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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 March 13, 2003, 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 6:32 p.m. by President Wimberly.
Present were Boardmembers Bradshaw, Lo and Womack.
Also present were: Deborah K. Clark, Library Director, Robert Karatsu, Library Services Manager,
Renee Tobin, Senior Librarian, Michelle Perera, Reference Services Coordinator and Vivian Garcia,
Senior Administrative Secretary.
B. CONSENT CALENDAR
B1. Approval of Minutes: February 13, 2003.
MOTION; Moved by Boardmember Lo to accept the minutes of February 13, 2003, seconded by
Boardmember Womack. Motion carded 4-0.
B2. Approval of Library Dress Code Guidelines
Boardmember Womack asked if the Dress Code Guidelines would apply to volunteers?
Deborah Clark, Library Director, stated that the guidelines would apply to all volunteers except the
Friends of the Library. They are a separate organization.
MOTION: Moved by Boardmember Lo to accept the Library Dress Code Guidelines Policy,
seconded by Boardmember Womack. Motion carried, 4-0.
C. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S STAFF REPORTS
C 1. Library Status report: oral report presented by staff.
Renee Tobin, Senior Librarian, stated staff is starting to plan for the Summer Reading Program. The
theme this year will be "It's a Jungle Out There... Swing into Your Library."
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Robert Karatsu, Library Services Manager, stated that February was the busiest month the Library
has had.
C2. Budget Report: report presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, reviewed the budget with the Library Board.
C3. Victoria Gardens Library, update on the progress of the project. Oral report by Deborah
Clark, Library Director.
a) Contract with State Library. Report attached.
b) Changes in building program/building layout. Information attached.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, stated that the attached contract with the State Library will be
reviewed and approved by City Council.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, went over the requests of Library Staff for changes in the building
program.
Robert Karatsu, Library Services Manager, delivered a power point presentation on some of the
interior design concepts presented by the architects meeting on the Cultural Arts Center.
C4. Bookmobile Report: update by Robert Karatsu, Library Services Manager.
Robert Karatsu, Library Services Manager, stated that the new bookmobile should be done by the
end of the month. He showed drawings of the graphics for the bookmobile to the Board.
D. BOARD BUSINESS
D 1. Library Board of Trustee Vacancy: oral report by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, stated there is a new council subcommittee comprising of Mayor
Alexander and Councilmember Howdyshell. They will meet to review the applications for the
Library Board of Trustees.
D2. Young Adult Liaisons: Oral report by new members.
Daniel Huh stated that the Young Adult Liaisons will be attending Career Fair at the Family Sports
Center next Thursday, March 20.
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Victoria Booker stated that two of the Young Adult Liaisons would be attending Legislative Day in
Sacramento. To help decide who would be attending, each of them will be writing a paragraph on
why they want to attend.
Sean Smith stated that he had been helping with the afternoon storytime on Thursdays for the older
children. He stated that there were seven to eight new students attending.
Samantha Stinnett stated that each of them were planning on talking with their high school's Gate
Coordinators about their involvement and encourage the Coordinators to find out what is available to
students at the Library.
D3. Library Foundation Board Report: Update from Library Foundation liaison Ray Wimberly.
President Wimberly gave an oral report on the Library Foundation Board meeting.
D4. Presentation by Theresa Lim, Financial Services Associate with Prudential Financial
regarding the ID a Kid program. Oral presentation.
Theresa Lim, Financial Services Associate with Prudential Financial, gave an oral presentation to the
Library Board on the ID a Kid program.
MOTION: Moved by Boardmember Womack to try the ID a Kid program at the Library working
with the children's staffon a date and time, seconded by Boardmember Lo. Motion carried, 4-0.
D5. Patron Request for Review of Policy: Unattended Child Policy. Oral report by Deborah
Clark, Library Director. Patron's written concerns attached along with copy of policy.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, reviewed the request of a patron on the Unattended Child Policy
with the Library Board.
MOTION: Moved by President Wimberly to keep the Unattended Child Policy as is, seconded by
Boardmember Womack. Motion carried, 4-0.
E. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
E 1. Boardmember Lo to make a Housecalls Report
E2. ID a Kid Program Update
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E3. Patriot Act
E4. Child Intemet Access Protection
F. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
None
G. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Moved by Presidem Wimberly to adjourn to April 10, 2003, at 6:30 p.m., seconded by
Boardmember Lo. Motion carried, 4-0. Meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Vivian Garcia
Administrative Secretary
Approved: April 10, 2003