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ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY • 101 NORTH CENTER STREET • ORANGE,CALIFORNIA92666
KAREN A. LEO • LIBRARY DIRECTOR (714)532-0355
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MiNUTES
May 16, 1988
I . The regular meeting of the Orange Pubiic Library Board of Trustees
was called to order at 4:40 p.m. by Chairwoman Way at the Taft
Branch Library.
Present: Trustees Courtney, Gorham, McEwan and INay. Also present,
Karen A. Leo, Library Director , and Sheila Gannon, Administrative
Secretary.
Absert: Trustee Saenz.
il . Trustee Gorham moved that the mir�utes of the April 18 meeting be
a�proved as presented. Seconded by Trustee Courtnsy. Moticn
carried.
ili . The Library D'+rector 's monthly report was reviewed and discussed.
IV. Old Business:
A. Director Leo stated that the RFP document will be mailed to 17
vendors on May 18. Responses from vendors are due on July 6.
B. Director Leo reported on the FY 88/89 budget personnel
requests:
1 . The request for a temporary 19-hour cataloger to assist in
Technical Services was approved as a 10-hour position.
2. The request to change Gay{e Meldau from a 19-hour
Librarian II to a 20-hour Librarian II was approved.
3. The request for a 20-hour Senior Administrative C{erk to
assist Margaret Donnellan was denied.
A reduced request for the photo and blueprint suppiies account
at Main Library was approved.
in an effort to cut paper toweling costs, the City is
purchasing the hand-crank type of paper-towel dispenser for use
in the restrooms.
��A�GE PUBLIC LIBR�RY BOAR� �INUTES
- ��y 1�, 19�8
P�ge two
� C. Director LeQ ��plained that i� w�s n�ce��a�y to reject t�� two
bids r�c�iv�d for th� �ain Libr�ry Facili�y Ne�ds A�sessment
Prvjec�. The Rohlph bid wa� over �he amoun� budget�d ��r the
project �nd w� rec�ived negative corr�nent� on HB� �fter �h�cki�g
their references. ?���tee Gurham mov�d that th� Soard sanction
D i r��tor L�o'� r�coe�r°oer�dat i on �o re1�c� th� b i ds on the �a i n
Li�r�ry Needs A�s���ment �roj�ct, Second�d �y Trustee McEwan.
Motion c�r�- i�d.
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D. Director Le�a s�ated th�t th� �ity Council has ap�raved the ��P
p�rmanent !o�r� of th� �ran�e �ornrnun i ty H i stor i ca 1 ;�oc i ety
t�rchives to the Library and a reccptivn may t�l�e pl�ce in Ju€y.
E. C7 i r-ec�or� L�o �a i d Ma�garet �3c�nne i I an i s wr i � i ng � �rant
propv�aP to the S�ate Librar� for a�si���nce in cafaloging �nd
�lassifying �th� �rchive coliection. Tru�te� W�y read a letter
w9�i ch sh� wrot� t� the 5�ta�e L i brary i n s�appor� a�F the �ropased
proj�ct. Trustee Corham r�oved thafi a 8�tter ofi �uppor�t from
the Board for th� LSCA T`rt{e 1 Gran� �pplica�ion far th�� Loc�{
Histo�y Acce�s Project b� writt�n. Secanded by Trustee
�:ourtn�y, M�tion carri�d.
�. dir�ctar Le� st�ted �h�t th� Notice of intent ta File far the
L�CA Title II Grant fvr the Taft Branch Libr�ry addition has
lae�n re j�c�ted k�y th� State L i br�r�. f�owrev�r , 9 t i� st i I i an
the Ci�ty ���nda to be buil � in 1�90 in the CfP.
C. Dir��tor Lea said th� Library r���ived reco�nitian from the
City Cou�rci ! for the LSCA Grant for Qlder Aduifi� Mat�ri�ls
Coll�ction Development. Howev�r, there is � s�tipulation ir� th�
gr�nt that the mone� mu�t be used by the M�in Lib�-ary �nly,
contr�ry to her indica�ia�s at the �lprii Lib►�a�y Board
m���i ng. Sh� �r i I ! er�caurag� �he branches t�, ap�a f y for �im i !ar
funds �t � I�,ter d�t�.
H. �3ire�tor L�� announced tha� th� Libr�ar� ha� received the
prest9gious Jahn Cottan aan� �peci�f Aw�r-d f�r �he HomebQund
Qe{ ivery �ervices Programti �he said ti�i� is quite an hor�or and
she didn' t believ� that any ��ther library in 4range County has
received this award. Mar�ar�t �onn�6lan i� b� in� ser�t �fl the
AL�t Conference i n Nevu ar I���� i� Ju I y to accep� the auvard.
i . D i recfic�r L�o rep�r t�ed that she anc.i Nora Jac�b �vere i n
��cram�r�to f�r L�g i s!at i u� D�y, �l�g� 1 1 . 1'hey met w i �h
Ass�mblyman Lewis while th�re,
OR���GE PUB�IC LlBRARY B�ARD �l�UTES
.- May 16, �f�88
P�g� thr��
J. Trc�s�ee �arham mov�d that th� discussion o� the Tr-uste� T�o!
Kit for Libr�r-�eadership �° Chapter 5 b� po�tponed un�il the
r��xt meeting. Seconded !�y Trustee M�Ewan. Motian carried.
f�. Dir�ctor Leo hand�d aut� information r�ga�-ding th� conferenc�
activities �he at�en�ed at PLA. She �tated she attended a
pr�-canference on the pl�nning process, but said she does nat
intend to a�ply the in�farmation untiM the sprin� �g ne�t y�ar
becau�e crf the Au�tom�tian Praject 6mplementation.
�. lV�w �usin��s.
A. Direct�r Lea r-��ort�d that a new k�ranch iibrary was being
�larened fmr the 7,500 a�re� being ann�xed in East l�r�n�e. The
squar-e foot��e of th� proposed br�anch I ibrar-� ha� beer� c�t fram
27,�DG� square feet t� 23,5a0 s�u�re fe�t. The ne�+ br�r�ch
libr�ry wil ! b� 1arg�r than the existing �lain L,ibrary which ha�
17,344 sc�uar-e fie�t Qn the f i r�t f I ac�r an� 4,��Q square feet i n
th� baser�ent �or a total af 22, 140 �quar� fe��. Directar Leo
�t�ted ti�at a ��pi�a! fa�ilities plan is bein� formul�ted to
m�l�e .a� I deve!opers cont� i b�a te to new I i br�r-y ��r�struct i on.
She s�i d Ver n Jones o f the Corra�u n i ty [�eve i c�pm�nt De�aar tment
will be at the August �ta�f ineetin� t€� t�( I �bout �the �ast
Or-an�e �nne�ati�n an� �h� will invit� the Trustee� �k� attend.
Tr�uste� Cour fin�y mav�d that ti�e Boar-d suppor t the bu p I�i i r�g of �
new br�an�h I i brary i r� East �}range. �ec�nded by Trustee
C�c�rhasn. �lotian carried,
B. Th� possibility �f jain� Iibrary op�ratior� with� Rancho ,�antiago
Ccarrr�un i ty Co 1 I��e D i s�r i ct wa� d i scuss+�d. Tr�a�tee Gor ham mr�ve�
that the Board �upport th� re�orr�r�end��ion ta dis�aura�� the
pos�i b l e j a i nt I i br�ary ap�rat i�n w i th Ranch� S�r�t i�gQ Cornmun i ty
Ca! {e�e C7i�tr- ict. Seconded by Trust�e Courtney. Mc�ti�n
carried.
V! „ Rnnauncer��nt�:
A. EI NRodena wi { I hav� an op�n ho�se fram 2 p.m. to � p.m. on
June 1 �� cel�brat� their ��nth birth�d�yo
B. The Friend� book��i� at Taft earned �790.
ORANGE PUBLIC LiBRARY BOARD MINUTES
, May 16, 1988
Page four
C. Director Leo will be out of town on June 12 and 13. She will
be attending the City Team Building Warkshop.
it was moved by Trustee McEwan that the meeting adjourn. Seconded by
Trustee Gorham. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:25 p.m.
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Karen4A. Leo, Secretary Atteste June 0, 1988
to the Library Board
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