MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

OF THE

LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

January 26, 2006

1. CALL TO ORDER:

The meeting was called to order by President Kawase, at 2:30 p.m. in the Main Library Board Room.

ROLL CALL:

Present: Mr. Kawase, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Buck, Mr. Georgieff, and Mrs. Mann.

Guests: Nancy Lee, President, Friends of the Library

John Silber, Silber Architects

Clarence Hill, Library Foundation

Staff: Al Milo, Library Director

Betty Schwarzkopf, Administrative Secretary

2. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 15, 2005 MINUTES:

Mrs. Mann requested that Item. No. 10, Board Member Round Table, third paragraph, second sentence be corrected to read: “She is a big library user and her husband buys crime novels that she donates to the library.” Mr. Georgieff moved and Mrs. Mann seconded that the minutes be approved as corrected. The motion was approved.

3. WARRANT REGISTER OF JANUARY 2006:

Mr. Georgieff moved and Mrs. Mann seconded that the warrant register in the amount of $74,994.85 be approved. The motion carried.

4. JANUARY 2006 EXPENDITURE SUMMARY:

Director Milo noted that 58.3 percent of the fiscal year is complete and 50.4 percent has been expended. The report was accepted and filed.

5. REPORTS:

a. Library Director

Director Milo said staff requested that he thank Mrs. Mann for her term on the Board of Trustees. She had been an advocate for the library and ended her term at this meeting.

Mr. Milo reported that due to the rainstorm on January 14, the Launer Room was closed for two weeks. During the storm, water ran down behind several bookcases damaging many of the books. Staff came in on their own time over the weekend to repair books that were damaged and began moving part of the collection to a different area in the library.

Mr. Milo said Orange County LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission) has discovered that Buena Park’s library boundaries overlap the cities of Anaheim and La Palma in addition to Fullerton. They hope to correct the boundaries of those cities prior to July 1.

Appointments to the Library Board of Trustees will be made at the February 7 City Council meeting. Eileen Alcott, Library Technical Assistant I in Circulation, will be presented her 25 year service pin at the 4 p.m. session.

The Library Board will receive a proclamation from the Mayor at the meeting on February 21 recognizing the library’s centennial year. Mr. Milo will invite the Foundation Board and the Friends of the Library to attend the meeting.

Staff will begin working on the revisions to the second year of the two-year budget. The written report was accepted and filed.

b. Friends of the Library

Nancy Lee, President of the Friends of the Library, reported that the Friends will hold the first book sale of the year on February 3-5. They have more books this year than last year. Copies of the Friends’ newsletter were distributed. Borders bookstore will no longer give discounts to members of any Friends of the Library group.

c. Library Foundation

Mrs. Britt reported that the Foundation is eager to begin a library expansion project. Mr. Milo and Mr. Kawase updated the Foundation board on the Board of Trustees’ ideas for a project. Author A. Scott Berg has been retained to speak at the Foundation’s library centennial fund-raiser luncheon to be held at the Wyndham Hotel in June.

d. CALTAC

Mrs. Britt apologized for not following up on making appointments with legislators Lynn Daucher and Dick Ackerman.

Director Milo said he has delayed renewing the Board Members’ CALTAC membership until City Council makes appointments on February 7. Mrs. Britt said there will be a workshop in Burbank on March 11; the topic will be “How to do a Bond Election.”

6. DECEMBER 2005 ACTIVITY REPORT:

There was discussion regarding the increase in negative numbers on the report. Mr. Milo will consult with the library managers and report back. The report was accepted and filed.

7. OLD BUSINESS:

a. Main Library Space Planning

1. January 10 Meeting with City Manager

On January 10, Director Milo, and Board of Trustees members Ray Kawase, and Glenn Georgieff met with City Manager, Chris Meyer, on behalf of the Board to discuss ideas for the future of the library, and to request Redevelopment funds for an expansion. Mr. Meyer said there will be heavy competition between the departments for the funds. He suggested the Library use matching funds (support from the Foundation or the sale of the Bastanchury property). Mr. Meyer also said that Grace Ministries has shown an interest in purchasing the Hunt Branch property and perhaps the branch could be moved to another location. He thinks the Norton Simon Foundation would approve the relocation.

Mr. Meyer said that any property tax funds that become available from the correction of boundaries between Buena Park and Fullerton could be used for a Main Library space analysis study.

The City Manager does not like the idea of expanding the library into the green area between City Hall and the Main Library. There was discussion regarding increasing the parking lot into Short Street. Mr. Meyer said the City only owns half of Short Street.

There was consensus to hire someone to do a space study.

Director Milo said the City Manager wants the Board of Trustees to make a presentation on their vision for the library at the February 21 City Council meeting.

It was agreed that Ray Kawase and Glenn Georgieff will make the presentation to accompany Mr. Silber’s Power Point presentation.

Mr. Milo and Mr. Buck will talk about the plans for the Library’s centennial year. Mrs. Britt and Mrs. Mann will talk about their vision for the library.

2. Presentation by Architect John Silber

Director Milo introduced, John Silber, of Silber Architects. Mr. Silber has been working pro bono with Director Milo on designing space for a future young adults’ space within the Library and expansion of the Launer Room.

Mr. Silber gave a Power Point presentation on what Fullerton Public Library currently has available compared to libraries in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Seattle. The Board of Trustees expressed their appreciation to Mr. Silber for his presentation and his willingness to help with the Library’s presentation.

b. One City/One Book Project

Mrs. Britt suggested that because the Foundation has retained author A. Scott Berg to speak at their fund-raiser, Mr. Berg’s biography Lindberg should be chosen for the project. Mr. Georgieff presented a list of books but said if he had to choose one book it would be The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hasseini. Mr. Buck agreed.

Mr. Buck moved and Mr. Georgieff seconded that The Kite Runner be chosen as the book for the One City/One Book project. The vote was three yes and two abstentions. The motion carried.

Mr. Georgieff suggested that the City Council members each be given a copy of The Kite Runner.

Mrs. Mann moved and Mrs. Britt seconded that Director Milo approach the Friends of the Library to request funds to purchase five copies of The Kite Runner for City Council. The motion was approved.

c. Library Centennial

Director Milo said that publicity has been sent to the local newspapers announcing the Library Centennial. On February 22, there will be an all day open house at the Main Library. From 3-5 p.m. there will be a birthday celebration in the Osborne Auditorium. Fullerton’s State legislators Lynn Daucher and Dick Ackerman have been invited but have not responded. Orange County Supervisor Chris Norby has accepted the invitation as well as Mayor Wilson and Council members Bankhead and Jones. The new Library website will be launched. There will be a live fenced-in ostrich in front of the Main Library. There will be banners announcing the centennial inside the library. New centennial library cards will be issued to patrons, and there will be giveaway magnets, pencils, and bookmarks featuring the centennial logo and new website address.

8. CLOSED SESSION:

Mrs. Schwarzkopf was excused from the meeting at 4:45 p.m. for a closed session with the Library Director and the Board of Trustees regarding personnel.

The meeting resumed at 5 p.m.

9. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS:

Mrs. Mann moved and Mr. Georgieff seconded that the gifts and donations for December 2005 in the amount of $660.36 be accepted. The motion carried.

10. CORRESPONDENCE:

Mrs. Britt shared a letter she received from Joe Felz, Assistant to the City Manager, regarding LAFCO.

11. ADJOURNMENT:

Mrs. Mann moved and Mr. Georgieff seconded that the meeting adjourn at 5:15 p.m. The motion carried.