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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-07-20 BOLT MINSThL C—iW1 F—ily Rm .—1h.b.1etAbruy. PUBLIC LIBRARY MINUTES c o CHULA VISTA BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES CHUTAVISTA .IDLY 20, 2016 CIVIC CENTER BRANCH LIBRARY 4:00 PM 365 F STREET, CHULA VISTA, CA 91910 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: CHAIR BRIAN YOUNG, VICE -CHAIR ELVA MELLOR, AND TRUSTEE MARYANN HERNANDEZ BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: TRUSTEE STEPHEN KALALUHI AND TRUSTEE MAYRA SWANSON CITY STAFF PRESENT: PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN STEPHANIE LONEY, AND BOARD SECRETARY YEELIN CHEUNG -PUBLIC PRESENT: N/A CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL Chair Young called the meeting to order at 4:08 p.m. I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion made by Vice -Chair Mellor and seconded by Trustee Hernandez to approve the meeting minutes from June 15, 2016. Motion carried (3-0). II. APPROVAL -OF ABSENCE Motion made by Chair Young and seconded by Vice -Chair Mellor to approve the absence of Trustee Hernandez from the meeting of June 15, 2016. Motion carried .(3-0). III. NEW BUSINESS Motion made by Vice -Chair Mellor and seconded by Trustee Hernandez to re-elect Chair Young as the Chair for fiscal year 2016-2017. Motion carried (3-0). Motion made by Trustee Hernandez and seconded by Chair Young to re-elect Vice - Chair Mellor as the Vice -Chair for fiscal year 2016-2017. Motion carried (3-0). IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Update on School District Partnerships Vice -Chair Mellor had no report due to schools being on summer break. Today was the first day. B. Update on "Thinkabit" Lab (Innovation Station) The Grand Opening event is scheduled for August 17th at 5 -pm. MINUTES ' ROARrl OF I IRRARY TRI IST-FF.q V. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT — PROVIDED BY PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN LONEY A: Civic Center Branch Librarv's 40th anniversary celebration was a .success. Approximately 150 people attended the event. B. Summer Readina Proaram is wraDDina UD on July 22nd C. Civic and South completed the free lunch program. The food comes from the Chula Vista Elementary School District. Each branch served approximately 50 lunches each.day. We were one of the first libraries to provide this service. National City Public Library sent staff to our facility to observe. D. Sweetwater Authority is drillina a well in the back of the Library_ . The areen wall should be down by the end of the month. E. The Librarv's baseline budaet for- FY -16-17 is the same as next vear. VI. COMMUNICATIONS A. Friends of the Chula Vista Library - None B. Chula Vista Public Library Foundation - None C Public Commanfc - Nnna D. Written Comments — None E. -Board Comments 1) Chair Young reminded the Board that the joint meeting with the Friends and -Foundation is scheduled -for November 8th_ 2) Chair Young shared a letter that he sent to the Friends of the Library to express the Board's appreciation for the Friends' continued support. 3) Chair Young suggested a location change for the September 13th meeting to the South Chula Vista Branch in order to see the new Orange Park. VII. ADJOURNMENT Chair Young adjourned the meeting at 5:18 p.m. The next Board of Library Trustees meeting will be on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 beginning at 4:00 p.m. at the Civic Center Branch Library.