LIB 04-04-07
City of Cupertino
Library Commission
Regular Meeting
April 4, 2007
1. CALL TO ORDER
At 7:07 p.m., Commissioner Miller called the meeting to order at Cupertino City Hall,
10300 Torre Avenue, Conference Room C, Cupertino.
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioners: Ram Gopal, Ron Miller, Janet Riddell, Kathy Stakey. Susanna Tsai
City/County Staff: Pamela Moore, Melinda Cervantes, David Woo
Absent: None
3. MINUTES
Commissioner Tsai moved to approve the minutes of the March 7, 2007 regular meeting.
Commissioner Stakey seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None reported.
5. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Commissioners received publications on ethics, a commissioner's handbook, and a guide
to the Brown Act. Commissioners received a Library Issues breakfast meeting
announcement for May 12, 2007 from County Librarian Cervantes. Commissioners
Stakey, Gopal, and Riddell planned to attend.
6. CUPERTINO COMMUNITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
Pamela Moore reviewed the attached monthly report.
7. COUNTY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
Melinda Cervantes reviewed the attached monthly report.
8. STAFF REPORTS
City staff member Woo presented information about a self-serve kiosk that rents out
movie DVDs. The commission decided to put this on next meeting's agenda.
9. OTHER REPORTS
A. Mayor's Breakfast Liaison Report
Commissioner Stakey attended the March 14, 2007 meeting and summarized the
information presented by the Teen, Bike and Pedestrian, Technology, and Public
Safety commissions. Library Commission issues presented were parking, the
Community Librarian recruitment, and work goal establishment.
B. Commissioners
Commissioner Stakey reported on the commissioner's dinner held by the City on
March 9. Commissioner Tsai reported on the Hsinchu sister city delegation visit.
Commissioner Gopal and library staff discussed how the library manages
damaged and scratched DVDs.
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The Commission will keep their regular June meeting, but decided to re-schedule
the regular July 4th meeting to Tuesday, July 3,2007 at 7:00 pm. All other 2007
meetings will convene as normally scheduled.
10. NEW BUSINESS
A. Budget Requests - Fiscal Year 2007-08
Staff member Woo reported that the City in July plans to relocate the three metal
tables and chairs currently in the library courtyard to the front overhang area
between the library and the Coffee Society. Three new wood tables with
umbrellas would then be placed in the courtyard. The City will add trees in the
courtyard for shade. Library staff indicated some concern with security and
whether there will be enough space in the front overhang area for both furniture
and the people who walk through the area. The City will soon re-plant the library
parking median, located in the back parking lot area, with another appropriate
native swale scheme.
To ease parking demand at the Civic Center and Library, the City will look at
restriping the center lines on Rodrigues A venue to create more parallel parking on
Rodrigues, east and west of Torre Avenue. Woo also reported that the City is
considering a two-hour parking limit along the library side of Torre A venue on
weekdays from 8 to 5. After discussion, the commission concluded that while
these actions may help, they would not completely solve the parking problem.
They also suggested that the two-hour limit be extended to the weekends.
B. Additional Hours
County Librarian Cervantes presented three cost proposals that increase the library
operating hours. The Commission supported the proposal that would open the
library for eight new hours on Monday, add two more hours on Sunday, and
reduce one hour on Tuesday, for a City cost of $240,000 per year. Cervantes
indicated that costs would increase in future years, based on negotiated raises and
benefits.
11. OLD BUSINESS
A. Friends of the Library
Commissioner Stakey announced the new officers and discussed recent activities.
B. Library Foundation
Librarians Cervantes and Moore talked about a Bregman random community
survey that placed a high valuation on the library's book collection. The
periodical section is being looked at for ways to reduce the sound level and
increase space in that area.
12. CALENDAR
The Commission reviewed the calendar as prepared by Commissioner Tsai.
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13. AGENDA BUILDING
a. Friends of the Library and Library Foundation should be moved to Other Reports
b. Place DVD kiosk under New Business
c. Place parking and goal-setting subcommittee reports under Commissioner reports.
d. Schedule building issues under Old Business.
14. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 9:33 pm.
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David Woo
City Staff