CITY OF SAN MATEO
Library Board
February 26, 2024
5:30 PM
BOARD MEMBERS
Austin Volz, President
Shaylona Wheeler, Vice President
Sheila Canzian
Wendy McCall Richard Wysong
AGENDA
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
San Mateo Main Library, Cedar Room
55 West Third Avenue
San Mateo, California 94402
CALL TO ORDER
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion without discussion. If discussion is desired, that item may be removed and considered separately.
1.
Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes Approval
Approve the minutes of the November 27, 2023 meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.
City Librarian James Moore will review the updated statistical reports for October 2023 and the statistical reports for November 2023, December 2023, and January 2024.
PUBLIC COMMENT Persons wishing to comment on any item not appearing on the agenda may submit to the Recording Secretary a "Request to Speak" form. State law prevents the Board from taking action on any matter not on this agenda. Your comments may be referred to staff for further review.
OLD BUSINESS
3.
Status report on the Marina Library Improvement Project.
The City Librarian will provide the Library Trustees a thorough status report on the progress being made on the planning process for future work to repair structural damage and other possible facility improvements to the Marina Library. City Librarian will review work being done with library staff, the project manager, and architects as well as ongoing conversations with the developer of the Fish Market property next door to the library.
The City Librarian will provide information on the impact of proposed state governments cuts in support for valuable programs introduced at the library in recent years. Support for programs such as the California State Parks Pass Program, which provides free passes for checkout to library patrons, is scheduled to be excluded from the next state budget in an effort to address deficit. Financial support for public library programs represents a tiny fraction of the state budget. City Librarian James Moore will inform the Library Board and consider potential service impacts as well as weigh potential library and community responses to the impending cuts.
Library Board members, Library Foundation representative and staff report on their liaison roles, various assignments, calendar of events and requests for future agenda items.
ADJOURNMENT
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Agendas are posted on the City's website by the Friday preceding each Board Meeting.
Any supplemental material distributed to members of the Board of Trustees after the posting of this agenda will be available for public review in the Library’s Administrative office.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those with disabilities requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting may contact the Library Administrative Office at (650) 522-7802. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
