HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Library Trustees 2017-12-12 MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SAN RAFAEL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2017
DOWNTOWN LIBRARY MEETING ROOM
6:00 P.M.
SARAH HOUGHTON, INTERIM CHAIR, PRESIDING
MEMBERS PRESENT: JOSH LIBRESCO
MELANIE LEAVITT CANTARUTTI
JAIMI CORTES
DOUG VAN GESSEL
MEMBERS MISSING: CAROL MANASHIL, CHAIR
OTHERS PRESENT: SARAH HOUGHTON, LIBRARY DIRECTOR
HENRY BANKHEAD, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Board Chair Carol Manashil submitted her resignation this morning, effective immediately.
Board members agreed to have Houghton chair this meeting, and to express any interest they
have in being chair to Houghton before the next meeting so a new chair can be decided upon.
The Board is grateful to Manashil for her years of service and will greatly miss her presence and
contributions.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was unanimously approved on a motion by Libresco and a second by Van Gessel.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
November minutes were approved unanimously on a motion by Libresco and a second by
Cortes.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Brad Sears commented about his concerns about the preservation of the Carnegie building of the
Downtown Library and the trees on the library’s lawn.
STAFF PRESENTATION
None
CORRESPONDENCE
None
REPORT FROM LIBRARY DIRECTOR
Personnel Updates
The Library is fully staffed in all divisions with one new hire in Downtown Adult Services and
two new hires in Downtown Circulation.
City Council Actions
The Council will hear the final of seven reports from the Measure C Special Library Parcel Tax
Committee at their December 18th meeting.
Holiday Library Closures
Both Libraries will be closed 12/24-12/25 and 12/31-1/1 for the holidays.
City Employee Health Fair
In November, the Library participated in the annual City Employee Health Fair with information
on our health resources, a virtual reality simulation of the workings of the human body, and one
of our 3D printers.
Supervision of Library Pages
Supervision of our Library Pages at the Downtown Library has been transferred to the Technical
Services Supervisor which should improve team cohesiveness.
REPORTS FROM LIBRARY SUPPORT GROUPS AND OTHER RELATED GROUPS
Friends of the Library: The Friends are not meeting in December but are having an open house
Thursday, December 14th from 5-7pm at Friends Books.
SRPL Foundation: The Foundation did not meet in December.
Special Library Parcel Tax Committee: The Committee met in late November and finalized the
Committee’s annual report to City Council, which will be presented at the December 18th City
Council meeting.
OLD BUSINESS
Update on contract with Noll & Tam
The contract is under review by Noll & Tam’s lawyers.
NEW BUSINESS
Review draft 3D Printing Policy
The Board suggested several additions to the policy to make the language more clear and
friendly which will be incorporated into the adopted policy.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:52pm.
Respectfully submitted by Sarah Houghton