LIB 02-01-06
City of Cupertino
Library Commission
Regular Meeting
February 1, 2006
1. CALL TO ORDER
At 7:10 p.m. Sheila Mohan called the meeting to order at Cupertino City Hall, 10300
Torre Avenue, Conference Room B, Cupertino.
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioners: Sheila Mohan, Ron Miller, Janet Riddell, Kathy Stakey, Susanna Tsai
Citv/Countv Library Staff: Mary-Ann Wallace
Absent: Melinda Cervantes
3. MINUTES
Commissioner Riddell moved to approve the minutes as amended from the December 7,
2005 regular meeting. Commissioner Miller seconded and motion passed unanimously.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
5. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
6. CUPERTINO LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
Mary Ann Wallace reviewed the report. She indicated that 199,725 items were checked
out during the month of December.
7. COUNTY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
Attached.
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. Election of Officers
Commissioner Stakey moved to appoint Commissioner Mohan as Chairperson,
Commissioner Miller as Vice Chairperson and Commissioner Tsai as Secretary.
Commissioner Riddell seconded and motion passed unanimously.
B. Budget Requests
David Woo, City Finance Director, reviewed the outstanding building issues. He
indicated that the items would be considered for the Capital Improvement budget
request for the 2006-07 fiscal year. The Commission felt that any items related to
safety should be placed higher on the list.
David Woo also reviewed two possible scenarios for increasing parking for the
library and indicated that this issue could also be considered as part of the Capital
Improvement budget request for 2006-07 as well.
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C. Library Fundraiser
Mary Ann Wallace reported that the fundraiser in January was successful and $8-
10,000 had been raised. She indicated that the New Year's Eve and Super Bowl
parties were canceled due to lack of interest.
D. Donation of Signs
David Woo reported that Councilmember Kris Wang knew of someone who was
willing to donate signs such as "quite please". Mary Ann Wallace will check
with Melinda Cervantes to see if any signs are needed and what specifications the
signs must comply with. Mary Ann will report back to the Commission in April.
9. OLD BUSINESS
A. Friends of the Library
Commissioners Stakey reported that the next book sale would be held on February
11 and 12.
B. Pay Phone for the Library
Terry Greene, City Architect, reviewed the status of the research that had been
done to install a pay phone near the library. He indicated that there are no longer
any vendors who install pay phones with the exception of one that will charge
$150 a month for the phone. He stated that upon further review, there is a phone
that can be purchased from Texas and SBC would charge $30 per month for the
service. Terry emphasized that the installation of a pay phone would be on an
experimental basis. He also stated that the cost to install this phone would be
about $6,000 and would take about 8 weeks to complete.
Commissioner Miller volunteered to draft a thank you letter to the mayor and
councilmembers. The Public Safety Commission would also receive a copy.
10. Calendar
Commissioner Tsai requested changes to the calendar.
11. AGENDA BUILDING
The Commission requested that schedule of Commission meetings, and budget status be
added to the next agenda.
12. REPORTS BY COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Mohan reported on the Mayor's meeting. Commissioner Tsai announced
that the Lunar New Year Parade would be held on March 11.
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13. ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
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Recording Secretary