIA Patsy Tafolla urged the Board Members to attend the Neighbor - (PATSY) TAFOLLA hood Council Meetings to discuss the importance of Bookmobile service with the neighborhood representatives. Mrs. Tafolla reported that the Family Reading Night graduation ceremony at Franklin School on November 7 was a huge success. She said the Library staff did an outstanding job and presented the children with lots of books and materials encouraging reading. The next session will begin in January 1997. CHAIRMAN CRISTIAN MILLER Cris Miller said he attended the Family Reading Night graduation and it was wonderful to watch the children and to see the bonding that had occurred between the children and their parents. Mr. Miller noted that he is on the Orange County Historical Commission and thought they might be interested in an update on the Googie signage project. Audrey Lujan reported that the Local History Curator is overseeing the project and that photographs of the signage have been taken. The next step will be to interview the present owners of the facilities to get as much background information as possible on each sign. Jane Newell will be asked to contact Mr. Miller with more detailed information. Chairman Miller stated that this has been an exciting year for the Anaheim Public Library Board Minutes of the Meeting of December 4, 1996 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 5 Library Board and he is very pleased that goals have been established and progress is being made. VIII. MISCELLANEOUS A. NEXT MEETING The next meeting of the Anaheim Public Library Board will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 1997. B. ADJOURNM T Chairman Miller adjourned the meeting at 7:40 p.m. Ch Secretary