HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021/08/05 - Agenda Packet - Library Board of Trustees AUGUST 5, 2021
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA
6:00 P.M. – CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call:
A. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
This is the time and place for the general public to address the Library Board of
Trustees on any item listed on the agenda. State law prohibits the Library Board of
Trustees from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The
Board may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting.
Comments are to be limited to five minutes per individual or less, as deemed
necessary by the Chair, depending upon the number of individual Members of the
audience. This is a professional business meeting and courtesy and decorum are
expected. Please refrain from any debate between audience and speaker, making
loud noises or engaging in any activity which might be disruptive to the decorum
of the meeting.
B. ITEMS OF BUSINESS WITH NEWLY APPOINTED OFFICIALS
B1. Administration of Oath of Office to Board Members Eva Miller, Kristen Murrieta-Morales and
Riley Wells, administered by Janice Reynolds, City Clerk.
C. CONSENT CALENDAR
The following Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and non-
controversial. They will be acted upon by the Library Board of Trustees at one time
President, Kristen Murrieta-Morales
Board Member, Christine DeVries
Board Member, Eva Miller
Board Member, Janet Temkin
Board Member, Riley Wells
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without discussion. Any item may be removed by a Member or member of the
audience for discussion.
C1. Consideration of Meeting Minutes for the Regular Meeting of June 3, 2021.
D.LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S STAFF REPORTS
The following items do not legally require any public testimony, although the
President may open the meeting for public input.
D1. Verbal Report of General Library Update. Presented by Julie A. Sowles, Library Director.
D2. Verbal Report of Children’s Services, Adult Services and Library Programming. Presented
by Wess Garcia, Deputy Director of Library Services.
D3. Verbal Report of Star Wars Day: A Virtual Experience. Presented by Wess Garcia, Deputy
Library Director.
E.BOARD BUSINESS
The following items have been requested by the Library Board of Trustees for
discussion. They are not public hearing items, although the President may open
the meeting for public input.
This is the time for the Library Board of Trustees to identify the items they wish to
discuss at the next meeting. These items will not be discussed at this meeting, only
identified for the next meeting.
G.ADJOURNMENT
I, Jennifer Palacios, Library Executive Assistant of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
or my designee, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda
E1. Election of Officers for FY 2021-2022 as mandated by Library Board of Trustees Bylaws.
Presided over by Kristen Murrieta-Morales, Library Board President.
E2. BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS. (Comments to be limited to three minutes per
Board Member.)
F.IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR THE NEXT MEETING
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was posted on day, Thursday, July 29, 2021, seventy-two (72) hours prior to the
meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive.
Mission Statement
Igniting Curiosity
Transforming Lives
Creating Community
Jennifer Palacios
Library Executive Assistant II
City of Rancho Cucamonga
If you need special assistance or accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the
Library at (909) 774-3940. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Listening devices are available for the hearing
impaired.
Thursday, August 5, 2021
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - 6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – TELECONFERENCE
The regular meeting of the Library Board of Trustees was held on Thursday, June 3, 2021, via a
teleconference. President Kristen Murrieta-Morales called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Present were Members DeVries, Hairston, Hannah and Temkin.
Also present were: Julie A. Sowles, Library Director, Wess Garcia, Deputy Library Director, Cara
Vera, Library Services Manager, Doug Simpson, Associate Principal with Cambridge Seven
Associates, Inc., Paul Herbert, Senior Associate with CambridgeSeven Associates, Inc. and
Jennifer Palacios, Executive Assistant II.
A.PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
None.
B.CONSENT CALENDAR
B1. Consideration of Meeting Minutes for the Regular Meeting of May 6, 2021.
MOTION: Moved by Member Hannah, seconded by Member Hairston, to approve Consent
Calendar Item B1. Motion carried 5-0-0.
B2. Consideration of the Library Revenue Balance Report of 2020/2021 Budget.
MOTION: Moved by Member Hairston, seconded by Member Temkin, to approve Consent
Calendar Item B2. 5-0-0.
B3. Consideration to Approve the Library Holidays Calendar for 2022.
MOTION: Moved by Member Hannah, seconded by Member Hairston, to approve Consent
Calendar Item B3. 5-0-0.
C. LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S STAFF REPORTS
C1. Verbal Report of General Library Update. Presented by Julie A. Sowles, Library Director.
Library Director Sowles presented a Library Services update report.
C2. Verbal Report of Second Story and Beyond® Project. Presented by CambridgeSeven
Associates, Inc.
Doug Simpson, Associate Principal and Paul Herbert, Senior Associate, presented an oral
report of the Second Story and Beyond® Project.
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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING MINUTES
D.BOARD BUSINESS
None.
F.ADJOURNMENT
President Murrieta-Morales adjourned the meeting at 7:42 p.m. to August 5, 2021.
Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Palacios
Library Executive Assistant II
D1. BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS. (Comments to be limited to three minutes per
Board Member.)
Board Member Luella G. Hairston, Esq. announced her retirement as a Library Board of
Trustee.
E.IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR THE NEXT MEETING
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