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AGENDA REPORT
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TO: The Honorable City Council /
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FROM: Mary K. Lindley, Director of Community Services /j
DATE: May 18, 2004 (CC Meeting of June 2, 2004)
SUBJECT: Consider the Ventura County Library Commission's
Legislative Platform
DISCUSSION
At its last meeting, the Ventura County Library Commission
approved, in concept, a legislative platform that would
further the goal of supporting libraries. The Commission is
requesting that each city served by the Library District
and the County review and approved the platform.
The Library Commission often discusses pending legislation
that may impact library funding and operational issues.
There are occasions when the Commission, as a whole, wishes
to take a position on particular legislation, but is
hesitant to do so without the support and direction of
members' respective elected bodies. The City of Moorpark is
represented by Councilmember Clint Harper.
Similar to the City of Moorpark's Legislative Policy,
Library District staff developed a list of potential
legislative issues on which the Commission may want to take
a position. So that the individual Commission members do
not have to seek approval from their fellow elected
officials before taking such a position, they are seeking
the approval of the attached Legislative Platform (See
Attachment A).
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Ventura County Library Commission's Legislative
Platform.
Attachment
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ATTACHMENT
LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
The Ventura County Library Services Commission:
1. Supports efforts for the Ventura County Library to continue to receive
Vehicle License Fee backfill or equivalent Vehicle License Fee revenue.
2. Continues to support efforts to stabilize fiscal resources for county libraries
by recapturing property tax transferred by the state to the schools each
year since 1992/1993, including pursuit of the return of that portion of the
growth of the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund.
3. Opposes any state budget action that would result in disproportionate
fiscal impacts to the Ventura County Library.
4. Supports legislation seeking to improve library facilities and operations.
5. Supports full funding for the Public Library Foundation program, the Public
Library Fund.
6. Supports full funding for statewide resource sharing programs such as
Transaction Based Reimbursement.
7. Supports state financial assistance in the operations of libraries as a
public good.
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