HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 2024 0514 LB REG MINUTES OF THE REGULAR LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
Moorpark Community Center May 14, 2024
1. CALL TO ORDER:
President Burnett called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Board Member Goble let the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL:
Present: Board Members Blunt, Goble, Turrow, President Pro Tern Barrett and
President Burnett.
Staff: Jessica Sandifer, Deputy Parks and Recreation Director; Christine Conwell,
City Librarian and Kimberly Sexton, Administrative Specialist.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
5. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA:
(Items to be pulled from the Consent Calendar shall be identified under this section.)
None.
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS ON
MEETINGS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS:
Board Member Blunt announced that she attended the Moorpark Police Department &
California Highway Patrol Open House event on April 13, 2024, Kids Fest on April 27,
2024, and the Moorpark Apricot Festival and Art Fair on May 11, 2024. Board Member
Blunt stated she visited the Huntington Library and thanked outgoing President of the
Moorpark Friends of the Library, Rosalie Barili, for her dedication and service.
Board Member Goble announced her Library Board term expires on June 30, 2024, and
it will conclude nine years of service.
Board Member Turrow announced that she attended the State of the City event on May
13, 2024.
President Pro Tern Barrett announced that she attended the Job Skills for Successful
Teens event at the Moorpark City Library on April 20, 2024.
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7. PRESENTATIONS/ACTION/DISCUSSION:
A. Consider Update from Moorpark Friends of the Library. Staff Recommendation:
Receive verbal report.
Ms. Barili from the Moorpark Friends of the Library gave the report.
There were no speakers.
Ms. Barili announced Bernadette Mc Dowell as the newly appointed President and
Rosalie Barili as Vice President of the Moorpark Friends of the Library.
CONSENSUS: Received verbal report.
B. Consider Library Quarterly Report for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2023/2024. Staff
Recommendation: Receive and file report.
Ms. Conwell gave the update.
There were no speakers.
A conversation followed between Board Members and Ms. Conwell about the
service platforms used at the Library for e-books, audio books and video
streaming.
A conversation followed between Board Members and Ms. Conwell about what
qualifies as a reference question for reporting.
A conversation followed between Board Members and Ms. Conwell about the
elimination of library fines, no increase in lost items since the fines were eliminated
and community outreach to communicate the library fines have been eliminated.
A conversation followed between Board Members and Ms. Conwell about a current
focus on increasing teen programing.
MOTION: Board Member Goble moved and Board Member Turrow seconded a motion
to receive and file the report. The motion carried by voice vote, 5-0.
C. Consider Update on Library Project. Staff Recommendation: Receive verbal
report.
Ms. Sandifer gave the update.
Rosalie Barili spoke about formalizing a vision for the new library that can be
communicated to the community.
Ms. Sandifer advised that the plan check process with external agencies is in
process for submittal, the entitlement process was completed in February of 2024,
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presented the approved library plan elevations, and stated the bid process is
targeted for after fall.
A conversation followed between Board Members, Ms. Barili and Ms. Sandifer
about appropriate ways for Library Board Members to participate in fundraising.
CONSENSUS: Received verbal report.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR:
MOTION: Board Member Goble moved and President Pro Tern Barrett seconded a motion to
approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by voice vote, 5-0.
A. Approval of Minutes from the Library Board Regular Meeting of March 12, 2024.
Staff Recommendation: Approve the minutes as presented.
9. ADJOURNMENT:
President Burnett thanked Linda Goble for her service on the Library Board and adjourned
the meeting at 6:55 p.m.
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