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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-02-21 BOLT MINSTher ,rtyl vsmnr Rm .ww hulavistafibmry.com 130" omme PUBLIC LIBRARY CHULA VISTA ON RECORD MINUTES, LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES . . Cm' OF CHULA VISTA FEBRUARY 21, 2007 CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY 4:00PM CONFERENCE ROOM BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: VICE -CHAIR MARTINEZ &TRUSTEES PASQUA AND VALERIO BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: TRUSTEE HARTMAN, CITY STAFF PRESENT: LIBRARY DIRECTOR.DAV/D PALMER, ASSISTANT LIBRARY DIRECTOR PAULA BROWN, SECRETARY ANNA GIULIANO_,, PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN RAM/RO GONZALEZ, AND TONY. LETTIERI, PLANNING DEPARTMENT OTHERS PRESENT: .LOAN ROSEMAN FROM FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, BRETT TULLIS, CARRIER JOHNSON, TODD GALARNEAU AND. BRIDGET MCEWEN, MCMILLIN LAND DEVELOPMENT I. CALL TO ORDER Board Vice -Chair Martinez called the meeting to order at 4:041 m. . II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Secretary advised Trustees the Minutes of the October 18, 2006 meeting could not be approved due to the non-availability of a quorum of members who attended the meeting however, the minutes would be put on record as distributed. Motion was made (Valerio/Pasqua) to approve the Minutes of the January 17, 2007 meeting as distributed.' Motion was unanimously carried. III. CONTINUED MATTERS A. RANCHO DEL REY BRANCH PROJECT— PAULA BROWN PEELING It was noted that the recommendation to proceed with RDR did not go to Council for vote on February 6t' as mentioned at the January 17th meeting.and a Special Meeting as approved by Trustees was not held. Both Paula and David advised that it was their understanding that this item would go to Council soon and construction would begin in September of this year. Any impact due to the delay in construction was not known at the time. B. EASTERN URBAN CENTER BRANCH LIBRARY -PAULA. BROWN Assistant Director Paula Brown introduced Tony Lettieri of the Planning Department who began a presentation of a possible EUC Branch Library by mentioning they -were moving towards a'strong civic presence. and pedestrian orientated area for a 4th branch of the Chula Vista Public Library. Mr. Lettieri advised that it was still in the early review process but hoped that a recommendation would be going to City Council by the end of the year (2007). Mr. Lettieri then introduced Todd Galarneau and Bridget McEwen of McMillin and Brett Tullis of Carrier Johnson who began their presentation with an informative PowerPoint presentation. After a.brief background on the project, Mr. Galameau showed a map of the area they believed to be best suited for the EUC .Branch, the most `prominent corner of the middle plaza, which would reinforce a sense of community. Trustee Valerio asked if the land was owned by the city and he advised that it was nota A brief discussion ensued regarding ownership of the land and land that a university.is to be built on that is city owned property. It was again mentioned that planning for the EUC Branch was still in the beginning stages. ON RECORD MINUTES LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES . IV. NEW BUSINESS A. FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008 BUDGET — DAVID PALMER Director Palmer discussed an.article from the Union Tribune in which it mentions there is a ten million dollar budget shortfall for the coming ,year. Mr. Palmer went on to say that the deficit was actually smaller but the numbers were not firm at this time. Mr. Palmer mentioned that the City's budget would be released at the end of May. When asked if construction and operation of the RDR Branch could be impacted by this turn of events it was noted that there could be an impact on the operating money as well as the construction however, the Library had one of the best records of working within their means and Mr. Palmer was confident they would be able to move forward with RDR. B. REVISED INTERNET POLICY— DAVID PALMER Mr. Palmer introduced Principal Librarian%Ramiro Gonzalez who outlined the Internet Policy's inclusion of the Wireless Internet and the Data Transfer Computer. After a short discussion, a Motion was made (PasquaNalerio) to accept the new, policy as distributed. Motion was carried. V. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT . A. BOOK BUG The contract for the Book Bug expired in December 2006 however; the Library Foundation was contracting with SouthBay Volkswagen for anew Bug to take its place. The insurance for -the vehicle will also be carried through the Library Foundation. B. MONTHLY REPORT. Report for January 2007 was distributed to Trustees — No discussion C. OTHER David Palmer brought to the attention of Trustees an article in the Union Tribune regarding Tutor. COM, a homework website we've had in place for a short while due to the generous support of Qualcomm. VI. COMMUNICATIONS A. FRIENDS Joan Roseman advised the Friends of the Library were doing well at this time. B.. PUBLIC COMMENTS C. WRITTEN COMMENTS D. BOARD COMMENTS - VII. ADJOURNMENT MEETING ADJOURNED AT 5:45PM. Next meeting scheduled: Regular Meeting - Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 4:00pm Respectfully Submitted: Minutes could not be approved due to the unavailability of quorum of Trustees who attended the meeting. D // /,p la.ov7 Approved: Anna Giuliano, Secretary