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LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular Meeting
A. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Library Board of Trustees was held on April 6, 2000, in the Council
Chambers of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho
Cucamonga, California. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. and President Howdyshell led
the pledge of allegiance. Present were Boardmembers Bradshaw, Dredd Lee and Womack.
Also present were Deborah Clark, Library Director, Robert Karatsu, Principal Librarian and Vivian
Garcia, Administrative Secretary.
B. CONSENT CALENDAR
B1. Approval of Minutes: February 3, 2000.
MOTION: Moved by Boardmember Dredd Lee to approve the minutes; seconded by Boardmember
Womack. Motion carried 4-0-1 (with Swistock absent).
C. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S STAFF REPORTS
Cl. Library Status Report: oral report presented by staff.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, attended a seminar March 20-22 regarding Proposition 14. It is
estimated that there will be an eighteen-month window before accepting applications for this grant
while regulations are written.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, updated the Library Board on business at the Library.
Robert Karatsu, Principal Librarian, reviewed statistics with the Board for the past two months.
Robert Karatsu, Principal Librarian, stated that Renee Tobin, Children's Supervisor and Michelle
Pemra, Reference Services Coordinator were attending a Career Fair sponsored by the City of
Rancho Cucamonga at the time of the Board meeting.
C2. Budget Report: presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, reviewed the budget sheets with the Library Board.
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C3. Proposed Budget for 2000/2001: Report presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
Deborah Clark, Library Director went over the proposed budget with the Board. The budget will
next be reviewed with Jack Lam, City Manager, with the final approval to come from City Council.
· C4. Telethon 2000: oral update by staff.
Robert Karatsu, Principal Librarian, went over the production with the Board.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, reviewed the event with the Library Board, reporting pledges of
over $62,000 for the bookmobile.
C5. Night at McDonalds: fundraiser on April 13~ at the McDonalds located on north Haven.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, stated that the Manager of the McDonalds on Haven wanted to
have a fundraiser for the Library. This will be held on Thursday, April 13th from 5 to 8 p.m. A
percentage of all collected will go to the Library.
D. BOARD BUSINESS
D1. Update on Master Plan process: Oral report presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, stated that the consultant on the Master Plan process met with
Robert Karatsu, Renee Tobin and herself on March 23 to brainstorm ideas. Information is still in
rough draft form. Once approved staffwill bring the results to the Library Board.
D2. Update on the Library Cards to Second Graders in elementary schools. Oral report by Renee
Tobin, Children's Services Supervisor.
Due to the absence of Renee Tobin, the item will be held until the next meeting.
D3. California Legislative Day: Opportunity for participation. April 24 & 25th. Oral report by
Deborah Clark, Library Director.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, stated that she along with Diane Williams would be attending on
Tuesday, April 24'h. Staff will be receiving applications for students who wish to attend. The
students will be interviewed and two will be chosen to attend.
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E. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
E 1. Telethon
E2. Budget 2000/2001
E3. Library Cards
E4. Joint Meeting
F. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
None
G. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Moved by Boardmember Womack to adjourn, seconded by Boardmember Bradshaw.
Motion carried, 4-0-1 (with Swistock absent). Meeting adjourned at 7:51 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Vivian Garcia
Administrative Secretary
Approved: May 4, 2000