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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 June 1, 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 and Womack.
Also present were Deborah Clark, Library Director, Renee Tobin, Children's Services Supervisor
and Vivian Garcia, Administrative Secretary.
B. CONSENT CALENDAR
B1. Approval of Minutes: May 4, 2000.
Unable to approve. Will return item to next meeting.
Boardmember Swistock arrived at 7:30 p.m.
B2. Approval of Holiday closures for 2000/2001.
MOTION: Moved by Boardmember Womack to approve holiday closures, seconded by President
Howdyshell. Motion carried 4-0-1 (with Dredd Lee absent).
C. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S STAFF REPORTS
Cl. Library Status Report: oral report presented by staff.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, updated the Board on the overall operational statistics of the
Library.
Renee Tobin, Children's Services Supervisor, brought samples of bags, hats and decorations of
the Summer Reading Program for the Library Board to see. The staff has been working hard
to get everything ready for the program.
C2. Budget Report: presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
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Deborah Clark, Library Director, reviewed the budget sheets with the Library Board.
C3. Proposed Budget for 2000/2001: Report presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, updated the Library Board on the status of the Library budget,
informing them that funds were added to allow the library to increase open hours.
C4. Approval of Video/DVD Loan Policy: Report by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, reviewed the policy with the Library Board, noting that DVD's might be added as a new service in 2000/2001.
MOTION: Moved by President Howdyshell to approve the Video/DVD Loan Policy, seconded by
Boardmember Swistock. Motion carried 4-0-1 (with Dredd Lee absent).
D. BOARD BUSINESS
D 1. Update on Master Plan process: Oral report presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
a. Joint meeting with City Council.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, updated the Board on the Master Plan process, announcing that the
joint meeting will be scheduled in August.
b. Discussion of topics the Board wishes to discuss.
Staff will be sending the Library Board a "draft" copy of the proposed goals for the Master Plan for
their review. Then the Library Board will decide the topics for discussion.
D2. Invitation for the Board to participate in staff training opportunity on Friday, June 16, 2000.
Report by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, invited the Library Boardmembers to attend the Mission Statement
and Goals seminar.
D3. Status of the creation of a book discussion group for adults: Oral report by Karye Hood,
Reference Librarian.
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Karye Hood, Reference Librarian, presented an oral report to the Library Board, indicating that 26
individuals expressed interest in the new group.
D4. Donor Wall: Oral report on status by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
Pete Pitassi's intern will not be working for him until later this summer. Staff will be contacting one
of the original vendors for an estimate on a sample sent to them.
E. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
None were received.
F. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
None.
G. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Moved by President Howdyshell meeting adjourned to the special meeting of June 16
workshop, seconded by Boardmember Swistock. Motion carried, 4-0-1 (with Dredd Lee absem).
Meeting adjourned at 7:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Vivian Garcia
Administrative Secretary
Approved: September 7, 2000