LIB 01-04-2012 City of Cupertino
Library Commission
Regular Meeting Minutes
January 4, 2012
1. CALL TO ORDER
At 7:00 p.m. Chair Stevenson called the meeting to order at Cupertino City Hall,
10300 Torre Avenue, in EOC, Cupertino.
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioners: Adrian Kolb, Ron Miller, Ann Stevenson, Susanna Tsai, Rose
Grymes
City/County Library Staff Mark Fink, Derek Wolfgram, Carol Atwood
Absent: Melinda Cervantes
Guests: Emmett Nelson
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Grymes moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of
December 7, 2011 with correction under Community Library Report. Commissioner
Kolb seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
5. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
6. OLD BUSINESS
A. Complete 2011 Work Plan report to Council
Commissioner Grymes moved and Commissioner Miller seconded to accept
the 2011 Work Plan submitted and the motion passed unanimously. Carol
Atwood to verify format to present to Council before Commissioners submit.
B. Environmental Affairs Coordinator
Commission discussed each of the general ideas and asked questions of
Emmett Nelson, intern from ClimateCorps Bay Area organization. The
purpose of a green initiative is to provide important services to citizens and
reach an audience that might not yet visit the library.
Green at home kits—also discussed was idea of having home audits through
Actera. Chair Stevenson agreed to have an audit and Commissioner Grymes
agreed to approach Whole Foods to help market the audits around Earth Day.
Commissioners volunteered to help at the Earth Day Festival in April 2012.
Discussed re-use sale, however, the Commission decided not to pursue but
will support the Eco-zone in the library. Discussion followed on introducing
the QR code concept to the community.
Library court yard landscape - Chair Stevenson, Mark Fink, Carol Atwood and
Timm Borden will meet and discuss possible options.
Mark will continue the master gardener series at the Library. Carol offered the
City Hall rose bushes for hands-on demonstration on January 11th for the rose
trimming class. Mark will follow up.
Commissioner Miller discussed the tours of Recology and the Kirsch Center
and the connection with the Library Commission's purpose. Carol will ask
City Manager if there's an interest in pursuing this concept.
Speaker series - library will promote if Commission finds speakers, topics and
dates. Commissioner Grymes and Chair Stevenson will research this and
contact Erin Cooke.
7. REPORTS
A. Cupertino Community Librarian Report
Mark Fink submitted attached
B. County Librarian Report
Derek Wolfgram submitted attached report.
Upcoming event noted: Friends and Community Forum will be held 2/4/12
from 8:30-Noon. Derek passed out the Silicon Valley Reads 2012
C. Cupertino Poet Laureate
Dave Denny presented his 2012 plan (attached) and requested he be added to
Library Commission distribution list.
D. Commissioner Reports
Commissioner Grymes reported that Technology, Information and
Communications Commission is interested in collaborating in a speaker
series.
E. Staff Reports
Carol Atwood requested budget CIP ideas from the Commission and noted
that the current excess hours will be funded.
Carol announced that there will be a new staff liaison, Nidhi Mathur, who will
now staff the Library Commission and introduced at the February
meeting. Carol and Liz Nunez will transition out the next couple of
months.
F. Friends of the Library
Please refer to the attached update.
G. Library Foundation—Eno Schmidt emailed attached status report to
Commission.
H. Parking—Council Parking sub-committee
Public Works will submit to Council on 1/17/12 a proposed project to
restripe Rodrigues and add 10-11 new parking spaces.
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. Start 2012 Work Plan
Commissioners Kolb and Miller volunteered to draft the next plan after
discussion with Commission.
B. Elections for 2012
Commissioner Miller nominated Adrian Kolb to be the new Chair and
Commissioner Stevenson seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Miller nominated Rose Grymes to be vice Chair and
Commissioner Stevenson seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Miller nominated Susanna Tsai to be Secretary and
Commissioner Grymes seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
9. CALENDAR
10. AGENDA BUILDING
• 2012 Work plan Draft
• 2011 Work plan Report
• Green Initiative
• Budget requests
11. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:14 p.m.
Carol Atwood, Administrative Services Director