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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_LAB_05.18.2015Minutes of the Meeting of the Library Advisory Board City of Georgetown May 18, 2015 The Library Advisory Board met on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. in the staff conference room of the Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat Baldwin, Lois Case, Tom Hagen, Linda Nix and Pete Rose. STAFF PRESENT: Sally Miculek- Library Director Regular Session A. Citizens wishing to address the Board. None present. B. Consideration of minutes of the April 20, 2015 meeting. — Pete Rose made the motion to accept the minutes of the April 2015 Library Advisory Board Meeting. Tom Hagen seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. C. Consideration of Library Director's report — Sally Miculek. Miculek reviewed the Director's Report with the Board; highlighting circulation statistics and discussing changes and moves in the Library's collection, as well as immediate past and upcoming programming. Miculek reported that circulation numbers continue to go down due to the cataloging backlog. The group discussed the Library's Tech Services department's plans for catching up on backlogged materials and efforts to add funding for a new Cataloging position in the FY 2016 budget. Miculek read the patron comments for March. D. Election of Vice Chair- Sally Miculek. This was a typo in the Board's agenda. No election was necessary for this position. E. Election of Secretary- Sally Miculek. Due to Margaret's resignation, the Library Advisory Board was in need of a new secretary. Lois Case made the motion to elect Tom Hagen as Secretary of the Library Advisory Board. Rose seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. F. Report on new parking lot on 8th Street- Sally Miculek. Miculek reported that City Council had received and approved the adjusted budget request for $338,863.95, and approved the hiring of Wolf Construction LP of Salado, TX for the construction of the new 8th street parking lot. While construction is ongoing, patrons will be encouraged to use the Old Library's parking lot. Street parking as well as the 9th Street lot will remain available. G. Report on budget for 2015-2016 Fiscal Year. — Sally Miculek. Miculek noted that the Library's primary budget addition for FY 16 is the addition of funding for a new Cataloger position. She thanked the Library Advisory Board for its support and the letter to Council recommending this position. The Friends of the Library Board will be submitting a similar letter for the City Manager's consideration. H. Consideration of dates for future meetings. — Linda Nix. The Board's next meeting will be Monday, June 15, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. The new City Manager, David Morgan, will attend the Board's July meeting. Chair Linda Nix adjourned the meeting at 7:07 P.M. Respectfully submitted, d a- yll, Tom Hagen, Secretary Linda Nix, �Chair