HARRISON MEMORIAL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AGENDA & MUNITES March 2008

HARRISON MEMORIAL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AGENDA
Regular Meeting Wednesday, March 26, 2008 9:00 A.M.
City Hall
East Side of Monte Verde between Ocean & Seventh Avenues

I. Roll Call: Robert Irvine, Martha Mosher, John Thodos, Denise Swift, Elisabeth Ungaretti

II. Announcements From Board Members and Director

III. Appearances
Anyone wishing to address the Library Board on items within its jurisdiction may do so now. Please rise, state your name and the matter on which you wish to speak. Matters not appearing on the Library Board agenda will not receive action at this meeting. Presentations will be limited to three minutes, or as established by the Library Board of Trustees

IV. Approval of minutes of February 27, 2008 regular meeting and March 6, 2008 special meeting
V. Orders of Business

A. Receive Ad Hoc Committee for Library Study Recommendations Report Update

VI. Librarian’s Report

VII. Treasurer’s Report: Approve February 29, 2008 Financial Statement and Check
Register

VIII. Adjournment


MINUTES
HARRISON MEMORIAL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
March 26, 2008

I. CALL TO ORDER

The regular meeting of the Harrison Memorial Library Board of Trustees of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea was held on the above date at the stated hour of 9:00 a.m. President Irvine called the meeting to order.

II. ROLL CALL

PRESENT: Board Members Irvine, Mosher, Swift, Thodos

ABSENT: Ungaretti

STAFF PRESENT: Rose McLendon, Local History Librarian
Stephanie Pearce, Administrative Coordinator

III. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM LIBRARY BOARD & DIRECTOR

Ms. McLendon announced that Carmel Public Library Foundation was sponsoring an event at the Carmel Women’s Club on April 7 and that the Local History Lecture scheduled for March 31 has been cancelled due to the illness of the speaker.

IV. APPEARANCES

There were no appearances.

V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Board member MOSHER moved approval of the minutes of the February 27, 2008 regular meeting and the minutes of the March 6, 2008 special meeting, seconded by Board member IRVINE and carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: IRVINE, MOSHER
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: UNGARETTI
ABSTAIN: SWIFT, THODOS (not present at meetings)


VI. ORDERS OF BUSINESS

A. Receive Ad Hoc Committee for Library Study Recommendations Update.

President Irvine reported that the proposed Memorandum of Agreement was on the City Council April 3 meeting agenda.

VII. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT

Ms. McLendon reviewed monthly statistics and reported that the local history department is now collecting statistics on the number of phone and e-mail requests received by the department.

VIII. TREASURER'S REPORT

Board member IRVINE moved to approve the February 29, 2008 Financial Statement and check register, seconded by board member MOSHER and carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: IRVINE, MOSHER, SWIFT, THODOS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: UNGARETTI
ABSTAIN: NONE

IX. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Board, the President declared the meeting adjourned at 9:20 a.m. The next regular meeting of the Library Board will be April 23, 2008.

Respectfully submitted,


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Stephanie Pearce, Administrative Coordinator


Approved by:


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Robert Irvine, President
Harrison Memorial Library Board of Trustees