2002-12-04
* * OFFICIAL MINUTES * *
* * APPROVED BY MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
1 SOUTHLAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
2 Southlake Public Library
3 1400 Main Street, Suite 130
4 Southlake, Texas 76092
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6 December 4, 2002
7 MINUTES
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9 Board Members Present: Maria Cameron, Chair; Brent Burford, Vice-Chair; Peggy
10 Firestone; Angelique York.
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12 Board Members Absent: CD Peebles; Andrea Curreri; Linda Study.
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14 Staff Members Present: John Eaglen, Assistant to the City Manager; Laura Highlander,
15 Library Administrator.
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17 REGULAR SESSION
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19 Agenda Item No. 1. Call to Order
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21 Chair Maria Cameron called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
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23 REPORTS
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25 Agenda Item No. 2. Administrative Comments
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27 Mr. Eaglen thanked the staff and Board for their cooperation and patience in helping him get up
28 to speed as far as becoming familiar with how things are run in the library.
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30 CONSENT AGENDA
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32 Agenda Item No. 3-A. Approval of the September 25, 2002 meeting minutes.
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34 A motion was made to accept the minutes with changes as stated.
35 Motion: Firestone
36 Second: York
37 Ayes: 4
38 Nays: None
39 Abstention: None
40 Vote: 4-0
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42 Motion carried.
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45 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CONSENT ITEMS
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1 Agenda Item No. 3-A. Approval of the September 25. 2002 meeting minutes. Minutes were
2 approved (4-0) with two corrections presented by Vice-Chair Burford and Library Administrator,
3 Laura Highlander. One on page 1, lines 7 and 12, and a second on page 2 line 10.
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6 REGULAR AGENDA
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8 Agenda Item No. 4. Public Forum
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10 Chairman Cameron opened and closed the Public Forum. No one was present to address the
11 Library Board at this meeting.
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13 Agenda Item No. 5-A. Discussion: Librarian's Report
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15 Library Administrator Laura Highlander presented the Librarian's Report. In addition to the
16 Library statistics and items contained in the report in the packet, Ms. Highlander reported:
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18 On November 16 the Library hosted the "Food for Fines" event along with the FOSL
19 kickoff which collected 167 food items and waived close to $500 in fines.
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21 The Library now has a direct web link which can access the Library's portion of the
22 City's web page. Also Ms. Priour and Ms. Davis are working with Economic
23 Development Specialist Betsy Boyett to reorganize and customize the web page.
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25 Later this month the Library will be updating the online card catalog, and in January there
26 will be an upgrade of the Horizon automation system.
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28 Agenda Item No. 5-B. Discussion: Friends of Southlake Library (FOSL) Update
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30 Ms. York briefed the Board on the following FOSL items:
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32 FOSL recently participated in the Harvest Fest Special Event held at Bicentennial Park
33 and did not make very much money, but did do a lot of good Public Relations handing
34 out membership materials.
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36 Board members are now FOSL members and will be receiving their Kroger Share card in
37 their November newsletter.
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39 FOSL is also selling Krispy Kreme cards to raise funds for the "Together We Grow"
40 Campaign.
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42 FOSL has two new board members. Andrea Curreri is now the Fundraising Chairman,
43 and Kimberley Bower has become the historian, also doing some community relations.
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45 FOSL has produced 1,000 bookmarks and is distributing them through the schools. They
46 will also be distributed through children oriented businesses, as well as in the water bills.
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2 Andrea Curreri has worked very hard with civic groups and other organizations to raise
3 close to $5,000 for fundraising.
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5 Ms. York thanked everyone for their work in the "Together We Grow" campaign.
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7 Agenda Item No. 5-A. Discussion: Southlake Library Foundation Update
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9 There was nothing new to report at this time.
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11 Agenda Item No. 5-A. Discussion: NTRLS Update
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13 There was not a report at this meeting.
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15 Agenda Item No. 6. Consider Items - No items this agenda.
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17 Agenda Item No. 7. Other Items
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19 Mr. Eaglen mentioned to the Board the City Council's wish to stream line council meetings, and
20 explained City Staff's idea of having all reports given on one night. Ms. Cameron asked if the
21 Library Board could submit a written report versus
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23 Ms. Cameron shared the idea of approaching the foundation to see if they would raise an
24 endowment.
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26 Agenda Item No. 8. Adjournment
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28 The Library Board voted unanimously to adjourn at 8:15 p.m.
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32 ATTEST:
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37 Maria Cameron, Chair
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